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Klaw And Erlanger's Troubadours are appearing in The Liberty Belles at The Madison Square Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA.Pedro Laurenz is born in Argentina, South America. Laurenz will become famed as one of the greatest composers in tango history. Among his most popular compositions are Mala Junta, Amurado, Risa Loca, La Revancha and Esquinero. He will also be acclaimed as a bandoneon player and musical director.
Comedy musical The Rogers Brothers In London, is playing at The Knickebocker Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run which will last until October 31.Hoagy Carmichael plays piano on his own composition, Manhattan Rag, when Frankie Trumbauer and his orchestra record it in New York City.
Judy Garland has her handprint recorded in cement in the Forecourt of the Stars at Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood, California, USA.
Eleanor Rigby, a 44-year-old woman, dies in Liverpool, England, UK, and will be buried soon after in Woolton Cemetery adjacent to St Peter's Church, where Paul McCartney and John Lennon of The Beatles first met. Many believe that she was the inspiration for The Beatles song, Eleanor Rigby. Plausible though the theory seems, Paul McCartney has always denied this explanation.
Trevor Morais, drummer of both Faron's Flamingos and The Peddlers, is born in Liverpool, UK.
During a three-year-long residency, calypsonian Lord Caresser (aka The Caresser) is playing nightly in the downstairs bar of Rockhead's club, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
The musical Love From Judy is playing at The Saville Theatre, London, England, UK, during a run of 594 performances. The cast includes Jean Carson (Judy), Linda Gray (Grace), Bill O'Connor (Jervis) and Adelaide Hall (Butterfly) and songs including I Never Dream When I'm Asleep, Dear Daddy Long-Legs, Here We Are and A Touch of Voodoo.Arthur Prysock, Varetta Dillard, Peppermint Harris, Joan Shaw and The Bill Hitchens Orchestra are playing a tour of one-nighters in the southern states of the USA.
Ivory Joe Hunter, The Four Blazes, Thelma Carpenter and Larry Darnell are playing during a week of shows at The Earle Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The musical comedy Wonderful Town, starring Rosalind Russell, is playing at The Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 559 performances.
Jimmy Rodgers plays during a week of shows at The Moore Theater, Seattle, Washington, USA.
While in New York City, USA, on a business trip, Matt Monro and his manager Don Black are staying at The Savoy Hilton Hotel.
George Shearing has the second of two days recording with Wes Montgomery at United Recording studios, Los Angeles, California, USA, for the album George Shearing With The Montgomery Brothers.Marlene And her Boyfriends and The Strangers play at The Locarno Ballroom, Old Town Square, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
The Detours play at The Oldfield Hotel, Greenford, London, England, UK, Europe. The group will find greater success after changing its name to The Who. 
The Everly Brothers, Little Richard, Bo Diddley and The Rolling Stones play at The Gaumont, Wolverhampton, England, UK, Europe.
The Squires, including Neil Young on lead guitar, play at Murdock MacKay High School, Winnipeg, Canada.
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The Four Dimension play an afternoon show at The Jabberwock, Berkeley, California, USA.
A new musical Drat! The Cat, with music by Milton Schafer and lyrics by Ira Levin, opens at The Martin Beck Theatre, on Broadway, New York City, USA, where it will run for just eight performances. Barbra Streisand will, however, record two songs from the show, He Touched Me and I Like Him.Country Joe And The Fish play the first of seven nights at The Jabberwock, Berkeley, California, USA.
Fiddler On The Roof, starring Luther Adler and Dolores Wilson, is running during a lengthy engagement at McVickers Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience plays the first of six concerts at Winterland, San Francisco, California, USA. Jack Casady of Jefferson Airplane guests on bass.
The Rolling Stones begin recording the album Some Girls at Pathé Marconi Studios, Paris, France, Europe.Touring in support of his album Bat Out Of Hell, Meat Loaf plays in The Congress Centrum, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.
Gruppo Sportivo play at Manchester Polytechnic, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
Cuddly Toys play at The Underground, Croydon, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Cause And Effect.
The Communards play at The Shaw Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe.
Stan Webb's Chicken Shack play at The Sir George Robey, Finsbury Park, London, England, UK, Europe.
Actor Yul Brynner dies, aged 65 of lung cancer, in New York City, USA. Although nominally an actor, he is best remembered for his role as King Mongkut in the musical The King And I, both on stage and in the cinema. Songs which drew inspiration from Brynner include One Night In Bangkok from the 1984 muscal Chess (written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus of ABBA), and the 1987 album track, Yul Brynner Was A Skinhead, by comedy-punk rockers Toy Dolls.
The Cardiacs play at The Tunnel Club, Greenwich, London, England, UK, Europe, with The Umbrella.
Edutainment, the fourth album by Boogie Down Productions, is awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.Compilation album The OMD Singles by Liverpool band Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (aka OMD) enters the UK albums chart where it will peak at No16 during a four-week run.
Ellie Goulding and Lulu James play at The Great Hall, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales,
Peter Murphy of Bauhaus is sentenced to three years probation for drugs possession and a hit and run incident which took place in March, in Glendale, California, USA. 
The Festy Experience, a three-day event, begins at Devil's Backbone, Nelson County, Virginia, USA. Artists appearing over the course of the event include Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt, The Infamous String Dusters, Devon Sproule, The Sam Bush Band and Brett Dennen.
On his 'final' tour, entitled Farewell Yellow Brick Road, Elton John plays at the PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.1901 |
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