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The variety show billed as Vaudeville Ambrosia at The Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco, California, USA, features Adelina Roattino, The Nine Marvellous Merrills, Reichens' Hand-Balancing Dogs, Victor Jerome, Lottie Fremont And Harry W. Welch, Kelly And Violette and Rose And Jeanette.
Dewey Jean Segura is born in Delcambre, Louisiana, USA. With his brother Edier Segura, he will form The Segura Brothers, pioneers of cajun music during the late 1920s.
Top RCA Victor executive Steve Sholes is born in Washington DC, USA. As head of country and R'n'B recording for RCA Victor Records, he will be responsible for signing or developing talents as diverse as Elvis Presley, Chet Atkins, Eddy Arnold, The Browns, Hank Locklin, Homer And Jethro, Hank Snow, Jim Reeves and Pee Wee King.Leroy Foster is born in Algoma, Mississippi, USA. Under the name Baby Face Leroy, he will work as a singer, guitarist and drummer with Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Sunnyland Slim and others.
Jack Hylton and his Orchestra, record You Made Me Love You, Wonderful You, But I Do Say So and Sarita, HMV Records in The Queens Small Hall, London, UK.
The musical comedy Annie Get Your Gun, by Irving Berlin, is presented during a run of 1,147 performances at The Imperial Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA.Outrageous comedian Lord Buckley is recorded by World Pacific Records Records for a live album at the Ivar Theater, Los Angeles, California, USA.
At Chess Studios, Chicago, Illinois, USA, Chuck Berry records Bye Bye Johnny, Jaguar And Thunderbird, Drifting Blues and other tracks.
The stage musical How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, starring Rudy Vallee, is playing at the 46th Street Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1,417 performances.Tommy Hunt, The
Ronettes, The
Vibrations, The Capris, The
Flamingos and Bobby Lewis play the last of seven nights at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Accordionist and singer Dick Contino is playing at Ray's Supper Club, Chicago, Illinois, USA.The Merseybeats play at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe, supported by Billy Kramer and The Coasters.
The Robert DeCormier Folk Singers are playing at The Bitter End, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, during a fifteen-night stand.
Lenny Bruce is arrested on obscenity charges following a performance at The Unicorn in Los Angeles, California, USA.While travelling across the USA by car with a group of friends, Bob Dylan plays at Tougalou University, Jackson, Mississippi.
Tv show Jazz Casual, based in San Francisco, California, USA, features an interview with revered jazz cornettist Muggsy Spanier.
Gary Lewis and The Playboys record Little Miss Go Go at Western Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Georgie Fame And The Blue Flames play at The College Of Technology, Battersea, London, UK.
Cilla Black, Tom Jones (replacing P.J.Proby) Tommy Quickly, Sounds Incorporated, The Remo 4, Tommy Roe, The Fourmost and The Mike Cotton Sound play at The ABC Cinema, Lothian Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Europe.
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich play at the Gaumont, Ipswich, UK, supporting Gene Pitney.
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band are the guests on tonight's edition of the NBC tv series Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, in the USA.
Bunny Parker records Keep Your Eye On Tomorrow, and A Man And A Woman for MGM Records in New York City, USA.
The Cream spend the third of eleven days of recording in Atlantic Studios, New York City, USA, working on the album Wheels Of Fire. It will become the first platinum-selling double album.
Using the pseudonym Billy Martin, Paul McCartney of The Beatles secretly starts work on an instrumental, Kreen-Akrore, intended for his solo debut album, in Morgan Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
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The Bill Evans Quartet is rehearsing in the Funkhaus, Hamburg, Germany, for an upcoming live concert.
Bruce Springsteen fires Vini 'Mad Dog' Lopez, the original drummer for his backing group, The E Street Band, and replaces him with Ernest 'Boom' Carter.
Sweet Talkin' Woman by the Electric Light Orchestra (aka ELO) enters Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart in the USA, at No78. It will spend sixteen weeks on the chart, peaking at No17.
Kate Bush collects the Music Week Award for being the UK's Top Female Album Artist in The Dorchester Hotel, London, England, UK, Europe.
Rockin' With The Rhythm by The Judds earns them their second gold album, as certified by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
Dinosaur Jr., supported by Nirvana, play at The Cattle Club, Sacramento, California, USA.Toby Keith releases the song that will prove to be his first hit, Should've Been A Cowboy, on Mercury Records in the USA.
Rock manager Tony Secunda dies in San Anselmo, California, USA. In a long and controversial career, he managed The Move, Procol Harum, The Moody Blues, T.Rex and many others. Pink appears on US tv show Saturday Night Live. At an aftershow
party in New York City's Tribeca district, she is seen baring her
breasts.
Bless The Broken Road by Rascal Flatts reaches No1 in the Billboard Country Singles Chart in the USA.
Two members of Chuck Mangione's band, saxophonist Gerry Niewood and guitarist Coleman Mellett, are among the passengers killed on Flight 3407, en route to play a gig in Buffalo, New York State.
On the fifth leg of their 360 Degree Tour, U2 are rehearsing for the next night's show at FNB Stadium, [aka Soccer City], Johannesburg, South Africa.Adele, The Foo Fighters, and Bon Iver are the big winners at The 54th Grammy Awards in The Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, USA. Adele collects Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Short Form Music Video. Bon Iver collects the Best New Artist and Best Alternative Music Album trophies while The Foo Fighters are awarded Best Rock Performance, Best Rock Song, Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance and Best Rock Album. Taylor Swift scores in the Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song categories.
On their Fallen Empires tour, Snow Patrol play the last of three nights at The O2 Arena, London, UK.
On their The River Tour, Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band play at The Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Sierra Hull plays at Ruby Diamond Auditorium, Tallahasse, Florida, USA, with David Grisman.
Lana Del Rey attends The 2016 Billboard Power 100 Celebration at Bouchon Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Damian best-known for his 1988 hit single The Time Warp, dies following a three-year battle with cancer. 
Touring in support of his concept LP, A Pilgrim's Tale, Seth Lakeman plays at Southwark Cathedral, London, England, UK, Europe.1902 |
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