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Musical comedy The Rounders is playing at The Casino Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 36 performances.
Irving Jones, billed as 'The monologist who has written some famous songs' is appearing at The Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco, California, USA, along with 'novelty musical clowns' Bimm, Bomm, Brrr.
John Patton is born in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. He will find success as r'n'b organist Big John Patton. strong>
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American musical arranger Salvador 'Toots' Camarata is in London, England, UK, Europe, during a month of recording British talent for Decca Records. Camarata is a Musical Adviser to Decca.Blue Barron And His Orchestra open for a two month residency at The Blackhawk, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Tiny Bradshaw And His Orchestra play during a four-week engagement in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Bandleader Benny Strong is playing during three months at The Mark Hopkins Hotel, San Francisco, California, USA.Following the good response to the initial airplay of a test-pressing of Elvis Presley's version of the Arthur Crudup song That's All Right Mama, Sam Phillips secures Presley's signature on a Sun Records' recording contract, and orders up 1000 copies of the track to be pressed as Sun 209.
Robert L. Carleton, composer of Ja-Da, Doo-Wah-Ditty, Where The Blues Were Born In New Orleans, and 500 other songs, dies following an 'exploratory operation', aged 60, at St. Joseph's Hosital, Burbank, California, USA.
Eddie Kirkland plays the second of two nights at The Hines Farm Blues Club, Swanton, Ohio, USA.
Ella Fitzgerald is playing during a week of shows at The Carter Barron Theater, Washington DC, USA.
Blues guitarist/pianist/vocalist Pete Franklin records Black Gal, Prison Bound and other tracks in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, for Bluesville Records.
The Beatles play two shows. First is The Cavern Club, Liverpool, UK, at lunchtime, and The Majestic Ballroom, Birkenhead, in the evening.
Bob Luman records Hey Joe, Envy, The Fool and You're Everything at RCA Victor Studio, 1611 Hawkins Street, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
British pop idol Shane Fenton opens the Mansfield And District Society for the Mentally Handicapped annual fete in Mansfield, UK. Shane will find greater success in the 70s as Avin Stardust.
Paul Anka plays the fifth of eight nights at Freedomland Amusement Park, The Bronx, New York City, USA.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet record Theme For June, There'll Be No Tomorrow and The Most Beautiful Girl In The World for Columbia Records in New York City, USA.
Connie Francis plays the second night of a week of shows at Freedomland Amusement Park, The Bronx, New York City, USA.
An internal FBI memo declares that a woman named Jacqueline Hammond "has considerable information concerning sex parties" at The Carlyle Hotel, Manhattan, New York City, USA, involving Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., the three Kennedy brothers, plus Kennedy brother-in-law and actor Peter Lawford and his wife. 
Louis Prima is playing at The Sands Lounge, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, with Sam Butera And The Witnesses.
The Idle Race release a new album, The Birthday Party, in the UK on Liberty Records. The band's leader, Jeff Lynne, will go on to lead The Electric Light Orchestra, aka E.L.O., before joining The Travelling Wilburys.
Led Zeppelin and Jethro Tull play at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, USA. Led Zeppelin are billed as headliners but, on the night, guitarist Jimmy Page falls sick, so Jethro Tull take over the top spot, allowing Zep to play earlier.
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San Francisco-based rock vocalist Janis Joplin and the Kosmic Blues Band play at Yale Bowl, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
San Francisco-based rock vocalist Janis Joplin and her Full Tilt Boogie play live in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
Glam punk rocker Jayne County opens her British tour at the Music Machine, Camden, London, England, UK, Europe. On her previous North American tour, she was a he – under the name of Wayne County.The highest new entry in the Billboard US Jazz LPs Chart is Rhapsody And Blues by The Crusaders, entering at No23.
Queen spend the last of three days rehearsing for Live Aid at The Shaw Theater, King’s Cross, London, England, UK.Grateful Dead members Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir and Mickey Hart make an appeal to the US Congress to take action on the destruction of the Malaysian rain forests.
On his In Step tour, Stevie Ray Vaughan plays at Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center, Hopewell, New York State, USA.
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Bright Eyes play at The Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe, supported by The Faint.
Spike (of Quireboys fame) plays at The Borderline, London, England, UK.
A report in the Sunday Times newspaper states that British private equity firm Terra Firma has asked Citigroup to inject up to £300m ($486.1m) into its debt-laden music group EMI.
During a gig at the Festival d'été de Québec, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, Arcade Fire give out a number to which the public can text donations towards Haitian Earthquake relief. Further, the band promises to match those donations up to $1m from their own pockets.
On their Circle Tour, Bon Jovi play at Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA, supported by Southside Johnny And The Asbury Jukes.
Nanci Griffith plays at the Vilar Performing Arts Center (VPAC), in Beaver Creek, Colorado, USA.
Indian-influenced blues guitarist Harry Manx is among the artists playing at Atlin Arts And Music Festival, Atlin, British Columbia, Canada.
On their 51-date The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, U2 play at The Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany, Europe, supported by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.
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