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The musical extravaganza Chris And The Wonderful Lamp, with music by John Philip Sousa, is playing at The Victoria Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 58 performances.
Gene Ames of the hugely popular MOR-jazz vocal family group The Ames Brothers is born in Malden, Massachusetts, USA.
Guitarist Jim McReynolds is born in Carfax, Virginia, USA. With his brother, he will form Jim And Jesse, a bluegrass duo that will begin recording in 1951, joining the Grand Ole Opry in 1964. They will also gain a Congressional Medal of the Arts in the 1990s.Through by Bert Lown And His Hotel Biltmore Music is released as the Durium Hit Of The Week on newspaper stands in New York City, USA at a cost of 15c, twenty percent of the price of an ordinary shellac record.
Musical revue The Show Is On, starring Beatrice Lillie and Bert Lahr, plays at The Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, where it will run for 236 performances.
The musical revue New Faces Of 1952, is presented at The Royale Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 365 performances. The revue is perhaps best remembered because it features Eartha Kitt making her Broadway debut with the spectacular song, Monotonous, based on real events in her life.
Joëlle Mogensen is born in Long Island, New York City, USA. She will find success as the female lead singer in the French pop group Il Était Une Fois.Teen Angel by Mark Dinning reaches No1 in CashBox magazine's chart of the best-selling pop singles in the USA.
Henry Lawrence Garfield is born in Washington DC, USA. He will find success as musician, writer, journalist, publisher, actor, television and radio host, spoken word artist, comedian and activist Henry Rollins.Paul Anka appears
on popular tv show American
Bandstand in the USA performing Love Me Warm And Tender.
Della Reese, with Duke Ellington And His Orchestra, records Bye Bye Blackbird, Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home [aka Won't You Come Home, Bill Bailey] and other tracks for National Guard Records in New York City, USA.
Sarah Vaughan records There'll Be Other Times, Don't Go To Strangers, Enchanted Wall and Call Me Irresponsible in the USA.
Shiela releases L'Ecole Est Finie on Phillips Records in France, Europe. It will provide her with her first hit single, peaking at No1 in the French singles chart..
Stanley Turrentine records God Bless The Child for Blue Note Records at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe is playing during four weeks at The Hungry i, San Francisco, California, USA. Also on the bill is Vicki Frazer.Chicago-based folk singer Maxine Sellers spends the first of three days recording tracks in New York City, USA, for the Prestige Folklore Records e album Maxine Sellers.
The Top Ten tracks played on WKNR Radio in Detroit, Michigan, USA, for the week ended on this date are as follows : 1. Dawn The Four
Seasons
2. She Loves You The Beatles
3. I Want To Hold Your Hand The Beatles
4. Out of this World Geno Washington
5. Rip Van Winkle The Devotions
6. What's Easy for Two Mary Wells
7. See The Funny Clown Bobby Goldsboro
8. A Woman A Love And A Man Tony Clark
9. Hey Little Cobra The Rip Chords
10. Navy Blue Diane Renay
2. She Loves You The Beatles
3. I Want To Hold Your Hand The Beatles
4. Out of this World Geno Washington
5. Rip Van Winkle The Devotions
6. What's Easy for Two Mary Wells
7. See The Funny Clown Bobby Goldsboro
8. A Woman A Love And A Man Tony Clark
9. Hey Little Cobra The Rip Chords
10. Navy Blue Diane Renay
Judy Garland performs the last night of a week at the O'Keefe Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The Marvin Gaye spends the third of five days recording I Heard It Through The Grapevine for Tamla Records in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
The Green, Green Grass Of Home by Tom Jones reaches No1 in the Canadian pop singles chart.
Jimi Hendrix is re-united with his family in Seattle, Washington, USA. Plans to play at his old school, Garfield High, are scrapped when equipment isn't available. Hendrix makes a brief speech instead. Later, he is given the key to the city, then flies to Los Angeles for a show at Ackerman Ballroom, UCLA.
At Columbia Studio B, New York City, USA, Miles Davis is working on the song Side Car, but it is not completed. A finished version will be recorded on the 15th.
Singer-songwriter Bill Medley, formerly one half of The Righteous Brothers, begins a solo career when he opens at Cocoanut Grove, Los Angeles, California, USA, backed by Frankie Ortega's sixteen-piece band and The Jack Holloran Singers.
San Francisco-based soul-funk innovators Sly and the Family Stone are awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA for the hit single Everyday People.
Eno And John Martyn plays a live concert at Leeds University, Leeds, England, UK, Europe. The concert is recorded by Island Records but, largely because the playing of guitarist Paul Kossoff is so erratic, the label decides not to release it. Martyn goes ahead and releases Live At Leeds himself in a limited edition of 10,000.
Sugar Babies - The Burlesque Musical, starring Ann Miller and Mickey Rooney, is presented at The Mark Hellinger Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1208 performances.During sessions for his second gospel-influenced album, Saved, Bob Dylan records Saving Grace, Pressing On and In The Garden, at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Sheffield, Alabama.
The Pretenders play at Liverpool University, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
Sylvester Ahola dies in Massachusetts, USA. He found success as a studio trumpet player, achieving his greatest recognition after moving to England and working with the orchestras of Bert Ambrose, Ray Noble, Reg Batten and others.
On her Worldwide Underground Tour, Erykah Badu plays at The Paramount Theatre, Oakland, California, USA.The hit single Love Song by Sara Bareilles is certified as a platinum disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
On their World Contamination Tour, My Chemical Romance play at The LG Arena, Birmingham, England, UK, supported by The Blackout.
Fingerstyle guitarist 
Need You Now by Lady Antebellum wins five trophies at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards in The Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, USA. It wins in the categories for Record and Song of the Year, Best Country Duo or Group, Best Country Song and Best Country Album.Wampire, Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Foxygen play at The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, California, USA.
Popular big band singer Marion Williams dies aged 84 at the Royal Free Cardiac Care Unit in Hampstead, London, England, Europe.
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Imagine Dragons play at The SAP Center, San Jose, California, USA, during their Into The Night tour.
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One Direction, according to Companies House in London, England, UK, Europe, shuts down Rollcall Touring Ltd., the company which handled their concert income. This is seen as further proof that the band has no plans to re-unite.
On their Dominion tour, Hammerfall play at Forum Karlin, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe, with Battle Beast and Serious Black.1900 |
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