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Louis Chauvin, celebrated ragtime pianist, composer and contemporary of Scott Joplin, is born in St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Scottish songwriter Lady John Scott, also known as Alicia Scott, best known for writing the tune Annie Laurie, dies at Spottiswoode in the Scottish Borders.
Primrose And Dockstader's Big American Minstrels are playing at The Grand Opera House, New York City, USA.
Ted Sears is born in Massachusetts, USA. he will find success as an animator, lyricist and scriptwriter, best-known for his work for Disney, where he worked as a writer from 1931 until his death.
The musical play A Country Girl, or Town and Country, with music by Lionel Monckton and additional songs by Paul Rubens, is performed at Daly's Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 729 performances.
Billed as "The latest musical sensation", The Explorers, featuring a cast of 80, is playing at The Metropolitan Theatre, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
A production of the "musical extravaganza" The Wizard Of Oz by L. Frank Baum with music by Paul Tietjens and A.B. Sloane, plays at The Majestic Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 293 performances.
Fats Waller records I’m Crazy ‘Bout My Baby in New York City.
Singing trio The Gumm Sisters play the fifth of seven nights at the Golden Gate Theatre, San Francisco, California, USA. One of the sisters, Frances Gumm, will find stardom after a name change to Judy Garland.
The musical revue Boys And Girls Together, with music by Sammy Fain, is playing at The Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 191 performances.
Peggy Lee records They Can't Take That Away From Me, Helpless, Once Around The Moon and Cry Cry Cry for Capitol Records in the USA.
The 10" LP Young Man With A Horn, featuring trumpeter Harry James and singer Doris Day performing songs from the soundtrack of the movie of the same name is released by Columbia Records in the USA.
The 10" LP Young Man With A Horn, featuring trumpeter Harry James and singer Doris Day performing songs from the soundtrack of the movie of the same name is released by Columbia Records in the USA.
Singer Pat Terry opens for a week at The Penn Theater, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA.
The musical comedy Wish You Were Here, is presented at The Imperial Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 598 performances.
The revue An Evening With Beatrice Lillie is presented at The Booth Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 276 performances. As well as its actress-singer star, the show features piano duettists Eddie And Rack.
Buddy Holly and The Crickets play at The Granada, East Ham, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Montanas, The Tanner Sisters, Gary Miller and Ronnie Keene And his Orchestra. Des O'Connor is the compere.
Bobby Darin is playing during a three week engagement at The Copacabana, New York City, USA.
The Bobby Timmons Trio record the album Easy Does It in New York City, USA, for Riverside Records.
Jimmie Rodgers plays the fifth of fourteen nights at The Statler-Hilton Hotel, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Sam Cooke plays the fourth night in a week of shows at the The Howard Theater, Washington, DC, USA, supported by Rochell And The Candles.
The musical Milk And Honey, with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, is playing at The Martin Beck Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 543 performances.
Silhouettes by Herman's Hermits peaks at No3 in the UK singles chart.
The Yardbirds play at Loughborough College, Loughborough, and later at The Twisted Wheel, Manchester, UK.
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The musical comedy The Happy Time is presented at The Broadway Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 286 performances. The show features music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb.
The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band plays at Leeds Polytechnic, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK, Europe.
Quill play at The Warehouse, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, supported by Sugar Creek.
The Andrew Hill Quintet with The Lawrence Marshall Vocal Choir record Natural Spirit, Such It Is and Mother Mercy for Blue Note Records in Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA. The tracks will appear on his LP Lift Every Voice.
Lonnie Corant Jaman Shuka Rashid Lynn Jr. is born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He will find success, and provoke considerable controversy, as rapper Common.
In the USA, Heat Of The Night by Bryan Adams becomes the first single to be commercially released on cassette. Cassette singles will become known as cassingles.
Marillion play at Parc des Expositions, Angers, France, Europe.
Jazz guitarist and banjo player Danny Barker, who worked with Cab Calloway, Lucky Millinder, Benny Carter and many others, dies of cancer aged 85, in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Lyn Collins, who sang with the James Brown Revue in the early 70s, dies aged 56, of cardiac arrhythmia, in Pasadena, California, USA.
Singer-songwriter Scott Matthews releases his debut album, Passing Stranger, on San Remo Records in the UK. Later in the year it will be picked up and re-released by Island Records.
Eight songwriters (Chris Wood, Karine Polwart, Jez Lowe, Mark Erelli, Emily Smith, Rachael McShane, Krista Detor and Stu Hanna) begin a period of seven days in a Shropshire, England, UK, farmhouse, during which they will compose songs with a "resonance and relevance to Charles Darwin". The resulting songs will be released on the compilation LP Darwin Song Project through Shrewsbury Folk Festival/Proper Records in the UK.
Xiu Xiu play at The Ruby Lounge, Manchester, UK.
During a brief tour of the United States, Radiohead play at The 1st Bank Center, Broomfield, Colorado, USA.
On their Ceremonials tour, Florence And The Machine play at the LG Arena, Birmingham, UK.
On her Set The World On Fire Tour, Alicia Keys plays at The Valley View Casino Center, San Diego, California, USA.
Jessie Ware plays the first of two nights at The Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, UK.
Elbow play at Blueprint Studios, Manchester, England, UK.
On their The Book Of Souls World Tour, Iron Maiden play at Estadio Mario Kempes, Cordoba, Argentina, South America.
Adele plays at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia, Oceania.
Typhoon play at Beatbox, Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe.
YG Entertainment in South Korea, Asia, terminates its contract with Seungri of the K-pop group Big Bang, who has become embroiled in allegations of having supplied prostitutes to businessmen.
On their World Tour 2019 The Eagles play at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia, Oceania.
Lucy And The Rats release a new 7" single, Dark Clouds/Get Down on Stardumb Records.
Lewis Capaldi plays the second of two nights at The SSE Arena, Wembley, London, England, UK, Europe.
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