Random selection from around 480 Facts
Click to filter results
A Chinese Honeymoon, billed as 'The English Musical Sensation' is playing at The Casino Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 364 performances.
The "musical absurdity" Twirly-Whirly is presented at Weber And Fields' Music Hall, New York City, USA, during a run of 247 performances.
The musical comedy The Maid Of The Mountains, with music by Harold Fraser-Simpson and J.W. Tate, is playing at Daly's Theatre, London, England, UK, during a run of 1352 performances.
Tommy Christian And His Orchestra are playing during a three-month engagement at The Mounds Country Club, East St. Louis, Illinois, USA, operated by the notorious St. Louis gangster William Patrick 'Bow Wow' McQuillan.
Bernie Baum is born in The Bronx, New York, USA. He will find success as a songwriter, composing material for Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, Peggy Lee, Bobby Darin and Eartha Kitt.
Ambrose And his Orchestra, record Bye-Bye Blues, My Baby Just Cares For Me, The Kiss Waltz, My Bluebird Was Caught In The Rain, A Girl Friend Of A Boy Friend Of Mine and I Still Get A Thrill, Thinking Of You, at the Queen's Small Hall, London, UK, for HMV Records.
Blanche Calloway And Her Orchestra play the sixth night of a week of shows at Paseo Hall, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.Tony Farr, one of country music's finest steel guitar players, is born in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Farr will work with Bob Luman, Red Sovine, Rex Allen, Sr. and many others.
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.
The popular musical Guys And Dolls is playing at The Shubert Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Teddy Foster And His Orchestra, with vocalist Vince Hill, plays at The Festival Hall, Kirkby In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, UK, Europe.
Rory Storm And The Hurricanes are playing during a two-month season at The Kaiserkeller, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.The Beatles play the tenth night of a lengthy residency at The Kaiserkeller, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.
The Noel Coward-composed musical Sail Away is presented at The Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 167 performances.
Carol Channing with The Bennetts and Ben Arden And His Orchestra are playing at The Empire Room of The Palmer House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.The stage musical Do-Re-Mi, starring Max Bygraves, with music by Jule Styne, is playing at the Prince Of Wales Theatre, London, England, Europe, during a run of 169 performances.
Don Everly of The Everly Brothers collapses on the stage of The Prince Of Wales Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during rehearsals for their imminent tour. After two suicide attempts in The Savoy Hotel, he is too drugged on amphetamines to perform. Phil Everly goes on and does the tour alone.
Harry Belafonte is playing during a month of shows at The Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The Dillards are playing during three weeks at The Shadows, Washington DC, USA.Fifteen million British viewers tune in to see The Beatles on popular weekly UK tv show Sunday Night At The London Palladium. Also on the bill is Brook Benton. This show is often cited as the starting point of Beatlemania.
Read More
The Billy Taylor Trio, with orchestra conducted by Oliver Nelson, record You Tempt Me, Midnight Piano and other tracks for Capitol Records in New York City, USA.
Freddie And The Dreamers, The Hollies, Marianne Faithfull, The Four Pennies and Tony Jackson And The Vibrations play at the Colston Hall, Bristol, UK.
Ted Taylor records Long Distance Love, Thank You For Helping Me, Dancing Annie and Try Me Again, for Atlantic / Atco Records in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
American pop duo Dick And Dee Dee arrive in the UK at the start of a ten-day promotional visit.
Achille Togliani, Balletto di Gino Landi, Coro di Roma della RAI, Coro di Voci Bianche di Renata Cortiglioni, Fred Bongusto, Gianni Ferrio e la sua Orchestra, Gloria Christian, Bruno Martino e Lando Fiorini, Mario del Monaco, Milly, Tina Centi and Tony Dallara play at La prova del nove 1965, Teatro delle Vittorie, Rome, Italy, Europe.
The Byrds play the tenth of thirteen nights at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.US tv rock show Where The Action Is features Bob Lind performing San Francisco Woman. The Left Banke appear in the same show.
Yippie leader Abbie Hoffman, plus members of The Fugs, act out an 'exorcism of the Pentagon' ceremony for the media during a press call at The Village Theatre, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
The rock musical 
Barclay James Harvest play at Wembley Arena, London, England, UK, Europe. (See Johnny Black's diary entry about this gig, attached)On the HIStory World Tour, Michael Jackson plays the second of two nights at the Chamsil Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea, to an audience of 50,000.
The hit single Love Song by Sara Bareilles is certified as a triple platinum disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
Irish jazz singer Mary Coughlan plays the first of two nights at Ronnie Scott's Club, London, England, UK.On their World Magnetic tour Metallica play the first of two nights at The Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand, Oceania.
Eric Sardinas And Big Motor play in the All That Jazz Festival, Les Lobis, Blois, France, Europe.
Sting is among the guests at The Culture Project's "The Seagull" opening night party at B Bar and Grill on in New York City, USA.
Above And Beyond perform with Skrillex at The Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA.
On his 
On their Dominion tour, @Hammerfall play at The Imperial, Quebec, Quebec, Canada, with Beast In Black and Edge Of Paradise.1902 |
2020 |