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The Augustin Daly Musical Company presents "The Chinese-English Musical Comedy" San Toy, at The Columbia Theatre, Washington DC, USA.The musical Somebody's Sweetheart is presented at The Central Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 224 performances.
Boogie Woogie piano pioneer Clarence 'Pine Top' Smith records I'm Sober Now and I Got More Sense Than That for Brunswick/Vocalion Records in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Krzysztof Klenczon, singer, songwriter and bass player for Czerwone Gitary (The Red Guitars), widely regarded as The Polish Beatles, is born in Pultusk, Poland.
Jazz trumpeter, vocalist and bandleader Johnnie 'Scat' Davis plays at The Blackhawk, Chicago, Illinois, USA, during a four-week residency.Ted Fio Rito And His Orchestra open at The Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Clarence Reid is born in Cochran, Georgia, USA. He will score a 1969 US hit single, Nobody But You Babe, but will also perform salacious material under the pseudonym Blowfly.
Max Miller, The Harmaniacs, blind singer Alfred Thripp and Jay And His Merry Lads, plays the fifth night of a week at The Metropolitan Theatre, Edgeware Road, London, UK.
Controversial deejay Alan Freed stages his first New York City, USA, show, the Rock'n'Roll Jubilee Ball, at St Nicholas Arena, Harlem, starring Fats Domino, The Drifters, The Harptones, Ruth Brown, Joe Turner and The Moonglows.
The Ballad Of Davy Crockett reaches No1 in the Sheet Music Sales Chart in the UK. This position is achieved by amalgamating sales of versions of the song by Bill Hayes and Tennessee Ernie Ford.
The Steven Sondheim musical Gypsy, starring Ethel Merman, is performed on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 702 performances.
The Soul vocalist Major Lance records Delilah, a Curtis Mayfield composition, in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
B.B. King signs a new recording deal with ABC-Paramount Records in the USA. Nevertheless, his former label, Kent Records, will continue to release previously recorded material for many years.
Cliff Richard is in the Canary Islands, Spain, Europe, continuing with the filming of his next movie, Wonderful Life.
Peter, Paul and Mary are guests on tonight's edition of the Jack Benny Show on tv in the USA.
Bluegrass group The Friendly Strangers play at The Questing Beast, 2504 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, California, USA.
The Velvet Underground And Nico play the last of thirteen nights at Steve Paul's Scene, New York City, USA.Moby Grape and The Sparrow (later to become Steppenwolf) play the second of two nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA. Also on the bill are The Charlatans.
Martha And The Vandellas play during a week of shows at Basin Street West, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Clancy Brothers play at The ABC, Stockton, England, UK, Europe.
Bob Marley, suffering from terminal cancer, is undergoing treatment at the Issels Clinic in the Bavarian Alps, Germany, Europe. He will remain at the clinic until May 1981.
XTC record a live session at BBC studios in London, England, UK, Europe, for the BBC Radio 1 David Jensen Show. 
Shakatak play the fifth night of a week-long engagement at Bailey’s Club, Watford, England, UK, Europe.Madonna makes her first appearance on US tv show American Bandstand, miming to her first hit single, Holiday.
Duran Duran’s latest single, New Moon On Monday, peaks at No10 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles chart in the USA.
Preparing for his first tour of the 90s, Bob Dylan plays a warm-up/rehearsal show at The Recreation Hall, Penn State, State College in Pennsylvania, USA.
Steve Prestwich, Liverpool-born drummer of Australian band Cold Chisel, undergoes surgery two weeks after being diagnosed with a brain tumour. He will die two days later.
Steve Prestwich, drummer of Australian band Cold Chisel, undergoes surgery two weeks after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.
On their Up All Night Tour, One Direction play the second of two nights at The Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe.
Of Montreal play at The Vinyl Music Hall, Pensacola, Florida, USA, with Nedelle Torrisi.
Garth Brooks plays the first of three nights at The BB+T Center, Sunrise, Florida, USA, with Trisha Yearwood.
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