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The musical extravaganza The Sleeping Beauty And The Beast is playing at The Broadway Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 241 performances.Willie Harris is born in Nashville, North Carolina, USA. He will find success as jazz guitarist Bill Harris.
Tenor sax player Gene 'Jug' Ammons, son of boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons, is born in Chicago, Illinois.
The Dixie Stompers record Static Strut and Dynamite for Harmony Records in New York City, USA. The Dixie Stompers is a pseudonym for the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra.
Singing cowboy Ken
Maynard, vocal and guitar, records The Lone Star Trail, in Los
Angeles, California, USA, for Columbia
Records.
The musical comedy Annie Get Your Gun, by Irving Berlin, is presented during a run of 1,147 performances at The Imperial Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA.Frank Sinatra records You Do Something To Me, Should I? and Lover for Columbia Records in New York City, USA.
Predrag Jovanović is born in Krusevac, Serbia, Europe. He will become well-known under his stage name Peđa D' Boy as frontman of the Yugoslav group D' Boys, and as a vocalist for the German rock band Jane.
Ted Heath And His Music, with Jack Parnell, Dickie Valentine and Lita Roza, play at The Savoy Ballroom, Portsmouth, UK.
Pianist Arthur Young And His Swingtette appear in Scoop at The Vaudeville Theatre, London, UK. The group makes use of a Novachord, considered to have been the world's first commercial polyphonic electronic synthesizer.
A promising career is cut short when successful blues/R'n'B
vocalist Lil Green dies of pneumonia in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She had
enjoyed a string of R'n'B chart success in the 40s, and worked with
Tiny
Bradshaw and Big Bill
Broonzy.
When pianist Winifred Atwell begins a UK tv series, it is estimated that one quarter of the population watches the first show.
The Steven Sondheim musical Gypsy, starring Ethel Merman, is performed on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 702 performances.The two-day-long Essen Jazz Festival begins in Essen, Germany, Europe. Over the course of the event, artists appearing will include The Thelonious Monk Quartet with Jimmy Witherspoon, The Johnny Dankworth Orchestra, The Kenny Clark Quartet with Lou Bennett, The Bud Powell Trio with Jackie McLean, Roland Kirk, Art Taylor, The Hans Koller Orchestra, The Pim Jacob Trio and Rita Reys.
Something's Got A Hold On Me by Etta James peaks at No4 on the Billboard R'n'B singles chart in the USA and No39 on the pop
chart.
Stuart Duncan is born in Quantico, Virgina, USA. he will become one of America's best-known country and bluegrss fiddle players, probably best-known as a member of the Nashville Bluegrass Band.
Cliff Richard is in EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, recording Boom Boom (That's How My Heart Beats).
Frank Sinatra records I See It Now, Once Upon a Time and When the Wind Was Green, with arranger/conductor Gordon Jenkins, for Reprise Records in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. The tracks will appear on the LP September Of My Years.
The Fugs, Ace Of Cups and All Men Joy play the last of three nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
At a gig in The Civic Center, Monroe, Louisiana, USA, Eric Clapton tells his wife, Patti Boyd, that she should leave the tour and return to England. She does as he asks.
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On their World Invasion Tour, Van Halen play in Mecca Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Bob Dylan is in the Power Station, New York City, working on tracks for his album Infidels. Mark Knopfler is acting as co-producer. Knopfler also plays guitar on the album, along with former Rolling Stones' axeman Mick Taylor. On this day, Dylan works on the songs Sweetheart Like You, Clean-Cut Kid, Jokerman, Man Of Peace and others.
On her Blond Ambition tour, Madonna plays the second of three nights at Chiba Marine Stadium, Chiba, Japan, Asia.
The Turtle Mountain Singers record Welcome To Navajo Land in Lybrook, New Mexico, USA.
Randy Crawford and Bell Biv Devoe appear on tv series Soul Train in Los Angeles, California, USA.
On her Breakaway World Tour, Kelly Clarkson plays at The Rosemont Theatre, Rosemont, near Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Nizlopi, supported by Ed Sheeran, Lewis Garland and Kett Rebellion, play at Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK, Europe.
Cancer-victim Robin Gibb of The Bee Gees falls into a coma after contracting pneumonia in London, UK.
On her Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour, Mariah Carey plays at The Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany, Europe.
On their Heathen Crusade tour, Primordial play at Trabendo, Paris, France, Europe, supported by Moonsorrow and Der Weg Einer Freiheit.1902 |
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