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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.
Musical comedy The Girl From Kay's is playing at The Herald Square Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 205 performances.Edythe Wright is born in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. She will find fame as vocalist with Tommy Dorsey's band from 1935 to 1939.
Lee Morse And Her Bluegrass Boys [strangely enough, a jazz group] record Rockin' Chair Blues, for Pathe Actuelle Records in New York City, USA.
Louis Armstrong And His Hot Seven record Gully Low Blues for Columbia/Okeh Records in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Grady Gaines is born in Waskom, Texas, USA. He will grow up to play saxophone and lead Little Richard's back-up band, The Upsetters.
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.Patti Page plays the final night of a week at The Copa, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Tony Martin and Fran Warren release a new single, An Ordinary Broom [Reminds Me Of You] / I Theenk, on RCA Victor Records in the USA.
Singing cowboy Roy Rogers releases a new single, Buffalo Billy / Me And My Teddy Bear, on RCA Victor Records in the USA.
Singer, trumpeter and bandleader Vaughn Monroe plays at the Music Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
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. Elvis Presley signs a contract authorising the William Morris Agency to receive payment on his behalf for his appearance in Photoplay Magazine.
Anne Clark, who will become an acclaimed singer and songwriter in the 80s, is born in Croydon, South London, UK.
Marlene Dietrich plays the second of two nights at the Berns Salonger, Stockholm, Sweden, Europe.
Hank Thompson plays during a three-week engagement at The Golden Nugget, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Ella Fitzgerald plays the fourth night of a twelve-night run at The Crescendo Club, Los Angeles, California, USA.Jazz clarinettist Mr Acker Bilk And His Paramount Jazz Band play at the The City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK, supported by The Soundcasters.
Cliff Richard completes his recording sessions in Estudios Valentim De Carvalho, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe, where he has been recording vocal parts to numerous songs in Italian.
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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.
On their second North American tour, The Cream play at Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
The Who play the second of three nights at The Boston Tea Party, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, supported by Roland Kirk.
The Rolling Stones are working on the song Honky Tonk Women in Olympic Studios, London, England, UK, Europe. Young guitarist Mick Taylor of John Mayall's Blues Breakers is present as a session player.
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Spirit play the first of four nights at the Fillmore West, San Francisco, supported by Poco and Gypsy.
John Lee Hooker spends the first of ten days recording his album Free Beer And Chicken for ABC Records in the USA.
The League Of Gentlemen (including Robert Fripp) play at The Bataclan, Paris, France, France, Europe. The Associates release the album Sulk, in the UK. It includes their version of the notorious jazz classic Gloomy Sunday, which is said to cause the tragic death of anyone who sings it.
On their 
China Crisis play at Rock City, Nottingham, England, UK, Europe.
On his Sacred Love tour, Sting plays the first of six nights at The Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK, supported by Joss Stone.
The Handsome Family begin a UK tour with an appearance on the first day of The Great Escape festival, Brighton, England.
Liam Gallagher of Oasis attends the 63rd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, to launch the movie The Longest Cocktail Party, based on the later years of the career of The Beatles.
On their 
One of Elvis Presley's teeth begins a brief tour of dental surgeries in the UK to promote awareness of mouth cancer.
On their The River Tour, Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band play at Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain, Europe.
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