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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.
Sam Morgan's Jazz Band records Steppin' On The Gas, Everybody's Talking About Sammy, Mobile Stomp and Sing On for Columbia Records in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Will Osborne And His Orchestra record Don't Ever Change, Till The Clock Strikes Three, I Hum A Waltz, Born To Love and other tracks for Decca Records in the USA.
The musical Bet Your Life is running at The London Hippodrome, London, England, UK, starring Julie Wilson, Brian Reece, Arthur Askey, Sally Ann Howes. Songs in the show include I Love Being in Love, It’s the Female of the Species, Hook Line and Sinker, I Want a Great Big Hunk of Man, All on Account of a Guy.
Johnny Horton records North To Alaska at Bradley's Barn Studio, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, but this version is not considered good enough to release.
Duane Eddy continues with a lengthy season at the Beachcomber Club, Wildwood, New Jersey, USA.
Rockabilly singer Glen Glenn records I Didn't Have The Sense To Go at Goldstar Studio, Los Angeles, California, USA.The Beatles record a live session is recorded for a new BBC radio show, Top Gear, at Broadcasting House, London, UK, then play the third date of a five-night stint at The Hippodrome, Brighton, UK.
Doris Day, with Jimmy Joyce and the Children's Chorus, records High Hopes, The Children's Marching Song (Nick Nack Paddy Whack), The Lilac Tree and Do Re Mi for her Columbia Records album With A Smile And A Song, in the USA.
Tom Jones, Ben E. King, Gary Lewis And The Playboys and others begin a week-long stint at The Fox Theater, Brooklyn, New York City, USA.
Richard Speck tortures, rapes, and murders eight student nurses from South Chicago Community Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA. After being found guilty, Speck will be executed in 1968. His killing spree will form the subject matter of songs including The Ballad of T.V. Violence [I'm Not The Only Boy] (1977) by Cheap Trick and Richard Speck by Mojo Nixon.
The Bee Gees release their third album, curiously titled The Bee Gees' 1st, in the UK on Polydor Records. [N.B. Their first two albums were released only in Australia, but '1st' was their first British album.]
The 5th Dimension are playing during ten nights at Basin Street West, San Francisco, California, USA.
British bluesman John Mayall disbands his group, The Bluesbreakers, and resolves to continue "in more of a solo capacity with a small backing group." His new combo includes long-time Bluesbreakers' guitarist Mick Taylor.
The Pretty Things release a new single, Private Sorrow, in the USA. It is the first 45 rpm release for the new Motown Records subsidiary label Rare Earth.
When The Grateful Dead play at the Euphoria Ballroom, San Raphael, California, USA, they are joined onstage by David Crosby.
Touring in support of their LP Riding High, Sassafras play at Tiffany's, Blackpool, England, UK, Europe.Jean Michel Jarre's first live concert, at the Place de la Concorde, Paris, France, Europe, draws an audience of one million people.
Bad Girls by Donna Summer reaches No1 in the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart in the USA, for the first of five weeks.
On the Shot Of
Love tour Bob Dylan plays the first of two nights at the Freileichttheater, Bad Segeberg, West Germany.
Weekly UK tv show Top Of The Pops features live appearances by Echo And The Bunnymen, Bananarama, Elvis Costello, Heaven 17 and Paul Young.
The UK rock paper Sounds reports that Deep Purple have had to abandon plans to record their comeback album in the Von Trapp family mansion in Salzburg, Austria, Europe – famed for its appearance in the film The Sound Of Music – because local authorities have refused permission.
Foo Fighters, Chemical Brothers, Mull Historical Society, Primal Scream, Beverley Knight, No Doubt, The Hives, Green Day, Halo, Beta Band, SWR, The Parkinsons, Vex Red, Ian Brown, Mercury Rev, Orbital and others play on the second day of the T In The Park festival, Balado, Kinross, Scotland.
It is announced that 18-year old actress Lindsay Lohan, star of Mean Girls, Freaky Friday and Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen, has signed a record deal with Casablanca Records.
Guitarist Barry Melton denies a groundswell of rumours that the original line-up of Country Joe And The Fish is to re-unite for a 40th Anniversary tour.
It is announced that Michael Jackson's body has been moved from a private tomb belonging to Motown Records founder Berry Gordy to the basement of the main building at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, USA, because of fears that fans might break into the crypt where it was stored.
On their Ending On A High Note Tour, A-ha play at The Budapest Sport Arena, Budapest, Hungary, Europe.On her California Dreams tour Katy Perry plays in The MTS Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
The Paper Kites play 
On her 1989 World Tour, Taylor Swift plays the second of two nights at Nationals Park, Washington DC, USA, supported by Vance Joy, Shawn Mendes and HAIM.
On their Villains World Tour, Queens Of The Stone Age play at The Mad Cool Festival, Espacio Mad Cool, Madrid, Spain, Europe.
Flash Harry play at The Cornerhouse, Frome, Somerset, England, UK, Europe.
Marcus Bonfanti, Bad Touch, Jon Amore, John Verity, Innes Sibun and Mollie Marriott play at the Saddleback Festival, Devizes Sports Club, Devizes, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
The Ishmael Ensemble plays at The Mostly Jazz Funk And Soul Festival, Birmingham, Europe.1903 |
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