15th March

Florenz Ziegfeld is born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He will become a hugely successful impresario, whose annual Broadway revue The Ziegfield Follies (based on The Folies Bergere in Paris, France) will be an enduring success, earning him the nickname the "glorifier of the American girl".

Ellery's Royal Italian Band plays at The Kentucky Theatre, Paducah, Kentucky, USA.

Musical comedy The Belle Of Broadway opens at The Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It will run for just seventeen performances.

The Broadway Burlesquers are playing at The Dewey Theatre, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

Jazz pianist/composer Cecil Taylor is born in New York City, USA.

The musical revue Boys And Girls Together, with music by Sammy Fain, closes at The Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, after a run of 191 performances.

Eddie Duchin And His Orchestra play the eighth night of a season at The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, USA, that will run until May 10th.

Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs release a new single, Foggy Mountain Breakdown, on Mercury Records in the USA.

The musical Guys And Dolls is presented at The 46th Street Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1200 performances.

In an attempt to compete against the successful Today show on NBC, CBS television launches its Morning Show, hosted by Walter Cronkite. The show will prove to be a ratings disappointment but Cronkite will survive and prosper to enjoy a hugely successful anchorman career as "The most trusted man in America." Cronkite's achievements will inspire the songs I Remember by Bill Amesbury, Walter Cronkite by Ryan Johnson and Legendary Anchor by Greg Holland.

Stan Kenton And His Orchestra record Maria, Tonight and America, for Capitol Records in Los Angeles, California, USA. The tracks will be issued on the album Kenton's West Side Story.

On learning that tonight's dance concert at Bell Auditorium in Augusta, Georgia, USA, is to be segregated [whites on the dance floor, blacks in the balcony] headiner Ray Charles announces that he will not be performing and immediately leaves town. He will be sued, taken to court and fined $757.

Tony Bennett records Anything Goes, A Foggy Day and other tracks for Columbia Records in New York City, USA.

Terence Trent Howard is born in Manhattan, New York City, USA. He will find success in the late 1980s as Terence Trent D'Arby.

Dee Dee Sharp performs yet another teen dance craze hit, Mashed Potato Time, on daily tv pop show American Bandstand, recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. (1962)

Paul And Paula release a new album, Paul And Paula Sing For Young Lovers on Philips Records in the UK.

Durwood Haddock And His Band play the first of two days at The Sport Show And Exhibit in Ector County Coliseum, Odessa, Texas, USA.

Andy Williams releases a new single, Can't Get Used To Losing You, in the UK on CBS Records.

The Springfields (featuring Dusty Springfield] release a new single, Say I Won't Be There, in the UK on Philips Records.

Brenda Lee, Mike Berry and Sounds Incorporated play at The Granada, Woolwich, England, UK, Europe

Mississippi John Hurt spends the second of three days recording his LP Worried Blues with producer Pete Kuykendall in Wynwood Recording Studio, Falls Church, Virginia, USA.

Elvis Presley continues with the shooting of location scenes for his latest movie, Roustabout, at locations in and around Los Angeles, California, USA.

Bobby Darin records Love Letters, with producer Jim Economides, for Capitol Records in Hollywood, California, USA.

Georgie Fame And The Blue Flames play at The Sherwood Rooms, Nottingham, UK.

Manfred Mann play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, UK.

In Obertauern, Austria, Europe, The Beatles are filming scenes for their second film, Help! On this day they are filmed on a ski lift and on the slopes.

Sophie Tucker is playing during two weeks at The Imperial Room of the Royal York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Bobby Bare is playing during a five-night engagement at The Taft Hotel, New York City, USA.

John Davidson is playing during ten nights of shows at The Eden Roc, Miami Beach, Florida, USA.

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich release their new single, The Legend Of Xanadu, in the USA.

Traffic play the first of two nights at Winterland, San Francisco, California, USA.

The Moody Blues play at Reading University, Reading, England, UK, Europe.

Music radio station WBCN in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, switches to a progressive rock format. The first song played to initiate the change is I Feel Free by Cream. The station is based in the dressing room at The Boston Tea Party – a local rock venue.

Kiss release their fourth album, Destroyer, on Casablanca Records in the USA.

Art Garfunkel releases a new LP, Fate For Breakfast, on Sony Music in the USA.

The Police play a second night at The Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia, Oceania.

Tina Turner plays the second of two nights at Wembley Arena, London, England, UK, Europe.

When the Jesus and Mary Chain go on excessively late at a North London Polytechnic gig, then suffer two equipment failures, the event turns into a riot with pitched battles fought between fans and police.

Bastille play at The Turbinenhalle, Oberhausen, Germany, Europe.

David Cassidy plays at The Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Connecticut, USA.

On her Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour, Mariah Carey plays at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

On her Anti World Tour, Rihanna plays at The American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida, USA.

Between The Buried And Me, August Burns Red, The Faceless and Good Tiger play at The Complex, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.