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Musical comedy The Little Duchess, with music and lyrics by Harry B. Smith and Reginald De Koven, is playing at The Casino Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 136 performances.
Chu Chin Chow, billed as 'A Musical Tale of the East in Fourteen Scenes - Company of 300' is playing at His Majesty's Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 2238 performances.Fiddler/guitarist Clarence Green (of the Blue Ridge Mountain Entertainers) records the Blind Lemon Jefferson-influenced guitar solo, Johnson City Blues, for Columbia Records, in Johnson City, Tennessee.
Jack Hylton and his Orchestra, record Good Old Dances Parts 1 and 2, If You Were Mine, More Old Songs Parts 1 and 2, Stepping Out and Lonesome Little Doll, HMV Records in The Queens Small Hall, London, UK.
Victor Young, with The Jud Conlon Singers and The Singing Strings, records Littlest Angel's Christmas for Decca Records in New York City, USA.
Bill Monroe releases a new single, Sugar Coated Love/Highway of Sorrow, on Decca Records in the USA.
The Kenny Baker Quartet records the album The Kenny Baker Quartet for Parlophone Records in London, UK.
The Clifford Brown Quartette records Blue And Brown, I Can Dream Can't I?, The Song Is You, Come Rain Or Come Shine, It Might As Well Be Spring and You're A Lucky Guy, for Prestige Records in Paris, France.
The Steven Sondheim musical Gypsy, starring Ethel Merman, is performed on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 702 performances.Johnny Mathis plays at Araneta Coliseum, The Philippines, Asia, during a run of ten nights.
Rockabilly vocalist Wanda
Jackson plays the tenth night of two weeks at The Golden
Nugget Casino, Las
Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Package tour The Biggest Show Of Stars For '60, featuring Brenda Lee, Duane Eddy, Fabian, Chubby Checker, Freddy Cannon and Bill Black's Combo, plays at The City Auditorium, Houston, Texas, USA.
The Delta Rhythm Boys are playing during a week of shows at The Holiday House, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.John Lee
Hooker, T-bone Walker, Willie Dixon, Helen
Humes, Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee and others play in The
American Folk Blues Festival in The Kongresshaus, Zurich, Switzerland, Europe.
Jackie De Shannon records Breakaway, for Liberty Records in the USA. The song is composed by De Shannon and Sharon Sheeley, but this version will remain a demo until it is released on a compilation LP in 1994.
Jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd records Island Blues, Carcara, Long Time Baby and other tracks for his Columbia Records LP Nirvana in New York City, USA.
Frank B. Walker, the first president of MGM Records, dies of a heart attack at his home in Queens, New York City, USA. The MGM label was the recording home for Hank Williams, and will go on to represent Marie Osmond, Hank Williams Jr. and Mel Tillis.
Dean Miller is born in Los Angeles, California, USA. The son of Roger Miller, Dean will record for Capitol in the 1990s and will write the Terry Clark hit A Little Gasoline.
The album That's Our Song by Esther And Abi Ofarim enters the German Pop Albums Chart, where it will peak at No1 and will remain on the chart for 80 weeks.T-bone Walker plays at The Marquee, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Gary Farr And The T-Bones.
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Upcoming psychedelic bands Pink Floyd and Soft Machine perform at the launch party for London-based underground newspaper International Times, in The Roundhouse, Camden Town, London, England, UK, Europe. Despite still living with Chrissie Shrimpton, Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones turns up with his new girlfriend Marianne Faithfull.
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The musical Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris, is performed at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, during a run of 1,847 performances.
The stage musical Cabaret is presented at The Palace Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 336 performances.Big Brother And The Holding Company is awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA for the album Cheap Thrills.
Paul McCartney begins five days of re-mixing at AIR Studios, London, England, UK, on the Wings’ album, Band On The Run.When The Village People play at The Old Lion Hotel, Adelaide, Australia, Oceania, Thin Lizzy make an unannounced appearance and play three songs.
Globally-renowned astronomer Carl Sagan writes to Chuck Berry to wish him a happy 60th birthday and advise him that his song Johnny B. Goode is presently two billion miles from Earth on the Voyager spacecraft.
The Christians enter the UK singles chart with their version of The Isley Brothers' Harvest For The World. It will peak at No8 during a seven-week run.
At the Industria Superstudio, Manhattan, New York City, USA, Madonna holds a party for 800 of her very closest friends, to celebrate the release of her upcoming album and book, Sex. She arrives dressed as Little Bo Peep, carrying a lamb.Metallica complete their recording sessions for Garage Inc, a 27-song double album of cover versions, at The Plant Studios, Sausalito, California, USA.
The Best Disco In Town tour, featuring Chic, The Pointer Sisters, Candi Staton, The Emotions, The Three Degrees, Evelyn ‘Champagne’ King and Boney M, plays at the NEC, Birmingham, England, UK.On their Ending On A High Note Tour, A-ha play at The St. Jordi Club, Barcelona, Spain.
Rapper Tone-Loc, who has a history of seizures, collapses onstage during a gig in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He is hospitalised and then released. Following reports of a seizure, his manager states that Loc is fine but suffering from exhaustion
Popular jazz singer Gloria Lynne dies aged 83, of a heart attack, in Newark, New Jersey, USA.
On her Live 2016 Tour, Adele plays the first of two nights at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
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