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The musical comedy The Sultan Of Sulu is presented at Wallack's Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 192 performances.The Savoy Orpheans record It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo' - Fantasie Parts 1 and 2, Too Tired and Oriental Moon for HMV Records in Hayes, Middlesex, UK.
Ted Heath And His Music play during two weeks of shows at The Palladium, London, England, UK, Europe.Frank Sinatra stars as the footloose and frequently unemployed private eye Rocky Fortune in the final episode of his radio series of that name in the USA. This episode is entitled rents A Room.
Little Richard's backing group The Upsetters are headlining this week's show at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA. Also on the bill are The Bill Doggett Combo, Little Willie John and The Pastels.
Buddy Holly and The Crickets play at the De Montfort Hall, Leicester, UK, supported by The Montanas, The Tanner Sisters, Gary Miller and Ronnie Keene And his Orchestra. Des O'Connor is the compere.
Gordon Marshall, who will become drummer for The Moody Blues in 1991, is born in Nottingham, UK.
Bill Henderson is playing during a 22-day engagement at The Playboy Key Club, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
LaVern Baker, The Shirelles, Big Maybelle, Jimmy Charles and The Vibrations are playing during a week of shows at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.Brenda Lee plays the first of ten nights at The Deauville Hotel, Miami, Florida, USA.
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Starliters play the first of two nights at The Twin Coaches, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Waylon Jennings records his first studio session for RCA Records with Chet Atkins as producer in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
The highest new entry in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA, is Forever Came Today by The Supremes entering at No54.
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Young Girl by The Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles chart in the USA, where it will peak at No2 during a thirteen-week run.
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John Sebastian's solo debut album John B. Sebastian is released in the USA, featuring contributions by Crosby, Stills and Nash.
The second line-up of Judas Priest play their first gig together, at St John's Hall, Essington, South Staffordshire, UK. (N.B. This is still a significantly different line-up from the one that later found success.)
Takami Shobochi, President of Nippon Columbia, presents Uriah Heep with a gold disc in Tokyo, Japan, Asia, to mark Japanese sales of 50,000 copies of their album Look At Yourself.
The Average White Band are featured in an ATV live concert show, Rockstage, filmed at The Theatre Royal, Norwich, England, UK, Europe.
At a press conference in New York City, USA, representatives of the Hell’s Angels deny the existence of a plot to kill Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones.
Soft Cell release their final album, This Last Night In Sodom, on Some Bizzare Records in the UK.
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Kurtis Blow plays at The Town And Country Club, Kentish Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
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Billboards, a ballet based on the works of Prince and devised by The Joffrey Ballet, opens at The Civic Opera House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.It is announced that Michael Jackson, currently living in Bahrain, has decided to close his house on the Neverland Ranch in California, and has laid off several employees. The Ranch itself, however, will remain open.
Ronnie Earl And The Broadcasters play at The Bull Run Restaurant, Shirley, Massachusetts, USA.
On his All The Hits All Night Long tour, Lionel Richie plays the second of two nights at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia, Oceania.
Andy Fraser, bassist and songwriter of classic rock band Free, dies aged 62, having suffered from both cancer and AIDS, at his home in California, USA.
Between The Buried And Me, August Burns Red, The Faceless and Good Tiger play at Brooklyn Bowl, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
On his ÷ Tour, Ed Sheeran is playing during three days at ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia, Oceania, supported by Missy Higgins.
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