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The Ramblers Burlesque Company, described as 'A splendid Vaudeville bill', plays at The Dewey Theatre, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Musical comedy The Belle Of New York is playing at The Grand Theatre, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
The Explorers, with their "famous beauty array of singing and dancing girls", present The Burgomaster at The Metropolitan Theatre, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.Melvin Deal is born in the USA. He will find success as a vocalist with the gospel group The Deal Family of North Carolina, USA. In the late 1920s, the group recorded for both Columbia and Okeh Records.
The Alabama
Sacred Harp Singers record Rocky Road and
Present
Joys in Atlanta, Georgia, for Columbia
Records.
Thomas James Wheeler is born in Bremerton, Washington, USA. He will find success as blues guitarist T.J. Wheeler.
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. 
King Records' artist Danny Sutton is playing during a week of shows at The Town Casino, Buffalo, New York State, USA.
Jazz vocalist Cleo Laine finds herself at the centre of a squabble when backing musicians refuse to play with her on a BBC radio show unless she joins the Musicians’ Union. She joins.
The musical Irma La Douce is running at The Plymouth Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It runs at The Plymouth for more than a year before transferring to The Alvin Theatre.
Bob Dylan plays the sixth of fifteen nights as support to John Lee Hooker at Gerde's Folk City, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Bob Dylan sings his recent composition Blowin' In the Wind, at the Monday night Hoot in Gerde's Folk City, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
From Me To You, the third single by The Beatles, enters the UK pop singles chart at No6. It will peak at No1 during a seventeen week stay.
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Vocalist Prince Gabe records Silly Willie, The Cricket and other tracks for Savoy Records in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Professor Irwin
Corey, Tony Hendra and Nick Ullett come to the end of four
nights at Cafe Au
Go Go, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Elvis Presley continues with the shooting of location scenes for his latest
movie, Roustabout, at locations in and around Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Beatles release a new single, Can't Buy Me Love / You Can't Do That, on Odeon Records in France, Europe.
Les Cousins opens as a folk club at 49 Greek Street, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe. On the same day, Bert Jansch releases his self-titled debut LP on Transatlantic Records.
The musical comedy 
Pop duo Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme are starring in the musical Golden Rainbow, at The Shubert Theater in New York City, USA.
The Steve Miller Band is playing during three nights at The Garrick Theatre, upstairs at The Cafe Au Go Go, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, supported by folk-rock duo Bunky And Jake.
Waylon Jennings records Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line in RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Bob Dylan is in the Power Station, New York City, working on tracks for his album Infidels. Mark Knopfler is acting as co-producer. Knopfler also plays guitar on the album, along with former Rolling Stones' axeman Mick Taylor. On this day, Dylan works on the songs Someone's Got A Hold Of My Heart, Dark Groove and others.
The Band Of Holy Joy play at The Harp Dance club, New Cross, London, England, UK, Europe.
The 
On her Rhythm Nation 1814 tour, Janet Jackson plays the second of two nights at The Summit, Houston, Texas, USA.
Jazz pianist Keith Jarrett is inteviewed by jazz historian Evan Spring at his home in New Jersey, USA. The interview will be broadcast on WKCR-FM to promote Jarrett's upcoming concert at The Town Hall, New York City, with his 'Standards Trio'. In New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, jazz singer Harry Connick Jr marries model and video director Jill Goodacre.
Surf music legends Dick Dale, The Chantays and The Surfaris play a benefit show at The Hard Rock Cafe, Fashion Island, Newport Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA, for former Surfaris' guitarist Jim Pash who has congestive heart failure and is awaiting a liver transplant.Gyratory System release their second album, New Harmony, on The Angular Recording Corporation in the UK.
On their World Contamination Tour, My Chemical Romance play at The Orbit Room, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
Miley Cyrus cancels a concert at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, after being rushed to hospital, reportedly suffering from a severe allergic reaction to antibiotics.
On their 
Ed Sheeran plays the first of two nights at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland, Europe.
On his All The Rage tour, Ian Siegal plays at The Tunnels, Bristol, England, UK, Europe.
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