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The Gramophone Company, having been officially registered by William Barry Owen and his partner/investor Trevor Williams, moves from the Hotel Cecil in London to 31 Maiden Lane.
The Singing Girl! with music by Victor Herbert, plays at The Tivoli Opera House, San Francisco, California, USA.
In Dahomey, billed as "A Negro Musical Comedy", opens at The Shaftesbury Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe. It will run for 251 performances.Jazz clarinettist and bandleader Woody Herman (Woodrow Charles Herman) is born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
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.The musical Somebody's Sweetheart, plays at The Central Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 224 performances.
Fess Williams and his Royal Flush Orchestra record Betsy Brown and Sell It, for Victor Records in New York City, USA.
Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra record Laughing Marionette, Your Mother And Mine and S'posin' in New York City, USA, for Columbia Records.
Alex McEwan, sixth Laird of Bardrochat in Carrick is born in Marchmont, Polwarth, Scotland. He will come to prominence in the 1950s as a folk-singer and recording artist. He and his brother Rory McEwan will appear regularly on the BBC current affairs programme tonight.
Tex Beneke And His Orchestra play the second night of four weeks at The Cafe Rouge in The Hotel Statler, New York City, USA.
Popular vocal group The Keynotes sing Tiddley Winkie Woo and Joy Nichols sings Way Back Home on long-running BBC radio show Take It From Here, broadcast from London, UK.
The Irving Berlin musical and political satire Call Me Madam is playing at The Coliseum, London, England, UK, during a run of 485 performances. Main cast members are Billie Worth (Sally Adams), Anton Walbrook (Cosmo), Jeff Warren (Ken Gibson) and Shani Wallis (Princess Maria). Songs include The Hostess with the Mostes', It's a Lovely Day Today, The Ocarina, They Like Ike and You're Just in Love.Johnny Berry And His Band play at the Annesley Welfare Ballroom, Annesley, Nottinghamshire, England, UK, Europe.
It is reported that young entrepreneur Berry Gordy Jr of Detroit, Michigan, USA, has announced plans to start his own recording label. The label will become the Motown Records empire.
The George Shearing Quintet records Simplicity and So This Is Cuba in Los Angeles, California, USA.
The
Ginny Come
Lately by Brian
Hyland enters the UK pop singles chart where it will peak at
No5 during a twelve week stay.
The The New Stan Getz Quartet, with Astrud Gilberto, plays during a month of dates at The Cafe Au Go Go, New York City, USA.
Chris Novoselic, bass player of Nirvana is born in Compton, California, USA.
The Third Annual UCLA Folk Festival, a three day event, comes to an end at Royce Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA. Artists appearing over the course of the event include Son House, Jimmy Driftwood, Sam Hinton, Ollie Gilbert, Bess Hawes, Ruth Rubin, Hedy West, Vern And Ray and Bookmiller Shannon.
Burt Bacharach marries actress Angie Dickinson in the Silver Bell wedding chapel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. On the same day, Janet Dameta Jackson is born in Gary, Indiana, USA. She will find fame as Janet Jackson.
Ron Eliran, known as "Israel's Ambassador of Song," is playing during a month of shows at The Hungry i, San Francisco, California, USA.
Lana Cantrell is playing during a three-week engagement at The Fairmont, San Francisco, California, USA.
Jackie Cain and Roy Kral are playing during an engagement at Paul's Mall, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
The Electric Flag and It's a Beautiful Day play the last of four nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Ernest 'Pop' Stoneman of The Stoneman Family, has his second intestinal surgery in less than a month at Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Lawyers acting on behalf of Michael Jackson obtain an injunction in New York City preventing the sale of unauthorized merchandise bearing his likeness.
Actress/singer Rebecca Pidgeon signs a two album deal with Fuel Records at her home in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
On her Aphrodite World Tour, Kylie Minogue plays at The Arena Monterrey, Monterray, Mexico, North America.Mariah Carey performs live on the Season Finale of 'reality' tv show American Idol in the USA.
Rapper T.I. is arrested in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, following an incident in which a security guard refused him entry to his gated Eagle's Landing community because he had lost his keys. In an intoxicated state, T.I. confronted the guard using "vulgar, profane and unbecoming language" which led to the rapped being held on three counts of disorderly conduct.
On his Botanical Gardens tour, Don McLean plays at The U sher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Europe.
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