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"Singer, sophist and satirist" James Thornton presents "his latest original songs and stories" at The Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA. Also on the same bill, The Twin Sisters Meredith offer "a delightful singing and dancing speciality".
The Kilties Band Of Canada records The Soldiers Of The Queen, The Bonnie Brier Bush March, Reminiscences Of Scotland and Scotland's Pride for Victor Records in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Messrs. Doree, Hodgson and Moody, an instrumental trio of mandolins and banjo, perform Rocked In the Cradle Of The Deep at a concert in aid of Parnell Football Club's Gymnasium Fund, at Oddfellows Hall, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand, Oceania. The show also features music on the pianoforte, several songs accompanied by Miss Ada Yates and Mr. G. Shorland, and a demonstration of whistling.
Musical comedy The Girl From Kay's is playing at The Apollo Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a lengthy run.
Alberto Amadeo Rivera is born in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, Caribbean. He will find success as a composer, guitarist and bandleader under the name Titi Amadeo.Ambrose And His Orchestra record Nicolette and Low Down at The Small Queens Hall, London, UK, for HMV Records.
Musical revue The Show Is On, starring Beatrice Lillie and Bert Lahr, plays at The Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, where it will run for 236 performances.
Tommy Bruce is born in London, UK. His biggest success will be his British hit
recording of the Fats
Waller song Ain't
Misbehavin' in 1960.
David Milsten, attorney to Bob Wills, writes to New York City-based music publishing company Irving Berlin Inc., objecting to amendments which have been made by Berlin's company to the lyrics and melody of the Wills' song San Antonio Rose, in their efforts to sell the song to contemporary dance bands.
The first atomic bomb, the first fruits of The Manhattan Project, is detonated at The Bombing and Gunnery Range, Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA. This event and the circumstances surrounding it will become the subject of the 1985 song The Manhattan Project, recorded by Rush. The Iron Maiden song Brighter Than A Thousand Suns is also about The Manhattan Project.
J.D. Salinger's novel The Catcher In The Rye is first published by Little, Brown And Company in the USA. In 2008, Guns N'Roses will release a song called Catcher In The Rye, in which the song's writer Axl Rose, seems to be questioning why angst-ridden youths, such as Mark Chapman, the murderer of John Lennon, appear to be motivated by Catcher's anti-hero Holden Caulfield. Other songs which clearly relate to the book include If You Really Want To Hear About It by The Ataris, We Didn't Start The Fire by Billy Joel, Who Wrote Holden Caulfield? by Green Day and Le Pastie De La Bourgeoisie by Belle And Sebastian.
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Earl Bostic And His Orchestra (including John Coltrane) are playing at The Cobra Club, San Diego, California, USA.
The musical comedy Wonderful Town, starring Rosalind Russell, is playing at The Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 559 performances.Music trade magazine Billboard in the USA runs a feature suggesting that the success of artists such as LaVern Baker and Sarah Vaughan on the singles charts is attributable to the number of cover versions being made by white artists.
Bobby Darin plays the ninth night in a month long engagement at The Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, opening for comedian George Burns.
The Bill Evans Quintet records When You Wish Upon a Star, You Go to My Head and Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams, in Nola Penthouse Studio, New York City, USA, for Riverside Records.
Three more editions of UK radio series Pop Go The Beatles are recorded by The Beatles at the BBC's Paris Studio, London, England, UK, Europe.
At a low point in their career, Freddie And The Dreamers enter the UK singles chart with Just For You, which will peak at a disappointing No41, their third consecutive flop.
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The Alan Price Combo, comprising Boots S lade (bass), Roy Mills (drums), John Walters (trumpet), Terry Childs (baritone sax), Steve Gregor (tenor sax) and Pete Kirtley (guitar), starts a residency at The Club A-Go-Go, Newcastle, England, UK, and signs with Decca Records.
Tin Pan Alley songwriter Ted Snyder, composer of songs including Who's Sorry Now and Sheik Of Araby, dies aged 84 at his home in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The 5th Dimension are playing during ten nights at Basin Street West, San Francisco, California, USA.
Iron Butterfly are playing during four nights at The Sanctuary, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA.
The Moody Blues record Ride My See-Saw, The Best Way to Travel, Voices in the Sky and Dr. Livingstone, I Presume during a live session at BBC Studios in London, England, UK, Europe.
The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson, play at the Public Auditorium, Cleveland, Ohio.
The musical Your Arms Too Short To Box With God is presented at The Lyceum Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It will run on Broadway for 429 performances. The musical is based on the Biblical Book of Matthew.
Adam And The Ants are signed to CBS Records in London, England, UK, Europe, by A+R man Howard Thompson.
Drummer Connie Kay plays his last gig with the Modern Jazz
Quartet at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland.
Kay had played with the band for almost forty years.
Michael Jackson plays a free concert, at the Jerudong Park Amphitheatre, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. 60,000 people attend the show which celebrates the 50th birthday of the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, who has spent between $15m and $20m to hire Jackson for the occasion.
The Dave Matthews Band plays the first of two nights at the Sound Advice Amphitheater, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA, supported by Marc Broussard.
The Vans Warped Tour, plays at the State Fairgrounds, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, with a bill including My Chemical Romance, The Offspring, Fall Out Boy, The Transplants, MxPx, All-American Rejects, Dropkick Murphys, Thrice, Atreyu and Senses Fail. Rufus Wainwright's first opera, Prima Donna, is presented during an 18-day run at The Palace Theatre, Manchester, England, UK, Europe, during the Manchester International Festival.
Dave Alvin And The Guilty Women play at The Nanows Center, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.
Deep Purple headline the Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux, Switzerland, on the final night of the 45th Montreux Jazz Festival.
On her Live 2016 Tour, Adele plays the first of two nights at The Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado, USA.
On his No More Tours II tour, Ozzy Osbourne plays at The Moda Center, Portland, Oregon, USA, supported by Megadeth.
Touring in support of their album, I Am Easy To Find, The National play at the Stadtpark, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.1902 |
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