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The Belle Of New York, billed as 'The Greatest Musical Comedy Hit In Years', is playing at The Princess Theatre, San Francisco, California, USA.
The musical revue Ziegfeld Follies of 1924 is presented at The New Amsterdam Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 295 performances.
Louis Armstrong, backed by Luis Russell And His Band, plays for 1,400 people at a midnight dance in the New Albert Auditorium, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Yolanda Gigliotti is born in Cairo, Egypt, Africa. Under the name Dalida she will become one of Europe's most popular vocaliststs.
Count Basie And His Orchestra play the sixth night of a week at the Apollo Theater, Harlem">Apollo Theatre, Harlem, New York City, USA.
When Duke Ellington And His Orchestra play at The Second Annual Esquire Jazz Concert at the Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA, Billie Holiday sings with the orchestra on two songs - Lover Man and I Cover The Waterfront.
The musical revue Alive And Kicking opens at The Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, where it will run for 46 performances.
Columbia Records vocalist Herb Jeffries plays the sixth night of two weeks at The Shelbourne Lounge, New York City, USA.
The Joe Roland Quartet records Half Nelson, Love Is Just A Plaything, Sally Is Gone and Dee Dee's Dance, for Savoy Records in New York City, USA.
The musical Love From Judy is playing at The Saville Theatre, London, England, UK, during a run of 594 performances. The cast includes Jean Carson (Judy), Linda Gray (Grace), Bill O'Connor (Jervis) and Adelaide Hall (Butterfly) and songs including I Never Dream When I'm Asleep, Dear Daddy Long-Legs, Here We Are and A Touch of Voodoo.
Elmore James records Country Boogie, My Best Friend, I See My Baby, She Just Won't Do Right and Whose Muddy Shoes, for Chess Records in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
You Belong To Me by Jo Stafford reaches No1 in the UK popular singles chart.
On an extensive nationwide promotional tour in support of his novelty single Baby Sittin' Boogie, Buzz Clifford visits deejays and other music business contacts in Seattle, Washington, USA.
Elvis Presley comes to the end of filming his movie Wild In The Country at the 20th Century Ranch, near Santa Monica, California, USA.
Novelty song Bangers And Mash by Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren enters the UK pop singles chart where it will peak at No21.
John Lewis And His Orchestra With The Quartetto Di Milano record the film soundtrack LP A Milanese Story, in Milan, Italy, Europe, for Atlantic Records. John Lewis is perhaps best-known as the founder of the Modern Jazz Quartet
Kai Hansen, guitarist and singer of heavy rock bands Helloween, Gamma Ray and Iron Savior is born in Hamburg, Germany, Europe.
The Beach Boys, Roy orbison, Paul And Paula, The Surfaris and The Joy Boys play the first of two nights in Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia.
The Kinks record Long Tall Sally, You Still Want Me, You Do Something To Me, I Don't Need You Any More and I Took My Baby Home at Pye Studios, London, UK.
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Kathy Keegan is playing during four weeks at The Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Ray Anthony's Bookend Revue is playing during two weeks at The Imperial Room of the Royal York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Sammy Davis Jr. is appearing during two weeks at The O'Keefe Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Big Brother And The Holding Company are playing during six nights at The Golden Bear, Huntington Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Pink Floyd and The Tremeloes are seen on the BBC-tv show Tomorrow's World, in a film made in London, England, UK, Europe, during December 1967, about the latest deveopments in rock light shows.
Big Brother And The Holding Company are playing at The Golden Bear Club, Huntington Beach, California, USA.
The Top Ten singles being played on KYNO Radio, Fresno, California, USA, for the week beginning on this date, are as follows :



1. Green Tambourine - The Lemon Pipers

2. Spooky - Classics IV

3. Nobody But Me - The Human Beinz

4. Skinny Legs And All - Joe Tex

5. Love Power - The Sandpebbles

6. Some Velvet Morning - Nancy Sinatra And Lee Hazlewood

7. Boogaloo Down
Broadway - Fantastic Johnny C

8. Love Is Blue - Paul Mauriat

9. Judy In Disguise - John Fred And The Playboys

10. Best Of Both Worlds - Lulu

Fleetwood Mac play at Eagles Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Tom Jenkinson is born in Chelmsford, Essex, England, UK, Europe. He will find international success as electronic dance music musician Squarepusher.
Murderer Gary Gilmore is executed by firing squad at Utah State Prison, Draper, Utah, USA. The Adverts will score a UK Top 20 hit with their song Gary Gilmore's Eyes, which speculates about a possible eye donor recipient realizing his new eyes came from the executed murderer. The 1979 Police song Bring On The Night speculates about Gilmore's possible feelings on the evening before his execution.
Dire Straits play at The Nashville, London, England, UK, Europe.
Procol Harum play in Zurich, Switzerland, Europe.
Metallica co-founder James Hetfield's wife Francesca gives birth to a baby girl, Marcella Francesca, in San Francisco, California, USA.
On their Overgrown Eden tour, Inme play at The Venue, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Founder/organiser Michael Eavis announces that there will be no Glastonbury Festival in 2006.
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Green Day play at MTV Supersonic, Milan, Italy, Europe.
In an embarassing mix-up at the NRJ Music Awards in Cannes, France, Europe, Nicole Scherzinger of Pussycat Dolls gives Katy Perry a Best International Song award that rightfully belongs to Rihanna. The error, resulting from a vote-counting mistake, is not discovered until ninety minutes later. Perry is given the award for I Kissed A Girl, but the largest number of votes was actually cast for Rihanna's Disturbia.
Chickenfoot, including guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani, play at Poppodium 013, Tilburg, Holland, Europe.
Shawn Colvin plays at Yoshi's, San Francisco, California, USA.
Gregg Allman plays at The Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, Fort Myers, Florida, USA.
Peter Hook And The Light play at Koko, London, UK.
Ellie Goulding plays at The Hard Rock Live, Orlando, Florida, USA.
Neil Young plays at The Conexus Arts Centre, Regina, Canada, during his four-city series of Honor The Treaties concerts, aimed at raising money for the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) Legal Defense Fund. Support act on these shows is Diana Krall.
It is reported that Sir Elton John recently paid £30,000 for his 90-year-old mother's double hip replacement operation at the Wellington Hospital, St. John's Wood, London, England, UK, Europe. The gesture is being interpreted as an attempt to mend bridges between Sir Elton and his mother, who have not spoken in some years.
Turnover play at The Cellar Door, The Rainbow, Birmingham, England, UK.
CLC release a new single, Hobgoblin, on Cube Entertainment in South Korea, Asia.
Lukas Graham play at The House Of Blues, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
On their The End World Tour, Black Sabbath play at Lanxess Arena, Cologne, Germany, Europe, supported by Rival Sons.
Mona play at Upstairs At The Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe.
Singer/songwriter Christina Perri gives birth to Carmella, her first child with her husband entertainment reporter Paul Costabile.
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