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The vaudeville musical comedy A Chinese Honeymoon is playing at The Casino Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 364 performances.
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 Neapolitan Trio records I Hear You Calling Me for Victor
Records in Camden, New Jersey, USA.
Victor H. Emerson's Kiddie Rekord Company, incorporated in New York City, files a trademark application, claiming to have already been using the Kiddie Rekord brand on records for at least six months.
While in Chicago, Illinois, USA, to play a concert, jazz star Fats Waller is kidnapped by four men, who bundle him into a car and take him to The Hawthorne Inn, owned by infamous gangster Al Capone. Waller finds himself the "surprise guest" at Capone's birthday party, and is obliged to play for the mobster. According to some reports, Waller is held for three days, but Capone pays him several thousand dollars for his trouble.
Les Hite And His Orchestra play at The Chatterbox, Mountainside, New Jersey, USA, during an extended engagement . Hite's band are the first black musicians to have played at this venue.Columbia
Records vocalist Herb
Jeffries plays the sixth night of two weeks at The Shelbourne
Lounge, New York City, USA.
The Walt Disney animated movie Cinderella [subtitled A Love Story With Music] is released to cinemas in Mexico. The film includes the songs A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes and Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo.
Wonderful Copenhagen, composed by Frank Loesser, enters the Sheet Music Sales Chart in the UK, where it will peak at No2, thanks to versions recorded by Danny Kaye, Josef Locke and others.
Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes by Perry Como enters the popular music singles chart in the UK, where it will peak at No1.
Cliff Richard and The Drifters appear on UK tv pop show Oh Boy!, performing Move It, One Night and High Class Baby.
Musical comedy The Gay Life is presented at The Shubert Theater, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 113 performances.
Having viewed a shortened and recut 16mm version of the pilot show for The Monkees, NBC-tv decides to pick the series up for broadcast.
The Move is founded in Birmingham, England, UK, Europe, by ex-members of three of the city's most popular bands, Mike Sheridan And The Nightriders, Carl Wayne And The Vikings and Danny King And The Mayfair Set.
Bill Haley and His Comets record La Cucaracha A Go Go, Mohair Sam, Hi Heel Sneakers, Pancho and other tracks for Orfeon Records in Mexico City, Mexico, North America.
The rock musical Your Own Thing is presented at The Orpheum Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 937 performances.
The LP Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 (which includes Michael Jackson) enters the Billboard Hot 100 albums chart in the USA, where it will peak at No1.
Jackie Trent, Tony Hatch and Karl Denver play the last night of a week at The Broad way, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
Elvis Presley buys eleven Cadillacs from Madison Cadillac, Memphis, Tennessee, USA, to give to friends, relatives and associates.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.
Sugar Babies - The Burlesque Musical, starring Ann Miller and Mickey Rooney, is presented at The Mark Hellinger Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1208 performances.
Thin Lizzy start a 26-date Euopean tour which will take them through France, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands.Culture Club spend the second of two days of demo sessions at EMI studios, Manchester House, London, UK, with producer Steve Levine. They work on the songs White Boy and I'm Afraid Of Me.
Simone Johanna Maria Simons is born in Hoensbroek, Heerlen, Limburg, The Netherlands, Europe. She will find fame as Simone Simons, singer of Epica.
The Concert For A Landmine-Free World at Hammersmith Odeon, London, features Elvis Costello, Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris, Nanci Griffith and John Prine.
Heidi Spencer And The Rare Birds release their debut album, Under Streetlight Glow, in the UK on Bella Union records.
The Lighthouse Family appear on BBC1 tv show Breakfast in the UK to promote their first live tour in eight years.
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.
Dwight Yoakam plays at The Burton Cummings Theatre For The Performing Arts, Winnipeg, manitoba, Canada.
Selena Gomez and The Weeknd, rumoured to be her new boyfriend, are seen kissing outside the Giorgio Baldi restaurant, Santa Monica, California, USA.
Touring in support of his LP Aloha, Son Little plays at Asbury Lanes, Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA.1903 |
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