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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.
Arthur Collins records Why Did They Stop The War? and O Death, Where Is They Sting, for Victor Records in Camden, New Jersey, 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.
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Basie And His Orchestra play the sixth night of a week at the Apollo
Theater, Harlem">Apollo Theatre, Harlem, New York City, USA.

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.

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.

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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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.

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
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

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.
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Metallica co-founder James Hetfield's wife Francesca gives birth to a baby girl, Marcella Francesca, in San Francisco, California, USA.

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.
Gregg Allman plays at The Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, Fort Myers, Florida, USA.


The End World Tour, Black Sabbath play at Lanxess Arena, Cologne, Germany, Europe, supported by Rival Sons.
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