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Knute Erickson is starring in the musical entertainment Yon Yonson at The Bijou Theatre, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
The musical comedy The Billionaire, with music by Gustav Kerker and lyrics by Harry B. Smith, is presented during a three month run at Daly's Theatre, New York City, USA.
The Little Host is playing in The Columbia Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The show stars Pauline Chase, and features popular songs including Good Night Lucindy, Twas While Waltzing, Moonlight Song and The Welcome In Your Eyes.Beverly Teper is born in in Palisades, Colorado, USA. Under her married name, Beverly Muchnic, she will be the co-founder of the long-running annual festival The San Diego Jazz Party in 1978.
Duke Ellington and his Cotton Club Orchestra record Harlemania and Japanese Dream for Victor Records in New York City, USA.
Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra record Thanks For Everything, Liebestraum and Spring Song in New York City, USA.
Swamp rocker Warren Storm is born in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, USA. He will have major regional hits in the 50s with The Prisoner's Song and Troubles, Troubles.
René Tinner is born in St. Gallen, Switzerland, Europe. He will find success as a recording engineer and producer, with over 200 studio records and numerous live-performances to his credit. He will be best-known for his work with Can, George Harrison, Garry Moore, Jim Capaldi and Lou Reed.
Robin Peter Kendall Bachman is born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He will find success as Robbie Bachman, drummer of the bands Brave Belt and Bachman-Turner Overdrive.Charles Brown and The Stomp Gordon Band play at the Savoy Ballroom, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Memories Are Made Of This by Dave King enters the UK popular singles chart at No13. It will peak at No5 during a fifteen-week run on the chart.
The Three Flames are playing during a five year engagement at The Bon Soir, New York City, USA.Guy Mitchell records I'm Gonna Leave You Now and Alias Jesse James for Columbia Records in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Billy Fury, Joe Brown and Georgie Fame, play at the De Montfort Hall, Leicester, UK.
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Tina Turner, The Capris and Chuck Jackson play the second of seven nights at the The Howard Theater, Washington, DC, USA.
Bluegrass vocalist, mandolin player and recording artist Don Rigsby of The Lonesome River Band, is born in Isonville, Kentucky, USA.
The Kingston Trio play at Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. The show had been delayed twice previously because the wife of one of the members was due to have a baby.
Dick And Dee Dee, The Shindogs and The Palace Guard play at Dave Hull's Hull abaloo, 6230 Sunset, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The musical Fiddler On The Roof, starring Zero Mostel, is performed at The Majestic Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It will run continuously (but at three different theatres) until 1972 notching up 3,242 performances.The Mothers Of Invention and The Charles Lloyd Quartet play in The Durfee Theatre, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.
Ringo Starr of The Beatles continues work on his solo album, Sentimental Journey, at EMI’s Abbey Road studios, London, England, UK, Europe, re-recording his vocals for Let The Rest Of The World Go By and Have I Told You Lately That I Love You. He also records his own song, It Don’t Come Easy, with George Harrison on guitar and Stephen Stills of Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young, on piano.
Raine Maida, vocalist of Our Lady Peace, is born in Weston, Ontario, Canada.
Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac plays a benefit concert for local musicians in Accra, Ghana, Africa, at the start of recording sessions for his solo album The Visitor.
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Another Pretty Face record a live session for John Peel of BBC Radio 1 in London, England, UK, Europe. The perform four tracks, This Time It's Real, Lightning That Strikes Twice, Out Of Control and I'll Give You Fire. (Mike Scott of Another Pretty Face will go on to found The Waterboys)
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The Unit play at PeeWee's, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
The Higsons play at West Hall College, Watford, England, UK, Europe. Vocalist Charlie Higson will find greater success as a comedian, actor and novelist.Thriller by Michael Jackson enters the Billboard US Top Ten Singles chart in its second week on the chart. The last single to achieve this feat was Imagine by John Lennon in 1971.
Curtis Mayfield appears in Sight And Sound In Concert on BBC2 tv in the UK, live from The Marcus Garvey Centre in Nottingham, England, UK, Europe.
Diamond Head play at The Sherwood Rooms, Nottingham, England, UK, Europe.
Outrageous rocker G.G.Allin is arrested at The Cavity Club, Austin, Texas, USA, for defecating on stage while performing in the nude.
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Vivian Harris, who found fame as a dancer, commedienne, singer, known as the 'voice of The Apollo' because of her long association with the famous Harlem theatre, dies aged 97 in a nursing home in Englewood, New Jersey, USA. She is estimated to have made over 10,000 appearances at The Harlem Apollo.
At a court hearing in Los Angeles, California, USA, disgraced R And B star Chris Brown is commended by Superior Court Judge Patricia Schnegg for the way in which he is diligently fulfilling the terms of his sentence for assaulting ex-girlfriend Rihanna. Brown had been ordered to carry out 180 days of cmmunity work and to attend domestic violence classes.
On her Nothing But Love world tour, Whitney Houston plays the second of two nights at the Osaka-jo Hall, Osaka, Japan, Asia.
Radio Moscow, Kings Destroy and Holy Serpent play at Newtown Social Club, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania.
On their 25th Anniversary Of Images And Words tour, Dream Theater play at Fryshuset Arena, Stockholm, Sweden, Europe.1902 |
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