19th February

Fulgora's Stars, billed as "The Greatest, Grandest, Largest And Best Vaudeville Show in the World" play the third night in a week of performances at The Bijou Theatre, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Among the performers are banjo duo Polk And Kollins, plus 'Phenomenal Whistler Edna Collins.

The musical extravaganza Ma href="http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=5457">My Lady plays at The Victoria theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 93 performances.

Musical comedy The Toreador is presented at The Gaiety Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 675 performances.

The musical comedy Florodora is performed at The Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 48 shows.

The Hawaiian Glee Club, Warren And Blanchard, Jessie Dale and Wincherman's Trained Bears are among the entertainments on offer at The Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco, California, USA.

Musical comedy The Girl From Kay's is playing at The Apollo Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a lengthy run.

A magnificent new performing arts venue, The Olympia Theater, opens in Miami, Florda, USA. Bandmaster Les Rohde will be in residence from the height of the Vaudeville era until the mid-twentieth century. Popular artists including Elvis Presley, B.B. King, Luciano Pavarotti and Etta James will perform at The Olympia.

Ben Selvin And His Orchestra record Just a Cottage Small, Drifting And Dreaming and I Love You, for Vocalion Records in New York City, USA.

Mamie Smith records Don't You Advertise Your Man, Golfing Papa, Jenny's Ball and Keep A Song In Your Soul for Okeh Records in New York City, USA.

Mamie Smith records Don

Milton Brown And His Musical Brownies record Confessin' [That I Love You] and High Geared Daddy in The Adolphus Hotel, Dallas, Texas, USA.

Ted Fio Rito And His Orchestra record Sweet Leilani, Hawaiian Hospitality, Tomorrow Is Another Day, Blue Venetian Waters, A Message From The Man In The Moon, I Just Can't Imagine Life Without You and other tracks for Decca Records in the USA.

Pianist/songwriter and bandleader Buddy Johnson plays in San Antonio, Texas, USA.

Popular vocalist Savannah Churchill plays the last night of a week at the Towne Casino, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

The revue An Evening With Beatrice Lillie is presented at The Booth Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 276 performances. As well as its actress-singer star, the show features piano duettists Eddie And Rack.

Little Walter releases Ah'w Baby on Checker Records in the USA.

Jessie Hill releases Ooh-Pooh-Pah-Doo on Minit Records in the USA.

Major Lance releases Phyllis on Mercury Records in the USA.

Bill Haley And His Comets record Afraid, No Letter Today and other tracks, for Warner Brothers Records at Bell Sound Studios, New York City, USA.

The Swinging Blue Genes, later to re-name themselves The Swinging Blue Jeans, play at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.

The Top Ten Singles being played on WKBR Radio in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA, for the week beginning on this date are as follows :

1. Wheels - The String-a-Longs (tied for 1st place)

1. Wheels - Billy Vaughan (tied for 1st place)

3. Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles

4. Pony Time - Chubby Checker

5. Baby Sitting Boogie - Buzz Clifford

6. Where The Boys Are - Connie Francis

7. Love My Life Away - Gene Pitney

8. Calendar Girl - Neil Sedaka

9. Rubber Ball - Bobby Vee

10. Good Time Baby - Bobby Rydell

Dave 'Baby' Cortez plays at The Randolph Social Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Louis Armstrong and Marlene Dietrich open for one month of performing together at The Riviera Hotel And Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Connie Francis demonstrates her versatility by appearing on tv's Jack Benny Show in the USA in a comedy sketch.

Connie Francis appears on the Jack Benny Show on CBS-tv in the USA.

Country artist Judy Lynn is playing during ten nights at the Livestock Exposition And Rodeo, San Antonio, Texas, USA.

Folk-blues star Jesse Fuller arrives in the UK to begin a tour.

Shirley Ellis records The Clapping Song, which will peak at No8 in the Billboard Top 40 singles chart in the USA, and at No4 in the NME chart in the UK.

The Pretty Things play at the Swansea University Rag Ball, Llanelly, Wales, UK.

Vikki Carr is playing during two weeks of live shows at The Cave, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

The J.J. Johnson / Kai Winding Sextet records Never My Love and Saturday Night Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week for A+M Records in New York City, USA. The band on this session also includes Herbie Hancock (piano) and Eric Gale (guitar).

Molly Bee is playing during two weeks at The Cork Club, San Antonio, Texas, USA.

The Top Ten Singles being played on WCOL Radio, in Columbus, Ohio, for the week started on this date are as follows :

1. Just Dropped In - The First Edition

2. Playboy - Gene And Debbie

3. Hey Boy - Eighth Day

4. Everything That Touches You - The Association

5. Love Power - The Sandpebbles

6. Walk Away Renee - The Four Tops

7. Lettermen Medley - The Lettermen

8. I Can Take Or Leave Your Lovin' - Herman's Hermits

9. Valley Of The Dolls - Dionne Warwick

10. Too Much Talk - Paul Revere And The Raiders

Duran Duran are among the artists taking part in a benefit show for War Child UK at Wilton's Music Hall, London, England, UK.

Hard bop jazz trumpet player Lee Morgan is shot dead, aged 33, by his common-law wife on the bandstand of Slug's, a jazz club in the East Village, New York City, USA.

Doug Sahm And His Band play during six nights at Max's Kansas City, New York State, USA.

A new musical, On The Twentieth Century, opens at The St. James Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. The musical, which includes a song called On The Twentieth Century, is inspired by a luxury-class express passenger train service, The 20th Century Limited, which ran between New York City, USA, and Chicago, Illinois, USA, from 1902 to 1967.

Aztec Camera enters the UK singles chart for the first time with Oblivious, which will peak at No47, beginning a run of twelve chart entries.

Bruce Springsteen plays at The Allphones Arena, Sydney, Australia, Oceania.

The Eagles play at The American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.

Kacey Musgraves plays at The Orpheum Theater, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Irit (full name Irit Dekel) plays at The Glee Club, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.

Conan play at The Echo, Los Angeles, California, USA, supported by The Ditch And The Delta.