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Clarice Vance, billed as "The Best Singer Of Coon Songs", plays at The Palace Theatre, New York City, USA.
The musical comedy Florodora plays at The Casino Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 505 performances.
The Dumonds, billed as "Europe's Greatest Musical Trio", are among the Vaudeville attractions appearing at The Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco, California, USA.
Solomon Ho'opi'i Ka'ai'ai is born in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. He will find success as Sol Hoopii, nicknamed the King of the Hawaiian Steel Guitar.
Musical comedy The Girl From Kay's is playing at The Herald Square Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 205 performances.
The musical revue Hip-Hip-Hooray is playing at The Hippodrome Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 425 performances.The first facsimile broadcast in ultra-high frequencies is made by station W9XAF, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, on frequencies of 42,000-56,000 kilocycles and 60,000-86,000 kilocycles. Although not yet FM Radio, this is regarded as an important milestone along that route.
The musical revue Boys And Girls Together, with music by Sammy Fain, is playing at The Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 191 performances.
Hawaiian vocalist Alfred Apaka, records Blue Shadows And White Gardenias in Victor Studios, New York City, USA.
Orrin Tucker And His Orchestra play during a month at The Edgewater Beach Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA.The Southern Jubilee Singers record a session for Chess Records at Sun Studios, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
John Gerrard McAvoy is born in Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK. Under the name Gerry McAvoy, he will earn acclaim playing bass with The Rory Gallagher Band, Nine Below Zero, Band of Friends and others.
The Irving Berlin musical and political satire Call Me Madam is playing at The Coliseum, London, England, UK, during a run of 485 performances. Main cast members are Billie Worth (Sally Adams), Anton Walbrook (Cosmo), Jeff Warren (Ken Gibson) and Shani Wallis (Princess Maria). Songs include The Hostess with the Mostes', It's a Lovely Day Today, The Ocarina, They Like Ike and You're Just in Love.
Bobby Darin records Mack The Knife, which will become a huge international hit single.
Heartaches By The Number by Guy Mitchell reaches No1 in the Cashbox magazine chart of the best-selling pop singles in the USA.
Female saxophonist Vi Redd is playing during a month-long engagement at The Sugar Hill, San Francisco, California, USA.
Billy Eckstine is playing during a lengthy engagement at The Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Brook Benton continues with his two week engagement at Basin Street West, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. 
Johnny Kidd and the Pirates play at the The City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Bob Charles Combo.
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Dance, Dance, Dance by The Beach Boys peaks at No8 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA.
The Searchers enter the Billboard Top 40 Singles chart in the USA with their cover version of Love Potion No9, which will give the Liverpool quartet their highest American chart placing, peaking at No3. (It was originally a hit in 1959 for The Clovers).
Downtown by Petula Clark enters the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart in the USA, where it will peak at No1.
Judy Garland returns to the USA for the first time since May 2, 1964, on a 6:30 p.m. flight from London, England, UK, Europe, for New York City. Upon arrival at Kennedy Airport, Judy, Mark Herron, and Peter and Chris Allen, are met by Judy's daughter Liza Minnelli, and go on to stay at the Regency Hotel on Park Avenue and 61st Street.
The Supremes score their third Billboard Hot 100 No.1 single of the year when Come See About Me, reaches the top of the charts in the USA.
The stage musical On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, with lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Burton Lane, is playing at the Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 280 performances.Five weeks after being convicted of illegal broadcasting, British pirate radio station Radio 390 returns to the airwaves. Station director Ted Allebeury claims that the station, at Red Sands Tower in the Thames Estuary is outside the UK's territorial limits.
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.Moby Grape play the second of four consecutive nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Richie Havens is playing during six nights at The Cafe Au Go Go, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Bob Marley, suffering from terminal cancer, is undergoing treatment at the Issels Clinic in the Bavarian Alps, Germany, Europe. He will remain at the clinic until May 1981.
Kiss play at The Civic Center, Glen's Falls, New York State, USA.Cliff Richard, Lulu, Sandie Shaw, Junior, Chris de Burgh, Flying Pickets, Jim Diamond, Captain Sensible and others play at Carol Aid, a Christmas extension of Live Aid, in Heaven, a nightclub in London, England, UK, Europe.
Louise Herman is born in Wembley, London, England, UK, Europe. She will find success as rapper, singer and songwriter Lady Sovereign in the hip-hop, grime, UK garage and pop genres.Bob Dylan plays the fourth of five nights at the El Rey Theater, Los Angeles, California. In his Never-ending Tour schedule this is concert No935.
Police officers in Macon, Georgia, USA, are called out to the home of Ronnie Hammond, lead singer for the southern rock band The Atlanta Rhythm Section. Hammond is threatening to commit suicide and is evidently suffering an emotional breakdown following a broken relationship.
On e-Bay, Pink Floyd sell two giant eyeballs - 6ft-high props, made to promote the Pulse DVD - and raise £16,500 for the British homeless charity Crisis.Jay-Z and Kanye West are paid $6m [$3m each] to perform live in Dubai, at the 16th birthday party of the daughter of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, founder of the United Arab Emirates. The birthday girl is also the sister of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, owner of Manchester City Football Club.
On the third North American leg of his 20/20 Experience World Tour, Justin Timberlake plays at The Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
While hanging out at The Leonora Club, Chelsea, New York City, USA, two young women have Eric Clapton pointed out to th em and decide to ask if they can have a photograph taken with him. Unfortunately, they mistake Clapton's friend for the legendary guitarist, and ask to have their photograph taken with him. They hand the camera to Clapton who, obligingly, takes the photograph on their behalf.
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