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Emile Berliner, pioneer of sound recording and inventor of the gramophone, is born in Germany, Europe.
The Royal Italian Band, conducted by Giuseppe Creatore, plays at The Odeon Theatre, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
The Miss New York Jr. Extravaganza Company plays at The Dewey Theatre, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.Bing Crosby hosts NBC radio show The Kraft Music Hall in the USA, with contributions from Ken Carpenter, The Paul Taylor Choristers, Lionel Stander, Lee Tracy, Connee Boswell and William Gargan.
Maureen Reilette Jackson is born in Gary Indiana, USA. Although perhaps the least famous of the singing Jackson clan, she will enjoy some success as a recording artist under the name Rebbie Jackson.
The highest new entry in Cashbox magazine's chart of the best-selling singles in the USA is Roses by Sammy Kaye And His Swing And Sway Orchestra, entering at No32.
The Diamonds release their version of the Buddy Holly song Words Of Love on Mercury Records in the USA.
The Diamonds release their version of the Buddy Holly song Words Of Love on Mercury Records in the USA.
Elvis Presley continues with studio-based filming for the movie Blue Hawaii, at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Bobby Darin plays the eighteenth of twenty nights at The Copacabana, New York City, USA.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra record Perdido, Someone and Passion Flower at Bell Sound Studios, New York City, USA.
James
Brown records Mashed Potatoes USA and I Don't Care at King Studios, Cincinnati, Ohio, for King Records.
Bluegrass vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Mac Wiseman releases a new album, Bluegrass Favourites, in the USA.
The stage musical She Loves Me with music by Jerry Bock and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick is playing at The Eugene O'Neill Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 301 performances.
The Grant Green Quartet (with McCoy Tyner on piano) records My Favourite Things, Matador and other tracks for Blue Note Records in Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band open at the Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
Pre-release copies of Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles are sent out to BBC radio in the UK.
Pre-release copies of Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles are sent out to BBC radio in the UK.Scott Richard Case, December's Children, Thyme and Odds And Ends play the second of two nights at The Grande Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
The King Sisters, Alvino Rey and Kent Larsen are playing during a three-week engagement at The Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The debut albums by Ars Nova, Earth Opera and Tiny Tim are released in The Netherlands, Europe, by Negram-Delta.
Lightnin' Hopkins records the album Lightnin' with producer Chris Strachwitz in Sierra Sound Laboratories, Berkeley, California, USA.
The Pretty Things record a live session for the BBC Radio 1 show Top Gear at Maida Vale Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
Jimi Hendrix dines with Tim Leary, Devon Wilson and Jann Wenner of Rolling Stone magazine in Greenwich Village, New York City, USA. Later, Hendrix records Live And Let Live at the Record Plant.Sassafras play the first of two nights at Barbarella's, Birmingham, UK, supported by Eater.
On his I'm The Man tour, Joe Jackson plays at The Mayfair Suite, Sunderland, England, UK, Europe.
Rush play at The Coliseum, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.Frank Zappa gives a lecture entitled Speaking Of Music, at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, San Francisco, California, USA.
Ashford And Simpson play the first of three nights at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK, Europe.
The legendary Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York City, USA, re-opens for business.
The Jerry Garcia band plays an Earth Day concert in Hilo Civic Auditorium, Hawaii, USA.
Nikki Sixx of Swamp blues guitarist and singer Clarence Edwards dies aged 60 in Scotlandville, Louisianna, USA.
Menomena release their nine-song debut album, I Am The Fun Blame Monster! [an anagram of "The First Menomena Album"] in the USA on FILMguerrero Records.
John Martyn plays at the The City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, supported by Ian McNabb.
Aspiring young singer Conor Maynard of Brighton, UK, signs up to YouTube and uploads his cover version of Breathe by Lee Carr. Five years later, Maynard will score his first hit single.
The Tree Of Seasons, a fantasy novel written by Steven Gately of Boyzone, is published posthumously in the UK.
Mike And The Mechanics play at the O2 Apollo, Manchester, UK. The group has recently added Andrew Roachford as a featured vocalist.Miles Kane, Willie Mason, Kurt Vile And The Violators, Chain And The Gang and The Publicist play at various Liverpool venues on the second of three days of the Liverpool Sound City event, Liverpool, UK.
On his Sex And Love tour, Enrique Iglesias plays at The Movistar Arena, Santiago, Chile, South America.Reverend James Leg plays at Nac, Norwich, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Bonnevilles.
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