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The musical comedy San Toy by Edward Morton, Harry Greenbank and Sidney Jones opens at Daly's Theatre in London where it will run for 768 performances,
Musical comedy The Little Duchess, with music and lyrics by Harry B. Smith and Reginald De Koven, is playing at The Casino Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 136 performances.
A Chinese Honeymoon, billed as 'The English Musical Sensation' is playing at The Casino Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 364 performances.
Musical comedy The Girl From Kay's is playing at The Apollo Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a lengthy run.Pioneering blues singer, guitarist and recording artist Barbecue Bob dies aged 29, in Lithonia, Georgia, USA, of a combination of tuberculosis and pneumonia brought on by influenza.
King Malachi Street is born in the countryside near Grundy, Virginia, USA. Under the name Mel Street, he will find success as country music singer and recording artist in the 1970s.
The musical comedy Hellzapoppin', starring Olsen and Johnson is performed at The 46th Street Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a total run of 1404 performances at three different theatres.The first Dick Clark Caravan Of Stars package tour plays in Houston, Texas, with acts including Paul Anka, The Drifters, Duane Eddy, Lloyd Price, Lavern Baker, Annette, The Coasters, The Skyliners and Bobby Rydell.
UK pop weekly the NME [New Musical Express] reports that Dave Carey has left hit-making vocal group The Stargazers.
Little Anthony And The Imperials release a new single, Limbo, on End Records in the USA.
Ernest Tubb And His Texas Troubadours play at Mackinaw Dells, near Perkin, Illinois, USA.Adam Faith, Alan Freeman and Helen Shapiro are the jurors on BBC tv record-rating show Juke Box Jury, hosted by David Jacobs, in London, England, UK, Europe.
Brook Benton, Mary Wells, The
Vibrations and The
Impressions play the third night of a week at the Regal
Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Rod Goodway, a young rock'n'roll vocalist from Calne, plays his first live gig with his friend, drummer Pat Murphy. The band, as yet, has no name but they will become Rod And The Sceptres, and then The Pack. As The Pack, they will enjoy some chart success with their version of Do You Believe in Magic, originally recorded by The Lovin'
Spoonful.
Folk duo The Goldcoast Singers is appearing at The Ice House, Pasadena, California, USA, during a four-week booking, with The Willow Creek Ramblers.
The Stanley Turrentine Quartet records Midnight Blue, One O'Clock Jump and other tracks for Blue Note Records in Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
Gerry And The Pacemakers, Del Shannon, Jet Harris And Tony Meehan, The Bachelors, Duffy Power, Cilla Black, Bryan Burdon and The Blue Diamonds play at The Adelphi, Slough, England, UK, Europe.
Stan Getz records Reflections, Penthouse Serrenade and other tracks for Verve Records in A + R Studios, New York City, USA.
Astrud Gilberto is in A + R Studios, New York City, USA, working on tracks for the Verve Records album The Shadow Of Your Smile.The Beatles, Mary Wells, Tommy Quickly, and Sounds Incorporated UK tour plays at The Odeon, Glasgow, Scotland. Nine youths are arrested following a riot involving hundreds of fans, during which plate glass windows are smashed and cars overturned.
The Everly Brothers play at The ABC, Exeter, England, UK, Europe, in the Brian Epstein-promoted Star Scene 65 tour, supported by Liverpool hitmakers Cilla Black and Billy J. Kramer.
The Grateful Dead, Lightnin' Hopkins and The Loading Zone play at the Fillmore, San Francisco, California, USA.
Ray Charles, Louis Armstrong and Mitch Ryder play the second of two nights in the Kent State University Memorial Gym, Ohio, USA.
Spirit play the tenth of eleven nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA, supported by Chrome Plated Streamlined Baby.
Jr Walker And The All Stars play at the California Ballroom, Dunstable, and also at The Metro, Brighton, UK.
Influential Beat Generation author Jack Kerouac dies of an internal hemorrhage caused by liver damage, the result of a lifetime of heavy drinking, aged 47, in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. Kerouac's writing was infused with the spirit of jazz, and he frequently hung out in New York City clubs such as The Red Drum, Minton's and The Open Door, listening to jazz giants such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis.
On the second leg of their Worldwide Texas tour, ZZ Top play at The Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon, USA, supported by Jay Boy Adams. The tour features an onstage menagerie of typically Texan live animals such as a longhorn steer, a black buffalo, two vultures and two rattlesnakes. Various Texan plants, such as yucca, agave and cacti, also decorate the stage, which has been built in the shape of Texas.
Iron Maiden play at The Parc des Expositions, Nancy, France, Europe, supported by Motley Crue.
Ke$ha and Green Day are interviewed by Little Steven Van Zandt during the taping of the 500th episode of his radio show Little Steven's Underground Garage at the Hard Rock Cafe, New York City, USA.
On the European leg of his Symphonica - The Orchestral Tour, George Michael plays the first of two nights at the Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands.Guitarist Brian May of Queen signs copies of his newly published book "Diableries: Stereoscopic Adventures In Hell" during a promotional appearance at Barnes And Noble in New York City , USA.
Taylor Swift releases a new 'single' entitled Track 3 in Canada. The track consists of eight seconds of white noise, despite which it goes immediately to No1 in the Canadian iTunes chart.
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