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The Belle Of New York, a musical comedy, with book by Hugh Morton and music by Gustave Kerker, opens at The Casino Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, where it will run for 24 performances.
David E. Hughes, inventor of the loose-contact carbon microphone, vital to telephony, broadcasting and sound recording, dies in London, UK.
Musical comedy The Only Girl plays during its last two weeks at The Majestic Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Musical revue The Passing Show Of 1919, featuring "a gigantic gathering of glorious girls in gorgeous gowns" plays at The Winter Garden, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 280 performances.Clarence Williams' Blue Five record I've Found A New Baby and Pile Of Logs And Stone [Called Home] for OKeh Records in New York City, USA.
The musical revue Sweet And Low is presented at Chanin's 46th Street Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 184 performances.
Bing Crosby and The Boswell Sisters play the eighth of fourteen nights at The Paramount Theatre, Times Square, New York City, USA.
J.P. Pennington is born in Berea, Kentucky, USA. He will find success as the lead vocalist of country-rock band Exile.
Columbia
Records vocalist Herb
Jeffries plays the eleventh night of two weeks at The
Shelbourne Lounge, New York City, USA.
Popular music shows airing on this day in and around New York City, USA, include Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue [7.00pm, WJZ], The Perry Como Show [8.00pm, WNTB], Rex Maupin's Orchestra [8.30pm, WJZ] and The Fred Waring Show [9.00pm, WCBS].
Satirical songwriter Tom
Lehrer records his debut album, Songs By Tom
Lehrer in TransRadio studio in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, in
one hour at a total studio cost of $15. Lehrer then has the discs
pressed privately and released in an edition of 400 10"
long-players.
R'n'b pioneer Joe Turner records Blues In The Night for Atlantic Records in New York City, USA.
Sam Cooke plays the first of three nights at the Shell House, Long Island, New York State, USA.
The musical Irma La Douce is running at The Plymouth Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It runs at The Plymouth for more than a year before transferring to The Alvin Theatre.
Etta Jones is playing during a lengthy engagement at The Counterpoint Club, Chicago, Illinos, USA.Jazz vocalist Carmen McRae records Just In Time and Come Rain Or Come Shine in New York City for Columbia Records.
The Willis Brothers are playing in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra are recorded for a tv broadcast at Granada Studios, Chelsea, London, England, UK, Europe.Barbara
Lynn performs Don't Be Cruel on daily tv pop show American
Bandstand, recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
George Jones And The Jones Boys play at The Trianon Ballroom, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA,
Bob Dylan is photographed by Fred W. McDarrah, at Sheridan Square, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, for the Village Voice newspaper.The Move and The Hellions play at The Carlton Club, Erdington, West Midlands, England, UK, Europe.
Barbara McNair is playing during two weeks at The Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Hiroshi Morie is born in Amagasaki, Japan, Asia. He will find fame as
Falsetto vocalist Tiny Tim makes his TV debut on the series premiere of Rowan And Martin's Laugh-In in the USA.
The Strawberry Alarm Clock perform Tomorrow on the second edition of The Rowan And Martin Laugh-In tv series on NBC-tv in the USA.
At as show by The Who, Small Faces and Paul Jones, in Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia, Oceania, the rotating stage comes to a sudden halt during the show.
Marion Worth, with producer Owen Bradley, records Then I'll Be Over You, I Know My Limitations, Mama Sez and Wondering, in Bradley's Barn, 722 Bender's Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, Tennessee, USA.
The Grateful Dead play the first of two nights at Eagles Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, USA.Having moved out of Twickenham Film Studios, The Beatles resume recording sessions for their album/documentary film Let It Be in Abbey Road studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
During a 23-date US tour, performing mostly religious material, Bob Dylan plays the second of three nights at the Rainbow Music Hall, Denver, Colorado.
The musical 42nd Street is presented at The Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It will subsequently move to the Majestic Theatre and then to The St. James Theatre, before finally closing in 1989, having racked up a total of 3,486 performances.
On the Bark At The Moon tour, Ozzy Osbourne, Motley Crue and Waysted play at Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA.
Folk-blues singer-songwriter and recording artist Judy Roderick dies aged 49, of a heart attack caused by complications of diabetes, in Ravalli, Montana, USA.Revered Texan steel guitar player Jimmy Day dies aged 65 of cancer in Houston, Texas, USA. In a long career he played with Webb Pierce, Red Sovine, Hank Williams, Jim Reeves, Lefty Frizzell, Elvis Presley, Ray Price, Ernest Tubb, Willie Nelson, Johnny Bush, Ferlin Husky, George Jones, Tracy Nelson And Mother Earth, Leon Russell, Commander Cody and Skeeter Davis.
Sherman Ferguson, celebrated Philadelphian jazz drummer who worked with Dizzy Gillespie, George Shearing, Horace Silver and mony others, dies at home in La Crescenta, California, USA, of complications arising from diabetes.
The funeral of Robert Plant And The Band Of Joy play at The Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Barry Manilow, suffering from bronchitis, is forced to pull out of the first preview of his Manilow On Broadway residency at The St. James Theatre, New York City, USA.
During a show by Suicidal Tendencies, Terror, Strife and Evergreen Terrace on their Persistence Tour at the Kulturfabrik Kofmehl venue in Solothurn, Switzerland, Europe, a 28-year old fan dives from the stage and dies soon after in Bern University Hospital from an epileptic seizure brought on by his injuries.
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