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Blackface minstrelsy group Campbell's Minstrels play during a season at The Library Rooms, Broadway, New York City, USA. The group is described as 'the oldest band in the United States'.
The musical play A Country Girl, or Town and Country, with music by Lionel Monckton and additional songs by Paul Rubens, is performed at Daly's Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 729 performances.
Comedy musical The Rogers Brothers In London, is playing at The Knickebocker Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run which will last until October 31.
The musical revue Hip-Hip-Hooray is playing at The Hippodrome Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 425 performances.
The musical comedy Theodore And Co is presented at The Gaiety Theatre, London, UK, during a run of 503 performances.Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra record Let 'Er Go, and What's Your Story? [What's Your Jive?] in the USA.
The Heidelberg Singers with Smiling Fritz are playing at Math Igler's Casino, Chicago, Illinois, USA.The Coasters play the fourth night of a week at the Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA, with The Spaniels, The Danleers, The Olympics, Bobby Hendricks, The Quintones, and Sil Austin's Combo.
UK pop hitmaker Anthony Newley is playing in a one-man show, Stop The World I Want To Get Off, at Queen's Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, which runs for 485 performances.
The Bobby Darin plays the third of four nights at The Moulin Rouge, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Julio Iglesias suffers a compressed spine in a near-fatal car crash in Madrid, Spain, Europe. He will learn to play guitar during his recovery.The Seekers and Yana are playing during a season at The Pavilion, Bournemouth, England, UK, Europe.
Mark Wynter is playing during a season at The ABC Theatre, Blackpool, England, UK, Europe.
The Sons Of Adam play during a six-night booking at Gazzarri's, 319 North La Cienega Boulevard, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Who set off on a three-day tour of Scandinavia, Europe, during which tensions in the band will result in fisticuffs.
Elvis Presley is filming his next movie, Paradise Hawaiian Style at Paramount Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Changing Times are playing upstairs and Duke Lee is playing downstairs at El Partido, Lewisham, London, England, UK, Europe.The Charlatans and Buddy Guy play the first of three nights at the Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
The first day of recording sessions for 
The Buddy Miles Express play the last of five nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The album Bob Dylan plays at the Onondaga County War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York State.
Making Plans for Nigel by XTC enters the UK pop singles charts, where it will peak at No17.
John Lennon signs to Geffen Records in the USA, who have agreed to release his album Double Fantasy.
U2 play another gig in their weekly residency at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
Dio and 
The first York Rock Festival, at York Racecourse, York, Yorkshire, England, UK, Europe, features Echo And The Bunnymen, Spear Of Destiny, The Sisters Of Mercy, The Redskins and The Chameleons.
On their 
Johnny Cash plays at The Wayne Newton Theatre, Branson, Missouri, USA, during a lengthy series of concerts at the venue.
Five Finger Death Punch release their second LP, War Is The Answer, on Prospect Park/Spinefarm Records.
Howard H. Scott, a member of the Columbia Records team that introduced the long-playing vinyl record in 1948, dies aged 92 of cancer in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA.
Official Charts Company data reveals that combined sales and streams of Sampha's album Process rose by 517 per cent in the chart week following the South London singer/songwriter's acclaimed Hyundai Mercury Prize win. Accordingly, demand for the album saw it shoot up spectacularly from No.152 last week to No.7 on this week’s Official Album Chart
Chas Hodges, one half of the popular British duo Chas And Dave, dies from pneumonia, aged 74, a year and a half after having been diagnosed with oesophageal cancer.
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