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The musical comedy San Toy is playing at Daly's Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 103 performances.
Violinist Marion George and cornettist C.H. Chenoweth are among the artists appearing at The Unique Theater, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The musical revue Artists And Models Of 1927, closes at The Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, after a run of 151 performances.
Jazz pianist Steve Kuhn is born in Brooklyn, New York City, USA.
The musical comedy movie Mad About Music, starring Deanna Durbin, opens at cinemas in France, Europe.
The musical comedy Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, with music by Jule Styne, and starring Carol Channing, is presented at The Ziegfeld Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 740 performances.
Freddy Martin And His Orchestra play the twenty-fifth night of six weeks at the St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, California, USA.
Douglas Campbell Thomson is born in Glasgow, Scotland. He will find success as Dougie Thomson, bass guitarist with Supertramp.
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.
The musical revue New Faces Of 1952, is presented at The Royale Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 365 performances. The revue is perhaps best remembered because it features Eartha Kitt making her Broadway debut with the spectacular song, Monotonous, based on real events in her life.
The revue An Evening With Beatrice Lillie is presented at The Booth Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 276 performances. As well as its actress-singer star, the show features piano duettists Eddie And Rack.
The musical comedy Wonderful Town, starring Rosalind Russell, is playing at The Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 559 performances.
Jimmy Wright And His Orchestra record Porkey Pine and Scotch Mist for Meteor Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Youth-oriented weekly magazine Valentine in the UK features a comic strip story on its front cover based on the song All Of Me by Frank Sinatra.
R'nB quintet The 5 Keys are in King Records Studios, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, recording Valley Of Love, I Didn't Know, I Can't Escape From You and other tracks.
Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Billy Fury, Joe Brown and Georgie Fame, play the fourth of six nights at The Empire, Newcastle, UK.
Ivy Benson and her All Girls Radio Band play at The Savoy Ballroom, Portsmouth, UK. British-born saxophonist Benson led her highly respected band for many years and was widely regarded as at least the equal of any male bandleader and significantly better than many.
The musical 13 Daughters, starring Don Ameche, is presented at the 54th Street Theatre, on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of just 28 performances.
Hitmaking r'n'b vocal group Shep And The Limelites record Ready For Your Love, You'll Be Sorry, Three Steps From The Altar and What Did Daddy Do?, for Hull Records, based in The Brill Building, New York City, USA.
The Tornados play at The Locarno Ballroom, Old Town Square, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
Jimmy Young is among the guests on popular UK tv series Juke Box Jury.
Aretha Franklin, Lloyd Price, Solomon Burke, Gene Chandler, The Crystals, Erma Franklin, Eddie Holland and others play the second night of a week at The Regal, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Sleepy John Estes records Working Man Blues, Mailman Blues, Mary Come On Home, The Girl I Love and other tracks for Delmark Records in Saukville, Wisconsin, USA.
Good Luck Charm by Elvis Presley enters the Billboard Best-Selling Singles chart in the USA, where it will peak at No1 during an eleven-week run.
Good Luck Charm by Elvis Presley enters the Billboard Best-Selling Singles chart in the USA, where it will peak at No1 during an eleven-week run.
A new Stephen Sondheim musical, Anyone Can Whistle, begins preview performances at the Majestic Theatre, New York City, USA.
The Motown package tour featuring The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, The Miracles and Martha And The Vandellas, plus UK band Georgie Fame And The Blue Flames plays at the Capitol, Cardiff, Wales, UK.
The Emotions play at the Alex Disco in the Alexandra Rooms, New Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
Big Brother And The Holding Company, featuring Janis Joplin, play the last of three nights at The Cheetah, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
H.P. Lovecraft play the last of four nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA, supported by Colors.
Chris Farlowe plays at The Rasputin Club, London, England, UK, Europe.
Genesis play Upstairs At Ronnie Scott's Club, London, England, UK, Europe.
Pink Floyd play at The Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
God Gave Rock'n'Roll To You by Argent enters the UK Singles Chart, where it will peak at No18 during an eight-week run.
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Alice Cooper's sixth album, Billion Dollar Babies, enters the Billboard Top 40 albums chart in the USA, where it will peak at No1 during a 23-week run.
Principal Edwards Magic Theatre play at Bath University, Bath, England, UK.
Petula Clark plays at The Royal Festival Hall, London, England, UK.
The Meters record their live album, Live On The Queen Mary, in Long Beach, California, USA, at a private party hosted by Paul McCartney.
John Cale plays at the Bottom Line, New York City, USA, supported by The The.
The song Drinkenstein by Dolly Parton in the movie Rhinestone wins the award for Worst Original Song In A Movie at The 5th Golden Raspberry Awards, held in Vine Street Elementary School, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
In the wake of his widely reported anti-Jewish remarks, Professor Griff of rap band Public Enemy announces his departure.
Deborah Harry, aka Blondie, plays the second of two nights at The Old Lion Hotel, Adelaide, South Australia, Oceania.
Randy Newman wins an Oscar for his song If I Didn't Have You in the animated movie Monsters Inc.
It is reported that Ritchie Sambora of Bon Jovi is being sued by Thomas Maralda, who claims that he has not received credit or royalties for the theme song to the tv series Insider which he co-wrote with Sambora.
Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club featuring Omara Portuondo play at The Music Hall, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, Europe.
Rumer plays at The Assembly Rooms, Derby, England, UK, Europe.
Crosby, Stills And Nash play at Trust Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand.
Future Islands release a new album, Singles, on 4AD Records in the UK.
On their Mechanical Bull tour, Kings Of Leon play at Red Bull Sound Space KROQ, Los Angeles, California, USA.
African saxophone star Manu Dibango dies from Covid-19 (coronavirus), aged 86, in Paris, France, Europe. Dibango, who fused jazz and funk music with traditional sounds from his home country, Cameroon, was perhaps best known for his 1972 song Soul Makossa.
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