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Scott Joplin is born in Texarkana, Texas, USA. The most popular ragtime piano composer ever, he is often referred to as the king of ragtime.A production of the "musical extravaganza" The Wizard Of Oz by L. Frank Baum with music by Paul Tietjens and A.B. Sloane, plays at The Majestic Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 293 performances.
Musical comedy The Girl From Kay's is playing at The Herald Square Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 205 performances.The musical comedy Mayflowers, with music by Edward Künneke and lyrics by Clifford Grey, opens at The Forrest Theatre [now known as the Eugene O'Neill Theatre] on Broadway, New York City, USA, where it will run for 81 performances.
RKO Radio Pictures musical film The Vagabond Lover, starring Rudy
Vallee, premieres in the USA. The film's most memorable songs
are You're
Nobody's Sweetheart Now and If
You Were the Only Girl in the World.
Count Basie And His Orchestra play at the Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
David Sinclair is born in Herne Bay, Kent, UK. He will find success as keyboardist with Canterbury Scene prog-rock band Caravan.
Charlie Parker, accompanied by The Swedish All Stars, plays in Folkets Park, Halsingborg, Sweden, Europe.
Popular vocalist Savannah Churchill plays the first of two nights at the Circle Theatre, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, with Pat Collins and Buddy De Franco And His MGM Orchestra.
The musical comedy Wish You Were Here, is presented at The Imperial Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 598 performances.Frank Sinatra stars as the footloose and frequently unemployed private eye Rocky Fortune in another episode of his radio series of that name in the USA. This episode is entitled Artshop Handyman.
Bill Haley and His Comets, Johnnie Ray and LaVern Baker play the second night in a five-day run at The Paramount, Brooklyn, New York City, USA.
The Kingston Trio become the first group to top the Billboard album chart in the USA, with their eponymous debut album.
Eddy Arnold records I Wanna Play House With You, Anytime and A Heart Full Of Love [For A Handful Of Kisses] for RCA Records.
In the UK, the House Of Commons rejects a request to ban tv record shows, including Cool For Cats, following accusations that payola is being used to achieve plays.
Connie Francis plays the second night in a week of shows at the Faisan Bleu, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Tommy Leonetti comes to the end of a two-week engagment at The Ankara Club, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jazz saxophonist Art Pepper spends the second of three days recording the album Intensity for Contemporary Records in New York City, USA.
The musical Milk And Honey, with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, is playing at The Martin Beck Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 543 performances.
Frances Faye records Everything Happens to Me, More Than You Know, That's All (Brandt-Haymes) and Dont Worry 'Bout Me for Verve Records at Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, California, USA. The band on the session features Don Fagerquist, trumpet; Vince DeRosa, John Cave, Dick Perissi, Bill Hinshaw, French Horns; Bud Shank, alto sax; Jimmy Rowles, piano; Al Hendrickson, guitar; Joe Mondragon, bass; Earl Palmer, drums; Stella Castellucci, harp.Hotel Happiness by Brook Benton, entering at No70, is the highest new entry in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA.
Bobby Rydell, Helen Shapiro, The Spotnicks, The Chants, The Harlems and The Trebletones play at The Gaumont, Ipswich, England, UK, Europe.
Duane Eddy, The Shirelles, Gene Vincent, Carter-Lewis And The Southerners, Mickie Most, The Flintstones and The Roof-Raisers play at De Montfort Hall, Leicester, England, UK, Europe. Gary US Bonds is added to the tour line-up at this point because sales have been poor so far.
The musical 
Jerry Lee Lewis spends the second of three days filming for the teen-oriented movie Be My Guest, at Pinewood Studios in London, UK. Steve Marriott, later to find success with The Small Faces, appears as the film's co-star with David Hemmings. Also featured in the movie, which features a soundtrack written by Shel Talmy, are The Nashville Teens and The Niteshades.
Marlene Dietrich is playing at The Queen's Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of three weeks.
The stage musical Man Of La Mancha is playing at the ANTA Washington Square Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of almost two and a half years.
Sonny James records Take Good Care Of Her and Somethin's Got A Hold On Me for Capitol Records in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
The New Jump Band plays at El Partido, Lewisham, London, England, UK, Europe, with Duke Lee.
A four day event, The Blues Bag, begins at the Cafe Au Go Go in New York City's Greenwich Village, featuring John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Otis Spann, Richie Havens, Fred Neil and The Blues Project.
The instrumental track for a song called It's Over Now is recorded by Motown Records in Detroit, Michigan, USA, and assigned to The Dalton Boys.
Tilly Devine, a notorious madam and wealthy crime syndicate member, dies of cancer, aged 70, at the Concord Repatriation Hospital in Sydney, Australia, Oceania. Her infamous doings will inspire the 1990 Icehouse hit single Miss Devine.
George Thorogood And The Destroyers play in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
Donny And Marie Osmond are undertaking a two-week live engagement in Hamilton, New Zealand, Oceania.
For the final show of her Wild Heart tour, Stevie Nicks plays at Carolina Coliseum, Columbia, South Carolina, USA.
On their Synchronicity tour, The Police play at Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
The Cult play at Hammersmith Palais, London, England, UK, Europe.
While promoting his single Come On Down, Captain Sensible plays at Coatham Bowl, Redcar, England, UK, Europe.
The Everly Brothers play at the International Centre, Bournemouth, England, UK, Europe.
Casey Calvert, guitarist and vocalist of Hawthorne Heights is found dead of 'combined drug intoxication' in the band's tour bus just prior to the band doing a sound check before a show at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC., USA.A line-up of mostly indie musicians comes together at The Warfield Theater, San Francisco, California, USA, to perform The Complete Last Waltz, a tribute to the Band's marathon farewell concert. The players include Nels Cline of Wilco, Dave Dreiwitz of Ween, Joe Russo of Furthur, Erick Slick and Scott McMicken of Dr. Dog, Ira Elliot of Nada Surf, Jason Abraham Roberts of Norah Jones' band, Cass McCombs, Trixie Whitley and Marco Benevento.
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