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The musical extravaganza The Sleeping Beauty And The Beast is playing at The Broadway Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 241 performances.
The "musical absurdity" Twirly-Whirly is presented at Weber And Fields' Music Hall, New York City, USA, during a run of 247 performances.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.
The musical comedy Oh, Mama! opens at The Opera House, Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Doretta Marano is born in Brooklyn, New York Coty, USA. She will achieve success as actress, singer and dancer Doretta Morrow.Bing Crosby and The Boswell Sisters play the thirteenth of fourteen nights at The Paramount Theatre, Times Square, New York City, USA.
The block-long Rendezvous Ballroom on Balboa-Newport Beach, California, USA, burns down. One of America's leading music venues, its 12,000-square-foot dance floor could accomodate over 1,500 couples. It will be rebuilt within three months.
The musical comedy Between The Devil, with lyrics by Howard Dietz and music by Arthur Schwartz, is presented at The Imperial Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 93 performances. Careless by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra reaches No1 in the Billboard popular music chart in the USA.
Freddy Martin And His Orchestra play in The Ambassador Hotel, Los Anegels, California, USA.
Arthur Leon Barge is born in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. He will enjoy a long and varied career as bandleader, singer and multi-instrumentalist Tiny Barge.
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 Three Flames are playing during a five year engagement at The Bon Soir, New York City, USA.The Dill Jones Dixieland All Stars have the second of two days recording an album for Columbia Records in London, UK. Songs recorded over the two days include Caravan, Struttin' With Some Barbecue and I Can't Give You Anything But Love.
The Swinging Blue Genes [later to find success as The Swinging Blue Jeans] play in The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, supported by The Merseybeats.
Country blues singer and guitarist Roosevelt Holts records Feelin' Sad And Blue in Franklinton, Louisiana, USA.
Nina Simone completes the recording of her version of the Bob Dylan song I Shall Be Released in New York City.
Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws is born in Bristol, England, UK, Europe. He will become better known under his stage name, Tricky, as an English record producer, vocalist, and musician.
The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation play at London School Of Economics, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Blossom Toes.
Principal Edwards Magic Theatre play at Klook's Kleek, West Hampstead, London, England, UK, Europe.
UK hard-rock quartet Free record Travellin' Man, Child and Soldier Boy at Island Studios, London, UK.
Glam metal band 
Just ten days into the Persian Gulf War, Whitney Houston performs The Star Spangled Banner on The Super Bowl XXV at Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida, USA in front of 73,813 fans. The show is seen by 115m tv viewers in the United States plus a worldwide television audience of 750m. Speculation begins soon after that Houston actually lip-synched the entire performance.
Brian Wilson, founder and leader of The Beach Boys, plays a solo concert at the Royal Festival Hall, London. UK. Attending Wilson's three nights of performances of Beach Boys classics plus the entire Pet Sounds album, are Eric Clapton, Roger Daltrey of The Who, Elvis Costello, Richard Ashcroft, James Dean Bradfield (Manic Street Preachers), Chemical Brothers, Ray Davies (The Kinks), Dave Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Karl Wallinger (World Party), Suprgrass, Teenage Fanclub, Paul Weller and Glenn Tilbrook.
It is reported that Rutgers University in New Jersey, USA, is now offering a course entitled Politicizing Katy Perry and jewelery designer J. Molinari of Markus Molinari host the GiveLove event at 1 OAK, inside The Mirage Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Justin Bieber flies out of LAX airport, Los Angeles, California, USA, bound for Paris, France, Europe.Hot Buttered Rum, Sassparilla and Ashleigh Flynn play at The Crystal Ballroom, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Falling Off Maps release their debut album, A Seaside Town In Winter, on Square Peg Round Hole Recordings in the UK.
The Saiichi Sugiyama releases a new album, The Smokehouse Sessions, on Cedar Mountain records, in the UK.
On their The River Tour, Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band play at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA.
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Beechwood, The Trash Bags, Electrajets and Twin Guns play at Berlin, New York City, USA.1902 |
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