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Miss Zelma Rawlston (character songs) and The Three Glissandos (musical entertainers in novelty) play the second night in a week at The Bijou Theatre, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Banjo soloist Vess L. Ossman records Yankee Doodle, A Bunch Of Rags, Tell Me Pretty Maiden, Creole Belles, The Donkey's Laugh and Overture-Finale for Victor Records in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Melody Sheiks record Let's Talk About My Sweetie, So Does Your Old Mandarin and Oh! You Lulu Belle for OKeh Records in New York City, USA. The group is directed by Sam Lanin.
The Hot Five, including Louis Armstrong, play at the first OKeh Race Record Artist's Night in The Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Also on the bill is Lonnie Johnson.
The Benny Goodman Band is playing during a week of shows at The Earle Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Goodman and drummer Gene Krupa are openly at odds during these shows and Krupa will leave soon after.
Jazz vocalist Billy Eckstine plays the thirteenth night of two weeks at Ciro's, San Francisco, California, USA.
Gay's The Word, a musical comedy composed by Ivor Novello and Alan Melville, is playing at The Saville Theatre, London, UK, during a run of 504 performances. The show features songs including Vitality, It's Bound To Be Right On The Night, Sweet Thames, On Such A Night As This, Bees Are Buzzin' and Finder Please Return.
Pee Wee King is playing during a week of shows at The Orpheum, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Tennessee Ernie Ford and Molly Bee, with Cliffie Stone And His Orchestra, record Don't Start Courtin In A Hot Rod and We're A' Growin' Up in Capitol Studios, Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Garry Christian, lead singer and songwriter of UK 80s hitmakers The Christians, is born in Liverpool, UK.
Tennessee Ernie Ford releases a new single, Dark As A Dungeon on Capitol Records in the USA. Unusually, the disc is released in two formats - a 'compact 33' and standard 45rpm release.
Jazz organist Larry Young records the album Groove Street, for Prestige Records at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
Popular songwriter and filmscore composer Tats Lau Yi-Tat is born in Hong Kong, Asia.
Celebrated jazz musicians Eric Dolphy, Jim Hall, Gary McFarland and others record Natural Affection, Donnie's Theme and The Star-Spangled Banner for the Colpix Records album Orchestra USA at Atlantic Recording Studios in New York City, USA.
Jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins records Original No1 and The Things I Love at RCA Studio B, New York City, USA, for RCA Victor Records.Ed McCurdy plays the second of four nights at Main Point, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA.
Hugely popular radio deejay Murray The K leaves
WINS Radio of
New York City, USA, and his slots are taken over by Stan Z. Burns. (1965)
Toni Harper (As Time Goes By and Never Trust A Stranger), The Temptations (My Girl and The Way You Do The Things You Do), Steve Alaimo, Carol And Cheryl, and Mike Clifford appear on tv pop show Shivaree, recorded for KABC in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Irish blues quintet Them, including vocalist Van Morrison, play at the University, Manchester, UK.
The Beatles are filming their second movie, Help!, provisionally titled Beatles 2, in New Providence, Bahamas, Caribbean. On this day they are filmed miming the song Another Girl on Balmoral Island.
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.
Matt Monro is playing during a week of shows at Me. Smith's, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
The rock musical Your Own Thing is presented at The Orpheum Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 937 performances.
Pop duo Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme are starring in the musical Golden Rainbow, at The Shubert Theater in New York City, USA.
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience play two shows at The Factory, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, supported by Soft Machine and Mark Boyle's Sense Laboratory.
The Amboy Dukes play at The Birmingham Palladium, Birmingham, Michigan, USA.
Elton John records Levon and Goodbye, at Trident Studios in London, UK, for his album Madman Across The Water. He also fits in a gig at Bradford University, Bradford, England, UK, Europe.
Mountain play at The Coliseum, Denver, Colorado, USA, supported by 
On the final show of their tour of America, T.Rex play at Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA. Leader Marc Bolan gets drunk in the dressing room, walks on stage and falls over before stumbling through an appallingly bad set. In the words of Paul Simon, who was in the audience, "This is fucking bullshit, man."When Pink Floyd, with the exception of keyboardist Rick Wright, boycott a press reception for their album Dark Side Of The Moon, at the London Planetarium, London, England, UK, guests are presented with life-sized cardboard cut-outs of the band.
The Smiths' British tour plays at the University of Kent, Canterbury, England, UK, Europe.
The Pepsi tv
commercial during whose making Michael Jackson suffered second and third degree burn injuries, is screened for the first time on tv in the USA.
Jackie Lynton is playing during six nights at The Greyhound, Fulham, London, England, UK, Europe.
Queen release a new album, 
The Stranglers play the third of five nights at The Dominion, Tottenham Court Road, London, England, UK, Europe.
On their World Slavery tour, Iron Maiden play at Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, supported by W.A.S.P.
Bob
Dylan's album Love & Theft wins a Grammy Award for Best
Contemporary Folk Album. At the awards ceremony, Dylan performs
Cry A
While.
Jamie Foxx wins the best actor Oscar in Hollywood, California, USA, for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the film Ray.Bon Jovi play the second of two nights at the Honda Center, Anaheim, California, USA.
Justin Bieber plays the first of two nights at the National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, UK.
The Who begin a North American tour with a show at The Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
In a settlement filed in Clayton County court, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Gladys Knight wins her bid to sever all ties to her son Shanga Hankerson’s troubled chicken and waffle business, known since 2009 as Gladys Knight's Chicken and Waffles, under a licence from the singer. Witnesses claimed that Hankerson illegally spent money from the business on marijuana and sex.
On their Villains World Tour, Queens Of The Stone Age play the first of two nights at Allianz Parque, Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America.1900 |
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