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The musical comedy Miss Simplicity, featuring Helen Lord, is playing at The Casino Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 56 performances.
Benjamin Francis Webster is born in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. He will find fame as jazz saxophonist Ben Webster.Morris Meyer Ostrofsky is born. Under the name Mo Ostin, he will go on to become the Controller of Verve Records in the 50s and head of Frank Sinatra's Reprise Records in the 60s.
The Louisiana Sugar Babes with Fats Waller on organ, record Thou Swell in Camden, New Jersey for Victor Records.
Ambrose and his Orchestra with Evelyn Dall on vocal, record Jeepers Creepers and Hold Tight, Hold Tight, in London, UK.
Ambrose And His Orchestra with Evelyn Dall on vocal, record Jeepers Creepers, in London, UK.
Joseph Kubert, rhythm guitarist of Detroit-based band Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels, is born in Detroit, Michigan, USA.Johnny Mercer, with The Skylarks and Ben Pollack And His Pick-A-Rib Boys, records Royal Garden Blues and other tracks, for Capitol Records, in Los Angeles, California, USA.
The musical Bet Your Life is running at The London Hippodrome, London, England, UK, starring Julie Wilson, Brian Reece, Arthur Askey, Sally Ann Howes. Songs in the show include I Love Being in Love, It’s the Female of the Species, Hook Line and Sinker, I Want a Great Big Hunk of Man, All on Account of a Guy.The Four Freshmen record Graduation Day at Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood, California, USA.
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Haley And His Comets record Blue Comet Blues, Calling All
Comets and Choo Choo Ch'Boogie for Decca Records at
The Pythian Temple Studio, 135 West 70th Street, New York City, USA.
Washington DC-based R'n'B quintet The Titans, record Arlene and Love Is A Wonderful Thing, for the Specialty Records label.
Duane Eddy is among the stars performing on Alan Freed's Easter Show at the Fabian-Fox Theater in Brooklyn, New York City, USA.
The Steven Sondheim musical Gypsy, starring Ethel Merman, is performed on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 702 performances.Duane Eddy, Clyde McPhatter and Bobby Darin play the last night in a week of shows at The Empire, Glasgow, Scotland.
The Chordettes are playing during two-weeks of shows at Beverly Hills Country Club, Southgate, Kentucky, USA.
The Beatles arrive in Hamburg, Germany, Europe, to begin their second season in the city, including gigs at The Top Ten Club and Star Club.
Ben E. King with Stan Applebaum's Orchestra records Here Comes The Night and On The Horizon for Atco records in New York City, USA. (N.B. Here Comes The Night is not the same song that later became a hit for UK r'n'b band Them).
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.
Pirate radio station Radio Caroline begins test broadcasts from a former Danish passenger ferry, the Fredericia, now re-named Caroline. The ship is anchored three miles
off the coast of Felixstowe, Suffolk, UK, just outside British
territorial waters, thus enabling the station to broadcast to the UK without breaking any laws.
Nina And Frederik begin a four-week season at The Savoy Hotel, London, 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.
The musical Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris, is performed at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, during a run of 1,847 performances.Tennessee Ernie Ford and The Good Time Singers are playing a three week engagement at Harrah's, Lake Tahoe, California, USA.
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San Francisco band Moby Grape files an action with the Labor Commissioner requesting that their contracts with manager Matthew Katz be set aside because of fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and violations of the Labor Code.Bo Diddley opens at Winterland, San Francisco, California, USA, supported by John Mayall's Bluesbreakers.
The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson, play at Hirsch Coliseum, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.
Michael Jackson sings his hit song Ben, which has been nominated for (but does not win) a Best Song Award. 45th Academy Awards are presented at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California. Diana Ross attends because she has been nominated for the Best Actress Award for her role in Lady Sings The Blues, but she loses to Liza Minelli for Cabaret. Frank Sinatra is among the presenters of awards and also attending are Sonny And Cher.
Dollar enter the UK pop singles chart with Give Me Back My Heart, which will peak at No4 during a nine-week run.
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On their Boomerang Tour, The Creatures play at The Warfield, San Francisco, California, USA.
On their Pump Tour, Almost thirty years after it was released, the album Kissin' Cousins by Elvis Presley is awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. inthe USA.
Love, The Chocolate Watchband, The Yardbirds and the Buff Medways play at Le Beat Route’s Bespoke Weekender at The Rocket, Holloway, London, England, UK.
The Kingston Trio, Tom Lehrer, Glenn Yarborough and others gather at The San Francisco Performing Arts Library, [now the Museum of Performance And Design], to celebrate the opening of an exhibition about The Hungry I, a much-fabled nightclub of the 50s and 60s, in San Francisco, California, USA.
Singer-songwriter Martyn Joseph and poet Stuart Henderson play a joint gig at the Town Hall, Marlborough.
Stone Sour begin recording sessions at Soundfarm Studios, Jamaica, Iowa, USA, for the album House Of Gold And Bones - Part 1.
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On their The M A N I A tour, Fall Out Boy play at The Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe, supported by Against The Current and MAX.
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