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The "scintillating musical comedy" Sally In Our Alley is presented at The Broadway Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 100 performances.
The musical comedy The Maid Of The Mountains, with music by Harold Fraser-Simpson and J.W. Tate, is playing at Daly's Theatre, London, England, UK, during a run of 1352 performances.
Woody Herman And His Orchestra record Frenesi and Song Of Old Hawaii for Decca Records in New York City, USA.
Sim Grossman And His Dance Band with Gwen Jones and Fred Latham perform a live forty minute long concert "from a restaurant in the South" on BBC Home Service Radio in the UK.
The movie musical Strike Up The Band starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney with bandleader Paul Whiteman playing himself, is released to cinemas in the USA.
Don Nix, original saxophonist with Stax Records house band The Mar-Keys and noted record producer, is born in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Randy Bachman, leader of Canadian hitmakers Bachman-Turner Overdrive and Guess Who, is born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
The Heidelberg Singers with Smiling Fritz are playing at Math Igler's Casino, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The musical Love From Judy is playing at The Saville Theatre, London, England, UK, during a run of 594 performances. The cast includes Jean Carson (Judy), Linda Gray (Grace), Bill O'Connor (Jervis) and Adelaide Hall (Butterfly) and songs including I Never Dream When I'm Asleep, Dear Daddy Long-Legs, Here We Are and A Touch of Voodoo.
T-Bone Walker plays the eleventh night of a two-week stay at The Flame Show Bar, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Chuck Berry, Shirley And Lee, The
G-Clefs and Buddy And Ella
Johnson, play the last night of a week at the Howard Theater, Washington DC, USA.
The Flamingos and Professor Longhair play at The Aristocrat Club, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
UK pop hitmaker Anthony Newley is playing in a one-man show, Stop The World I Want To Get Off, at Queen's Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, which runs for 485 performances.
Bob Dylan continues in a two-week residency at Gerde's Folk City, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, supporting the Greenbriar Boys.
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.
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Kenyon Hopkins, with orchestra and sound effects, records Living Tomb, Ghost Ship and other tracks in New York City, USA, for Verve Records.
Eric Von Schmidt records Crow Jane for Prestige Records in New York City, USA. The track will appear on his album The Folk Blues Of Eric Von Schmidt.
The Top Ten Singles on WLS Radio in Chicago, Illinois, USA, on this day are :
1. BLUE VELVET ... Bobby Vinton - Epic
2. SALLY GO ROUND THE ROSES ... The Jaynettes - Tuff
3. SUGAR SHACK ... Jimmy Gilmer - Dot
4. BE MY BABY ... The Ronettes - Philles
5. MARTIAN HOP ... The Randells - Chairman
6. MY BOYFRIEND'S BACK ... The Angels - Smash
7. REV UP ... Manuel And The Renegades - Piper
8. SURFER GIRL/LITTLE DEUCE COUPE ... The Beach Boys - Capitol
9. A WALKIN' MIRACLE ... The Essex - Roulette
10. WONDERFUL WONDERFUL ... The Tymes - Parkway
1. BLUE VELVET ... Bobby Vinton - Epic
2. SALLY GO ROUND THE ROSES ... The Jaynettes - Tuff
3. SUGAR SHACK ... Jimmy Gilmer - Dot
4. BE MY BABY ... The Ronettes - Philles
5. MARTIAN HOP ... The Randells - Chairman
6. MY BOYFRIEND'S BACK ... The Angels - Smash
7. REV UP ... Manuel And The Renegades - Piper
8. SURFER GIRL/LITTLE DEUCE COUPE ... The Beach Boys - Capitol
9. A WALKIN' MIRACLE ... The Essex - Roulette
10. WONDERFUL WONDERFUL ... The Tymes - Parkway
The Beach Boys play in Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, supported by The Sir Douglas Quintet, Johnny And The Hurricanes and Actions Unlimited.
Status Quo start their first tour of North America, lasting five weeks and opening with a gig in Los Angeles, California, USA.
James Brown records Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye in King Studios, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. The song is composed by country songwriter John D. Loudermilk.
Oakland-based all-female band The Pointer Sisters record Send Him Back, for Atlantic Records.
San Francisco hippy pioneers The Grateful Dead play at the Stanley Theater, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA.
Pioneering bluegrass guitarist Charlie Monroe dies of cancer at his farm in Reidsville, North Carolina, USA. Brother of the more famous Bill Monroe, Charlie known for compositions including Rubber Neck Blues.
On his Security tour, Peter Gabriel plays at The Congresgebouw, The Hague, Netherlands, Europe.
The new Culture Club single, The War Song, is released in English in the UK with four different language versions – French, German, Spanish and Japanese - on the b-side. Although it will reach No2 in the Singles chart, it will be criticised to such an extent that Boy George will later refer to it as the song which "ruined my career".
The Membraens play at The Bull, East Sheen, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Stingrays.
Cliff Burton, bass player for Metallica, dies aged 24 when the band's tour bus crashes on icy roads near Ljumgbye, Sweden, Europe, during the Damage Inc. tour.
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Carlton Haney, founder of the first three-day Indiana-based bluegrass Festival in 1965, is awarded a Certificate Of Merit by the International Bluegrass Music Association, (IBMA), in Owensboro, Kentucky, USA.
Sierra Dawn Hull is born in Byrdstown, Tennessee, USA. She will find success as bluegrass singer, mandolinist and guitarist Sierra Hull.
Mary J. Blige, Death Cab For Cutie, Sean Paul and Nickelback play at The Nokia Theatre Times Square, New York City, USA.
Stiff Little Fingers play at The Cheese And Grain Hall, Frome, Somerset, England, UK.
Vocalist and prolific songwriter Country Johnny Mathis dies aged 80, from complications from pneumonia, in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. He should not confused with the more successful popular crooner of the same name.
On her Femme Fatale tour, Britney Spears plays at The Kiev Palace of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine, Europe.
Jessie J does a personal appearance to promote her book Nice To Meet You at Waterstones, Piccadilly, London, UK.
On his 20/20 Experience World Tour, Justin Timberlake plays the second of two nights at The Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia.
Duran Duran play at Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
San Diego, California, USA.
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