28th May

The musical comedy The Wild Rose is presented at The Knickerbocker Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 136 performances.

The Famous Rentz-Stanley Company presents Door-A-Flora, billed as "a neat travesty on Floradora" at Kernan's Theatre, Washington DC, USA.

Burlesque and vaudeville company The Utopians play at The Standard Theatre, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

Marguerite Monnot is born in Decize, Nièvre, France, Europe. She will find success as a songwriter and composer, best known for having written many songs performed by Édith Piaf (including Milord and Hymne à l'amour) and for the music in the stage musical Irma La Douce.

Henry Price Ball of New York City, USA, is granted Patent No. US855038A for his invention of an improved type of music-roll for mechanical musical instruments.

Leonore Vonderlieth dies in Buffalo, New York State, USA, of medical problems related to her heavy drinking habits. She had found fame as popular singer Vaughn De Leath, often known as 'The Original Radio Girl' and 'The First Lady of Radio.'

Leland Bruce Sklar is born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. he will find success as bass guitarist Lee Sklar, working with Carole King, Phil Collins, Jimi Hendrix and many others.

Louis Jordan And His Orchestra play the third night in a week at The Regal, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Patti Page is the musical guest on CBS tv's Ed Sullivan Show [aka Toast Of The Town] in New York City, USA.

Tex Beneke And His Orchestra play the fourteenth night of four weeks at The Cafe Rouge in The Hotel Statler, New York City, USA.

The original cast soundtrack to Rodgers and Hammerstein's fifth musical, The King and I, featuring Gertrude Lawrence, Yul Brynner and others is released by Decca Records in the USA.

Bandleader Benny Strong is playing during a three-week stay at Elitch Gardens, Denver, Colorado, USA.

Jane Froman is playing at Chez Paree, 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.

Frankie Laine is playing at The Palomar, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Me And Juliet opens at the Majestic Theatre in New York City, USA, where it will run for 358 performances.

Stan Kenton records the tracks Some Saxophones and A Thought for his album This Modern World at Capitol Recording Studios, Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Clifford Brown plays the first night of a week at the Cotton Club, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. His band includes Max Roach and Sonny Rollins.

An audience of 9000 attends one of the first ever outdoor popular music festivals. It is held at Herndon Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, featuring Ray Charles, Ruth Brown, B.B. King, The Drifters and bill-topper Roy Hamilton. Unfortunately, the event is marred by torrential rain. Nevertheless, local deejay Zenas Sears unofficially records the show with a single mike hung above the stage. The recording sounds so good that Jerry Wexler of Atlantic Records decides to release it as a live album, under the title Ray Charles In Person.

Johnny Gentle plays at The Rescue Hall, Peterhead, Scotland, supported by The Silver Beetles who will, in due course, re-name themselves The Beatles.

Four 'Musicians of the Future' perform in a gala concert with the Las Vegas Pops Orchestra conducted by Antonio Morelli, at the Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. One of the four is Tom Constanten, later to join San Francisco band The Grateful Dead as their pianist.

The stage musical How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, starring Rudy Vallee, is playing at the 46th Street Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1,417 performances.

Jerry Kennedy records Tammy and Chances Are for Smash Records at Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Paul Anka plays the fifth of fourteen nights at The Copacabana, New York City, USA.

[The Man Who Shot] Liberty Valance by Gene Pitney peaks at No2 in the Canadian pop singles chart.

Chris Ballew, singer and founder member of The Presidents Of The United States, is born in Seattle, Washington, USA.

The Daily Telegraph reports that London's Carnaby Street is now the Mecca of popular fashion. 'You can bump into people, as I did, such as Mick Jagger, buying a sports jacket,' says the report, adding that 'The Duke Of Bedford, Peter Sellers, Lord Snowdon, Marlene Deitrich, Sean Connery and Cilla Black all shop here.

Percy Sledge reaches No1 in the USA with When A Man Loves A Woman on both the Billboard and the Cashbox singles charts.

The Velvet Underground and Nico, Andy Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable and the Mothers of Invention play the second of three nights at the Fillmore, San Francisco, California, USA.

The 5th Dimension are playing during a three-week engagement at The Americana Hotel, New York City, USA.

Ella Fitzgerald records two medleys of popular songs at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Long John Baldry plays during a week of cabaret at Tito's, Stockton-On-Tees, England, UK, Europe.

Fleetwood Mac and Jethro Tull play at The National Stadium, Dublin, Eire, Europe.

The Family Dogg release a new single, A Way Of Life, in the UK, Europe. The session pianist on the disc is Elton John.

Lindi Ortega is born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She will find success as a country singer-songwriter.

The Fall, Biting Tongues and John Hurst play at The Beach Club, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (OMD) play at The Apollo, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.

REO Speewagon play the first of two nights at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK, Europe,

On their Slippery When Wet tour, Bon Jovi play the last of three nights at The Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Justin Bieber attends an NHL playoff game between the San Jose Sharks and the Los Angeles Kings at The Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.

John Fogerty plays a 68th birthday celebration gig at The El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA.

On her Revival tour, Selena Gomez plays at The TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, supported by DNCE and Bea Miller.

Adele plays at the Arena Di Verona, Verona, Italy, Europe.

The BBC Music Biggest Weekend Festival, a four-day event, continues at War Memorial Park, Coventry, England, UK, Europe, with acts including Nigel Kennedy, Lauren Zhang, Angélique Kidjo, Milos, Eliza Carthy And The Wayward Band, Dinosaur and Dorcha.