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The Royal Albert Hall is officially opened in Kensington, London, UK. It will become a much-loved, prestgious and world-famous venue for exhibitions, shows and musical concerts.
Thomas Edison applies for a further patent, No 227,679, in connection with his new invention, the phonograph.
The Bijou Musical Comedy Co. presents A Trip To Chinatown at The Bijou Theatre, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Sheet music for the song Beneath The Evening Star, written by Walter H. Ford and John W. Brattow, is presented free in a supplement to the New York Herald in New York City, USA.
Jazz singer Amapola by The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, reaches No1 in the Billboard magazine Best Sellers chart in the USA.
The musical comedy Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, with music by Jule Styne, and starring Carol Channing, is presented at The Ziegfeld Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 740 performances.Swiss jazz trumpeter Hazy Osterwald's Progressive Sextet records It Couldn't Happen Here, Boppin' At The Doge, Father And Sons and C'est Si Bon, in Sweden.
Jazz trumpeter Cyril Blake's Calypso Band record Man Smart And Woman Smarter, for Parlophone Records in London, UK.
Frank Sinatra is heard performing the songs My Blue Heaven, The Girl That I Marry, Why Was I Born? and I Concentrate On You, backed by the Skitch Henderson Orchestra, on the NBC radio show Light Up Time, sponsored by Lucky Strike cigarettes in the USA.
It is reported that vocalist Marilyn King (youngest of The King Sisters) has left The Billy May Orchestra and is being replaced by saxophonist/singer Willie Smith.
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.
The musical comedy Wonderful Town, starring Rosalind Russell, is playing at The Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 559 performances.The Johnny Dankworth Seven and Vic Lewis And His Band play at The Regal, Edmonton, London, England, UK, Europe.
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.Duke Ellington And His Orchestra record Circle Blues, Things Ain't What They Used To Be and I Got It Bad, at A + R Studio, New York City, USA.
Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys is working on the song Sherry She Needs Me at Western Recorders, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Neil Diamond is playing during a twelve-day engagement at Tennessee Technical University, Cookeville, Tennessee, USA.
Jane Morgan is playing during a three night engagemnt at The Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA, supported by The Doodletown Pipers.
Alexander's Timeless Bloozband, Jerry Steig And The Satyrs, The Sons of Champlin and The Fourth Way play the first of three nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
The rock musical Hair (which includes a scene with a fully nude cast) is presented during a run of 1,997 performances at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe. The cast includes Marsha Hunt, Paul Nicholas, Sonja Kristina and Jimmy Winston.
The Bee Gees record Walking Back To Waterloo, Irresponsible, Unreliable, Indispensible Blues and A Word Of Love at IBC Studios, London, UK.
Elvis Costello and The Attractions play at The O asis Leisure Centre, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.Timmy Shaw, and r'n'b one hit wonder artist known for his 1964 hit Gonna Send You Back To Georgia, dies as a result of throat cancer.
Blurt play at Moles, Bath, England, UK, Europe.
The Hank Wangford Band plays at The West End Centre, Aldershot, England, UK, Europe, supported by Sonny Black's Blues Band.
On her Singer-songwriter Bernard Lavilliers plays the last of four nights at L'Olympia, Paris, France.
Suffering from respiratory problems, jazz vocalist Joe Williams dies in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, aged 80.
On The Wall Tour 2012, Roger Waters plays at Engenhao Stadium, Rio de Janiero, Brazil, South America.
Beginning the North American leg of their I'm With You tour, The Red Hot Chili Peppers play at The Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, Florida, USA. The band goes onstage wearing hooded sweatshirts in tribute to Trayvon Martin, recently shot dead in a controversial incident in Florida.On her Emerald Island tour, Caro Emerald plays at The Sage, Gateshead, England, UK, Europe, supported by Irit Dekel.
On his 214-date 24k Magic World Tour, Bruno Mars plays the second of two nights at Perth Arena, Perth, Australia, Oceania, supported by Dua Lipa.
On their 107-date End Of The Road World Tour, Kiss play at The Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.1871 |
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