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The comic opera Merrie England is playing at The Savoy Theatre, London, England, UK, during a run of 120 performances.
Eleanor Falk And Her Ten Sunbeams are heading the bill at Forest Park Highalnds, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Also appearing are "coon shouter" Artie Hall, "musical mokes" Snyder And Buckley, and singer/dancer Ray Sullivan.
The musical comedy The Prince Of Pilsen is presented at The Broadway Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of four months.
Carl Story is born in Lenoir, North Carolina, USA. He will become an influential pioneer of bluesgrass music, leading his band the "Rambling Mountaineers". He will be dubbed "The Father of Bluegrass Gospel Music" by the governor of Oklahoma.
Jazz/dance ensemble Ted Wallace And The Campus Boys record Have You Forgotten and Star Dust for Columbia Records in New York City, USA.
Ken 'Snakehips' Johnson And His Rhythm Swingers play at the Old Florida Club, London, UK.
Tex Beneke And His Orchestra play the fifteenth night of four weeks at The Cafe Rouge in The Hotel Statler, New York City, USA.
Country music singer and guitarist Ernest Tubb releases Throw Your Love My Way / Give Me A Little Old Fashioned Love on Decca Records in the USA.
Country music singer and guitarist Ernest Tubb releases Throw Your Love My Way / Give Me A Little Old Fashioned Love on Decca Records in the USA.
The popular musical Guys And Dolls is running at The Shubert Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Guy Mitchell is playing during a week-long engagement at The Skyway Lounge, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.The Song From Moulin Rouge by Mantovani, on Decca Records, enters the UK pop singles chart. It will peak at No1 during a run of 23 weeks on the chart.
The musical Irma La Douce is running at The Plymouth Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It runs at The Plymouth for more than a year before transferring to The Alvin Theatre.
Jazz trumpeter Jonah Jones is playing at The Embers, New York City, USA, during a six-week engagement.The Coasters, The Isley Brothers and Betty Carter play the fourthnight of a week at the The Howard Theater, Washington DC, USA.
The Dakotas records their first single The Cruel Sea, in EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe, with producer George Martin. It will peak at No18 in the UK Singles Chart.
Eric Dolphy lands at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam, Holland, Europe, and begins rehearsals at huis Frankendael, a house belonging to Misha Mengelberg, for a European tour.
Judy Garland has a disastrous concert engagement in Cincinatti Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, during which the show is cancelled half-way through when her doctor takes the stage and announces that she is too ill to continue because of a virus infection.
The Rising Sons play at The Ash Grove, Los Angeles, California, USA. The group includes Taj Mahal, Ry Cooder and Spirit's Ed Cassidy on drums.
The Who feature, playing a pre-recorded live session, on BBC Radio show Saturday Club. Later in the day they record tv show Thank Your Lucky Stars at Alpha Telvision Studios, Birmingham, England, UK, then finish the day off with a show at The Pavilion Ballroom, Buxton, UK.
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.The musical Hallelujah Baby!, starring Leslie Uggams, is presented at The Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 293 performances.
The 5th Dimension are playing during a three-week engagement at The Americana Hotel, New York City, USA.
Jazz pianist Erroll Garner is playing during a three-week season at The Tropicana, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Ray Charles is playing during six nights at Granny's Dinner Playhouse, Dallas, Texas, USA.
On their End Of The Road tour Status Quo play the second of two nights at The Gaumont, Ipswich, England, UK, Europe.
On their Lock Up The Wolves tour, Dio play at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK. 
The Super Rock Festival in Lisbon, Portugal, Europe, features acts including Audioslave.
UK all-girl band Girls Aloud, having earned over £25m in seven years, are declared the most successful reality TV act, according to the results of research carried out for Current TV's Reality Rich List. The group was formed on Popstars: The Rivals. Other big reality tv earners include Will Young.
Popular schlager and jazz singer and actress Dany Mann dies aged 72 in hospital in Munich, Germany, Europe. She had been suffering from dementia and was cared for in a residential home.
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On their Circle Tour, Bon Jovi play the last of three nights at New Meadowlands Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA.When rock musician Roger Waters of Pink Floyd is the guest on BBC radio show Desert Island Discs, his musical choices include tracks by Ray Charles, Billie Holiday and Chet Baker. His choice of a luxury to take to his desert island is a Bosendorfer grand piano.
Roger Waters of Pink Floyd is the guest on BBC radio show Desert Island Discs. His musical choices include tracks by Leonard Cohen, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Ray Charles, Billie Holiday, Chet Baker and Neil Young. His choice of a luxury to take to his desert island is a Bosendorfer grand piano.
On The Wall Tour 2012, Roger Waters plays the second of two nights at Rexall Place, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
On her Born This Way Ball Tour, Lady Gaga plays the second of three nights at The Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore, Asia.
On his All The Hits All Night Long tour, Lionel Richie plays at Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.1902 |
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