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Billed as 'The Sweetest Singer On The Stage', Mr Chauncey Olcott appears in the new comedy Garrett O'Magh, at The Columbia Theatre, San Francisco, California, USA.
The musical comedy The Wild Rose is presented at The Knickerbocker Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 136 performances.
Primrose And Dockstader's Minstrels and Shannon's 23rd Regiment Band are providing musical entertainment at Manhattan Beach, New York City, USA.Hughey Emmett, Leonard And Leonard, Howard Chambers, The Rosseaus, Olivio and Avery And Hart are providing the entertainment every afternoon and evening at The Chutes, Fulton Street And Tenth Avenue, San Francisco, California, USA.
Dick Willebrandts, respected European jazz pianist, orchestra leader and recording artist, is born in Rotterdam, Holland, Europe.
Popular concert pianist Julie Rive-King, who performed with The New York Philharmonic and The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, dies.
Frankie Carle And His Orchestra play at The Edgewater Beach Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Charlie Parker, accompanied by The James "Rev" Beasley Combo plays during an eleven night engagement at El Capitan, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
The film Young Man With A Horn [aka Young Man Of Music], opens in cinemas in Belgium, Europe. The film, based loosely on the life of Bix Beiderbecke, stars Kirk Douglas as a troubled young jazz trumpeteer, and includes acting roles for popular vocalist Doris Day, and songwiter Hoagy Carmichael.Cliff Richard approves the plot for his third movie, which is to be an adaptation of the novel Hide My Eyes by Margery Allingham.
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.
I Just Don't Understand by Ann-Margret is the highest new entry in the Cashbox magazine chart of the best-selling pop singles in the USA, entering at No82.
At Chess Studio, Chicago, Illinois, USA, Chuck Berry records Come On, Go Go Go and other tracks. Come On will be covered by The Rolling Stones, giving them their first hit single in the UK.
Bob Dylan plays live on WRVR-FM radio in New York City, USA, as part of a special 21 hour marathon Hootenanny Saturday Special.
John Coltrane plays the last of six nights at Leo's Casino, Euclid Quad Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
The stage musical She Loves Me with music by Jerry Bock and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick is playing at The Eugene O'Neill Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 301 performances.
Marvin Gaye, The Spinners and Hattie Littles play the sixth of ten nights at the Driftwood Lounge in the The 20 Grand Club, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Claude King records Hold That Tiger and I Won't Be Long In Your Town in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Musicians on the session include Grady Martin, Ray Edenton, Joseph Zinkan, Buddy Harman and William Pursell.
Bob Dylan resumes recording of his sixth album Highway 61 Revisited in Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, New York City, USA.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.
White Rabbit by San Francisco hippy pioneers Jefferson Airplane peaks at No8 on the Billboard Top Forty Singles Chart in the USA.
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The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson are recording You've Changed for Motown Records in Detroit, Michigan.
The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson, play the first of two nights at International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Aretha Franklin releases a new single, Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing, in the USA.
In an ongoing battle for managerial control of Bruce Springsteen, Mike Appel countersues the artist. The resulting dispute will prevent Springsteen from recording for the next ten months. The legal fracas centres around Springsteen's intention of replacing Appel with Jon Landau.
On their Flesh And Blood tour Roxy Music play the second of two nights at The Apollo, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe.On their Hide Your Sheep Tour [aka the K.A.T.N. (Kicking Ass and Taking Names tour) Tour], Van Halen play at Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio, USA, supported by After The Fire.
Politically-oriented Australian folk band Redgum play at The George Robey, Finsbury Park, London, England, UK, Europe.
Popular country music singer Paul Davis and a female companion are leaving a hotel on Music Row, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, when an unidentified man walks up, demands Davis' wallet, and shoots him in the abdomen.
On their Slippery When Wet tour, Bon Jovi play the last of three nights at Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts, Mansfield, Massachusetts, USA.
David Bowie plays the final gig of the North America leg of his Sound And Vision tour at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, with Joe Satriani.
On her Rhythm Nation 1814 tour, Janet Jackson plays the first of three nights at The World Music Theatre, Tinley Park, Illinois, USA.
Pink Floyd guitarist/singer David Gilmour marries journalist Polly Samson at Marylebone Registry Office, London, England, UK. The reception is held in Twickenham.
Lonnie Liston Smith plays the second of two nights at the Jazz Cafe, Camden Town, London, England, UK.
Pamela Anderson marries 
Elton John checks himself into a treatment facility in Chicago, Illinois, USA, hoping to overcome bulimia and an unspecified addiction problem.The third and last day of The What The Festival?! takes place at White River Canyon, Tygh Valley, Oregon, USA, with artists including Beat Connection .
Australian singer-songwriter Georgi Kay releases her debut four-track EP, In My Mind, in the UK.
On his On their Wheels Of Soul tour, The Tedeschi Trucks Band plays the first of two nights at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO, USA, supported by Hot Tuna and The Wood Brothers.
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