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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 Naughty Nancy is playing at The Savoy Theatre, London, England, UK, during a run of 77 performances.
Harry Hastings' Big Show, described as "a brilliant program of new song hits" is playing at The Columbia Burlesque Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The musical comedy Hellzapoppin', starring Olsen and Johnson is performed at The 46th Street Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a total run of 1404 performances at three different theatres.
Stephen Friedland is born in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. He will find some success and notoriety as singer and songwriter Brute Force, whose best-known composition The King Of Fuh prominently includes a double entendre, referring repeatedly to the "Fuh King", i.e. a King in the Land of Fuh. George Harrison of The Beatles will acquire the track, produced by The Tokens in New York City, and will overdub 11 strings of the London Phiharmonic Orchestra. However, after learning that neither EMI in the UK or Capitol Records in the USA would distribute the single, Apple Records will press and distribute a limited edition of 1,000 copies in 1969.
Mark Farner, guitarist/vocalist with Grand Funk Railroad, is born in Flint, Michigan, USA.
Mark Farner, guitarist/vocalist with Grand Funk Railroad, is born in Flint, Michigan, USA.
Jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker plays the eighth night of a two-week engagement at The Blue Note Club in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Popular folk singer 
Xavier Cugat plays during an eight-week run, in The Terrace Room of The Statler Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Illinois Jacquet plays during a week at The Trocaveria Club, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Herbie Fields and Buddy Greco are playing at The Blue Note, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
T-Bone Walker plays the thirteenth night of a two-week stay at The Flame Show Bar, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Jazz trumpet virtuoso Donald Byrd records Someone To Watch Over Me, Winterset and others, for Savoy Records.
Bob Zimmerman, one day to become Bob Dylan, moves into a jewish fraternity house, Sigma Alpha Mu, at the Unniversity Of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Country singer and songwriter Johnny Bond records The Way A Star Is Born, for Republic Records in the USA.
Connie Francis plays the twenty-fourth night of four weeks at The Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada,USA.
Popular vocalist Tommy Leonetti is playing during a two-week engagement at The Red Lion Inn, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Green
Onions by Booker T.
And the M.G.s peaks at No3 on the Billboard pop singles chart in the USA and at No1 on the R'n'B
chart.
Flamenco guitarist Juan Serrano is playing during three weeks of gigs at The 2nd Fret, Philadelphia, pennsylvania, USA.
Having reportedly done good business, a George Jones tour comes to an end with a show in Davenport, Iowa, USA.
Jimmy Durante, Frank Sinatra Jr and The Tommy Dorsey Band are the musical guests on tonight's edition of The Ed Sullivan Show on CBS-tv in the USA.
Manfred Mann are banned from singing their current UK hit, a version of Bob Dylan's If You Gotta Go, Go Now, on the BBC tv show Crackerjack. The show's producer describes the song as "unsuitable".
The R.I.A.A. (Recording Industry Association Of America) awards a gold disc to the album Realization by Johnny Rivers.
On her Fun tour, 
On their Ultimate Silly Tour, Haze play at The Rising Sun, Kettering, England, UK, Europe.
A historic marker to Del Shannon and his biggest hit single, Runaway, is unveiled in his home town of Battle Creek, Michigan, USA.Sting and Annie Lennox play at Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, Hollywood, California, USA.
The custom-made 1968 drumkit made for Keith Moon, drummer of The Who, is sold at auction in London, England, UK, for £120,000 ($204,000) to an American collector.
The Avett Brothers play at The Star Plaza Theatre, Merrillville, Indiana, USA, supported by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
On the North American leg of her World Tour 2012, Madonna plays at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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