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Musical Comedy The Casino Girl is playing at The Casino Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 105 performances.
Innes And His Band are playing at Keith's Theatre, 
Chu Chin Chow, billed as 'A Musical Tale of the East in Fourteen Scenes - Company of 300' is playing at His Majesty's Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 2238 performances.
Francois
Baschet is born in Paris, France, Europe. With his brother
Bernard, and collaborators Jacques and Yvonne Lasry, he will become an influential musical
innovator, creating sound sculptures and inventing musical
instruments, such as the cristal
Baschet, which will be used to creat avant garde compositions, often with influences from blues, jazz and classical music. At the height of their popularity in the 1960s, they will appear on the Ed
Sullivan Show on tv in the USA with their group under the name of
New Sounds.
Rollin Smith records The Man I Love, Bless Her Little Heart, Let's Misbehave and Argentine for Odeon records in Paris, France, Europe.
Rollin Smith records The Man I Love, Bless Her Little Heart, Let's Misbehave and Argentine for Odeon Records in Paris, France, Europe.
Blues vocalist Mamie Smith records My Sportin' Man for Okeh Records in New York City, USA.
Charles Koppelman is born in Brooklyn, New York City, USA. He will find success as a musician, music producer, and businessman. During his time in the early 70s at Columbia Records in New York, Koppelman will sign Billy Joel, Dave Mason, Janis Ian, Journey and Phoebe Snow.
George Delmetia Beauchamp dies of a heart attack while deep-sea fishing near Los Angeles, California, USA. After starting a career as a vaudeville musician, George Beauchamp became an inventor of musical instruments and a co-founder of The National Stringed Instrument Corporation and Rickenbacker guitars. Along with engineer Adolph Rickenbacker, he designed and patented the world's first electric guitar, known as The Frying Pan, because of its long neck and round body.
Lili-Marlene Premilovich is born in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She will find success as punkette singer-songwriter Lene Lovich in the late 70s in the UK.
Floyd Dixon is playing a one-night stand at The Elks Ballroom, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Randall Van Wormer is born in Indian Hills, Colorado, USA. He will find success as Randy Vanwarmer, scoring a huge hit with Just When I Needed You Most in 1978.EMI throws a 21st birthday party for Irish singer Ruby Murray at the Savoy Hotel, London, UK. During the luncheon show blows out the candles on a shamrock shaped birthday cake, and is presented with an HMV console TV set.
The Three Flames are playing during a five year engagement at The Bon Soir, New York City, USA.Sales of the latest Elvis Presley single, Stuck On You, pass the one and a half million mark in the USA.
Jazz vocalist and recording artist Tina May is born in Gloucestershire, 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.
The Little Singers Of Tokyo play at The Philharmonic Hall, New York City, USA.
Calypso songwriter and performer Lord Burgess plays during a week of shows at The Cafe Au Go Go, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Nina And Frederik begin a one-week season at Tito's, Stockton, England, UK, Europe.
Neil Diamond is playing during a twelve-day engagement at Tennessee Technical University, Cookeville, Tennessee, USA.
Richie Havens, The Troggs and The United States Of America play the second of two nights at the Fillmore East, New York City, USA.
Country blues performer Elly Greenberg plays the last of three nights at CBGBs Club, 315 Bowery at Bleeker, New York City, USA, supported by the "fancy guitar pickin's" of Erik Frandsen.
Songwriter, pianist, arranger, band leader, recording artist, vocalist, and writer Rube Bloom dies aged 73 in New York City, USA. His best known songs include Soliloquy, Day In-Day Out and Fools Rush In.
Music producer Paul Rothchild, dies of lung cancer, aged 59, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. In a long and acclaimed career he worked with The Doors, Janis Joplin, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band and many others.
The 
Judas Priest, supported by The Scorpions, play at Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff, Wales, UK.As a promotional device for his upcoming album Together Through Life, one track, Beyond Here Lies Nothin', is made available as a free download for one day, via Bob Dylan's official website.
It is announced that two former members of Taking Back Sunday, guitarist/vocalist John Nolan and bassist Shaun Cooper, have rejoined the band, replacing the musicians who previously replaced them, Matt Fazzi and Matt Rubano.
The Who perform their 1973 concept album, Quadrophenia, in full for the first time since 1997, at The Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, in a fund-rasing show for The Teenage Cancer Trust. During the show they are joined for three songs by Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam. Tom Meighan, singer with Kasabian, also makes a guest appearance.On the sixth leg of their 360 Degree Tour, U2 play at Estadio Ciudad de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina, South America, supported by Muse.
The Otis Taylor Band plays at Stage One, Fairfield Theatre, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
Arcade Fire, Vampire Weekend, Soundgarden, Johnny Marr, New Order, Pixies and others play at Lollapalooza, Parque O'Higgins, Santiago, Chile, South America.
Silversyde play at Reggie's, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
On her Live 2016 Tour, Adele plays the second of four nights at Genting Arena, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
On her 
Aly Bain And Phil Cunningham play at The Met, Bury, England, UK, Europe.1900 |
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