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Calypso-style pianist Lionel Belasco records Junk Man Rag, Bajan Girl, Buddy Abraham, Little Brown Boy and other tracks, for Victor Records in Camden, New Jersey, USA, for their West Indian (Trinidad) marketing genre.
Attila The Hun records The More They Try To Do Me Bad for Decca Records in Trinidad, West Indies, Caribbean.
The Lion (aka Roaring Lion), with The Harmony Kings Orchestra, records Excursion To Grenada, Ba Boo La La, I Am Going To Buy A Bungalow and Emmalene for Decca Records in Port Of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies, Caribbean.
Lord Invader, The Duke Of Iron, Macbeth and Gerald Clark And His Band play in a concert entitled Calypso At Midnight, in The Town Hall, New York City, USA.
George Vincent Hanson is born in the parish of Trelawny in Jamaica, West Indies, Caribbean. He will find success as reggae vocalist Bobby Melody.Harry Belafonte plays in Barton Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York State, USA.
Internationally popular Cuban composer and pianist Ernesto Lecuona dies of a heart attack while travelling in Tenerife, Canary Islands.
As part of the Forest Hills Music Festival, Harry Belafonte and Miriam Makeba play the last of three nights at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, New York City, USA.
Anthony Ian Berkeley is born in Trinidad, Caribbean. He will find success as rapper Poetic, aka Grym Reaper when working as a member of Gravediggaz.
The Beatles continue filming their second movie, Help!, provisionally titled Beatles 2, in New Providence, Bahamas, Caribbean. On this day they are filmed at various locations, searching for Ringo Starr, who has been kidnapped.
Cilla Black plays the thirteenth night of a two-week season at The Forty Thieves Club in Bermuda, Caribbean.
Jimmy James And The Vagabonds play in The Birdcage, Portsmouth, England, UK, Europe.
Trojan Records is launched by Island Records as a showcase for the productions of Jamaican Duke Reid. The new label's name is derived from the seven ton Leyland 'Trojan' trucks used to transport the producer's huge sound system around Jamaica, with the slogan 'Duke Reid, The Trojan King Of Sounds' emblazoned on their sides.Columbia Records holds its Annual Sales Convention in the Americana Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico, with live performances by artists including Blood, Sweat And Tears and Big Brother And The Holding Company.
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Millie Small begins a week of cabaret at The Cresta, Solihull, England, UK, Europe.Mongo Santamaria and the Hugh Masekela Band play the third of thirteen nights at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Famed reggae producer/artist Lee 'Scratch' Perry And The Upsetters play at Dingwalls, Camden Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
Ruby Turner plays at Dingwalls Camden Lock, Camden, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Bankie Banx.
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The Skatalites play at The Church House Inn, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
Disgraced glam-rocker Gary Glitter is quietly removed from prison in Bristol, England, UK, Europe, where he is serving time on child pornography charges. After being driven to London, he flies to exile in Cuba.
Selena VIVE!, a tribute concert to murdered Tex-Mex singer Selena, is held at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas, USA. The event, which attracted 65,000 fans, features famous artists including Gloria Estefan, Thalia and Ana Gabriel performing Selena's songs. It is broadcast live, and becomes the highest-rated Spanish-language program in tv history in the USA.
Rihanna's controversial concert at Stadium Putra in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Asia, goes ahead despite widespread calls for the concert to be cancelled on the grounds that Rihanna's sexy stage act is an insult to Malaysian values.
Amy Winehouse upsets locals and tourists by running topless through the grounds of the Cotton Bay Village Hotel, St. Lucia in the Caribbean.
During his speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, USA, Hugo Chávez criticises Cuban exiles in Miami who recently destroyed (using a steamroller) CDs by popular Latin musician Juanes CDs in protest against his involvement in the Peace Without Borders II concert in Havana, Cuba, Caribbean.
Justin Bieber and Kim Kashardian team up for an Elle photoshoot outside The Cove Resort at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas.
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On his Doowops And Hooligans tour Bruno Mars plays at The Atlantis Paradise @ Grand Ballroom, Nassau, Bahamas.
Internationally successful bandleader, vocalist, songwriter and nightclub entrepreneur Edmundo Ros dies aged 100 in Javea, Alicante, Spain, Europe.Reggae innovator Wayne 'Sleng Teng' Smith dies aged 48 at Kingston Public Hospital, Kingston, Jamaica, in the Caribbean. He had complained of severe stomach pains three days earlier and, after showing a slight improvement in hospital, relapsed and died.
The Guardian newspaper reports that the family of deceased reggae star Bob Marley has teamed up with a private equity firm to launch Marley Natural, a cannabis product offering "heirloom Jamaican cannabis strains" inspired by the ones Marley enjoyed.
Rihanna and Leonardo DiCaprio are spending the New Year together on St. Barts, Caribbean.
Legendary Jamaican trombonist Rico Rodriguez dies aged 80, following a short illness in hospital, in London, England, UK. He is perhaps best-known to pop music fans as the trombone player for The Specials.
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On her Reputation tour, Taylor Swift plays at The FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, supported by Camila Cabello and Charli XCX.
On her Reputation tour, Taylor Swift plays at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan, USA, supported by Camila Cabello and Charli XCX.
On her Reputation tour, Taylor Swift plays at Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand, Oceania, supported by Camila Cabello and Charli XCX.
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