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The 'Big musical comedy' Mr. Jolly Of Joliet, starring Edward Garvie, is presented at The Academy Theatre, Richmond, Virginia, USA.Benny Goodman, clarinettist, singer, composer and bandleader, is born Benjamin David Goodman in the Maxwell Street ghetto of Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Big Bill Broonzy, with Josh Altheimer on piano, records Somebody's Got To Go, Hattie Blues, Good Boy, I Want You By My Side and Border Blues for ARC in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Jack Cooper, accompanied by Ronnie Munro And His Orchestra, records the Noel Gay composition Me And My Girl, in London, UK.
Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra play at The Hotel New Yorker, New York City, USA.
Jazz clarinettist Johnny Dodds opens at the 9750 Club, 9750 South Western Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA. According to the weekly Magazine - Jazz Information, around this time, "Baby Dodds' band still sounds good out at the 9750 Club. Johnny Dodds plays on Saturday nights only, as his health forbids more. His teeth have been fixed and he sounds as good as ever, sometimes even better. The band finishes at the 9750 on March 18th and there is no booking in sight. Manager of the 9750 says they just can't afford a band, which is very true. He is trying to get Baby booked elsewhere, but with no success as yet."
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Ray Noble And His Orchestra, with The Merriel Abbott Dude Ranch Revue, plays at The Empire Room, Palmer House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Eugene Record is born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He will distinguish himself as a singer, songwriter and producer, notably with The Chi-Lites.The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra opens for a week at The Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
It is reported that jazz drummer and bandleader Gene Krupa has been fined for trying to defend black trumpeter Roy 'Little Jazz' Eldridge against the racist actions of the owner of the Valencia Ballroom, York, Pennsylvania, USA. The owner had tried to refuse Eldridge entry to the ballroom on grounds of his race. Krupa became involved in a fight with the restaurant owner, which led to him being arrested and fined $10.
Paper Doll, by The Mills Brothers, reaches No1 in the Billboard Singles Chart in the USA for the first of twelve weeks.
The Andrews Sisters record Rum And Coca Cola for Decca Records in the USA. The song will become a huge hit but its co-composer, calypso star Lord Invader, will have to go to court to win his royalties.
Big Bill Broonzy And His Rhythm Band record Big Bill's Boogie, Just Rocking and Shoo Blues for Columbia Records in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Memphis Slim plays piano on this session.
The Dutch Swing College Band records Tennessee Waltz Rock and Marina for Phillips Records in Holland.
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Flamingos, Jerry Butler, The Miracles, Maxine Brown, The Vibrations, and Shep And The Limelites play the first of seven nights at The Uptown Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Avant garde jazz composer Sun Ra records the album The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra, for Savoy Records in New York City, USA.
Soul vocalist Major Lance records Delilah, a Curtis Mayfield composition, in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Johnny Young records Let Me Ride Your Mule, Bad Blood and My Baby Walked Out In 1954, for Testament Records in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The album Introducing The Beatles by The Beatles is officially released in the USA by Vee-Jay Records, although it has in fact been on sale in many shops for almost two weeks.
Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon, Sleepy John Estes, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Sunnyland Slim, Sugar Pie DeSanto, Lightnin
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band plays the first of three nights at The Ambassador Theatre, Washington DC, USA, supported bySammy Davis Jr., The Serendipity Singers, The George Shearing Quintet and others appear at the presentation of local EMMY Awards in The Marriott Motor Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band plays the second of three nights at The Grande Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, USA, supported by The Psychedelic Stooges and The MC5.
Johnny Shines records the tracks Pipeline Blues, Black Panther and Baby Don't You Think I Know, in Chicago, Illinois, USA, for his album Last Night's Dream. The musicians on these tracks are Johnny Shines (voc/gtr), Walter Horton (harmonica), Otis Spann (piano), Willie Dixon (bass) and Clifton James (drums).
Joan Baez, Big Brother And The Holding Company, The Everly Brothers, The Byrds, Country Joe And The Fish, Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, The Mothers of Invention, Buffy St. Marie and Wilson Pickett play at The Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California, USA.Folk singer Judy Collins is not allowed to sing in court as part of her testimony during the trial of the Chicago Seven, in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Also refused permission to sing are Pete Seeger, Phil Ochs, Arlo Guthrie and Country Joe McDonald.
James Ivy Richardson II is born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He will find success under the name J. Ivy, as a performance poet, spoken word artist, recording artist, song writer and author.
On his Jump Up tour, Elton John plays the second of two nights at Poplar Creek Music Theater, Hoffman Estates, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The dismembered remains of a young woman, later identified as Selina Bishop, are found in a black-and-yellow duffel bag floating in the water at a private marina in the Sacramento River Delta, California, USA. Selina Bishop was the 22 year-old duaghter of blues guitarist Elvin Bishop. And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, play at The Metro, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Alanis Morissette, supported by Jason Mraz, continues her Jagged Little Pill Acoustic tour at The Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The second day of the four-day-long The Great Performers of Illinois series of concerts in Millennium Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA, features a Blues Night headlined by Koko Taylor, along with Jimmy Binkley and Black Magic Johnson.
The Meltdown Festival, curated by free jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman, begins on the South Bank, London, England, UK, Europe. The nine-day event features performances by Yoko Ono's Plastic Ono Band, Robert Wyatt, Patti Smith, Baaba Maal, Carla Bley, The Roots, The Master Musicians of Joujouka and, of course, Ornette Coleman.
Iron Maiden play at The First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA, supported by Dream Theatre.Erasure play the second of two nights at The Congress Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
On his Saint Pablo tour, Kanye West plays the second of two nights at The Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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