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The Knickerbocker Burlesquers, featuring "20 Young Girls", are playing at Kernan's Theatre, Washington, DC, USA.
A Grand Concert And Dance is held in Fordell Hall, Wanganui, New Zealand, Oceania. The event features a Highland Band, St. Paul's Choir and several solo singers, accompanied by Messrs. Manning and Brinkley.Show Girl, described as "Gladsome, capering, tuneful" is playing during a week of performances at The New National Theater, Washington DC, USA.
Novelty musical Comedians The Frederick Brothers And Jessie Burns plus trick violinist John Geiger are among the artists appearing at The Orpheum Theater, San Francisco, California, USA.
The musical revue Frivolities of 1920 is presented at The 44th Street Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 61 performances.
Ambrose And His Orchestra, with vocalist Sam Browne, record Auf Wiedersehn My Dear, Rain On The Roof, Old Man Bluebeard and Riddles for HMV Records at The Mayfair Hotel, London, England, UK, Europe.
Glenn Miller And His Orchestra play during a week at the RKO Keith Theater, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.Ken Mackintosh, His Saxophone And TV Orchestra play at The Locarno Ballroom, Old Town Square, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
Fats Domino performs What A Price and Ain't That Just Like A Woman on tv show American Bandstand in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Supremes record (The Man With The) Rock And Roll Banjo Band in Hitsville USA Studios, Detroit, Michigan, USA. The banjo on this track is played by Cranford Nix Sr.
If You Need Me by Solomon Burke enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA, where it will peak at No37.
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Freddy Cannon performs Everybody Monkey on daily tv pop show American Bandstand, recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Bobby Mitchell And The Southern Belles record Walking In Circles for Rip Records in New Orleans, USA.
The Beatles play at The Prince Of Wales Theatre, London, UK, supported by Cliff Bennett And The Rebel Rousers, Kenny Lynch, The Lorne Gibson Trio, The Vernons Girls, The Chants and The Harlems.
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A second day of filming for The T.A.M.I. Show, takes place in The Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, USA. TAMI stands for Television Audience Measurement Index. The show's amazing line-up includes Rolling Stones, James Brown, Chuck Berry, Beach Boys, The Supremes, Jan And Dean, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Gerry And The Pacemakers, Billy J. Kramer, The Barbarians and more.
The Ike And Tina Turner Revue plays at the Continental Club, Oakland, Califonia, USA.
The wake for Sam Cooke is held at The Tabernacle Baptist Church, Chicago, Illinois, USA, and is attened by Mohammed Ali, Dick Gregory, Major Lance, Smokey Robinson, Marv Johnson, The Soul Stirrers, The Upsetters and more. Mavis Staples cries all the way through when The Staple Singers sing The Old Rugged Cross.
When Fontella Bass arrives in London, England, UK, Europe, to promote her hit single, Rescue Me, she is delayed for two hours because officials cannot find her work permit.Jimmy Mack by Martha And The Vandellas reaches No1 in the Billboard R'n'B Singles Chart in the USA. The song was inspired by the recent death of songwriter Ronnie Mack, best known for his song He's So Fine, a huge hit for The Chiffons in 1963, and later the subject of a celebrated plagiarism lawsuit in which it was ruled that George Harrison of The Beatles had unconsciously used Ronnie Mack's melody for his 1971 song My Sweet Lord.
The Ike and Tina Turner Revue, Charlie Musselwhite and Kaleidoscope play the second of two nights at The Cheetah, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Bee Gees continue recording Whisper Whisper in Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City, USA.
On the UK tv show Jim’ll Fix It, Jeffrey Daniels of Shalamar demonstrates body poppin' - the new robotic dance craze imported from America.
Hints of discontent in The Jacksons' camp come when the New York Post reports that, after Michael Jackson walked out of a video shoot for the new single, Torture, he was replaced by a wax dummy. The story is officially denied.
Madonna sets off on her very first live tour, The Virgin Tour, with a show at The Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Kid Creole And The Coconuts play at The Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Europe.
Buddy Curtess And The Grasshoppers play at The Riverside Club, Leatherhead, England, UK, Europe.Aretha Franklin begins recording gospel tracks at New Bethel Baptist Church, Detroit, Michigan, which will become the album One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism.
Baaba Maal plays during three nights at S.O.B.'s, New York City, USA.
Love Shack by The B-52s continues its lengthy run at No1 in the Aria Singles Chart in Australia, holding off Black Box's Ride On Time which becomes the latest track stuck at No2 behind Love Shack.
On her Foreign Affair World Tour Tina Turner plays the second of two nights in The Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium, Europe.
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Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys is sentenced to a three month alcohol treatment program in court in Santa Ana, California, USA, following his appearance on drunk driving charges.
On her 47th birthday, Madonna suffers three cracked ribs, a broken collarbone and a broken hand in a horse riding accident at her Ashcombe
House estate in Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
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On her Born This Way Ball Tour, Lady Gaga plays the first of three nights at Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand, Oceania.
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During the fourth leg of her Piece Of Me residency, Britney Spears plays at The Planet Hollywood Theater Of The Performing Arts, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
On his Saint Pablo tour, Kanye West plays the first of two nights at The American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida, USA.
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Thirty-six people die in a fire during a do-it-yourself party at the Ghost Ship Warehouse, Oakland, California, USA. The warehouse is hosting a concert featuring artists from the house music record label 100% Silk. Among the dead is musician Joey Casio.
Music stars Ray Davies of The Kinks, Victoria Beckham (aka Posh Spice of The Spice Girls) and singing comedian Ken Dodd all receive honours in the Queen's 2017 New Year's Honours list, published today.
On his Purpose tour, Justin Bieber plays the first of two nights at Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo, Japan, Asia.1902 |
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