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Elton Spivey (aka Elton Island Spivey and The Za Zu Girl) is born in Galveston, Texas. The sister of famed blues vocalist Victoria Spivey, she will find some success as a recording artist in the 1930s.
The 'musical dream play' Bluebell In Fairyland is presented at The Vaudeville Theatre, London, England, UK, during a run of 300 performances.The Cinch Military Band records St Louis Tickle for The Gramophone Company in London, UK.
Sophie Tucker plays during a week at Chez Paree, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Tucker's residency coincides with the 20th Anniversary of the club.
Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones rents a flat in Edith Grove, Chelsea, London, UK, which will quickly become the band's base of operations.
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During a performance by 
Them, The Zephyrs, Screaming Lord Sutch and The Mark Four play at The Ritz, Potter's Bar, England, UK.
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Adam Faith And The Roulettes play at The Kinema Ballroom, Dunfermline, Scotland, UK.The Spectres play Gloria, I (Who Have Nothing), Bloodhound and Bird Dog, during a live session for BBC radio show Saturday Club in London, UK. The group will find greater success after a name-change to Status Quo.
The Rolling Stones open new offices in Maddox Street, Mayfair, London, England, UK, Europe.
Cat Stevens appears on the BBC radio show Saturday Club in London, England, UK, Europe.Fairport Convention play at The Middle Earth Club, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Caravan, playing their first London gig.
Today's Billboard US Top Ten Jazz Albums chart includes three albums
named after songs by The Beatles. At No2 is Fool On The Hill by Sergio Mendes And Brasil '66; at No4 is Mother Nature's Son by Ramsey Lewis; and at No8 is A Day In The Life by Wes Montgomery.
The Who play the second of three nights at The Boston Tea Party, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, supported by Roland Kirk.
Queen play the last of four nights at The Forum, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Choking on his own vomit after a drinking binge, Bon Scott of 
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Ian Dury And The Blockheads play the second of two nights at Hammersmith Odeon, London, Englnd, UK, Europe, supported by Screaming Blue Messiahs and Beltane Fire.
Ringo Starr joins Bob Dylan onstage at a gig in Les Arenes, Frejus, France, Europe.
Dolores O'Riordan, formerly of The Cranberries, releases her second solo album, No Baggage, in the UK.
Green Day play at Helsinki Kylasaari, Helsinki, Finland, Europe, supported by Joan Jett.
Jazz vocalist and songwriter Parry Ray releases her second album, The Way I'm Wired, in the UK.A new exhibition, The House Of Annie Lennox, opens at The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK. The exhibition 'explores the image and creative vision of Annie Lennox'.
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Prince, backed by 3rd Eye Girl, plays at Shepherds Bush Empire, London, UK.Martina McBride is among the artists performing at the C2C Music Festival in London, England, UK.
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Muse, Of Monsters And Men, Florence and the Machine, Death Cab For Cutie, Panic! At The Disco, Walk The Moon, Awolnation, Vance Joy, Cold War Kids and DJ Jeremiah Red play at The KROQ Weenie Roast, Irvine Meadows Amphitheater, Irvine, California, USA.
On her 80-date Dangerous Woman tour Ariana Grande plays the second of two nights at Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe, supported by Victoria Monet and BIA.
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