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Vocal duo Collins And Harlan record Bake Dat Chicken Pie for Victor Records in New York City, USA. The first line, "If you wanna make a nigger feel good, I'll tell you what to do" is indicative of the racist tone of the song.
The Boston Molasses Disaster takes place in the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, USA, when a large molasses storage tank bursts, sending a wave of molasses through the streets at an estimated 35 mph, killing 21 and injuring 150. Some locals claim that on hot summer days, the area still smells of molasses. The incident will inspire the songs Molasses Flood by Jonathan Jay Babcock, The Great Molasses Flood by The Black Strap Molasses Family and Boston Molasses Flood by Zac Bauman.
The Foot Guard Band plays at a Beef Steak Dinner in the Hartford Club, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
Yodelling country music duo The Callahan Brothers record Corn Licker Rag, She's Killing Me and Don't You Remember The Time, for ARC Records in New York City, USA.
Chick Webb and his Orchestra, with Ella Fitzgerald on vocals, play the tenth night of a lengthy engagement at the Flamingo Room in Levaggi's Restaurant, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Playing in the restaurant's basement are The Ink Spots.
Buddy Williams records Too Old To Cut The Mustard for Regal Zonophone Records in Australia, Oceania.
While on their first date, at Table 53 in P.J. Clarke's, Manhattan, New York City, USA, Buddy Holly and Maria Elena Santiago become engaged.
Jimmy Rogers plays the seventh night of a two-week engagement at The Cave Supper Club, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Paul Anka steps in to save the night at The Twin Coaches Supper Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, when Bobby Rydell has to cancel his appearance because of a throat infection.
The Eddie Vinson Sextet records Back Door Blues, Kidney Stew and other tracks in Chicago, Illinois, USA, for Riverside Records. The band consists of Vinson with The Cannonball Adderley Quintet.
Cliff Richard has dinner in London, UK, with Sir Joseph Lockwood, head of EMI Records.
At an informal dinner at Al And Dick's in New York City, USA, Florence Greenberg, President Of Sceptre Records, maps out proposals for an organisation to be called "The Music Industry Sings Out On Human Rights". The organisation is being set up to raise funds to advance the cause of Civil Rights for all segments of the population. Fund-raising Sing Out live events are to be held over the coming months, underwritten by record companies.
The Swinging Blue Jeans record Promise You'll Tell Her, Tutti Frutti and It's So Right at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, UK.
Georgie Fame And The Blue Flames play at The Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex, UK.
The Byrds play at The Corn Exchange, Bristol, England, UK, and appear on the tv show Discs A Go-Go.
TV rock show Where The Action Is in the USA features Dee Dee Sharp performing Mashed Potato Time and Ray Peterson performing The Wonder of You.
Jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan records the album Cornbread for Blue Note Records at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
Elvis Presley holds a small party at home in Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee, USA, with food provided by Monty’s Catering. .
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich play at The Corn Exchange, Bristol, England, UK, Europe.
Canadian folk star Bruce Cockburn plays at the Mariposa Folk Festival in Centre Island, Orillia, Ontario, Canada. Although Cockburn is still a member of 3's A Crowd, this is a solo gig. Also on the bill for this day are Joni Mitchell, Jim McHarg's Metro Stompers, Mike Seeger, The Travellers, The Young Tradition, Darlene Colson, Bill Hawkins, Terry Ber, Ava Nasten, Vera Johnson and Breakfast.
Savoy Brown play at The Corn Exchange, Devizes, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
David Milgaard is wrongfully convicted of the murder and rape of nursing assistant Gail Miller in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Milgaard is sentenced to life imprisonment. He will spend 23 years in prison, only having his conviction overturned in 1992. Milgaard's story is told in the 1992 song Wheat Kings by The Tragically Hip.
Juicy Lucy play at Poperama (in the Corn Exchange), Devizes Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
Buck Owens releases a new single, Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms/Corn Likker, in the USA on Capitol Records.
Ry Cooder releases his fourth album, Paradise And Lunch, on Reprise Records in the USA.
Alternative TV (aka ATV) play at The Corn Exchange, Devizes, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, supported by Patrik Fitzgerald.
Rose Royce are playing during three nights at the Night Out Theatre Restaurant, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
Cher dines at Elaine's Restaurant, New York City, USA.
Michael Jackson is among the guests, when Cyndi Lauper performs at the T.J.Martell Foundation dinner honouring CBS Records boss Walter Yetnikoff in New York City, USA.
On their Ultimate Silly Tour, Haze play at The Wheatsheaf, Bradford, England, UK, Europe.
Johnny Cash plays at The Corn Exchange, Cambridge, England, UK, Europe.
Wynonna Judd marries Arch Kelley at Christ Church in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, then holds the reception at Trilogy, a restaurant owned by her mother.
Jack Drag play at TT the Bear's Place, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, supported by The Douglas Fir, Wheat and The Ghost Of Tony Gold.
Drummer Ronnie Verrell dies in Kingston-upon-Thames, UK, one day after his 76th birthday. The cause of death is a chest infection he contracted during an operation to fix a crushed vertebra resulting from a fall down stairs. Verrell was perhaps most famous for playing in the house band for the Muppet TV Series where he provided the soundtrack for maniacal Muppet drummer Animal. Verrell also found acclaim working with Ted Heath, Dizzy Gillespie, Buddy Rich, Jack Parnell, Cyril Stapleton, Peggy Lee, Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones, Dusty Springfield, The Dave Clark Five and The Pizza Express All Stars.
Idlewild and The Star Spangles play at The Corn Exchange, Cambridge, England, UK.
Doves begin a UK tour at The Corn Exchange, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Socratic release a new album, Lunch For The Sky, on Drive Thru Records in the UK.
Chris Mills plays at The Springwater Supper Club, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Lady Gaga, Jay-Z, Beyonce and Michelle Williams dine together at Cecconi's restaurant, Mayfair, London, England, UK, Europe.
Neil Diamond and Frankie Valli appear on BBC tv show Breakfast in the UK to promote their upcoming tours.
After eating 'bad shrimp', rapper DMX spends four hours being treated for food poisoning, in Gastonia Memorial Hospital, near Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
Heather Nova appears on the BBC TV Breakfast show in London, UK, to promote her eighth album 300 Days At Sea and single Higher Ground.
Reba McEntire, appears on BBC1 tv show Breakfast to promote her upcoming participation in the International Festival of Country Music at Wembley Arena, London, UK.
Amy MacDonald releases her third album, Life In A Beautiful Light, in the UK. She also appears on BBC 1 tv show Breakfast, live from Media City, Salford Quays, Manchester, England, UK, Europe, to promote the release.
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Singing legend Darlene Love, 71, suffers a mild heart attack during a show at Tim McLoone's Supper Club, Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA.
Lady Gaga is interviewed (pre-recorded) on the BBC tv show Breakfast, which is broadcast from Media City, Salford Quays, Manchester, UK.
Jarvis Cocker appears on the BBCtv show Breakfast in Salford Quays, Manchester, UK, to promote his imminent Proms concert at The Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK.
Old Dominion release the album Meat And Candy on RCA in the UK.
The Danny Bryant Big Band, Ken Pustelnik's Groundhogs, Felix Rabin, The Wilbur Project, Paul Lamb And The King Snakes, The Ryk Mead Band and The Brian Rawson Band play at Stamford Blues, Rhythm And Rock Festival, Corn Exchange, Stamford, England, UK, Europe.
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