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Vocal duo Correll And Gosden [better known as radio stars Amos'n'Andy] record Just A Bird's-Eye View Of My Old Kentucky Home, for Victor Records in The Webster Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The management of radio station KFH changes from the J. O. Adams Music Company of Wichita, Kansas, USA, to the Hotel Lassen.
Al Kavelin And The Blackstone Hotel Orchestra record It's You, Underneath A Palm Beach Moon, Sweetest Little Brown Eyes, Caribbean Star, Renita Bonita and Tango Oriental for Decca Records in the USA.
Blue Barron And His Orchestra play in The Green Room of The Hotel Edison, New York City, USA, during the third month of a nine-month residency.
Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra, with vocalist Frank Sinatra, continue with their fourteen-week engagement at The Astor Hotel, New York City, USA.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra play in The Panther Room at The Hotel Sherman, Chicago, Illinois, USA. The show is broadcast live on radio.Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra open at The Hotel Pennsylvania, New York City, USA, for a residency which will run until April 7th.
Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra come to the end of a month-long residency at The Hotel Pennsylvania, New York City, USA.
Russ Morgan And His Orchestra are playing at The Hotel Biltmore, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Mobster Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel opens The Pink Flamingo Hotel And Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, at a total cost of $6m. Well-known singer and comedian Jimmy Durante headlines the opening night entertainment, with music by Cuban band leader Xavier Cugat. Some of Siegel's Hollywood friends, including actors George Raft, George Sanders, Sonny Tufts and George Jessel are in attendance.
Gene McGhee records There Goes The Bride and Me Too, in Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Avebue North, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Lenny Herman And His Orchestra play during a six-week engagement at The Baker Hotel, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Ray Pearl And His Musical Gems are playing during four weeks at The Rice Hotel, Houston, Texas, USA.
Freddie Bell And The Bellboys are playing during a lengthy engagement at The Golden Hotel And Casino, Reno, Nevada, USA.
Bobby Rydell plays the twenty-third night in a four week season at The Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, as support to comedian George Burns.
Charlie Byrd, Casey Anderson and The Gateway Singers play at The Goya Folk Festival, Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel, Liberty, New York State, USABill Haley And His Comets play the eleventh night of a three-week season at The El Cortez Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
In The Hotel George V, Paris, France, Europe, John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles record a demo of the song One And One Is Two.
John Lennon of The Beatles is guest of honour at a Foyle's Literary Lunch in The Dorchester Hotel, London, UK. Somewhat tired and emotional, his speech is brief - 'Thank you very much. You've got a lucky face.'
The Soul Agents play at Leofric Jazz Club in The Leofric Hotel, Coventry, West Midlands, UK.Della Reese is playing during a three-week engagement at The Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Patti Page is appearing during two weeks at The Copa Room of The Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
At The Hilton Hotel, London, England, UK, The Rolling Stones have business meetings with entrepreneur Allen Klein, who is keen to become their manager.
Frankie Valli of The Four Seasons is arrested at Ohio State Fair, Springfield, Ohio, USA. Valli himself had done nothing wrong, but the band's manager had failed to pay $375 to the local Holiday Inn where the band had been staying. Valli is released shortly after when one of the other band members, Tommy De Vito, pays the outstanding amount.
Timebox are playing at Klook's Kleek, in The Railway Hotel, West Hampstead, London, England, UK, Europe.
Trini Lopez is headlining during a two-week season at The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, USA.
Having recently collapsed from a drug overdose in her hotel, Marianne Faithfull is in the intensive care unit of St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia, Oceania, in a coma. She and Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones are in Australia filming the movie Ned Kelly.John Lennon of The Beatles and Yoko Ono spend the fourth of five days being filmed for a BBC tv 24 Hours documentary, The World Of John And Yoko. On this day they are filmed re-making their experimental film Apotheosis in Lavenham, UK, and at The Bull hotel in Long Melford.
Bryan Ferry collapses from a kidney infection in a French hotel, and has to be flown home to England, UK, Europe.
John Belushi, comedian, actor and Blues Brother, dies of drug-related problems in the Chateau Marmont Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA.At the 27th Ivor Novello Awards in the Grosvenor House Hotel, London, UK, The Who is given the Outstanding Contribution To British Music Award.
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Prince, Bo Diddley and The Isley Brothers are among the artists attending The Rhythm And Blues Foundation ceremonies in the Ballroom of The Sheraton Hotel, New York City, USA.
Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas plays at the LAX club in the Luxor Hotel And Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Her fee for the night is reported as being $700,000 (?437,500).
When Rihanna steps out from her New York City hotel, it is noticed that she is sporting a new tattoo on her neck, a French language inscription reading 'Rebelle Fleur'.Jared and Caleb Followill of The Kings of Leon hang out with Neil Diamond at the Four Seasons Hotel in Dublin, Ireland.
Guns N'Roses play the fourth night of a twelve-show residency at The Joint Inside Hard Rock Hotel And Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Neil Diamond, Jay-Z, John Legend, John Mayer, Michael Angelakos of Passion Pit, Este, Alana and Danielle Haim, Andrew Vanwyngarden and Ben Goldwasser of MGMT, Joy Williams, Adele and Darren Criss attend a luncheon honouring Columbia Records Chairman Rob Stringer as UJA-Federation Music Visionary of 2013 at The Pierre Hotel, New York City, USA.
Ed Sheeran takes Nicole Scherzinger of Pussycat Dolls for a drink at his local pub, The Station Hotel, Framlingham, Suffolk, England, UK, Europe.
Taylor Swift is among the guests attending the Universal Music Group 2016 Grammy After Party in The Theatre at Ace Hotel Downtown LA, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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