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Bartolomé Maximiliano Moré is born in Santa Isabel de las Lajas, Cuba, Caribbean. He will find success as vocalist and recording star Benny More, known as El Bárbaro del Ritmo.
The Sacasas Royal Havana Orchestra (led by Anselmo Sacasas) records The Breeze And I and Elube Chango for Decca Records in New York City, USA.David Brown is born. He will make his mark on the music world as bassist with Santana from 1966 until 1971, then again from 1973 until 1976.
Latin jazz bandleader, singer, arranger and composer Poncho Sanchez is born in Laredo, Texas, USA.
Rosa Passos, a popular singer and guitarist, is born in Bahia, Brazil, South America.
The Quitandinha Serenaders (including guitarist and composer Luiz Bonfa) record Torment and My Regret for Odeon Records in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, South America.
Carl Barriteau And His Music play at The Festival Hall, East Kirkby, near Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK, Europe.
Andre Rico And The Cha Chaleros play in The Jazz Jamboree at The Gaumont State Cinema, Kilburn, London, England, UK, Europe. Rico was, in fact, English jazzman George Davies.
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Jorge Lopez Ruiz records the George Gershwin composition Summertime for Vik Records in Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America.
Julio Iglesias suffers a compressed spine in a near-fatal car crash in Madrid, Spain, Europe. He will learn to play guitar during his recovery.Peggy Lee records Talk To Me Baby, Make Believe, When In Rome, and The Girl From Ipanema, in Capitol Recording Studio, Capitol Tower, 1750 North Vine St., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Drifters record their version of the Antonio Carlos Jobim song Desafinado, plus The Good Life, On the Street Where You Live and other tracks for Atlantic Records in New York City, USA.
Jazz trombonist J.J.Johnson records Train Samba and A Winter's Waif in New York City, USA, for RCA Victor Records.
Internationally successful bandleader, vocalist, songwriter and nightclub entrepreneur Edmundo Ros is admitted to the freedom of the Worshipful Company Of Poulters (organisation with the power to regulate the sale of poultry, swans, pigeons, rabbits and small game) in London, England, UK, Europe.
Henry Mancini records Baia, Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars and Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps at RCA Victor's Music Center Of The World, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Astrud Gilberto with The Joao Donato Orchestra records O Ganso (O Guazo) for Verve Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jose Feliciano performs live on the Mike Douglas Show, a nationally syndicated tv show in the USA.
Gary McFarland And Co./Clark Terry record Mexicali Rose and Acapulco At Night for the Impulse Records album Tijuana Jazz in New York City, USA. Both tracks will be rejected.
Italian-American pop vocalist Jimmy Roselli and a 24-piece band open at The Copacabana, New York City, USA.
More than fifty artists, managers, attorneys and record company executives attend a public hearing at the offices of State Attorney General Louis K. Lefkowitz in New York City, USA. The hearing is intended to begin investigations into 'misrepresentation in the music industry". Peter Nero, Xavier Cugat and Maxine Brown are among those making statements, about the ways in which companies, for example, re-package old unsuccessful albums after an artist achieves success, to make it appear that these are new recordings.
During their Winter Concert Tour, Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass are playing in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.During their Winter Concert Tour, Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass are playing in Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Teen movie Get Yourself A College Girl opens at cinemas in the UK, (under the name The Swinging Set) featuring performances by The Dave Clark Five, The Standells, The Animals, Nancy Sinatra, The Jimmy Smith Trio, Stan Getz And Astrud Gilberto and Freddie Bell And The Bell Boys.
Big Brother And The Holding Company, Santana and Chicago Transit Authority play the second of three nights at The Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA.
Menudo play the third of a ten-day series of shows at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA.Bob Dylan plays at St Jakob Stadion, Basel, Switzerland, Europe. The tour is a double-header with Carlos Santana.
Jethro Tull begin a South American tour with a show at The Mineirinho, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, during which the band salutes Brazil's rich musical heritage with a rendition of the Astrud Gilberto classic Girl From Ipanema.
On his Rei Momo solo tour, David Byrne of Talking Heads plays the second of three solo shows at The Orpheum Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Carlos Santana begins a multi-year residency in The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The residency, entitled Supernatural Santana - A Trip Through The Hits, involves the legendary Latin guitarist playing 36 shows per year, and means that The Joint will be the only US venue West of the Mississippi River where Santana will perform.
MIM (Musical Instrument Museum), a 200,000 square feet museum and venue focused entirely on music and musical instruments from around the globe opens in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Gogol Bordello play at Manchester Academy, Manchester, UK, supported by Matt And Kim and Mariachi El Bronx.
Antonio Forcione plays the first of seven nights at The Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
The London Jazz Festival begins. The Festival, held at several venues in London, UK, from November 12 to 21, includes performances by Cleo Laine, Paolo Conte, Arthur H, Ute Lemper and Juliette Grecois.
Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club featuring Omara Portuondo play at The Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Europe.Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club featuring Omara Portuondo play at The Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
On her Revival tour, Selena Gomez plays at The Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut, USA, supported by DNCE and Bea Miller.
On her Revival tour, Selena Gomez plays at The Marcus Amphitheater, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, supported by DNCE.
Irit (full name Irit Dekel) releases the LP Hello on Cowcat Records.Pop singer-songwriter and keyboardist Jerry Riopelle dies aged 77 of complications from cancer. Riopelle produced and wrote for The Parade, Brewer And Shipley, We Five and Shango. His songs have been covered by Leon Russell, Herb Alpert, Kenny Loggins, Rita Coolidge, Meat Loaf and others.
Acclaimed Chilean Cumbia party band Chico Trujillo plays at EartH Hall, London, England, UK, Europe.1919 |
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