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Boston-born popular singer Andrew Mack is appearing in "His Greatest Success" Tom Moore, at The Herald Square Theatre, New York City, USA. The newspaper ad for the show urges "Hear Mack's sweet songs".Boston-born popular singer Andrew Mack is appearing in "His Greatest Success" Tom Moore, at The Herald Square Theatre, New York City, USA. The newspaper ad for the show urges "Hear Mack's sweet songs".
Dizzy Gillespie is playing during a one-week stint at The Hi Hat, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.When Johnnie Ray opens at The Metropolitan Theater, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, a canister of tear gas is thrown into the audience, sending more than 1200 fans racing out into the street. Police state that the incident may have been a stunt cooked up by a publicist.
It is announced that Package tour The Cara van Of Stars, featuring Freddy Cannon, Johnny Burnette, Gary U.S. Bonds, Danny And The Juniors, Jan And Dean, The Olympics, The Five Satins, Bobby Lewis, The Fabulous Four, The Mellow Kings, The Earls and the Doc Bagby Big Beat Orchestra, plays at The Main Line Drive-In, Stradford, Pennsylvania, USA.
Bobby Rydell is playing during a week of shows at The Frolics, Salisbury, Massachusetts, USA.
Brenda Lee, Dion, Johnny Tillotson, Freddy Cannon, The Casuals, Frank Gari, Clarence 'Frogman' Henry and others play in the week-long Big Show at Medinah Temple, Chicago, Illinois, USA. The show is promoted by Sid Bernstein.
Today's edition of The Broadside, a folk music magazine based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, features Ralph Rinzler and John Herold of The Greenbrier Boys. The magazine itself includes items about Odetta, Jim Kweskin and Maria Muldaur, Sleepy John Estes and more.
Mitch Miller And His Sing-Along Gang appear at The Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The show also features Leslie Uggams.
Jazz trumpeter and cornettist Ruby Braff comes to the end of two weeks at at Embers West, West 49th Street, New York City, USA.
Socialite Panna Grady invites Ed Sanders of New York City based anarchist rock band The Fugs to visit her home in Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA.
Big Brother And The Holding Company play the first of two nights at The Psychedelic Supermarket, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Joni Mitchell plays at Harrington Auditorium, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Television and Bonjour Aviators play the first of two nights at The Plymouth Rock Party in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.Bad Girls by Donna Summer reaches No1 in the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart in the USA, for the first of five weeks.
The Necessaries (Jesse Chamberlain, Ernie Brooks, Chris Spedding and Ed Tomney) play during four nights at The Edge, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Donna Summer becomes the first artist to sign to Geffen Records in the USA. The company is owned by music business mogul David Geffen.
Jonathan Richman And The Modern Lovers begin a British tour at The Riverside, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England, UK, Europe.
On their One For All World Tour, The Bee Gees play at the Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York State, USA.
Private Parts, Elijah, Beggarman Thief, Robbin Banx and The Rain Shines play at The Channel, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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On their Magic Summer Tour, New Kids On The Block play the second of two nights at The Ice Rink, Newcastle, UK.
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On their Behind The Mask tour, Fleetwood Mac play the first of three nights at Jones Beach, Wantagh, New York State, USA, supported by Squeeze.
As the last date on their Magic Summer tour, New Kids On The Block play at Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki, Finland, Europe.
Be-bop jazz guitarist Sal Salvador dies of cancer in Stamford, Connecticut, USA. As well as pursuing an acclaimed solo career, he worked with Stan Kenton, Sonny Stitt and others.
Surf music legends Dick Dale, The Chantays and The Surfaris play a benefit show at The Hard Rock Cafe, Fashion Island, Newport Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA, for former Surfaris' guitarist Jim Pash who has congestive heart failure and is awaiting a liver transplant.
On her Greatest Hits tour, Donna Summer plays the second of two nights at Caesar's, Atlantic City, New jersey, USA.
The multiple act heavy rock travelling festival Gigantour, featuring Megadeth, Dream Theater and Fear Factory plays in Clark County Amphitheatre, Portland, Oregon, USA. 
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The Progressive Music Awards are held at Shakespeare's Globe, London, England, UK. Peter Gabriel takes the award for Prog God, Band Of The Year is Dream Theater and Album Of The Year is Kaleidoscope by Transatlantic. Rick Wakeman performs live at the event.
On her first ever UK headline tour Meghan Trainor plays at The Institute, Birmingham, UK.
On their 25th Anniversary Of Images And Words tour, Dream Theater play at 013, Tilburg, Netherlands, Europe.
On her Touring in support of her ninth album, Mental Illness, Aimee Mann plays at The Boulder Theatre, Boulder, Colorado, USA.
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