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Calypso-style pianist Lionel Belasco records Chick A Biddy Rag and Teresita, for Victor Records in Camden, New Jersey, USA, for their West Indian (Trinidad) marketing genre. He also records Junk Man Rag, Bajan Girl, Buddy Abraham, Little Brown Boy and other tracks, but these recordings will be destroyed and Belasco will re-record them on September 7.
Patricia Elaine Foutty is born, possibly in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She will find her greatest success as Lynne Taylor, lead vocalist of The Rooftop Singers in the 1960s. She will also achieve much in her earlier years, as a jazz singer working in East Coast nightclubs from her teens, and appearing on bills with Frank Sinatra, Sophie Tucker, and Dean Martin And Jerry Lewis. She will also play the Village Vanguard in Greenwich Village, New York City for 28 weeks, and will sing with Benny Goodman and Buddy Rich's band.
Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra, with vocalist Frank Sinatra, continue with their fourteen–week engagement at The Astor Hotel, New York City, USA.
Mitchell Ayres and his Fashions-in-Music, with vocalists Tommy Taylor and Mary Ann Mercer, record I Give You My Word and There Was A Little Girl for Bluebird Records in Camden, New Jersey, USA.
Count Basie And His Band play the third night in an attendance-record-breaking week of shows at The Earl Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.Frederick Charles Milner III is born in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, USA. he will find acclaim as Derf Scratch, bassist of the Los Angeles-based punk rock band Fear.
During a tour of Germany, Europe, under the auspices of the German Jazz Federation Dizzy Gillespie plays in Frankfurt.Alan Freed's two-week long Rock 'n' Roll Holiday Jubilee continues at The Academy of Music, New York City, USA, featuring Joe Williams and the Count Basie Orchestra, LaVern Baker, Teddy Randazzo And The Three Chuckles, Richard Barrett And The Valentines, Boyd Bennett And The Rockets, Earl Carroll and The Cadillacs, The Bonnie Sisters, Gloria Mann, James Sheppard and The Heartbeats, The Wrens and Don Cherry.
Connie Francis collects the Best Female Vocalist Award at the New Musical Express Readers' Poll Awards Dinner and Concert in London, England, UK, Europe. While in the UK, she plans to record a new LP.
Connie Francis plays the third night of a week at The Town Casino, Buffalo, New York State, USA.
Jazz saxophonist Jimmy Forrest records his album Sit Down And Relax With Jimmy Forrest for Prestige Records at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
The Joe Pass Quartet records Days Of Wine And Roses, But Beautiful and other tracks at Pacific Jazz Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jazz saxophonist Joe Henderson records Blue Bossa, and other tracks for Blue Note Records at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
Dave Brubeck plays at St. John Terrell's Music Circus, Lambertville, New Jersey, USA.Sarah Vaughan, with Quincy Jones as producer, records Quiet Nights and Jazz Samba for Mercury Records in New York City, USA.
Big Man In Town by The Four Seasons is the highest new entry in Cash Box magazine's chart of the best-selling singles in the USA, entering at No79.
The Cal Tjader Quintet records How High The Moon, Shiny Stockings, Soul Bird and other tracks for Verve Records in Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
TV rock show Where The Action Is, in the USA, features Jackie Wilson performing his 1958 hit Lonely Teardrops.
Organist Jimmy Smith records Love Theme From Where The Spies Are, Slow Theme From Where The Spies Are, Title No. 1 (unissued) and House Of The Rising Sun for Verve Records in the USA.
The Wally Richardson Quartet record Surf Side Shuffle, E lbow Blues and Square Heels White Stockings, for Prestige Records at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
Judy Garland plays with The Count Basie Band to an audience of 20,000 at J.F.K. Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Tommy James And The Shondells play at Rider College, Trenton, New Jersey, USA.
Josh White Jr plays at Monmouth College, West Long Branch, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA.
Bruce Springsteen plays the second of two nights at the CNE Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
On their Slippery When Wet tour, Bon Jovi play the second of two nights at Fesutibaru Hōru, Osaka, Japan, Asia.38 Special play at The Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, supported by Bon Jovi.
On their Slippery When Wet tour, Bon Jovi play at Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, supported by Cinderella.
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers play at Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, supported by The Replacements.
It is reported that Frank Sinatra's own-brand of Spaghetti Sauce, launched in 1990, has not been well-received by the public. Armanino Foods Of Distinction, which owns 58% of the Sinatra brand has decided to drop the product.
On their Midget Tour, Weezer play at The Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA.
The Vans Warped Tour, plays at the Peoria Sports Complex, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, with a bill including My Chemical Romance, The Offspring, Fall Out Boy, The Transplants, MxPx, All-American Rejects, Dropkick Murphys, Thrice, Atreyu and Senses Fail.
Queen Latifah plays live in the car park of Wal-Mart, Seacaucus, New Jersey, USA, as she launches her Curvation Project Confidence Awards.
Bon Jovi play the eleventh gig of a twelve-night residency at The O2 Arena, London, UK.
The Rock The Bells Festival takes place at Governors Island, Manhattan, New York City, USA. Artists appearing include Snoop Dogg, Lauryn Hill, A Tribe Called Quest, Wu-Tang Clan, Rakim and KRS-ONE.
Bruce Springsteen is among the celebrities attending the SUSC Shoah Foundation's 20th Anniversary Gala in Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Sting's $15m musical The Last Ship opens at the Neil Simon Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA. Celebrities attending the opening include Liam Neeson, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Robert De Niro, Debbie Harry, Edie Falco, Patti Scialfa and director Barry Levinson.
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On their The River Tour, Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band play at The Schottenstein Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA.On their 51-date The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, U2 play the second of two nights at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, supported by The Lumineers.
Marilyn Manson cuts short a concert at The Paramount, Long Island, New York City, USA, following an onstage outburst. The show started 90 minutes late and, after performing just five songs, Manson began mumbling into his microphone as he walked across the stage, pushing over an amp as he did so. Next, he is alleged to have criticised New Jersey - the location of his next tour stop - by branding it a "s**thole", before throwing down his mic and unexpectedly leaving the stage.
On their This House Is Not For Sale tour, Bon Jovi play the first of two nights at The Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
On a European tour in support of their LP Mindfucker, Monster Magnet play at Schlachthof, Bremen, Germany, Europe.On the European leg of their This House Is Not For Sale tour, Bon Jovi play at Tallinn Song Festival Grounds, Tallinn, Estonia, Europe.
On their 107-date End Of The Road World Tour, Kiss play at The Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, USA.1915 |
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