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The musical Rose-Marie is presented at The Imperial Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 557 performances.
The cast of the American production of the successful play Porgy leaves New York City on the S.S. Columbus, bound for London, UK, where the show will open at His Majesty's Theatre in early April. Porgy will become the basis for the George Gershwin opera Porgy And Bess.
Annette
Hanshaw records I Get The Blues When It Rains, My Sin and I
Hate Myself [For Falling In Love With You], for Columbia Records in New
York City, USA.
Fourteen year old Eleanora Gough, later known to the world as Billie Holiday, is arrested along with her mother in a police raid on prostitutes in Florence Williams' whorehouse, 151 W140th Street, Harlem, New York City, USA. Eleanora is sentenced to 100 days in a workhouse.
Lionel Hampton records Just For Laffs, Martin On Every Block, Pig Foot Sonata and Charlie Was A Sailor for RCA Victor in New York City, USA.
Edith Piaf And Her Continental Entertainers open at The Playhouse Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, where she will notch up a run of 49 performances.

The stage musical Great To Be Alive! closes at The Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, after completing 52 performances.
James Marshall Hendrix, later to become Jimi Hendrix, re-enters Rainier Vista Elementary School, Seattle, Washington, USA, to begin third grade.
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Ray Charles records the Atlantic Records singles, Hallelujah I Love Her So, I'll Drown In My Own Tears and What Would I Do Without You at Capitol Recording Studios, New York City, USA. (1955)
Chuck Berry, Bill Haley and His Comets, Larry Williams, Frankie Avalon, The Kalin Twins, Jimmy Clanton, The Danleers and The Elegants, The Olympics, Bobby Freeman and King Curtis are among the acts appearing on the opening night of Alan Freed's Big Beat Show at The Fox Theater, Brooklyn, New York City, USA.
The stage musical Christine, with music by Sammy Fain and lyrics by Paul Francis Webster, closes at The 46th Street Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It has run for a total of just twelve performances.
Chubby Checker, The Drifters, Maxine Brown and Chuck Jackson play the sixth night of a week at The Regal, Chicago Illinois, USA.
Jazz bassist Charles Mingus records Devil Woman, Wham Bam Thank You Ma'am and other tracks in New York City, USA, for Atlantic Records.
Jazz singer Chris Connor records the Richard Rodgers' songs No Strings, Look No Further, The Sweetest Sounds and Nobody Told Me, in New York City, USA, for her Atlantic Records LP No Strings - An After Theatre Version.
R'n'b organist Jimmy Smith records Walk On The Wild Side and Ol' Man River in New York City,USA, for Verve Records.

Jazz vocalist Helen Merrill and The Mike Zwerin Quartet play at The Cafe Au Go Go, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
During sessions for the album Dig These Blues, The Hank Crawford Septet records Hollywood Blues, H.C.Blues and New Blues for Atlantic Records in New York City, USA.

Nina Simone releases her version of the folk/spiritual song Sinnerman in the USA.


At the 27th Annual Grammy Awards in Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA, winners include The Doobie Brothers 'What A Fool Believes' (Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year); Billy Joel’s 52nd Street (Album, Male Pop Vocal Performance); Rickie Lee Jones (New Artist); Dionne Warwick’s I’ll Never Love This Way Again (Female Pop Vocal); Donna Summer’s Hot Stuff (Female Rock Performance); The Eagles’ Heartache Tonight (Male Rock Vocal Performance). Bob Dylan earns the Best Male Rock Vocal Grammy, for his song Gotta Serve Somebody, which he then performs live.




Songwriter Jerry
Ragavoy dies aged 80, following a stroke, at Lenox Hill Hospital in
Manhattan, New York City, USA. Ragavoy's best-remembered
compositions include the Irma Thomas hit
Time Is On My Side and Erma
Franklin's Piece
of My Heart.


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