Soundtrack

Elizabeth Raub is born in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She will find success as theater and motion picture organist Rosa Rio, who will become a leading organist on network radio for soap operas and dramas. She will continue working to the age of 107.

Leslie Townes Hope is born in Eltham, London, England, UK, Europe. He will find success as vaudevillian, actor, singer and dancer Bob Hope, after moving to the USA at the age of four with his parents and growing up in Cleveland, Ohio.

Donald Voorhees is born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA. He will achieve acclaim as a composer and conductor, receiving an Emmy Award nomination for Individual Achievements in Music for his work on the television series, The Bell Telephone Hour.

In Schenectady, New York, USA, the General Electric Company demonstrates its new sound-on-film process, the first capable of synchronizing recorded sights and sounds on a single strip of film. This product of six years research opens a new era in movies, taking the world from silent films to the 'talkies' and, of course, musicals.

The Gumm Sisters play the last of three nights at the Manchester Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA. One of the sisters, Frances Gumm, will go on to achieve stardom after a name change to Judy Garland.

Alan Klein is born in Clerkenwell, London, England, UK. He will become a successful musician and composer, first coming to notice in 1963 as the main composer of the soundtrack to the film What a Crazy World. (He should not be confused with music business entrepreneur Allen Klein).

William Richard Frisell is born in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He will find success as virtuoso guitarist and composer Bill Frisell, working a styles as diverse as jazz, jazz fusion, folk jazz, world fusion, New Acoustic, Americana, experimental rock, grindcore and soundtracks.

Judy Garland plays the seventh night in a four-week season at The Palladium, London, UK. Also on the bill is Max Bygraves.

The MGM musical film The Belle Of New York, starring Fred Astaire, begins shooting in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Songs in the film are by Harry Warren and Johnny Mercer.

Philip Brigham is born in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. he will find success as rock singer, songwriter and guitarist, Phil Brigham.

The musical guests on tonight's edition of tv show Ed Sullivan's Toast Of The Town, in the USA, are popular singer Dorothy Dandridge, folk singer Moishe Oiyshe and singer-guitarist Elton Hayes.

Judy Garland and her children arrive by train in New York City, USA, to fulfil her upcoming dates at The Town And Country Club in Brooklyn. On her arrival, Garland is met by tax demands relating to earnings in prvious years in New York State.

Barbra Streisand continues with a month-long residency at The Caucus Club in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Elvis Presley records Blue Hawaii, Ito Eats, Hawaiian Wedding Song, Island Of Love, Steppin' Out Of Line and Almost Always True for the soundtrack to his upcoming movie Blue Hawaii at Radio Recorders Studio, Hollywood, California, USA.

Barbra Streisand plays the fifth of ten nights at The Caucus Club in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Barbra Streisand plays the thirteenth night in a month-long engagement at The Bon Soir Club, New York City, USA.

Barbra Streisand plays the seventeenth of twenty-seven nights at The Caucus Club, Detroit, Michigan, USA.

The Gary McFarland Orchestra records Love From A Heart Of Gold and Grand Old Ivy Part 2, in New York City, USA, for Verve Records. The tracks will appear on the album The Jazz Version Of How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying.

Recently reconciled couple Judy Garland and Sid Luft travel to San Francisco, California, USA, where Judy is to 'rest'. They stay at the Fairmont Hotel, rooms 210 - 212, and 214 – the Bridal Suite.

Carol Burnett stars in the CBS-tv special An Evening With Carol Burnett on tv in the USA.

Judy Garland appears on the British tv show Sunday Night At The London Palladium, in London, England, UK, Europe, and gives her fee to a thalidomide charity.

UK singer/actor Anthony Newley marries actress Joan Collins.

Henry Mancini records Charade, Punch And Judy and Bateau Mouche, for RCA Records in the USA.

Shirly Bassey opens for six weeks at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe.

Barbra Streisand and Liberace play in The South Shore Room, Harrah's, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA.

Barbra Streisand plays at The Arie Crown Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra complete the recording of tracks for their version of the soundtrack from the film Mary Poppins, for reprise Records in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

The original cast soundtrack album for the Broadway stage show Bajour, featuring Chita Rivera, Nancy Dussault and Herschel Bernardi, is recorded at Columbia Records 30th Street Studios, New York City, USA.

Judy Garland performs the third night of a week at The O'Keefe Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Elvis Presley continues with recording sessions in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, for the film soundtrack album Harum Scarum.

Judy Garland begins a ten-day residency at The Fountainbleau Hotel, Miami, Florida, USA.

A new tv rock show, Where The Action Is, hosted by Dick Clark, has its first broadcast in the USA. Paul Revere And The Raiders are the regular band every week, and guests on this first episode include Jan And Dean performing Surf City. The theme song, Action, is performed by Freddy Cannon.

Elvis Presley completes the recording of tracks for the soundtrack to the film Paradise Hawaiian Style at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Judy Garland is taking a vacation near San Francisco, California, USA.

Peter, Paul And Mary and The Henry Mancini Orchestra play the last of six nights at McCormick Pace, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Frank Sinatra, Joey Heatherton and Diahann Carroll are the guests on tonight's edition of tv programme The Dean Martin Show, recorded in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Guitarist Billy Strange records The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, The 9th Man Theme, A Man Alone and 007 Theme in United Recorders, 6050 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. The band on this session comprises Wrecking Crew members Tommy Tedesco, Lou Morell, Joseph Gibbons, Carol Kaye, Larry Knechtel, Hal Blaine, Julius Wechter, Plas Johnson, Roy Caton, A. D. Brisbois, Oliver Mitchell, Robert Knight and Lew McCreary. The tracks will appear on Strange's album Secret Agent File.

Barbra Streisand completes her recording of Where Am I Going in Columbia Records Studio A, New York City, USA. It will be released as a single.

Judy Garland plays at The Diplomat Hotel in Hollywood, Florida, USA.

The single Wide Open Spaces by Dixie Chicks is released on Monument Records in the USA. It will hit No1 on the Billboard Country singles chart in the USA, spending four weeks there in November 1998.

Legendary Jamaican guitarist Ernest Ranglin, plays at The Basement, Circular Quay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Randy Newman releases his first new LP in nine years, Harps And Angels, on Nonesuch Records in the USA.

Barbra Streisand releases her 34th album, Partners, on Columbia Records in the USA. The album consists of duets with male singers ioncluding Stevie Wonder, Michael Buble, Billy Joel, John Legend, John Mayer, Andrea Bocelli, Lionel Richie and the late Elvis Presley.

The 57th Grammy Awards event is held at The Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, USA. Sam Smith is the big winner on the night, collecting trophies for Best New Artist, Song of the Year (Stay with Me), Record of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album, ahead of Miley Cyrus, Coldplay, Ariana Grande, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran. The full list of 57th Annual Grammy Awards Winners is as follows : Record of the Year: Stay with Me, Sam Smith Album of the Year: Morning Phase, Beck Song of the Year: Stay With Me (Darkchild Version), Sam Smith, James Napier, William Phillips, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty Best Country Album: Miranda Lambert, Platinum Best R'n'B Performance: Drunk in Love, Beyonce featuring Jay Z Best Rock Album: Beck, Morning Phase Best Pop Vocal Album: Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour Best Pop Solo Performance: Happy, Pharrell Williams Best New Artist: Sam Smith Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Max Martin for Bang Bang, Break Free, Dark Horse, Problem, Shake It Off, Unconditionally Best Folk Album: Old Crow Medicine Show, Remedy Best Americana Album: Rosanne Cash, The River and the Thread Best American Roots Song: A Feather's Not a Bird, Rosanne Cash And John Leventhal Best American Roots Performance: A Feather's Not a Bird, Rosanne Cash Best R'n'B Album: Toni Braxton And Babyface, Love Marriage Divorce Best Urban Contemporary Album: Pharrell Williams, G I R L Best R'n'B Song: Drunk in Love, Shawn Carter, Rasool Diaz, Noel Fisher, Jerome Harmon, Beyonce Knowles, Timothy Mosely, Andre Eric Proctor And Brian Soko, songwriters (Beyonce feat. Jay Z) Best Traditional R'n'B Performance: Jesus Children, Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Malcolm Jamal Warner And Lalah Hathaway Best Rap Album: Eminem, Marshall Mathers LP2 Best Rap Song: I, K. Duckworth And C. Smith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar) Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: The Monster, Eminem feat. Rihanna Best Rap Performance: I, Kendrick Lamar Best Comedy Album: Weird Al Yankovic, Mandatory Fun Best Spoken Word Album: Joan Rivers, Diary of a Mad Diva Best Blues Album: Johnny Winter, Step Back Best Alternative Music Album: St. Vincent, St. Vincent Best Rock Song: Ain't It Fun, Hayley Williams and Taylor York Best Metal Performance: Last in Line, Tenacious D Best Rock Performance: Lazaretto, Jack White Best Contemporary Instrumental Album: Chris Thile and Edgar Meyer, Bass and Mandolin Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, Cheek to Cheek Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: Say Something, Great Big World And Christina Aguilera Best Bluegrass Album: The Earls of Leicester, The Earls of Leicester Best Country Song: I'm Not Going to Miss You, Glen Campbell And Julian Raymond, songwriters (Glen Campbell) Best Country Duo/Group Performance: Gentle on My Mind, The Band Perry Best Country Solo Performance: Something in the Water, Carrie Underwood Best Music Film: 20 Feet From Stardom, Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer And Judith Hill Best Music Video: Happy, Pharrell Williams Best Song Written for Visual Media: Let It Go, Kristen Anderson-Lopez And Robert Lopez, songwriters (Idina Menzel) Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media: Grand Budapest Hotel, Alexandre Desplat, composer Best compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media: Frozen, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Tom MacDougall And Chris Montan, compilation producers Best Musical Theater Album: Beautiful: the Carole King Musical, Jessie Mueller, principal soloist; Jason Howland, Steve Sidwell And Billy Jay Stein, producers (Carole King, composer/lyricist) Best Latin Jazz Album: Arturo O'Farrill And The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, The Offense of the Drum Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, Life in the Bubble Best Jazz Instrumental: Trilogy, Chick Corea Trio Best Jazz Vocal Album: Dianne Reeves, Beautiful Life Best Improvised Jazz Solo: Fingerprints, Chick Corea Best Dance/Electronic Album: Syro, Aphex Twin Best Dance Recording: Rather Be, Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne Best Tropical Latin Album: Carlos Vives, Mas And Corazon Profundo Best Regional Mexican Music Album: Vicente Fernandez, Mano a Mano Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative: Calle 13, Multiviral Best Latin Pop Album: Ruben Blades, Tangos Best Roots Gospel Album: Mike Farris, Shine For All the People Best Contemporary Christian Music Album: For King and Country, Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong Best Gospel Album: Erica Campbell, Help Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song: Messengers, Lecrae featuring For King and Country Best Gospel Performance/Song: No Greater Love, Smokie Norful And Aaron W. Lindsey, songwriters (Smokie Norful) Best Contemporary Classical Composition: John Luther Adams, Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean (Ludovic Morlot And Seattle Symphony) Best Classical Compendium: Partch, Partch: Plectra And Percussion Dances Best Classical Solo Vocal Album Anne Sofie Von Otter, Douce France (Carl Bagge, Margareta Bengston, Mats Bergstrom, Per Ekdahl, Bengan Janson, Olle Linder And Antoine Tamestit) Best Classical Instrumental Solo: Jason Vieaux, Play Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance: Hilary Hahn And Cory Smythe, In 27 Pieces - The Hilary Hahn Encores Best Choral Performance: Craig Hella Johnson, The Sacred Spirit of Russia (Conspirare) Best Opera Recording: Charpentier: La Descente D'Orphee Aux Enfers Best Orchestral Performance: John Adams (City Noir) Producer of the Year, Classical: Judith Sherman Best Surround Sound Album: Beyonce, Beyonce Best Remixed Recording Non-Classical: All of Me (Tiestos Birthday Treatment Remix, Tijs Michiel Verwest, remixer (John Legend) Best Engineered Album Non-Classical: Beck, Morning Phase Best Historical Album: Hank Williams, The Garden Spot Programs, 1950 Best Album Notes: John Coltrane, Offering: Live at Temple University Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package: Jack White, Susan Archie And Dean Blackwood, The Rise And Fall of Paramount Records, Vol. One (1917-27) Best Recording Package: Pearl Jam, Lighting Bolt Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) : New York Tendaberry, Billy Childs feat. Renee Fleming And Yo-Yo Ma Best Arrangement, Instrumental or a Capella: Daft Punk, Pentatonix Best Instrumental Composition: The Book Thief, John Williams Best Children's Album: I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World Best World Music Album: Angelique Kidjo, Eve Best Reggae Album: Ziggy Marley, Fly Rasta Best Regional Music Album: Jo-El Sonnier, The Legacy Best New Age Album: Ricky Kej And Wouter Kellerman, Winds of Samsara