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The musical comedy The Wild Rose is presented at The Knickerbocker Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 136 performances.
Musical comedy The Bohemian Girl is playing at Chase's Theatre, Washington DC, USA. It is described as having, "Fifty electric fans in continual motion" plus "Ice cream and ices served free at every performance".
The Royal Italian Marine Band records Habanera, Selections From Carmen, Napoli Bella and other tracks for Victor Records in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.The All Black musical show Chocolate Kiddies, featuring the dancers Rufus Greenlee and Thadeus Drayton, with music written by Duke Ellington and performed by The Band, aka The Chocolate Kiddies Orchestra, is performed at The Admiralspalast, Berlin, Germany, Europe, during a run of 65 performances.
Ralph Britt's eight-piece Hot Springs Hotel Orchestra plays for a dance on the newly-installed hardwood floor at the opening of Hancock Springs Park resort in Lampasas, Texas, USA.
When Benny Goodman goes to see The Kenny Baker Orchestra playing in California, USA, he is impressed by vocalist Betty Van and will invite her to join his band.
The Hoosier Hot Shots begin a tour of the Eastern Seaboard of the USA with a show at The Sleepy Hollow Ranch, Quakertown, Pennsylvania. Agent for the tour is Jolly Joyce.
Michael John Siddons-Corby is born in Windsor, Berkshire, UK. He will find success as Mike Corby, guitarist of 70s power pop band The Babys.
Hal 'Cornbread' Singer and Joe Turner are playing at The 5-4 Ballroom, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The musical comedy Wonderful Town, starring Rosalind Russell, closes at The Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, after a run of 559 performances.
The Dave Brubeck Quintet records It's A Raggy Waltz and Blue Shadows In The Street, for Fontana Records, in London, England, UK, Europe.
Freddie And The Dreamers, The Swinging Blue Genes [later to find fame as The Swinging Blue Jeans] and The Searchers play the evening show at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, UK.
Billie And DeDe Pierce record Love Song Of The Nile, Shake It And Break It, San, Shine, Ciribiribin and When My Dreamboat Comes Home, for Atlantic Records in Preservation Hall, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Doug Johnson And The Outlaws record Slip Knot, Quicksand and other
tracks for New York-based Bethlehem
Records.
Billie And DeDe Pierce record Love Song Of The Nile, Shake It And Break It, San, Shine, Ciribiribin and When My Dreamboat Comes Home, for Atlantic Records in Preservation Hall, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
The Fourmost record their debut single, Hello Little Girl (written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles] at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, with producer George Martin.
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The Soul Agents play at The Waterfront Club, Cliff Hotel, Woolston, Southampton, Hampshire, UK.
The Small Faces play at The Cavern In The Town, off Leicester Square, London, England, UK.
The musical comedy The Happy Time is presented at The Broadway Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 286 performances. The show features music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb.
Elvis Presley is spending a week on vacation in Palm Springs, California, USA.
The Top Ten records being played on KHJ Radio, Los Angeles, California, USA, for the week beginning on this date are as follows :
1. Grazing In The Grass – Hugh Masekela
2. Hurdy Gurdy Man – Donovan
3. Hello I Love You – The Doors
4. Sunshine Of Your Love – Cream
5. Tuesday Afternoon – The Moody Blues
6. She's A Heartbreaker – Gene Pitney
7. Never Give You Up – Jerry Butler
8. The Horse – Cliff Nobles And Co.
9. Turn Around, Look At Me – The Vogues
10. Jumpin' Jack Flash – Rolling Stones
1. Grazing In The Grass – Hugh Masekela
2. Hurdy Gurdy Man – Donovan
3. Hello I Love You – The Doors
4. Sunshine Of Your Love – Cream
5. Tuesday Afternoon – The Moody Blues
6. She's A Heartbreaker – Gene Pitney
7. Never Give You Up – Jerry Butler
8. The Horse – Cliff Nobles And Co.
9. Turn Around, Look At Me – The Vogues
10. Jumpin' Jack Flash – Rolling Stones
Last Night In Soho by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich enters the UK pop singles chart where it will peak at No8, giving the quintet their last Top 10 hit. Young Scottish music fan Mike Scott buys it as his first single. "From the minute I bought that," he reveals years later, "I knew I had to be in music." Scott went on to form Another Pretty Face and The Waterboys before embarking on an acclaimed solo career.
Big Brother And the Holding Company play the first of three nights at Euphoria (aka Pepperland), San Rafael, California, USA.
A medical report by Paris-based Dr. Max Vassille into the death of Jim Morrison of The Doors concludes that he died of a heart attack, and rules it as a natural death.
David Bowie makes his final appearance as Ziggy Stardust with a show at Hammersmith odeon, London, UK.Pete Townshend (of The Who's) solo album All The Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes enters the UK albums chart where it will peak at No32. It will reach No26 in the USA.
Joe Pass is playing at Ronnie Scott's Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones arrives in New York City, USA, to prepare for an upcoming performance with Bob Dylan at the Live Aid concert in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jello Biafra of The Dead Kennedys goes on trial in Los Angeles, California, USA, charged with distributing harmful material - an obscene poster in the band's album Frankenchrist - to minors.
Debbie Harry, aka Mark Sandman of Morphine dies of a heart attack while onstage during the Nel Nome del Rock festival in the Giardini del Principe, Palestrina, Italy.
On their Fallen Empires tour, Snow Patrol play at Filmnachte am Elbufer, Neustadter Elbufer, Dresden, Germany, Europe.
On their Rock Of Ages Tour, Def Leppard play at The Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, supported by Poison and Lita Ford.
Michael Gudinski of the Mushroom Group is named the most powerful person in the Australian music industry, according to the first AMID Power 50 [a ranking of the 50 most powerful people in the music industry as determined by the team at the Australiasian Music Industry Directory and industry consultants]. Splendour In The Grass co-directors Paul Piticco and Jessica Ducrou rank second and promoter Michael Chugg is third.
Lot 20711 at the Bonham's Auctioneers auction in London, UK, is a lock of hair once given by Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones to his early-1960s girlfriend Chrissie Shrimpton.
Neon Trees play 
During their The Reflektor Tour, Arcade Fire headline The Barclaycard presents British Summer Time Hyde Park 2014 concert in London, UK.
Kiss and Def Leppard play at The Sleep Train Amphitheatre, Wheatland, California, USA.
On his Purpose World Tour, Justin Bieber plays the second of two nights at The American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida, USA.Because Britney Spears is playing in Yarkon Park, Tel Aviv, Israel, during her Live In Concert tour, the Israeli Labour Party cancels its election for a new chairperson, fearing that voters might choose to attend the concert rather than the ballot box. In the event, Spears attracts 60,000 people.
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