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A race is held between the Kentucky horse Ten Broeck and the California mare Mollie McCarty at the Louisville Jockey Club, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Ten Broeck wins the race before a record crowd of 30,000. The race will inspire the country song Molly And Tenbrooks, which will become a standard recorded by Bill Monroe, The Stanley Brothers, The Osborne Brothers, Steve Gillette, Ian And Sylvia and many others.
A Fourth of July Party is held in Wortman Hall, Enfield Centre, Enfield, Ithaca, New York, USA, with music by Nobel's Full Orchestra.
A production of the "musical extravaganza" The Wizard Of Oz by L. Frank Baum with music by Paul Tietjens and A.B. Sloane, plays at The Majestic Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 293 performances.
Timothy Rogers is born in Detroit, Michigan, USA. As Vaudeville/nightclub comic Timmie 'Oh Yeah!' Rogers he will enjoy one minor hit single, Back To School Again, in the USA in November of 1957.
The musical revue Hip-Hip-Hooray is playing at The Hippodrome Theatre, 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.
The Del Courtney Orchestra comes to the end of a week-long engagement in the ballroom at The Book-Cadillac Hotel, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Al 'Blind Owl' Wilson, guitarist with Canned Heat, is born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Britain scores its first Transatlantic chart topper when Forces Sweetheart Vera Lynn reaches No1 in the USA with Auf Weiderseh'n Sweetheart.
Songwriter Borney Bergantine, dies of hyperpotassamia and pneumonia in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. He is best-remembered for the evergreen My Happiness, a major hit from the late 1940s.
The MGM musical comedy film Royal Wedding, starring Fred Astaire and Jane Powell, with music by Burton Lane and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, is released to cinemas in France and Finland, Europe.
Island Records is founded in Jamaica, Caribbean, by Chris Blackwell, Graeme Goodall and Leslie Kong, partially financed by Stanley Borden from RKO. The label's name is inspired by the Harry Belafonte hit Island in the Sun. Initially a reggae label, it will become much more rock oriented in the latter half of the 1960s.Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yello Polka Dot Bikini by Brian Hyland enters Billboard's pop singles chart in the USA.
Faron's Flamingos play a lunchtime session at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
When Jane Fonda throws an Independence Day party in Malibu, California, USA, musical entertainment is provided by The Byrds.
Nina Simone plays the seventh night of a two-week season at Annie's Room, London, England, UK.
The Beatles play at Rizal Memorial Football Stadium, Manila, Philippines, Asia, supported by The Reycard Duet, The Wing Duo, Lemons Three, Eddie Reyes And The Downbeats, Dale Adriatico and Pilita CorralesThe Jimi Hendrix Experience fly from the USA to the UK, and Jimi moves into 23 Brook Street with Kathy Etchingham.
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Iron Butterfly, Indian Head Band and The Collectors play the first of four nights at the Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
Tim Buckley and the Illinois Speed Press play the second of five nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA.
American Independence Day is celebrated at The Roundhouse, London, UK, with a show headlined by The Flamin
Albert Collins plays the first of two nights at Soap Creek Saloon, Austin, Texas, USA.Diana Ross begins a world tour at Meadowlands, New Jersey, USA, with Miles Davis as her support act.
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Cow-punk band The Replacements play their final concert together, in The Petrillo Music Shell, Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
It is reported that Sir Elton John has collapsed during a flight from France to Ireland, on his way to attend the wedding of Victoria 'Posh Spice' Adams and footballer David Beckham.
Steven Rappaport of 1963 one-hit-wonder band The Ran-Dells dies of a heart attack in Maui, Hawaii, USA. The band's solitary hit single, Martian Hop, remains a novelty pop classic.
Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band and Jenny Lewis play in
Battery Park, New York City. (2009).
The Fray play at The Marcus Amphitheatre, during the 11-day long Summerfest, begins in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The Foo Fighters play at a private concert for President Barack Obama on The White House lawn in Washington, DC, USA.
After attending a Gay Pride march, George Michael is arrested when he loses control of his Range Rover and crashes into the door of photo store Snappy Snaps in Hampsted, London, England, UK.Jay-Z releases his twelfth studio album, Magna Carta... Holy Grail, as a digital download worldwide [except the UK, Australia, Germany, Canada and the USA].
During their 
David Guetta closes the Wireless Festival, Finsbury Park, London, England, UK, filling in for Nicki Minaj, who was two hours late because of a delayed flight.
On their 107-date End Of The Road World Tour, Kiss play at The Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland, Europe.1878 |
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