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The musical comedy The Sultan Of Sulu is presented at Wallack's Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 192 performances.
U.S. Patent Application No. 730,565, filed by J.D. Philipps, is granted. The patent relates to a new type of Pneumatic Action for Musical Instruments such as the Wurlitzer Style 17 PianOrchestra.
Duke Ellington arrives at Southampton, England, UK, Europe, on the S.S. Olympia, tol begin a series of live performances in the UK.
After a run of 182 performances, the musical revue Ziegfield Follies Of 1934 closes at The Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, USA.
Billie Holiday and the Count Basie Band play the sixth of seven days at the Apollo Theatre, Harlem, New York City, USA.
The musical comedy Wish You Were Here, is presented at The Imperial Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 598 performances.
Peter Byrne, lead singer of 80s pop hitmakers Naked Eyes is born in Bath, Somerset, UK.
US TV series Your Hit Parade, whose regular cast includes Dorothy Collins
and Snooky Lanson, features the songs Beyond The Blue Horizon, Wayward Wind, Moonglow, Heartbreak Hotel, Hot Diggity, Standing At
The Corner.
B.B. King plays the third night of a week at the Flame Show Bar, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Jazz trumpeter Jonah Jones is playing at The Embers, New York City, USA, during a six-week engagement.
Curtis Lee releases a new single, Pretty Little Angel Eyes, on Dunes Records, in the USA. The track is produced by Phil Spector.
Jerry Lee Lewis plays the second of three nights at The Holiday House, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Brenda Lee plays the sixth of what is planned as fourteen nights at The Latin Casino, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA. She will, however, dislocate her neck on the 12th, necessitating cancellation of the remaining dates.
Winifred Atwell, Lance Percival, Ronnie Carroll, Antonio Vargas And The Spanish Dancers, Gerard Sety, Des Lane, Toni Ros, The Mistins and The Don Robb Group are playing during the summer season at The Star Light Roof, The Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, England, UK, Europe.
The Rolling Stones play two shows - first at Studio 51, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe, and then later at The Crawdaddy Club, Richmond, London.
Influential country music performer Wynn Stewart, considered one of the progenitors of the Bakersfield sound, marries Dolores Morris between shows at a chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Bob Dylan has a recording session at Columbia Studios in New York City, USA, working on tracks for the album Another Side Of Bob Dylan, including Mr Tambourine Man.
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The Sammy Davis Jr Celebrity Tribute, a fund-raising benefit show for The Leukemia Society, is held at Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA, featuring Steve Lawrence And Eydie Gorme, Diahann Carroll, Johnny Ray, Brook Benton, Lou Monte, Red Buttons, Sidney Poitier, Jack Carter and others.
The Everly Brothers record their version of the Rufus Thomas r'n'b song, Walking The Dog, plus Man With Money and I Almost Lost My Mind at United Recorders, Hollywood, California, USA, for Warner Brothers Records.
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich appear on Top Of The Pops performing their
new single Hideaway, which has been released today.
The controversial hippy musical,
Henry Mancini is playing during two weeks at The Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Clara Ward And The Ward Singers are playing during a week of shows at The Embassy Club, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Julie Driscoll and Brian Auger play at The Black Prince, Bexley, England, UK, Europe.
World In Motion by Englandneworder (New Order plus the members of England football team) reaches No1 in the UK singles chart.
On their Hot In The Shade tour, Kiss play at Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio, USA.
American-born Canadian jazz and blues singer Big Miller dies in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Singer-songwriter Barb Jungr releases a new album, Every Grain Of Sand : Barb Jungr Sings Bob Dylan, on Linn Records in the UK. Every song on the album is written by Bob Dylan.
Jury deliberations in the Michael Jackson child molestation trial in Santa Maria, California, USA, continue into a fourth day.
It is reported that the lakeside home owned by Johnny Cash and his wife June Carter, where the couple lived for 35 years, is up for sale with a price tag of $2.9m.
On his Dark Side Of Moon Live tour, Roger Waters plays at The United Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Ken Brown, guitarist with The Quarrymen, dies aged 70 of emphysema, at his home in Essex, UK. The Quarrymen's membership also included Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison, later to form The Beatles.
The Strokes make their comeback by playing a 'secret gig' under the name Venison at the 500 capacity Dingwalls club in Camden Town, London, UK.
Dolly Parton releases her 42nd LP, Blue Smoke, on Dolly Records in the UK and mainland Europe.
On their Drones World Tour, Muse play the second of two nights at The Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe.
On their No Filter tour, The Rolling Stones play at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Europe.
Primordial are among the bands playing at the Sweden Rock Festival, Solvesborg, Sweden, Europe.
On his Botanical Gardens tour, Don McLean plays the second of two nights at Seapoint Leisure Centre, Galway, Ireland, Europe.
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