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Musical comedy The Toreador is presented at The Gaiety Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 675 performances. 
Sousa's Band is playing during four nights at Indiana State Fair, Indianpolis, Indiana, USA.
The Four Madcaps, Lamar And Gabriel, Colby And Way, World And Dreyfuss, Lee Delbosq, Lew Wells and Ola Hayden are appearing at The Orpheum, San Francisco, California, USA.
Albert Wiederhold (aka Herbert Stuart) records Scots Wha' Hae for Columbia Records in New York City, USA.
Sam Collins records Midnight Special Blues for Gennett Records of Richmond, Indiana, USA. The song is thought to have been inspired by The Midnight Special train operated by the Chicago and Alton Railroad between Chicago, Illinois, USA, and St. Louis, Missouri. In many ways, the song is similar to The Midnight Special made famous by Lead Belly some years later.Noted Chicago blues pianist, vocalist and recording artist Jimmy 'Papa' Yancey, dies in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Ray Charles and Guitar Slim play the first of three nights at the 5-4 Club, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Cliff Richard and the Shadows, Adam Faith, Helen Shapiro and The John Barry Seven, play in a concert promoted by the Daily Mirror in The Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK, Europe
Lonnie Johnson and Victoria Spivey play the sixth of thirteen nights at Gerde's Folk City, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.Duke Ellington (piano), Charles Mingus (bass) and Max Roach (drums) record Backward Country Boy Blues for Blue Note Records at Sound Makers Studio in New York City, USA.
Duke Ellington (piano), Charles Mingus (bass) and Max Roach (drums) record Backward Country Boy Blues for Blue Note Records at Sound Makers Studio in New York City, USA.
A riot breaks out at the City Auditorium, Houston, Texas, USA, when it is announced that Jackie Wilson has not arrived to perform at this evening's show.
The Honeys record The One You Can't Have in Capitol Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. The session is produced by Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys.
Roy Orbison plays at The Granada, Tooting, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Searchers, Bob Luman, Freddie And The Dreamers, Brian Poole And The Tremeloes, The Sons Of The Piltdown Men, Cherry Roland and Gary And Lee.
The Everly Brothers spend the second of two days recording songs, including Warum, in German at the Teldec Studio in Hamburg, Germany, Europe, with producer Wolf Kabitzky.
During a two week holiday to visit his sister, George Harrison of The Beatles sits in with a local band, The Four Vests, at The Bocce Ball Club in Benton, Illinois, USA, and The VFW Hall 3479 in Eldorado, Illinois. They perform several Carl Perkins and Buddy Holly songs.
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Malachi play at The Intersection coffee house in San Francisco, California, USA.
The gig is advertised in two local underground newspapers, Rag Baby and The Berkeley Barb, as a performance of 'psychedelic music'.
Kassner Associated Publishers send a cheque for £27 5s 3d for royalties to Dave Davies, guitarist with The Kinks.
TV rock show Where The Action Is in the USA features Ray Peterson performing Corina, Corina and Bobby Freeman performing C'mon And Swim.
First generation San Francisco hippy band Big Brother And the Holding Company, including Janis Joplin, play the twenty-fourth night in a month of dates at Mother Blues, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The musical Fiddler On The Roof, starring Zero Mostel, is performed at The Majestic Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It will run continuously (but at three different theatres) until 1972 notching up 3,242 performances.Rolf Harris is playing during a four-week residency at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
The musical Your Arms Too Short To Box With God is presented at The Lyceum Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It will run on Broadway for 429 performances. The musical is based on the Biblical Book of Matthew.
Sixty five naked girls assemble in Wimbledon Stadium, London, England, UK, to take part in a naked bicycle race, as a publicity stunt to promote the new double A-sided Queen single, Fat Bottomed Girls/Bicycle Race.
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Sugar Babies - The Burlesque Musical, starring Ann Miller and Mickey Rooney, is presented at The Mark Hellinger Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1208 performances.
The two-day long Futurama Festival begins at Queen's Hall, Leeds, England, UK, Europe. Over the next two days, acts appearing will include Billy Bragg, Danielle Dax, The Bay City Rollers, Killing Joke, Howard DeVoto, New Model Army, Jayne County, Flesh For Lulu, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, Clock DVA, Under Two Flags, The Chameleons and The Chevalier Brothers.The Jacksons, including Michael Jackson, play the first of two nights at the Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The combined audience for the two nights is 116,500.
Uriah Heep are working on their sixteenth LP, Equator, at Jacobs Studios, Farnham, England, UK, Europe.
The Tearjerkers play at The Cricketers, Kennington, London, England, UK, Europe. The group was founded by Roddy Byers (aka Roddy Radiation), former guitarist of The Specials.
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The Cure, Deftones, Blink 182, Interpol, AFI and Razorlight play in MTV's Cure – Icon show at Old Billingsgate Market, London, England, UK.
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Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers record Something Good Coming at The Clubhouse, Los Angeles, California, USA, for their twelfth album, Mojo.
Harry Connick Jr. plays at The Grand Theatre At Grand Sienna, Reno, Nevada, USA.
Maroon 5 release their third LP, Hands All Over, on A+M/Octone Records in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Australia.
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On her 1989 World Tour, Taylor Swift plays the first of two nights at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio, USA, supported by Vance Joy.
On their Rock Or Bust tour, AC/DC play at Investors Group Field, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, supported by Vintage Trouble.
Madonna begins her Madame X tour, with the first of sixteen shows at Howard Gilman Opera House, New York City, USA.1901 |
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