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The musical comedy The Maid Of The Mountains, with music by Harold Fraser-Simpson and J.W. Tate, is playing at Daly's Theatre, London, England, UK, during a run of 1352 performances.WLS Radio in Chicago, Illinois, USA, broadcasts the first Chicago Barn Dance program, which will become the highly successful National Barn Dance, running until 1970, and launching such stars as Gene Autry, Red Foley, George Gobel, Grandpa and Ramona Jones, and Bradley Kincaid.
Ben Selvin And His Orchestra record Hi-Ho the Merrio! and I'm Lonely Without You, in New York City, USA. The tracks will be released under various names including The Bar Harbor Society Orchestra, Newport Society Orchestra and The Hollywood Dance Orchestra on various labels, including Banner, Regal, Apex, Domino and Starr.
Miff Mole and His Little Molers, record I've Got A Feeling I'm Falling, written by Fats Waller, Harry Link and Billy Rose for Okeh Records in the USA.
Alan Price is born in Fairfield, Durham, UK. He will become keyboard player for The Animals before going on to a successful solo career.
Jazz trumpeter Earl Wesley Gardner, Jr. is born in New York City, USA. He is perhaps best known for his lengthy stint in the house band on the tv show Saturday Night Live.
The highest new entry in the Billboard Best-Selling Pop Albums Chart in the USA is the soundtrack to the movie musical South Pacific. The soundtrack to An American In Paris remains at No1.
The Duke Ellington Orchestra plays at The Palomar Supper Club, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Brook Benton, Dinah Washington and Dion And The Belmonts play the fifth of ten nights at The Paramount Theatre, Brooklyn, New York City, USA.
The Harold Quinn Trio is playing during a three week engagement at The London House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Jay And The Americans play the second night in a week of shows at Camelot, New York City, USA.
Liverpool, UK, pop paper Merseybeat reports that local beat group The Beatles enjoyed "a rapturous reception on their first night at the Star Club", in Hamburg, Germany, Europe.
The Beatles play at King's Hall, Stoke-On-Trent, England, UK, Europe, with Gerry And The Pacemakers, The Big Three and Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas.
The Beatles' musical contributions to the Rediffusion tv
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The Beatles are recorded at IBC Studios, London, UK.
Woody Herman And His Orchestra record Theme From Golden Boy, Shangri-La and Come On And Ska, for Philips/Mercury Records in New York City, USA.
The Squires, featuring Neil Young, play the second of seven nights at the Fourth Dimension Folk Club, Fort William, Manitoba, Canada.
Big Brother And The Holding Company play at Selland Arena, Fresno, California, USA, supported by Mint Tattoo.
Steppenwolf, Charley Musselwhite, The 4th Way and The Indian Head Band play the first of three nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
Terry Lightfoot plays at The Star Club, Croydon, England, UK, Europe.
Country Joe And The Fish play the first of two nights in The Old Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
On their Destiny Tour, The
Jacksons including Michael
Jackson, play the first of two non-consecutive nights at the Valley Forge Music Fair, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
The Cure play at The Hot Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, supported by Front Street Runners.
Touring in support of their album Razor's Edge, The Groundhogs play at Victoria's, Scarborough, England, UK, Europe.
Strait Country, the debut LP by George Strait, finally goes gold seven years after its release.
Broadway star and choreographer Cholly Atkins, who devised the stage movements of every Motown Records star of the 60s, dies aged 89, of pancreatic cancer in hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The Cure headline the final night of the three-day long Coachella Festival at the Empire Polo Field in Indio, California.
On his All The Rage tour, Ian Siegal plays at The Flowerpot, Derby, England, UK, Europe.Kamaal Williams plays at The Listen Festival, Horta Gallery, Brussels, Belgium, Europe.
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