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Williams And Walker are starring in their musical show Sons Of Ham at The California Theatre, San Francisco, California, USA. (A popular song and dance duo, Bert Williams and George Walker are often cited as the first African-American superstars.)
Blackface minstrel entertainer Lew Sully is appearing at The Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA. Also on the bill is Mlle. Chester with her "$10,000 Statue Dog".
The Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, opens with a concert by Frank Sinatra and The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. 
The movie musical An American In Paris, starring Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant and Charles Guetary, opens at cinemas in Denmark, Europe.
Young student Janis Joplin is suspended from high school in Port Arthur, Texas, USA, but she will eventually earn her degree.
The Pendletones, who will find fame after a name change to The Beach Boys, spend the second of five days rehearsing in Hawthorne, California, USA.
Miles Davis is playing during a ten-day engagement at The Renaissance Room, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Flatt And Scruggs are playing the first of three nights in San Diego, California, USA.Grant Estes is born in Santa Monica, California, USA. He will find success in 1982 as a guitarist with the hardcore punk band Suicidal Tendencies.
The Squires, a group including guitarist Neil Young, undertake a rehearsal at CKRC Radio, in Winnipeg, Ontario, Canada.
The Kingston Trio record Coal Tattoo, These Seven Men and No One To Talk My Troubles To, in Coast Recorders, San Francisco, California, USA, for Capitol Records.
Joseph Alan Cagle is born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. He will find success as Joey Allen, lead guitarist for the glam metal band Warrant.
The The year-end edition of tv pop show Shindig in the USA features Bobby Rydell, Vic Dana, Jerry Lee Lewis, Donna Loren, Mary Wells, Willie Nelson, The Gauchos, The Blossoms and The Wellingtons.
Count Basie and his Orchestra record Volare, Oh Lonesome Me and other tracks for Verve Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.
A Taste Of Honey by Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass reaches No1 on the Billboard Easy Listening singles chart in the USA.
Scott Richard Kline on October 27th, 1967 in San Jose, Scott Richard Kline is born in San Jose, California, USA. he will find success as vocalist Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, but will be found dead at the age of 48 in his band's tour bus, after a life blighted by drug abuse.
With the assistance of Carole King, Davy Jones of The Monkees records the song Look Down at T.T.G. Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Fugs, Ace Of Cups and All Men Joy play the first of three nights at the Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Beach Boys record Never Learn Not To Love in Los Angeles, California, USA. The song was originally written by crazed hippy guru Charles Manson under the title Cease To Exist, but Dennis Wilson of The Beach Boys changed the lyric before recording.
The Doors host a party for the press in the Penthouse Suite of the Hilton Hotel, New York City, USA.
Sarah Vaughan plays during a week of shows at Red Foxx's Club, San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA, with The Les McCann Trio.
The Grateful Dead play the first of two nights at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Joni Mitchell plays the last gig of her Refuge world tour, at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colorado, USA.
On her Wild Heart tour, Stevie Nicks plays the second of two nights at Radio City Music Hall, New York City, USA.
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers play at Poplar Creek Music Theater, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA, supported by The Replacements.
On her Original Sinsuality tour, 
The multiple act heavy rock travelling festival Gigantour plays in The Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The event features Megadeth, Dream Theater, Fear Factory and others.
Grammy-winning jazz singer, pianist and composer Diana Krall plays in Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, California, USA.
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On her Fearless tour, Taylor Swift plays at the John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
Popular Scottish tenor Kenneth McKellar dies aged 82 of pancreatic cancer, at his daughter's home near Lake Tahoe, California, USA.
On his Twisted Road tour, Neil Young plays the first of two nights at the Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, supported by Bert Jansch.
Rihanna, Ke$ha and Travie McCoy play at The Comcast Center, Mansfield, Massachusetts, USA.
The Rock The Bells Festival takes place at Governors Island, Manhattan, New York City, USA. Artists appearing include Snoop Dogg, Lauryn Hill, A Tribe Called Quest, Wu-Tang Clan, Rakim and KRS-ONE.
It is reported that Sam Smith has agreed to pay 12.5% royalties to Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne because of similarities between his 2014 song Stay With Me and their 1989 song I Won't Back Down.
When The Eagles Of Death Metal play at The Grog Shop, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA, they perform their version of Duran Duran's Save A Prayer live for the first time.
Natalie Cole dies, aged 65, in hospital in Los Angeles, California, USA. She had had suffered with drug problems and hepatitis in the past, and underwent a kidney transplant in 2009.
Cirith Ungol release a new album, Forever Black, their first collection of all-new material in 29 years! 1902 |
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