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The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Slim Gaillard, The Milt Jackson Quintet and Charlie Parker play at Birdland, New York City, USA. The show is broadcast live by WJZ Radio.
Barbra Streisand continues with her month-long residency at The Caucus Club, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Barbra Streisand continues with a month-long residency at The Caucus Club in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Barbra Streisand plays the fifteenth of twenty-seven nights at The Caucus Club, Detroit, Michigan, USA.The Isley Brothers release a new single, Twistin' With Linda, on the New York City-based Wand Records in the USA. On the same day, they play at The Peppermint Lounge West, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
R'n'b vocal group The Flamingos play the twelfth of thirteen nights at The Peppermint Lounge West, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Mann-Hugg Blues Brothers, later to become Manfred Mann, play at The Marquee, London, England, UK, Europe.
Gene Pitney plays the second of two nights at the Shell House, Long Island, New York State, USA.
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The Action plus Peter Fenton and The Tasty Mob play at The Pontiac Club, Zeeta House, Putney, London, England, UK.
Jimmy James and The Vagabonds play at The Marquee, Soho, London, England, UK, supported by John Lee's Groundhogs.
Gerry Marsden of Gerry and the Pacemakers marries the band's former fan club secretary, Pauline Behan, at St Mary's Church, Woolton, Lancashire, UK. Brian Epstein, manager of The Beatles, is a guest at the wedding.
Jazz pianist and vocalist Shirley Horn plays at the Madison Club, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
The Shevelles play at Mr. McCoy's, in Middlesbrough, England, UK, Europe. Celebrity deejay for the night is Jimmy
Savile.
The Pretty Things play in the 100 Club, Oxford Street, London, England, UK, Europe, with The Artwoods.
Otis Redding plays at The Carousel Club, Farnborough, UK. (N.B. Other sources claim Redding was attending a Volt Records recording session in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, on this date, but photographic evidence appears to place him firmly in Farnborough)
Love play the second of five nights at The Whisky A-Go-Go, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Temptations play the fourth night of two weeks at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
Dion plays the first of four nights at The Mainpoint, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Youngbloods play the last of three nights at the Boston Tea Party, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, supported by Livingston Taylor and Seals And Crofts.African Connexion and Ferenji Warriors play at The 100 Club, Oxford Street, London, England, UK.
Dumpy's Rusty Nuts play at The New Park Rock Club, Chichester, England, UK, Europe.
Billed as the 'largest gathering of fashion creatives in the UK', the Ethiopian fund-raising event Fashion Aid takes place at The Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK, Europe. The event features the combined talents of 18 top international fashion designers, 35 hairdressers, 60 make-up artists, 120 dressers, 125 models and a host of celebrities from the entertainment world. 'Superstar' attendees include Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach, Boy George, George Michael, Bob Geldof, Jerry Hall, Grace Jones, Madness, Michael Caine, Eurythmics, Steve Norman of Spandau Ballet, Tina Turner, Paul King, Anjelica Huston, Paula Yates and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. The event is climaxed with a faux-wedding ceremony between Freddie Mercury of Queen and actress Jane Seymour. A post-event party is held at The Groucho Club in Soho, where sausage and mash is served up to the guests.
Linton Kwesi Johnson plays a Farewell For Now concert with The Dub Band at Moss Side West Indian Sports And Social Club, Manchester, England, UK, Europe. Johnson, a popular dub poet, is planning a temporary break from making music. George Melly with Ronnie Scott comes to the end of a month-long residency at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, Soho, London, UK.
Tina Turner holds her fiftieth birthday party at The Reform Club, London, England, UK, Europe, with guests including Eric Clapton.
Three members of alternative rock band Too Much Joy are arrested for performing songs from the 2 Live Crew album As Nasty As They Wanna Be at Club Futura, Hollywood, Florida, USA.
Elaine Delmar plays the first of six nights at Ronnie Scott's Club, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
Electronic musician Banco De Gaia plays an album launch show for his album, Memories Dreams Reflections at Dingwalls, Camden Lock, London, UK.
When Prince makes a live appearance on tv show Saturday Night Live in New York City, USA, he performs an eight-minute long jam. After the show, Prince goes to Manhattan club Butter and plays another extended jam for the crowd there.
Reverend James Leg plays at The Cluny, Newcastle, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Bonnevilles.
Modern Don Juan, The Rubilators, The Drakes, The LeRoi Brothers and Two Hoots And A Holler play in a benefit show for Kelli Archer of Roadhouse Rags, at The Continental Club, 1315 South Congress Avenue, in Austin, Texas, USA. Proceeds go to securing cancer treatment for Archer.
Powerwolf play at Armager Bio, Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe, supported by Gloryhammer.1952 |
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