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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.)Musical comedy The Show Girl plays at Wallack's Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 64 performances.
Sam Scribner's Morning Glories are appearing at The Empire Theater, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
The 'modern vaudeville' bill at The Orpheum, Los Angeles, California, USA, features The Miles Stavordale Quintette (a banjo group specialising in plantation tunes), Zozell And Vernon, Edith Helena, The Four Garganys, The Elinore Sisters, Cressy And Dane, The Three Livingstons and Wood And Bates.
The Utopians, comprising Two Big Burlesques together with Seven Big Vaudeville Acts are appearing all week at Kernan's Theatre, Washington DC, USA.
The 'opera comique' Girls Of The Orient is playing at The Cosmos Theatre, Washington DC, USA.The Columbia Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, USA, presents a burlesque show featuring The Social Maids with their 'sensational number' The Jelly Roll, described as 'the hit of the season'. The same show also offers Stone And Pillard - The Dancing Demons.
The Hollywood Dance Orchestra [one of over a hundred pseudonyms for The California Ramblers] records Life Will Be A Bed Of Roses, for Banner Records of New York City, USA.
Leo Reisman And His Orchestra play at the Central Park Casino, New York City, USA. The performance is broadcast live on WRC Radio in Washington DC. Others appearing on the same radio station during this day include Paul Whiteman's Orchestra, The Black And Gold Orchestra, Sidney's Orchestra, The Cavaliers Quatet and The Bourdon Orchestra.
The block-long Rendezvous Ballroom on Balboa-Newport Beach, California, USA, burns down. One of America's leading music venues, its 12,000-square-foot dance floor could accomodate over 1,500 couples. It will be rebuilt within three months.
Sonny Thompson And His Orchestra are playing during a string of dates in Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Malcolm Mitchell And His Orchestra play at The Festival Hall, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire, England, UK, Europe.
Clarence 'Frogman' Henry enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA with But I Do, which will peak at No4.
The stage musical Do-Re-Mi, starring Max Bygraves, with music by Jule Styne, opens its first British run at the Prince Of Wales Theatre, London, England, Europe, where it will notch up 169 performances.Broadway star and choreographer Cholly Atkins, who will devise the stage movements of every Motown star of the 60s, meets his wife Maye on a blind date in New York City, USA.
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When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes by The Supremes is the highest new entry in Cash Box magazine's chart of the best-selling singles in the USA, entering at No72.
The New Christy Minstrels, with producer Sid Garris, record Dance My Troubles Away in CBS Recording Studio, 6121 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera and Freddy Mack's Band play at Birmingham University, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
Martha Reeves And The Vandellas release a new single, I Can't Dance To That Music You're Playing, in the USA. Because Reeves objects to the lyric, the choruses are all sung by Syreeta Wright, who will later become a successful artist in her own right.
Pioneering British jazz-rock band Jon Hiseman's Colosseum play at Mothers, Erdington, Birmingham, UK, supported by the Savoy Brown Blues Band.
Joe Tex, Edwin Starr, Marmalade, Vanity Fare and Nino Tempo And April Stevens appear on weekly tv show Top Of The Pops, at the BBC TV Centre, Shepherds Bush, London, England, UK, Europe. The programme is extended to 35 minutes from tonight, enabling a minimum of twelve songs per show.
Menudo play the sixth of a ten-day series of shows at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA.
Millie Jackson plays at The Dominion, Tottenham Court Road, London, England, UK, Europe.
Baltimora release their debut LP, Living In The Background, on EMI Records in Europe (excluding the UK).No less than 450 projectors are used by Jean-Michel Jarre for his multi-media spectacular show, Rendezvous Lyons - A Concert For The Pope.
Kylie Minogue plays the last of four non-consecutive nights at Earls Court, London, England, UK.
Mariah Carey arrives in Tokyo, Japan, Asia, to attend the MTV Video Music Awards show the following day.
Usher is chosen as the singer with the most powerful voice in pop when the Los Angeles Times publishes its Pop Power List. The list was compiled by music business experts.
The Terry Peters Big Band plays at The Festival Hall, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire, England, UK, Europe.
The Times reports that Robbie Williams has bought Compton Bassett House in Calne, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, for $8.5m.
Beyonce releases a new single, Sweet Dreams in Germany and France, Europe, as a digital download. On the same day, on her I Am tour, Beyonce plays at The United Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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On her Number Ones : Up Close And Personal tour, Janet Jackson plays the second of two nights at The Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA.
Kate Bush announces her first live tour dates since the only tour of her career in 1979.
On his All The Hits All Night Long tour, Lionel Richie plays at The PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, New Jersey, USA.
Taylor Swift's album 1989 begins its 11th week at No1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart in the USA, tying with Fearless as Swift's longest-running No1 LP.
On her Delirium World Tour, Ellie Goulding plays at Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, England, UK, Europe.
On her Rebel Heart tour, Madonna plays the first of two nights at The Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Oceania, supported by Mary Mac.
Diana Ross plays at Center Stage, Northfield, Ohio, USA, supported by Rhonda Ross.1902 |
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