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Boston-born popular singer Andrew Mack is appearing in "His Greatest Success" Tom Moore, at The Herald Square Theatre, New York City, USA. The newspaper ad for the show urges "Hear Mack's sweet songs".Billy Eckstine and Ruth Brown, Johnny Hodges and Timmie Rodgers are playing at the YMCA Circus For Underprivileged Children, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
The movie I'll Cry Tomorrow is released to cinemas in the USA. The movie tells the story of the troubled life and career of singer and actress Lillian Roth.A new student-oriented radio station, WTBS-FM, begins transmissions at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Popular and classical music dominate the schedule at first, but jazz and rock-n-roll records are soon added.
Connie Francis plays the second night in a week of shows at Blinstrub's, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Dick Dale And The Del-Tones are recorded live at Harmony Park Ballroom, Anaheim, Los Angeles, California, USA, by a recording crew from Capitol Records.
Rooney, Val and Applin play at Club 47, Cambridge (near Boston), Massachusetts, USA.The Chad Mitchell Trio, The Rooftop Singers and Nancy Ames play at Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Robert Goulet's manager, Norman Rosemont, holds a luncheon in New York City, USA, to celebrate singer and actor Goulet's newly-signed five-year contract with Columbia Records. Also in attendance is Goddard Lieberson, president of Columbia Records.
The Eddie Higgins Trio records Django, Beautiful Dreamer, Love Letters, Makin' Whoopee and other tracks for his Atlantic Records album Soulero, at Universal Recording Studio, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Robert Cummings is born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA. He will find fame as shock-rocker Rob Zombie.
Tim Lefebvre is born in Foxboro, Massachusetts, USA. He will find success as a bass guitarist, working in The Tdeschi Trucks Band, and also as a session musician, playing for a wide range of musicians, including David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Sting, Empire Of The Sun, The Sleepy Jackson, Wayne Krantz, Patti Austin, John Mayer, Jovanotti, Chuck Loeb, Mark Guiliana, Jamie Cullum, Chris Botti and others.
The Who play at The Music Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, supported by Ill Wind and Quill.The Beatles continue to work on I Want You and Oh! Darling, at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
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Fleetwood Mac play the second of three nights at the Boston Tea Party, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, where their live shows are being recorded. Also on the bill is The James Gang.
At a show in Boston Common, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, The Allman Brothers Band names The J. Geils Band as its favorite local combo.
Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band play the second of four nights at Charlie's Place, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, supported by Mighty Joe Young.
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The Cars play in Seattle, Washington, USA.
James Taylor comes to the end of a four-week tour with a show at Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland, USA.
On her Bruce Springsteen plays the second of two nights at The Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
Kiss play at The Centrum, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
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Wargasm, Biohazard, Temporary Insanity and Crystal Myth play at The Channel, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 
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Tom Petty And the Heartbreakers play the first of two nights at the Comcast Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Boston play at The Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York State, USA.
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones play at The Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA, with The Interupters and Western Standard Time.
Touring in support of her ninth album, Mental Illness, Aimee Mann plays at Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
On their This House Is Not For Sale tour, Bon Jovi play at The TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.Dick Dale, known as The King Of Surf Guitar, dies aged 81. Dale, who is said to have influenced The Beach Boys, Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen, had recently been in treatment for cancer, from which he had twice previously recovered.
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