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Frank Christian is born in New Orleans, Lousiana, USA. He will find success as a jazz trumpeter, working with Papa Jack Laine, Tom Brown and The Original New Orleans Jazz Band
The Philadelphia North American newspaper publishes an episode of the George Herriman cartoon strip Musical Mose entitled "No Use, These Days, To Try to Break Into Those Exclusive Professions." In the strip, Mose, a black musician, tries to become an Italian organ grinder but it doesn't work out.Joe Banashak is born in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He will grow up found the New Orleans R'n'B record labels Minit and Instant.
Lee Dorsey is born in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He will score international hits in the 60s with Holy Cow, Workin' In The Coalmine and others.
Kitty Carlisle is the headline act at Chez Paree, Chicago, Illinois, USA, with orchestral accompaniment by Emil Coleman.
Rosa Lee Hawkins, who will find success as the youngest member of the musical trio The Dixie Cups is born in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Their single Chapel Of Love will reach No.1 on the Billboard 100 in 1964.
Bill Pinkard And His Five Shades Of Rhythm compete with Tommy Dean And His Swing Band during a Battle Of The Bands at The Hurricane Show Lounge, Chicago, Illinois, USA.Comedy country music duo Homer And Jethro play at The Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Pioneering funk-rock guitarist and songwriter Clark Vreeland is born in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Alan Freed's Rock'n'Roll Jubilee Ball plays at St Nicholas Arena, New York City, starring Fats Domino, The Drifters, The Harptones, Ruth Brown, Joe Turner and The Moonglows.
Fats Domino records Ain't That A Shame at Master Recorders, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Mink DeVille plays at The Metropol, Berlin, Germany, Europe.Specialty Records releases Bony Moronie by Larry Williams, in the USA. It will peak at No4 on the Billboard singles chart.
Johnny Horton records The Battle Of New Orleans during an evening session at the Bradley Film And Recording Studio, Music Row, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Linda Hopkins and Bob Crewe appear on tv show American Bandstand on WFIL-tv in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Little Richard, Gerry And The Pacemakers, The Shirelles and Duane Eddy begin a British tour at The Regal, Edmonton, London, England, UK, Europe.
Louis Armstrong records Faith in New York City, USA, for Mercury Records. The track is arranged and conducted by Quincy Jones.
Merle Travis, with Kelso Herston as producer, records Cuddle Up A Little Closer, Way Down Yonder In New Orleans and Lazy River, in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. 
Fats Domino is playing during an engement in the lounge of the Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Bobbie Gentry sings Louisiana Man and Sermon, on The Jonathan Winters Show on CBS-tv in the USA. In the same edition, Marilyn Michaels sings All or Nothing at All.
At a gig in The Civic Center, Monroe, Louisiana, USA, Eric Clapton tells his wife, Patti Boyd, that she should leave the tour and return to England. She does as he asks.
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The Meters play at The Saenger Theatre, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Queen play at The Riverside Centroplex, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
Torrence Hatch is born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. He will find success as rapper Boosie Badazz (aka Lil Boosie).Bruce Springsteen hosts a party at Tipitina's in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, to play CBS executives his long-awaited Human Touch and Lucky Town albums.
Harry Strutter's Hot Rhythm Orchestra and Louisiana Joymakers, play at The 100 Club, Oxford Street, London, England, UK, Europe.
Not A Moment Too Soon by Tim McGraw is certified as a quintuple-platinum album by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
The 2006 Playboy Jazz Festival, a two-day event, begins at the Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California, USA, with Bill Cosby as master of ceremonies. Artists appearing over the two days of the event include Elvis Costello, Jamie Cullum, Branford Marsalis, Allen Toussaint and Ozomatli.
Woody Allen And His New Orleans Jazz Band play at The Paramount Theatre, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Woody Allen And His New Orleans Jazz Band play at Schnitzer Hall, Portland, Oregon, USA.
During her set at the CMA Music Festival in LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, Taylor Swift brings out surprise guests Tim McGraw and Keith Urban to play Highway Don't Care. The Zac Brown Band also welcomes two unannounced guests - Kenny Rogers and Kid Rock.
Jazz singer Cindy Scott celebrates the release of her third CD, Historia, with a live show at Snug Harbor, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Blues-rock supergroup The Royal Southern Brotherhood release a new album, heartsoulblood, on Ruf Records in the UK.
It is reported that Frank Ocean has fired his management (Christian and Kelly Clancy) and his publicity company (Life Or Death PR) in advance of the release of his second album.
On his Purpose World Tour Justin Bieber plays at The Palace Of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
On her 80-date Dangerous Woman tour Ariana Grande plays at The Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, supported by Victoria Monet and Little Mix.On her Reputation tour, Taylor Swift plays at The Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, supported by Camila Cabello and Charli XCX.
Rosa Lee Hawkins, the youngest member of the musical trio the Dixie Cups, whose hit single Chapel of Love reached No. 1 on the Billboard 100 in 1964, dies aged 76 of internal bleeding resulting from complications during surgery at Tampa General Hospital, in Tampa, Florida, USA.
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