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Musical comedy The Toreador is presented at The Gaiety Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 675 performances. 
Milton And Dollie Nobles, The Knight Brothers, Miss Susie Fisher, Banks And Winona Winter, The Mortons and The Petching Brothers are appearing at The Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco, California, USA.
Banjo virtuoso Fred Stuber is among the artists playing at The Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA.Tom Dorsey And His Novelty Orchestra, featuring Tommy Dorsey on trumpet and Eddie Lang on guitar, record Tiger Rag and You Can't Cheat A Cheater, in New York City, USA, for Okeh Records.
Tom Dorsey And His Novelty Orchestra, featuring Tommy Dorsey on trumpet and Eddie Lang on guitar, record Tiger Rag and You Can't Cheat A Cheater, in New York City, USA, for Okeh Records.
Blanche Calloway And Her Orchestra play the sixth of seven nights in the Howard Theatre, Washington, DC, USA.
Musical revue The Show Is On, starring Beatrice Lillie and Bert Lahr, plays at The Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, where it will run for 236 performances.Guy Lombardo And His Orchestra play the third night in a week at The Vogue Terrace, McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA.
Pee Wee King is playing during a week of shows at The Orpheum, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
The revue An Evening With Beatrice Lillie is presented at The Booth Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 276 performances. As well as its actress-singer star, the show features piano duettists Eddie And Rack. 
Songwriter Peter DeRose dies, aged 53, in New York City, USA. Among his best-remembered songs are Deep Purple, Somebody Loves You, Have You Ever Been Lonely? and Muddy Water.Stranger In Paradise by Don Cornell enters the UK popular singles chart at No20. It will peak at No19 during a run of just two weeks on the chart.
R'n'b saxophone star Earl Bostic records Harlem Nocturne in Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Marty Robbins show plays at The Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.
The stage musical How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, starring Rudy Vallee, is playing at the 46th Street Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1,417 performances.Jazz saxophonist Leo Wright records the album Suddenly The Blues in New York City, USA, for Atlantic Records.
Bob Dylan has his final recording session for the album Freewheelin' at Studio A, Columbia Recording Studios, New York City, USA, during which he records Girl of the North Country, Masters of War, Walls Of Red Wing, Talking World War III Blues and Bob Dylan's Dream.
Dizzy Gillespie records Coolie, Duke On The Run and other tracks at Nola Recording Studios, New York City, USA.
The Beatles film a drama school sequence at Twickenham Film Studios, St Margaret's, Twickenham, UK, for their second film, Help!, featuring Frankie Howerd and Wendy Richard. The sequence is not used in the finished movie.
Roger Miller plays during a three-week residency in the Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, California, USA.
The rock musical Hair (which includes a scene with a fully nude cast) is presented during a run of 1,997 performances at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe. The cast includes Marsha Hunt, Paul Nicholas, Sonja Kristina and Jimmy Winston.Three blues harmonica masters, James Cotton, Paul Butterfield and Norton Buffalo play in the Harmonica Summit at The Marin Veterans' Theatre, San Rafael, California, USA.
On their Unforgettable Fire tour, U2 play at The Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
Clint Black wins the best male vocalist, best album (Killin' Time), best single (A Better Man) and new male vocalist awards at the Academy of Country Music awards in the USA.
The Black Crowes re-union tour plays at The Grand Casino, Gulfport, Mississippi, USA.
Fall Out Boy play at The Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, supported by Panic! At The Disco.On the second leg of their Unleashed tour, Fleetwood Mac play at the BankAtlantic Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
On her Number Ones : Up Close And Personal tour, Janet Jackson plays the second of three nights at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
On his Welcome 2 America tour Prince plays the fourth show of a 15-night [21 shows] run at The Forum, Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
San Francisco-born singer, songwriter and catwalk model Hannah Cohen releases her debut album, Child Bride, on Bella Union Records.
Touring in support of her sixth album, Damned Devotion, Joan As Police Woman plays at The Old Market, Brighton, England, UK, Europe.
On their 40th Anniversary tour The Specials play at King George's Hall, Blackburn, Lancashire, England,, UK, Europe.
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