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Cal Stewart records the comedy monologue Si Pettingill's Brooms for Monarch Records in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Columbia Burlesquers with Nellie Florede ['The Lily Of Melody'], play at The Gayety Theatre, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
The musical comedy Oh, Mama! is playing at The Adelphi Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Paul Robeson sings and speaks at the Win The Peace Rally, at Orchestra Hall, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Elliot Lawrence Orchestra, with vocalist Rosalind Patton, record Down The Old Ox Road for Decca Records in New York City, USA.Alan Freed's movie Rock! Rock! Rock! opens in New York City, USA, featuring Chuck Berry, The Moonglows, The Johnny Burnette Trio, LaVern Baker and Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers.
The Roommates sing The Glory Of Love on on tv show American Bandstand in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. On the same edition Janie Grant is interviewed by host Dick Clark.
The Horace Parlan Quintet records Light Blue, Fugee and other tracks, in Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, for Blue Note Records.
Brook Benton plays the third night in a month of gigs at Robert's Show Bar, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
In a desperate attempt to cash in on The Twist dance craze, The Marcels release a new single, Merry Twist-mas, on Colpix Records in the USA.
The Top Ten records played on KQV Radio, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, for the week ended on this date are as follows :
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The Ventures perform Slaughter On Tenth Avenue and Walk Don't Run '64 on weekly tv pop show American Bandstand in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Eddie Rambeau enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA with Concrete And Clay, which will peak at No35.
Jeannie Seely records What Am I Doing In Your World and Today Is Not The Day for Challenge Records in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Ali Akbar Khan, The Beers Family, The Moving Star Hall Singers, The Pennywhistlers and Tom Paxton play on the third and last day of the Philadelphia Folk Festival in Wilson Farm, Paoli, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Charles Lloyd Quartet including pianist Keith Jarrett plays during a run of eight nights at Shelly's Manne-Hole, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Tammi Terrell collapses onstage while performing with Marvin Gaye at Hampden-Sydney College, near Farmville, Virginia, USA. Gaye quickly responds by grabbing her by the arms and helping her offstage. Soon after, doctors will diagnose a malignant tumour on the right side of her brain.
The Velvet Underground play at The Lecture Lounge of the Student Union, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience arrive in Montreal, Canada, and go to see Chubby Checker performing in a night club.
Blind Faith play in the The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, supported by Delaney And Bonnie Bramlett.
Paul Simon and Peter Frampton are in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, to watch the opening game of the season for The Philadelphia Fury, a soccer team which they co-own with Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman, Peter Wolf and James Taylor.
Stephen Barker Liles is born in Palm Harbor, Florida, USA. He will become a founding member of the band Love And Theft, known for its 2009 debut, Runaway, and for its 2012 hit Angel Eyes. He will also provide the inspiration for the Taylor Swift song Hey Stephen (2008) on her album Fearless.
Sister Sledge end a UK tour with the second of two nights at The Dominion Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe.
Mark Knopfler's second solo album, Sailing To Philadelphia is awarded a Gold Disc by the R.I.A.A in the USA.
The Roots, Jill Scott, TV On The Radio, Deerhoof and the TBC Brass Band play a fund-raising concert at The Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, with monies going to a number of charities.
On her Fearless tour, Taylor Swift plays the first of two nights at the Staples Centre, Los Angeles, California, USA.
On his Away From Home tour, Drake plays at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, Thornbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jackson Browne plays at the Star Pavilion at Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Pioneering electronic music composer Milton Babbitt, dies aged 94 in Princeton, New Jersey, USA.
The newly-published results of a music-oriented poll conducted by Public Policy Polling finds widespread support for several genres and music and artists - but reveals that Americans seem united in their dislike of teen pop sensation Justin Bieber. PPP tested the favorability ratings of several music stars and found that Taylor Swift, Adele, Beyonce and Justin Timberlake all received positive reviews from voters. Others, including Chris Brown, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber were rated unfavorably by 50% or more. Jay-Z and Rihanna also had net-negative favorability ratings. Veteran British rocker Morrissey and dubstep pioneer Skrillex were the least known of the artists tested.
Pomplamoose play at Mr. Small's Theatre, Millvale, Pennsylvania, USA, with Danielle Ate The Sandwich and John Schroeder.
Taylor Swift, Hailee Steinfeld, Kacey Musgraves, Randy Jackson and DNCE are among the guests attending the Universal Music Group 2016 Grammy After Party in The Theatre at Ace Hotel Downtown LA, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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