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Burt Shephard records A Bird Sale for Victor Records/Gramophone Records in London, UK.
Billed as 'The Greatest Singing And Dancing Act In The Land', Fleurette And Gardiner play during a week at The Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco, California, USA.
A revived musical comedy The Casino Girl plays at The Knickerbocker Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of thirty-two performances.
Dan Daly is starring in the musical comedy The New Yorkers at The National Theatre, Washington, DC, USA.
Popular singer and actress Marie Cahill is appearing in the two-act musical Nancy Brown at The Bijou Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA.The Benny Goodman Band is playing during a week of shows at The Earle Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Goodman and drummer Gene Krupa are openly at odds during these shows and Krupa will leave soon after.
Chris Barber's Jazz Band plays at The Festival Hall, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire, England, UK, Europe.
American hitmaker Johnny Cymbal plays at The Ritz, Brighton, England, UK, Europe.
LaVern Baker begins a month-long season at The Riviera, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. This is the first time she has played in Las Vegas, despite having been in the business for fifteen years.
Barbra Streisand plays the third night in three-weeks of shows at Cocoanut Grove, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Mojos play a lunchtime session at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
The New York Mirror runs a feature highlighting how, back in 1958, the syndicate (aka The Mafia) was prevented from taking control of the entire juke box industry in the New York area by the defiance of union executive Charles Lichtman, who refused to be intimidated by mafia threats of violence.
Jimmy Powell And The Five Dimensions play at The Refectory, Golders Green, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Top Ten records for this week on WKNR Radio, Detroit, Michigan, USA, are as follows :
1. Suspicion Terry Stafford
2. Tall Cool One The Wailers
3. Romeo And Juliet The Reflections
4. Stay The Four Seasons
5. She Loves You The Beatles
6. Twist And Shout The Beatles
7. Castles in the Sand Stevie Wonder
8. My Heart Belongs Bobby Vinton
9. Please Please Me The Beatles
10. Our Faded Love The Royaltones
1. Suspicion Terry Stafford
2. Tall Cool One The Wailers
3. Romeo And Juliet The Reflections
4. Stay The Four Seasons
5. She Loves You The Beatles
6. Twist And Shout The Beatles
7. Castles in the Sand Stevie Wonder
8. My Heart Belongs Bobby Vinton
9. Please Please Me The Beatles
10. Our Faded Love The Royaltones
The Rolling Stones are in Chess Studios, Chicago, Illinois, USA, working on the songs Time Is In On My Side, Little Red Rooster, What A Shame and others.
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Frankie Laine, Dolores Grey and The Glenn Miller Band appear on The Mike Douglas Show on tv in the USA.
John Lennon overdubs additional vocals and percussion onto the original tape of the single Help! by The Beatles at the CTS film dubbing studio, London, England, UK.
TV rock show Where The Action Is, in the USA, features Fred Hughes performing Love Me Baby and Les Sultans performing This Could Be The Last Time.
Gary McFarland and his Orchestra record Mexicali Rose, South Of The Border and other tracks for Impulse Records in New York City, USA.
The Mike Stuart Span release a new single, Children of Tomorrow / Concerto Of Thoughts, on Jewel Records in the UK.
Jo Jo Gunne play at The Starlight Ballroom, Crawley, England, UK, Europe, with The Human Instinct.Ten Years After, Marmalade, Jethro Tull and Alan Bown play at Loughboroguh University, Loughborough, England, UK, Europe.
The Runaways play the third of four nights at The Whisky A Go Go, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Hall And Oates play at The Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, supported by Silencers.Harry Warren, composer of such songs as September In The Rain, I Only Have Eyes For You, Lullaby Of Broadway, Chatanooga Choo Choo, You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby, I’ll String Along With You and many others, dies in Los Angeles, California, USA.
R.E.M. spend the first of two days at Drive-In Studios, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA, with producer Mitch Easter, adding extra tracks to songs for their EP Chronic Town.
Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home) by Paul Young, reaches No1 in the UK Singles Chart.
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Tyler James Hilton is born in Palm Springs, California, USA. He will find success as singer-songwriter and actor Tyler Hilton.
Dire Straits play the first of three nights at The Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Europe.
Pink Floyd take over Docklands Arena in London, England, UK, Europe, to rehearse for their upcoming European tour.
On the The album Unplugged by Eric Clapton enters the Billboard Top 40 albums chart in the USA where it will peak at No1 during a fifty-two-week stay.
Calypso singer and songwriter Lord Kitchener, best-remembered for his popular song Cricket, Lovely, Cricket, dies aged 77 in Champs Fleur, Trinidad, Caribbean.
The Strokes play at Cox Pavilion, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, supported by Kings Of Leon.
When Miley Cyrus plays at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia, Oceania, a female fan rushes onstage and hugs her before security men step in and drag him away.
Sir Paul McCartney's first ballet, Ocean's Kingdom, premieres at The Lincoln Centre, New York City, USA.
Reg Presley, singer and songwriter of The Troggs, is admitted to The Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester, England, UK, Europe, and treated for pneumonia. It is also thought he may have suffered a stroke.When The Dukes Of September, a supergroup comprising Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs, play at The Lincoln Center, New York City, USA, the show is recorded and will be released as a DVD two year later.
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers and Steve Winwood play at The Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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