Radio

Mario Reis, one of the finest interpreters of Brazilian popular music, makes his radio debut, singing Vamos Deixar de Intimidade.

A radio broadcast on the NBC Red network, sponsored by Philip Morris, features Phil Duey, Loretta Clemens, the Leo Reisman Orchestra and The Four Eton Boys performing songs including Ridin' High, The Night Is Young, For You and Skeletons In The Closet.

Bing Crosby with Jimmy Dorsey And His Orchestra records In The Chapel In The Moonlight, One, Two, Button Your Shoe, I'll Sing You A Thousand Love Songs, Can't We Be Friends' and Close To Me, for the radio show Kraft Music Hall, in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Radio show Bing Crosby's Music Hall in the USA features Ken Carpenter, Bob Burns, The Paul Taylor Choristers, Josephine Tuminia, Verree Teasdale and Adolphe Menjou. Songs performed include Nice Work If You Can Get It, Sail Along, Silv'ry Moon, I've Got Rings On My Fingers, Roses In December, When The Organ Played At Twilight and Down By The Old Mill Stream.

Harry Parry And His Radio Rhythm Club Sextet play at The Streatham Hill Theatre, Streatham Hill, London, UK.

Vic Lewis And His Orchestra record Swanee, Summertime, S'Wonderful and other tracks in a live session for BBC Radio Jazz Club in London. The band includes Humphrey Lyttelton on cornet and Dill Jones on piano.

Pioneering African American radio station entrepreneur Jesse B. Blayton Sr., founds WERD-AM radio in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, programming what he calls 'Negro appeal' music, playing early versions of rhythm and blues music that could not be found elsewhere on the air. WERD makes him the first African American to own and operate a radio station in the United States.

Columbia Records buys a half-hour broadcast on the CBS radio network in the USA to promote its 33 and a third rpm long-playing record format by playing tracks from recently released albums.

David J Ball is born in Handsworth, Birmingham, UK. Better known as Dave Ball, he will play guitar with Procol Harum from 1971 to 1973, before going on to his own musical projects.

Benny Goodman, backed by a small group, plays a live concert in Lausanne, Switzerland, during a tour of Europe. The concert is recorded and broadcast by Radio Lausanne.

Singing cowboy Roy Rogers comes to the end of a series of 26 one night stands with a show in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. The tour played to 169,000 people and grossed $278,000.

Fanny Brice, a celebrated comedienne and torch singer, dies at Cedars of Lebanaon Hospital, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, aged 59 following a cerebral hemorrhage. The film Funny Girl is based on the career of Fanny Brice.

The Bing Crosby Show on the CBS Radio network in the USA features Bing Crosby, John Scott Trotter And His Orchestra and Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires, with special guests William Boyd and Monica Lewis.

The Tanner Sisters, with an orchestra conducted by Don Carlos, record Jambalaya [On The Bayou], written by Hank Williams, for His Master's Voice records in London, UK.

Tony Bennett spends the first of three days recording songs for the Columbia Records album Hometown, My Hometown, in New York City, USA.

Joan Baez makes her recording debut when her duet with Bob Gibson at Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island is taped for a live album. Other acts appearing at the two-day event include Odetta, Pete Seeger, Tommy Clancy, Earl Scruggs, John Jacob Niles, Jean Ritchie, Ed McCurdy and The New Lost City Ramblers.

Bing Crosby has the last of four days recording singalong tracks at United Recorders, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, for Warner Brothers Records.

American magazine Show Business Illustrated reports that, "The Kingston Trio is big business. Since June 1958, when its first LP went on sale, Trio recordings have grossed in excess of $25,000,000 accounting for nearly fifteen percent of bustling Capitol Records' total business. The Trio's annual earnings exceed $1,200,000. They received $200,000 to plug Seven-Up on radio and TV commercials. A Kingston Trio line of men's clothing grossed another $500,000 in six months."

Broadcaster, tv presenter and DJ Gary Crowley is born in London, England, UK, Europe.

Popular singer and guitarist Val Doonican presents his regular show Your Date With Val on BBC Light Programme Radio in London, England, UK, Europe.

Multi-instrumentalist Richard Coles of UK 80s hitmakers The Communards is born in Northampton, UK.

Neil Sedaka plays the first night of a week of shows at The International Club, New York City, USA.

At EMI headquarters in Manchester Square, London, UK, The Beatles record their first appearance on the influential European radio station Radio Luxembourg.

Helen Shapiro is in Holland, Europe, undertaking radio and television appearances.

A live session by The Beatles, recorded on April 1 at The Piccadilly Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, is broadcast by the BBC in the UK.

The Everly Brothers record Born To Lose, Sweet Dreams, Silver Threads And Golden Needles, Just One Time, Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On and Release Me at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, for Warner Brothers Records.

The Crickets record Right Or Wrong and You Can't Be In-Between, in Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, for Liberty Records.

The Beatles record live versions of You Can't Do That, Roll Over Beethoven, Til There Was You, I Wanna Be Your Man, Please Mr. Postman, All My Loving, This Boy and Can't Buy Me Love for their second From Us to You radio show at the BBC Piccadilly Studios, London, UK.

The Crystals and The Fourmost appear live on UK radio series Go Man Go, from the BBC in London, UK.

KQV's second Shower of Stars, at Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, features The Four Seasons, Ruby And The Romantics, Barbara Lewis, Bobby Goldsboro, Jimmy Soul, Patty And The Emblems and The Chiffons.

The Hollies, Manfred Mann and Herman's Hermits appear on UK radio show Saturday Club.

The Searchers are the musical guests on today's edition of The Ken Dodd Show on the BBC Home Service radio station in the UK.

Elkie Brooks appears on the BBC Radio 1 show Night Ride in London, England, UK, Europe.

Fairport Convention record the songs Violets Of Dawn, If, and If I Had A Ribbon Bow, in a live session in London, England, UK, Europe, for the BBC Radio 1 programme Top Gear.

Adam Faith appears on the panel of BBC radio show Any Questions in the UK.

The Top Ten singles being played on WKNR Radio, Detroit, Michigan, USA, for the week ending on this date are as follows :

1. Love Is Blue Paul Mauriat

2. Simon Says The 1910 Fruitgum Company

3. La La Means I Love You The Delfonics

4. Soul Coaxing Raymond LeFevre

5. Since You've Been Gone Aretha Franklin

6. Scarborough Fair Simon And Garfunkel

7. Dock of the Bay Otis Redding

8. The Mighty Quinn Manfred Mann

9. Just Dropped In Kenny Rogers and The First Edition

10. Bottle of Wine The Fireballs

The Top Ten singles on KAKC-Radio's Big 30 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, for the week started on this date are as follows :

1. Playboy - Gene And Debbie (TRX)

2. Son of Hickory Holler's Tramp - O.C. Smith (Columbia)

3. Scarborough Fair - Simon And Garfunkel (Columbia)

4. Cry Like a Baby -The Box Tops (Mala)

5. Little Green Apples - Roger Miller (Smash)

6. The Mighty Quinn - Manfred Mann (Mercury)

7. Jennifer Juniper - Donovan (Epic)

8. Kiss Me Goodbye - Petula Clark (Warner Bros)

9. Soul Coaxin' - Raymond LeFevre Orchestra (Four Corners)

10. Lady Madonna - The Beatles (Capitol)

Roy Orbison and Herman's Hermits appear on BBC radio show Saturday Club, in London, England, UK, Europe.

The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson, play at the Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland.

Get Down Tonight by KC And The Sunshine Band is the new Billboard No1 pop chart single in the USA. On the same day, Do It Again by Steely Dan enters the UK pop singles chart where it will peak at No39 during a four week run.

MGMT play the first of two nights at Radio City Music Hall, New York City, USA.

Bright Eyes play at Radio City Music Hall, New York City, USA.

It is announced that Green Day's Broadway musical American Idiot will go on tour in the UK during 2012.

During an interview with Tim Westwood on Radio 1Xtra in London, England, UK, Europe, the singer/songwriter/producer The-Dream states that he earned an estimated $15m for his work on Rihanna's hit single Umbrella.

Biffy Clyro play at The Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, UK.