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the year 1960
Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr, Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford play at The Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. (1960)
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the year 2011
The Jayhawks play the second of two nights at The Vic Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA. (2011)
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G u i t a r
Les Paul plays the sixth night of a week-long engagement at The Crystal Terrace, Duluth, Minnesota, USA. (1950)
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C h i c a g o
On her Dancing Crazy tour, Miranda Cosgrove plays at The Rosemont Theatre, Rosemont, Illinois, USA. (2011)
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T h e   B l u e s
Blues guitarist, singer and songwriter Kansas Joe McCoy, dies aged 44 of heart disease in Chicago, Illinois, USA. In a varied career, he was also known as Bill Wither, The Georgia Pine Boy, Hallelujah Joe, Big Joe McCoy and His Washboard Band, The Mississippi Mudder, The Hillbilly Plowboy, The Mud Dauber, and Hamfoot Ham. (1950)
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the 1950s
American music trade magazine Billboard reports that Buddy Rich has re-joined The Tommy Dorsey Band after an absence of several years. (1950)
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Michael Jackson
Recording of The USA For Africa single We Are The World, co-written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, begins at A&M Studios, Los Angeles. The superstar list of guest vocalists includes Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Ray Charles and Diana Ross. (1985)
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Bob Dylan
It is announced that Bob Dylan has given permission for his song Blowin' In The Wind to be used in a tv commercial for The Co-operative Group in the UK. Dylan's decision is said to have been influenced by the Co-op's high ethical guidelines regarding fair trade and the environment. (2009)
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J a z z
For You My Love by Larry Darnell is the No1 single on the Billboard R'n'B chart in the USA. (1950)
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the year 2010
Kelis is among the artists attending the Data Awards in Los Angeles, california, USA. (2010)
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San Francisco
The Seeds, Jolly Green Giant, Sons of Champlin and The Misanthropes play at Longshoremen’s Hall, San Francisco, California, USA. (1966)
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