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EMI assumes control of Capitol Records in the UK.
Alan Freed's two-week long Rock 'n' Roll Holiday Jubilee continues at The Academy of Music, New York City, USA, featuring Joe Williams and the Count Basie Orchestra, LaVern Baker, Teddy Randazzo And The Three Chuckles, Richard Barrett And The Valentines, Boyd Bennett And The Rockets, Earl Carroll and The Cadillacs, The Bonnie Sisters, Gloria Mann, James Sheppard and The Heartbeats, The Wrens and Don Cherry.
Carl Perkins' original version of Blue Suede Shoes is released by Sun Records of Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Hank Snow, Webb Pierce, Slim Whitman and Elvis Presley play at Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Lita Roza appears on ATV's Jack Jackson Show, in the UK.
Johnny Dankworth and his Orchestra play at the The Gaumont, Salisbury, with Cleo Laine, Denis Lotis, Frank Holder and Tony Mansell.
Johnny Dankworth and his Orchestra play at the The Gaumont, Salisbury, with Cleo Laine, Denis Lotis, Frank Holder and Tony Mansell.
Carl Perkins' original version of Blue Suede Shoes is released by Sun Records of Memphis, Tennessee, USA. (1956)
Ray Charles releases a new single, I'll Drown In My Own Tears, on Atlantic Records in the USA.
The Dream Weavers are the musical guests on CBS tv's Ed Sullivan Show, recorded in New York City, USA.
Alan Freed's two-week long Rock 'n' Roll Holiday Jubilee continues at The Academy of Music, New York City, USA, featuring Joe Williams and the Count Basie Orchestra, LaVern Baker, Teddy Randazzo And The Three Chuckles, Richard Barrett And The Valentines, Boyd Bennett And The Rockets, Earl Carroll and The Cadillacs, The Bonnie Sisters, Gloria Mann, James Sheppard and The Heartbeats, The Wrens and Don Cherry.
Johnny Dankworth and his Orchestra play at the The Gaumont, Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK, with Cleo Laine, Denis Lotis, Frank Holder and Tony Mansell.
The Victor Feldman Quartet records Umf, Fran, Modesque, Opus Two, Bizet Baby, Five Brothers, I Fall In Love Everyday and Jackpot for Mercury/Keynote Records in New York City, USA, but the tracks will remain unreleased.
Chuck Berry plays at the New Year's Day Dance in Springbrook Gardens, Lima, Ohio, USA.
Chuck Berry plays at Mandy's Lounge, Buffalo, New York State, USA.
Carl Perkins' original version of Blue Suede Shoes is released by Sun Records of Memphis, Tennessee, USA.