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Liberace and Elvis Presley perform together on guitar and piano in The Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Blues pioneer Tommy Johnson dies of a heart attack after working at a local house party in Warm Springs, Mississippi, USA. Born in 1896, he had worked with Charlie Patton and Willie Brown.
American scientist Walter Brattain learns that he has been awarded the Nobel Prize for the invention of the transistor. In later years, Brattain will often be heard to say, "The only regret I have about the transistor is its use for rock and roll."