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Elaine Bawson Stritch is born in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She will find international fame as actress and vocalist Elaine Stritch, appearing in numerous stage plays and musicals, feature films and tv shows.
Sonny Clay's Plantation Orchestra records Chicago Breakdown and Plantation Blues for Vocalion Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.
David
Whitfield is born Hull, East Yorkshire, UK. After appearing on
the talent show, Opportunity
Knocks, on Radio
Luxembourg, he became a successful popular singer, scoring two
No1 hits, Answer Me and
Cara
Mia.
Abe Lyman's California Ambassador Hotel Orchestra record Don't Wake Me Up Let Me Dream, Too Bad and Nothing Else To Do, for Brunswick Records in New York City, USA.
Julio Sosa is born in the locality of Las Piedras, department of Canelones, Uruguay, South America. Nicknamed El Varon del Tango, he will become a hugely popular tango singer and recording artist.
The Savoy Orpheans record Then I'll Be Happy, Fooling and I'm On My Way To Dreamland, for HMV Records in Hayes, Middlesex, UK.
Wilburt Prysock is born in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA. He will find success as jazz and r'n'b saxophonist Red Prysock, working with Tiny Bradshaw, Roy Milton and Cootie Williams. Red was also the brother of vocalist Arthur Prysock.
Jeannine Perrin is born in France. She will find success as jazz pianist and singer Jeannine 'Mimi' Perrin, founder, leader and principal soloist in the group Les Double Six, which will subsequently form the core of The Swingle Singers.
Stan Greening And His Band record Why Do Short Men Like Tall Girls' for Regal Records in London, UK. The track will be released under the pseudonym of The Raymond Dance Band.
The Washington Times reports that champion old-time fiddler
Fiddlin' Charlie Bowman of the popular Hill Billies of
Tennessee, is to volunteer his expert advice and management to an
old-time fiddler's contest being staged the following Tuesday by
radio station WRC in Washington DC, USA.