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International famed samba singer and movie star Carmen Miranda, noted for her exotic outfits and exuberant personalty, dies aged 46, following a heart attack the day before, in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
The Miles Davis Sextet records Minor March, Bitty Ditty and other material for Prestige Records at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey, USA.
As a supporting act on the last day of a brief Webb Pierce Package tour, Elvis Presley plays in Overton Park Shell, Memphis, Tennessee, USA, Also on the bill are Johnny Cash and Wanda Jackson.
International famed samba singer and movie star Carmen Miranda, noted for her exotic outfits and exuberant personalty, dies aged 46, following a heart attack, in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
Bill Haley begins a legal suit against his former label, Essex Records, to prevent them releasing material he recorded before his huge success with Decca.
Ella Fitzgerald records The Tender Trap and My One And Only Love for Decca Records in New York City, USA.