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Under the name Harmony Supreme, singing trio The Gumm Sisters play the last night of two weeks at the Warner Brothers Theatre, Hollywood, California, USA. One of the sisters, Frances Gumm, will find stardom after a name change to Judy Garland.
Guitarist and singer Clarence 'Tom' Ashley of the Carolina Tar Heels and harmonica player Gwen Foster begin three days of recording sessions for Vocalion Records in New York City, USA. During these three days they will record Ain't No use To High Hat Me, Bay Rum Blues. Down At The Old Man's House, East Virginia Blues, Faded Roses, Frankie Silvers, Go Way And Let Me Sleep, Greenback Dollar, Let Him Go God Bless Him, My North Carolina Home, Old Arm Chair, On Dark And Stormy Night, Sadie Ray, Sideline Blues, Times Ain't Like They Used To Be and Rising Sun Blues. This last will become internationally famed in 1964 when The Animals record it as House Of the Rising Sun.
Guitarist and singer Clarence 'Tom' Ashley of the Carolina Tar Heels and harmonica player Gwen Foster begin three days of recording sessions for Vocalion Records in New York City, USA. During these three days they will record numerous songs but, most memorably, Rising Sun Blues, which will inspire numerous versions and variations. The most celebrated will come in 1964 when The Animals record it as House Of the Rising Sun but the song will pass through many hands before reaching The Animals.