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Hoagy Carmichael has the second day of a two-day recording session during which he records Georgia On My Mind, Two Sleepy People and other tracks with the Johnny Mandel Orchestra, in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Hoagy Carmichael spends the second of two days in a recording session during which he records Georgia On My Mind, Two Sleepy People and other tracks with the Johnny Mandel Orchestra, in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Police are called in to quell teddy-boy riots at cinemas screening the Bill Haley movie Rock Around The Clock in the UK. Several arrests are made of teds who have been dancing in the aisles, ripping up seats, breaking windows and lighting fireworks.
Gospel group The Silver Quintette records Father Don't Leave, for Vee Jay Records. The track is notable for being one of the first gospel tracks to make use of a rock'n'roll rhythm section.