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The Carl Perkins version of Blue Suede Shoes enters the US R'n'B charts, making him the first country artist to do so.
Carl Perkins makes his first tv appearance, on The Ozark Jubilee, hosted by Red Foley.
US trade magazine Billboard describes the new Little Richard single, Slippin' And Slidin' as " a sock follow-up to Tutti Frutti - which should grab plenty of play in both the R + B and pop markets."
US music trade magazine Billboard lists The Coasters' debut single, Down In Mexico, as a 'best buy?, adding that the track is 'getting excellent R + B and pop reaction? in Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Buffalo, Cleveland, Chicago, Nashville, Atlanta, Durham and St. Louis.
Bobby Draper releases a new single, Rockin' Daddy/I've Got A Woman, on Mercury Records in the USA.
Carl Perkins makes his first tv appearance, on The Ozark Jubilee, hosted by Red Foley.
Pete Seeger headlines a benefit concert at Pythian Hall, New York City, USA, to raise money for singer/songwriter Woody Guthrie, who is suffering from Huntington's chorea. The concert is considered a significant event in the revival of folk music.
It's Almost Tomorrow by The Dreamweavers reaches No1 in the Popular Singles Chart in the UK, during a run of eighteen weeks on the chart.
Elvis Presley returns to the Dorsey Brothers tv show in New York City, USA, after just one month, performing Blue Suede Shoes and Heartbreak Hotel. On the same day, I Was The One by Elvis Presley enters the Billboard US Best-Selling Singles chart, where it will peak at No19 during a ten-week run.