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A set of eight postage stamps is issued in the USA honouring great jazz and blues singers, including Ma Rainey, Robert Johnson, Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters. A celebration to mark the first-day-of-issue is held in Greenville, Mississippi, USA.
A 29c US postage stamp is issued honouring jazz singer Mildred Bailey, known as The Queen Of Swing.