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Jazz trumpeter, vocalist and bandleader Johnnie 'Scat' Davis plays at The Blackhawk, Chicago, Illinois, USA, during a four-week residency.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra, with vocalist Ivie Anderson [aka Ivy Anderson], release a Soundie entitled I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good, in the USA.
Les Hite And His Orchestra play at The Chatterbox, Mountainside, New Jersey, USA, during an extended engagement . Hite's band are the first black musicians to have played at this venue.
Michael Patrick Dumbell-Smith is born in Salisbury. He will find fame as actor and singer Michael Crawford.