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Little Richard's backing group The Upsetters are headlining this week's show at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA. Also on the bill are The Bill Doggett Combo, Little Willie John and The Pastels.
The Platters are playing during a nine-day booking at The Twin Coaches Club, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Lloyd Price, The Spaniels and The Dubs are playing during a week-long engagement at The Howard Theater, Washington DC, USA.
Our Song, the second single by pop duo Tom And Jerry, is released in the USA. Tom And Jerry will eventually re-name themselves Simon And Garfunkel.
Buddy Holly and The Crickets play at The Regal Cinema, Hull, UK, supported by The Montanas, The Tanner Sisters, Gary Miller and Ronnie Keene And his Orchestra. Des O'Connor is the compere.
Link
Wray's influential guitar instrumental, Rumble, is released in the USA on Cadence
Records. The innovative dirty and distorted sound of the guitar
is allegedly the result of Wray punching a hole in his loudspeaker.
In New York City, USA, Warner Bros. Records is officially incorporated by Jack L. Warner of Warner Bros. Film Studios.
Our Song, the second single by pop duo Tom And Jerry, is released in the USA. Tom And Jerry will eventually re-name themselves Simon And Garfunkel.
Stanley Dale's Skiffle Show Of 1958 plays the third of five nights at the Gaumont, Bradford, UK, featuring Jim Dale, Wally Whyton And The Vipers, Susan And Valerie Pardoe, Stan Van, Campbell And Rogerson and Betty Fox's Eight Dancing Teenagers.
Link Wray's influential guitar instrumental, Rumble, is released in the USA on Cadence Records. The innovative dirty and distorted sound of the guitar is allegedly the result of Wray punching a hole in his loudspeaker.
Ella Fitzgerald records the Irving Berlin compositions Let Yourself Go, Alexander's Ragtime Band, Russian Lullaby and Top Hat, White Tie, And Tails, for the album Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Song Book at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California, USA.
Paul Anka plays at the Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, UK. Also on the bill are Lorrae Desmond, The Ken-Tones, The Peter Groves Trio and Roy Stevens.
Buddy Holly and The Crickets play at The Regal Cinema, Hull, UK, supported by The Montanas, The Tanner Sisters, Gary Miller and Ronnie Keene And his Orchestra. Des O'Connor is the compere.