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The Benny Goodman Sextet, with Charlie Christian on guitar, play at Cocoanut Grove in the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA. The show is broadcast live on radio.
Three-year-old Buddy Holly attends the birthday party of a four-year-old neighbour girl, Marla Kay Fortenberry, at 1512 18th Street, Lubbock, Texas, USA. A local newspaper report of the event states that young buddy sang a song during the party.Vocalist George Davis, aka The Singing Miner, records I Don't Want You for Decca Records in New York City, USA.
Glenn Carr And His Orchestra record That Red Head Gal, The Sailor With The Navy Blue Eyes and other songs for Decca Records.
Gospel group The Alphabetical Four record Have You Heard About The World, for Decca Records in New York City, USA.
Bobby Russell is born in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Russell will find success in the 60s as a pop songwriter, his best-remembered compositions being Little Green Apples, Honey and The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia.
Slim Gaillard And His Flat Foot Floogie Boys record Windy City Hop, Fitzwater Street and other tracks in New York City, USA, for Vocalion Records.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra play at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA.