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Michael Joseph Jackson is born in Gary, Indiana, the fifth son of Katherine Esther Scruse and Joseph Walter Jackson. Michael and his four older brothers, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine and Marlon, will become The Jackson 5.
Chuck Berry, Bill Haley and His Comets, Larry Williams, Frankie Avalon, The Kalin Twins, Jimmy Clanton, The Danleers and The Elegants, The Olympics, Bobby Freeman and King Curtis are among the acts appearing on the opening night of Alan Freed's Big Beat Show at The Fox Theater, Brooklyn, New York City, USA.
Liverpool, UK, skiffle group The Quarrymen play their first live show with new guitarist George Harrison, who will find greater success as a member of The Beatles.
Jackie Wilson, Big Maybelle, The 5 Keys, The Heartbeats, The Videos, The Flamingos, The Bobbettes, Arnett Cobb, Ronny And The Satellites, Bob And Earl and Bobby Day, play at Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA, as part of a Dr Jive show.
Liverpool, UK, band The Quarrymen play their first live show with new guitarist George Harrison.
Multi-instrumentalist Peter Ulrich, best-known as drummer of Dead Can Dance, is born in Perivale, UK.