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Bill Cox records NRA Blues for Conqueror Records in the USA. The song is inspired by The National Industrial Recovery Act, intended to assist America's recovery from the Great Depression, being signed into law in the USA. "History will probably record the National Industrial Recovery Act as the most important and far-reaching legislation ever enacted by Congress," declared US President Franklin D, Roosevelt. Mr. Cox and many others remained unimpressed.
Bill Cox records The Midnight Special in New York City, USA. The song is thought to have been inspired by The Midnight Special train operated by the Chicago and Alton Railroad between Chicago, Illinois, USA, and St. Louis, Missouri. In many ways, the song is similar to The Midnight Special made famous by Lead Belly some years later.
Under the name Harmony Supreme, singing trio The Gumm Sisters play the seventh night of two weeks at the Warner Brothers Theatre, Hollywood, California, USA. One of the sisters, Frances Gumm, will find stardom after a name change to Judy Garland.