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Mary Ann McDevitt is born in Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe. She will find success as dance band era singer Mary Lee, best known for performing with one of Britain's most popular interwar dance bands, led by Roy Fox.
Blues-jazz vocalist Margaret Webster records You've Got To Give Me Some, for Okeh Records in New York City, USA, with Charlie Green on trumpet, Clarence Williams on piano and Floyd Casey on washboard.
Washboard Sam records Down At The Old Village Store for Bluebird Records at The Leland Hotel, Aurora, Illinois, USA. Guitar on this session is played by Big Bill Broonzy.
Ken Colyer's Jazzmen record Isle Of Capri and St. Phillip Street Breakdown for Decca Records in London, England, UK, Europe. Lonnie Donegan plays banjo on this recording session.
Having recently left Ken Colyer's Jazzmen And Skiffle Group, jazz trombonist Chris Barber forms his own group, Chris Barber's Jazz band in London, UK.
Rock Island Line, Lonnie Donegan's skiffle-inflected cover version of an old Leadbelly song, peaks at No8 in the UK singles charts. This is the record which will inspire New York teenager Phil Spector to acquire a guitar.
The Ken Colyer Skiffle Group records Stack-O-Lee Blues, Muleskinner Blues, Old Riley and Down Bound Train for Decca Records in London, UK.
Lonnie Donegan and his Skiffle Group play at The
Alhambra, Bradford, UK, with Billy Baxter and Mundy And Earle.
The Platters and Lonnie Donegan play the fifth night in a two-week season at the Palladium, London, UK.
The Platters and Lonnie Donegan play the seventh night in a two-week season at the Palladium, London, UK.
Britain's skiffle king Lonnie Donegan records Putting On The Style and Gamblin' Man, in London, UK.
Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers play at the Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, UK, supported by The Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group with Nancy Whiskey, The Terry Lightfoot Jazzmen and Billie Anthony.
The Eddie Clayton Skiffle Group plays at Wilson Hall, Speke Road, Garston, Liverpool, UK. Their drummer, Richard Starkey, will change his name to Ringo Starr and become the drummer for The Beatles.
Lonnie Donegan plays at The Empire, Liverpool, UK. After the show, Donegan repairs to The Cavern Club for a jam session.
Lonnie Donegan stars in the Skiffle Sensation of 1957 Show at The Royal Albert Hall, London, UK. Also on the bill are Chas McDevitt with Nancy Whiskey, The Avon Cities Jazz Band, Bob Cort, and the Cy Laurie Jazz Band.
A National Skiffle Contest is held in Bury St Edmunds, UK, featuring such acts as The Sunrisers, The Vampires, The Black
Zombies, 2.19, The Skiffle Cats, the Five Sided Squares and others.
Winners are the 2.19 Skiffle Group.
The Rattlesnakes, a skiffle group including Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb (later to become the Bee Gees) have their first professional gig - a ten-minute slot singing Everly Brothers covers - at the Gaumont Cinema, Chorlton, Manchester, UK.
The Rattlesnakes, a skiffle group including Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb (later to become the Bee Gees) have their first professional gig - a ten-minute slot singing Everly Brothers covers - at the Gaumont Cinema, Chorlton, Manchester, UK.
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.
Wee Willie Harris, The Most Brothers, Tony Crombie And His Rockets and Les Hobeaux Skiffle Group play the third of six nights at the Alhambra, Bradford, UK.
Wee Willie Harris, The Most Brothers, Tony Crombie And His Rockets and Les Hobeaux Skiffle Group play the fifth of six nights at The Alhambra, Bradford, UK.
Wee Willie Harris, The Most Brothers, Tony Crombie And His Rockets and Les Hobeaux Skiffle Group play the last of six nights at the Alhambra, Bradford, UK.
Skiffle star Lonnie Donegan becomes the first act to appear at The Granada, Kettering, UK, after The Granada cinema chain decides to host touring music road shows.
Mr F.G.Davies of Fortis Green, London, UK, signs a hire purchase agreement to buy a Harmony Meteor guitar at a total cost of £29 14s 6d for his son, Dave Davies, who will become lead guitarist with The Kinks.
Lonnie Donegan reaches No1 in the UK pop singles chart with My Old Man's A Dustman.
Skiffle king Lonnie Donegan releases a new single, I Wanna Go Home (aka Sloop John B), in the UK.
UK music weekly the Melody Maker reports that a copyright dispute about Lonnie Donegan's hit My Old Man's A Dustman has been resolved with Donegan's publishing company Tyler Music [a subsidiary of Essex Music] agreeing to pay fees to Lawrence Wright.
The Avon Cities Jazz Band play at the Swindon Jubilee Carnival Dance in McIlroy's Ballroom, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK, supported by Daryl Grand And The Descants and Don Jones And His Music.
Elizabeth Cotten, Jean Ritchie, The Greenbriar Boys and The New Lost City Ramblers play at 13 Astor Place, New York City, USA.
The 9th annual New Musical Express (NME) Poll Winners concert, held at The Empire Pool, Wembley, London, England, UK, Europe, is televised for the first time by ABC to an audience estimated at 15 million. Connie Francis presents awards to Adam Faith, The Shadows and skiffle king Lonnie Donegan. Performing live are Bert Weedon, Billy Fury, Emile Ford And The Checkmates, Adam Faith and The John Barry Seven, and Cliff Richard And The Shadows.
Swinging Blue Jeans, play at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
The Swinging Blue Genes, later to find success as The
The Swinging Blue Genes play at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe. They will find success after changing their name to the Swinging Blue Jeans.
The Swinging Blue Genes play at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe. They will find success after changing their name to The Swinging Blue Jeans.
The Springfields (including Dusty Springfield), The Temperance Seven, Ronnie Hilton, Danny Williams, Michael Hill, Chas McDevitt and Shirley Douglas and The Vernons Girls appear on weekly UK tv show Thank Your Lucky Stars.
Robb Storme And The Whispers play at The Gaumont Ballroom, Bradford, England, UK, Europe. The evening also features the added attraction of the final of the "Milk For Vitality" Rock'nroll competition.
Swinging Blue Jeans] play at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe. Also on the bill is Gerry And The Pacemakers.
The Swinging Blue Genes [later to become The
Chubby Checker, The Brook Brothers, The Kestrels, Susan Singer, Chas McDevitt And Shirley Douglas, The Gary Edwards Combo, The Semi-Tones and The Red Price Orchestra play at the ABC, Hull, UK.
Chubby Checker, The Brook Brothers, The Kestrels, Susan Singer, Chas McDevitt And Shirley Douglas, The Gary Edwards Combo, The Semi-Tones and The Red Price Orchestra play at the City Hall, Sheffield, UK.
Lonnie Donegan releases a new single, Speak To The Sky/Get Out Of My Life, on Pye Records in the UK.
Lonnie Donegan, instigator of Britain's skiffle music craze and an influence on many rock'n'rollers including The Beatles, Elton John, Phil Spector and Van Morrison, dies aged 71 in Peterborough, UK.
It is reported that UK chart-topping pop vocalist Tony Christie, known for his cheesy style, has secured a £50,000 contract to appear in advertisements for Stilton cheese.
Vince Eager plays at The Festival Hall, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire, England, UK, Europe.
MIM (Musical Instrument Museum), a 200,000 square feet museum and venue focused entirely on music and musical instruments from around the globe opens in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
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