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Handy's Orchestra [led by W.C.Handy] records Louisville Blues and Aunt Hagar's Blues for OKeh Records in New York City, USA.
Leonard George DeStoppelaire is born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He will find success as virtuoso organist Lenny Dee in the easy listening and space age pop styles.
The Avalon Theatre opens in Grand Junction, Colorado, USA. It will become a much-loved venue for stage shows, music performances, movies, and community events. Celebrated performers appearing at The Avalon will include Al Jolson, John Philip Sousa, Ethel Barrymore, Lyle Lovett, John Prine and Pat Benatar.
Isabelle Patricola accompanied by Gorman's Orchestra, records Aggravatin' Papa [Don't You Try To Two-time Me] for Victor Records in New York City, USA, but the track will not be released.
Sam Phillips, founder of Sun Records, Memphis, Tennessee, where Elvis Presley made his first recordings, is born in Florence, Alabama, USA.
Popular vocalist Henry Burr records Beautiful Isle Of Somewhere and That Old-Fashioned Mother Of Mine for Victor Records in New York City, USA.
Sam Phillips, founder of Sun Records, Memphis, Tennessee, where Elvis Presley made his first recordings, is born in Florence, Alabama, USA.
Weldon Edwin 'Big Bill' Lister is born in Kennedy, Texas, USA. Standing over 6-foot-7 without his cowboy boots and hat, he will make his mark as a honky-tonk singer-guitarist nicknamed "Radio's Tallest Singing Cowboy,". He will travel with Hank Williams and The Drifting Cowboys as their opening act in the 1950s.