8th January

On his 20th birthday, Elvis Presley releases his third single, Milk Cow Blues Boogie, on Sun Records in the USA.

Louis Jordan plays at The Savoy Ballroom, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Elvis Presley turns twenty, appears on the Louisiana Hayride radio show in Shreveport, Louisiana, and releases his third single, Milk Cow Blues Boogie, on Sun Records in the USA.

American music trade magazine Billboard reports that two MOR crooners, Perry Como and Tony Bennett are about to release r'n'b-flavoured tracks. This is taken as indicative of increased interest from the major record labels in a style which was, until recently, an indpendent phenomenon. Como is reported to have covered Ko Ko Mo, originally by Gene And Eunice, but there is not word about which tracks Bennett has recorded.

Louis Jordan plays at the Savoy Ballroom, Los Angeles, California.