13th October

Female rock'n'roller Alis Lesley plays during two weeks at Chez Emile, Quebec, Montreal, Canada.

Sam Cooke plays at Labor Union Hall, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

The Cadillacs record Peek A Boo, Jelly Bean and Copy Cat for Josie Records.

In American music trade magazine Billboard, popular singer Jo Stafford is quoted as saying, 'Rock and Roll is an economic thing. Today's nine-to fourteen-year-old group is the first generation with enough money given to them by their parents to buy records in sufficient quantities to influence the market. In my youth if I asked my father for 45 cents to buy a record, he'd have thought seriously about having me committed.'

Gene Vincent records his single Say Mama for Capitol Records in Hollywood, California, USA.