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Harry Belafonte is recording his second LP, Belafonte, for RCA Victor at RCA Victor's Manhattan Center and 24th Street Studios, New York City, USA. It will become the first number one on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart, topping the chart for six weeks.
The Clovers and Ruth Brown play the third night of a week at The Apollo, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Politically-active folk musician Pete Seeger appears before the House Un-American Activites Committee in Washington, DC, USA, which is investigating Communist activity in the USA. Seeger refuses to answer any questions about his political beliefs stating that, "these are very improper questions for any American to be asked". His testimony will lead to him being charged with numerous counts of contempt of Congress.