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Billy Joe Shaver is born in Corsicana, Texas, USA. He will find success as a country music singer and songwriter.
Guitarist Charlie Christian auditions for bandleader Benny Goodman during a Columbia recording session in Los Angeles, California, USA. Goodman is so impressed by Christian’s novel electric guitar stylings that he hires him on the spot. This is regarded as one of the most significant turning points in acceptance of the electric guitar as a respectable musical instrument by the jazz establishment.