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The Dave Brubeck Quartet plays the second of two nights at The Lagoon, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Little Willie John, The Upsetters and Lee Dimon play in the Memorial Hall, Sacramento, California, USA.
A new television series, The Black And White Minstrel Show, broadcasts its first edition on BBC-tv in the United Kingdom. The show features white performers blacked-up to mimic black minstrel-show performers from the USA. It will run on tv for twenty years before controversy surrounding its racist content finally causes the BBC to cancel it.Trudie by Joe 'Mr Piano' Henderson peaks at No14 in the Popular Singles Chart in the UK, during a run of fourteen weeks on the chart.
Trailblazing female tenor saxophonist and vocalist Betty Smith And Her Quintet play at The Festival Hall, Kirkby In Ashton, England, UK, Europe.
Just A Dream by Jimmy Clanton reaches No1 on the Billboard R'n'B singles chart in the USA.