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On the first night of a four-week-long engagement at the New Frontier
Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, Elvis Presley drops into the lounge to watch Freddie Bell and The Bell Boys. He hears them sing their version of Big Mama Thornton's humorous song Hound Dog, and decides to include it in his own act. Presley's reception in the Hotel is so poor that his booking is cut to just two weeks.
Ian Walter Nelson is born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK. He will find success as saxophonist Ian Nelson of 70s prog-rock band Be Bop Deluxe.
R'n'b saxophone star Earl Bostic records Harlem Nocturne in Los Angeles, California, USA.