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Jazz-inspired 80s pop singer Carmel McCourt is born in Wraby, near Scunthorpe, UK.
The Kingston Trio become the first group to top the Billboard album chart in the USA, with their eponymous debut album.
Buddy Holly's newly-appointed lawyer, Harold Orenstein, writes to Holly's record producer/manager, Norman Petty, requesting accounts and other documentation relating to Holly's business activities.
Jackie Wilson releases a new single, Lonely Teardrops, in the USA.
Ritchie Valens releases a new single single, Donna, on Del-Fi Records, owned by entrepreneur Bob Keane, in the USA.
The Kingston Trio become the first group to top the Billboard album chart in the USA, with their eponymous debut album.
Kenneth Earle and Malcolm Vaughan play at The Alhambra, Bradford, UK.
Dinah Washington opens for a brief season at The Showboat, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Richie Valens releases a new single single, Donna, on Del-Fi Records, owned by entrepreneur Bob Keane, in the USA.
The Kingston Trio become the first group to top the Billboard album chart in the USA, with their eponymous debut album.
Ella Fitzgerald records Makin' Whoopee at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.