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Vincent George Forbes is born in Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies, Caribbean. After travelling in 1954 as a stowaway on a banana boat from Kingston, he will become a pioneer of Jamiacan-style sound systems in London, England, UK, Europe, under the name Duke Vin, and will play a vital role in popularising ska music in Britain.
Boogie-woogie pianist Cow Cow Davenport records Alabama Mistreater and Dirty Groundhog Blues in Chicago, Illinois, USA, for Vocalion Records.