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Elvis Presley spends the last of three days screen-testing for film producer Hal Wallis at Paramount Studios, Hollywood, California, USA.
Variety magazine reviews a performance by Johnny Mathis at The Blue Angel in New York City, USA, with the words, "Johnny Mathis is a promising newcomer. This Negro lad from San Francisco is an intense singer with a musician's skill at vocal doodles that make for an arresting session. Mathis exhibits a good projection in a manner that indicates he's working to perfect a style. The lad seems to know where he's going, and at this stage of development, it's safe to assume that he'll get along nicely."
Early rock'n'roller Jerry Reed, known as the Alabama Wildman, records I've Had Enough in Nashville, Tennessee, USA,