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Tommy Christian And His Orchestra are playing during a three-month engagement at The Mounds Country Club, East St. Louis, Illinois, USA, operated by the notorious St. Louis gangster William Patrick 'Bow Wow' McQuillan.
Giorgio Calabrese is born in Genova, italy, Europe. He will find success as a songwriter and frequent collaborator with French music star Charles Aznavour.
Clarence Fountain is born in Tyler, Alabama, USA. Blind from the age of two, he will find fame as a member of gospel vocal group The Five Blind Boys Of Alabama.
Berry Gordy, songwriter, producer and founder of the Motown Records empire, is born in Detroit, Michigan, USA.The Carolina Twins, aka David O. Fletcher and Gwin Stanley Foster, record I Want My Black Baby Back, Gal Of Mine Took My Licker From Me, Southern Jack and A Change in Business All Around, for Victor Records in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.