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Erroll Garner records the George Gershwin composition Summertime for Columbia Records in New York City, USA.
Little Richard has his second recording session, at WGST Studio, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He records I Brought It All On Myself, Ain't Nothin' Happening, Thinkin' 'Bout My Mother and Please Have Mercy On Me.Popular vocalist Savannah Churchill plays the last night of a week at the Towne Casino, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
John Giblin is born in Bellshill, near Glasgow, Scotland. He will find success as a versatile virtuoso bass player working with Peter Gabriel, John Martyn, Annie Lennox, Phil Collins, Simple Minds, Kate Bush, David Sylvian and Jon Anderson of Yes.
The Kenny Baker Orchestra records The Very Thought Of You and The Night Is Long for Melodisc Records in London, UK.
Singer Pat Terry opens for a week at The Penn Theater, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Irving Berlin musical and political satire Call Me Madam is playing at The Coliseum, London, England, UK, during a run of 485 performances. Main cast members are Billie Worth (Sally Adams), Anton Walbrook (Cosmo), Jeff Warren (Ken Gibson) and Shani Wallis (Princess Maria). Songs include The Hostess with the Mostes', It's a Lovely Day Today, The Ocarina, They Like Ike and You're Just in Love.
The Clovers, The James Moody Combo and pianist Eddie Heywood's Band are playing during a week at The Apollo Theatre, Harlem, New York City, USA.
The movie musical An American In Paris, starring Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant and Charles Guetary, opens at cinemas in Australia.The movie musical An American In Paris, starring Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant and Charles Guetary, opens at cinemas in Uruguay, South America.Flambouyant pianist Liberace plays his first live concert at The Philharmonic, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Kansas Fields Quartet (saxophonist Ike Quebec, pianist Mal Waldron, bassist Alfred Matthews and drummer Kansas Fields) record Whispering Winds and Kiss Of Fire for Hi-Lo Records in New York City, USA. At the same session they record Forgive This Fool and Don't Tell Me , with vocalist Frank Price, plus Rippin' And Runnin' and Look What'cha Done with Emmitt Davis on vocals.
The highest new entry in the Billboard Best-Selling Pop Albums Chart in the USA is the soundtrack to the movie musical South Pacific. The soundtrack to An American In Paris remains at No1.
The movie musical An American In Paris, starring Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant and Charles Guetary, opens at cinemas in Finland, Europe.
Debut Records, a new jazz label, is formally incorporated in The Bronx, New York City, USA, by jazz bassist Charles Mingus, his wife Celia and drummer Max Roach.
Larry Adler, billed as 'The World's Greatest Harmonica Virtuoso' plays at Orchestra Hall, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Actress, singer-songwriter and voice-dubber Anna Melato is born in Italy, Europe.
Judy Garland is heard performing Over The Rainbow and At Last on the Bing Crosby Show on CBS Radio in the USA.
Arnett Cobb, backed by The Dreamers, records Someone To watch Over Me and Linger Awhile for OKeh Records in New York City, USA.
Hank Williams meets his second wife, Billie Jean Jones, at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Billy May And His Orchestra are playing during a two-week engagement at The Meadowbrook, New Windsor, New York State, USA.
Ruth Brown is playing during a week at Weeke's Cafe, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA, with Willis Jackson And His band.
Louis Armstrong plays at The Spring Valley Ballroom, Spring Valley, Illinois, USA, breaking all previous records. According to Billboard magazine he drew 1,852 fans, making a net gross of $2,900, from which the band earned $1,740. Tickets cost $1.75 or $2.00 each.
June Christy, with Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra, records Some Folks Do for Capitol Records in Capitol Studios, Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Les Dudek is born at the Naval Air Station, Quonset Point, Rhode Island, USA. He will find success as a blues-rock guitarist.Duke Ellington And His Orchestra are playing at The Blue Note, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Patrick Lee MacDonald is born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA. He will find success as a guitarist, singer and songwriter Pat MacDonald with the band Timbuk3.Big Mama Thornton records the original version of Hound Dog, written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, for Peacock Records, in Los Angeles, California. Elvis Presley will score a huge hit with his cover version.
The movie comedy musical Sailor Beware, starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, is released to cinemas in West Germany, Europe.
John Graham Mellor is born in Ankara, Turkey, Europe. He will find fame as Joe Strummer of The Clash. 
The "Fabulous all-girl revue" Paris In Chicago is playing at Silver Frolics, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Kay Brown, accompanied by her husband Maynard Ferguson, records And So I Waited Around, Wow!, Homing Pidgeon and Roses All The Way, for Mercury Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Tabby West records Our Love Isn't Legal and Back Street Affair in Castle Studio At The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
William Franklin Lee IV is born in San Antonio, Texas, USA. He will find success as bass player Will Lee, working with Steely Dan, James Brown, Al Green, Frank Sinatra and many others.
Kenneth Trebbe is born in Topeka, Kansas, USA. He will find success as country singer Kenny Starr, charting thirteen singles and releasing one studio album for MCA Records between 1973 and 1978.
Lee Bell records Beatin' Out The Boogie [On The Mississippi Mud], Get Ready With Those Tears, Let Me Love You and I Get The Biggest Thrill for RCA Victor Records in the USA.
Smooth r’n’b pianist Sonny Thompson records Pastry and Chloe for King Records in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Jane Turzy with Grady Martin And The Slew Foot Five record Picking Sweethearts and That Heart Belongs To Me in Castle Studio at The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Tommy Dean And His Gloom Raiders with vocalist Jewell Belle, record If You Ever Change, Scammon Boogie, How Can I Let You Go and I Lost My Man, in Universal Recording Studio, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra and Bette McLaurin are playing during a week of shows at The Apollo, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Marty Robbins records I Couldn't Keep From Crying at Jim Beck Studio in Dallas, Texas, USA.
Jazz pianist Jutta Hipp plays live on the Jazztime show in Koblenz, Germany, Europe.
Elmore Nixon With Henry Hayes records Elmore's Blues, Last Night, Sad And Blue and Treat Me Right, for Savoy Records in Houston, Texas, USA.
The front page headline in Melody Maker music weekly is that Stan Kenton might tour Britain as a solo pianist.
Jazz pianist, bandleader and arranger Fletcher Henderson dies after collapsing in the street in New York City, USA. For the previous two years he had been unable to play, because of complications following a stroke.
Art Sheridan of Chance Records, Chicago, Illinois, USA, buys nine tracks, including Hold 'Em Joe, With You and Sleeping By Yourself, recorded by recently-deceased Detroit-based pianist and blues singer Kitty Stevenson, originally recorded for Old Swing-Master Records. None of the tracks will be released until 1977.Jan |