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The Four Blazes record Mood Indigo and Mary Jo at Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Popular British singer Vera Lynn arrives in New York City, USA, to begin a contract with NBC.
Jim Eanes And His Shenandoah Valley Boys record I Cried Again, They Locked God Outside The Iron Curtain and I'd Love To Be Your Darlin', for Decca Records in Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Doris Day records Gently Johnny and A Little Kiss Goodnight, both tracks being duets with Guy Mitchell, accompanied by Paul Weston's orchestra, for Columbia Records in the USA.
Popular vocalist Savannah Churchill plays the third night of a week at the Towne Casino, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Popular singer Jo Stafford marries bandleader/arranger/composer Paul Weston at St Gregory's Catholic Church in Los Angeles, California, USA. The service is conducted by Father Joe Kearney, a former guitarist with the Bob Crosby band who left the music business, trained as a priest and served as head of the Catholic Labor Institute.
Ronald Montague Moss is born in Los Angeles, California, USA. He will find success as an actor, musician and singer/songwriter, and member of late 1970s band
David Rose And His Orchestra, with Woody Herman on alto sax, records On A Little Country Road In Switzerland, Harlem Nocturne, Nostalgia and Hora Staccato for MGM Records in Radio Recorders Studio, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Ambrose And His Orchestra with Ray Burns and Wally Carr are heard in a half hour mid-day programme on the BBC radio Light Programme in London, England, UK. Oscar Rabin And His Band perform on the same station later in the day, and Victor Silvester And His Orchestra provide late evening listening in the programme BBC Dancing Club.
Delta blues slide guitarist Johnny
Shines records Rambling and Cool Driver for Job Records in
Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Bing Crosby Show on CBS Radio in the USA, features guest artist Marlene Dietrich with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires.
The movie I Dream Of Jeannie, a musical based on the life of 19th-century songwriter Stephen Foster, opens in movie theaters across the USA.
Lonnie Johnson plays at The Royal Festival Hall, London, England, UK, supported by The Tony Donegan Jazz Band (including Lonnie Donegan).Harry Gold And His Pieces Of Eight begin a week of shows at Green's Playhouse, Glasgow, Scotland.
Lena Horne plays the second night in a week of shows at The Empire, Liverpool, UK, with Jack Parnell And His Music Makers.
Carl Barriteau And His Music play the second of three nights in Warrington, England, UK.
Ted Fio Rito And His Orchestra are playing at El Rancho Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Gordon Gregory Johnson is born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He will achieve success as jazz bassist, composer, bandleader and producer Gordon Johnson.
Steve Gibson is born in Peoria, Illinois, USA. He will become the musical director of the Grand Ole Opry, and will be heard playing guitar on hits by George Strait, Kenny Rogers, Alabama, Reba McEntire, Wynonna and Randy Travis among others
Jet magazine reveals that RCA Victor Records' officials have employed private detectives to search for the popular young singer Billy Bunn, who has disappeared. His first discs for them got top notices and they're holding royalty checks for him.
Robert George Johnston is born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. he will find success as a musician, singer-songwriter, composer, producer and arranger working under the name Georgie Fab.
The movie musical Strictly Dishonorable, starring Ezio Pinza and Janet Leigh, is released to cinemas in Finland, Europe.
The Ames Brothers record You Are My Sunshine, Tumbling Tumbleweeds, Wagon Wheels and The Last Round-up, in Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th Street, New York City, USA.
The MGM musical comedy film Royal Wedding, starring Fred Astaire and Jane Powell, with music by Burton Lane and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, is released to cinemas in The Philippines, Asia.
Big Mama Thornton records the original version of Hound Dog, written by Jerry
Leiber and Mike Stoller, for Peacock
Records, in Los Angeles, California, USA. Elvis Presley will score a
huge hit with his cover version.
Billy Eckstein and Buddy Rich play the third night of a week at The Apollo, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Billy Eckstine and Buddy Rich play the sixth night of a week at The Apollo, Harlem, New York City, USA.
The Joe Morris Orchestra play the third night of a week at The Spodoree Club, Youngstown, Ohio USA. For many years, The Joe Morris Orchestra was the house band at Atlantic Records.
Ed Sullivan's tv show Toast Of The Town in the USA tells the story of performing rights organization ASCAP [The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers] with cameos from bandleader and crooner Vaughn Monroe, French folk-based group Les Compagnons De La Chanson and others.
Billed as 'Europe's Greatest Trumpeter', Kenny Baker, with Stan Tracey at the piano, begins a week of shows at The Empire Theatre, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK.
Smooth r'n'b pianist Sonny Thompson records Pastry and Chloe for King Records in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Tallulah Bankhead makes her hosting debut on tonight's edition of the tv show Four Star Revue. Her guests include actress Ethel Barrymore, comedian Groucho Marx and musical director Meredith Willson.
The Four Tunes are playing during a week at Uncle Tom's Plantation, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Drummer, guitarist and singer Thomas Dinger is born in Germany, Europe. He will find success as a member of Neu! and La Dusseldorf as well as pursuing a solo career in the fields of Krautrock, protopunk and art rock.
Phil Hammond of Holt, Norfolk, England, UK, sings The Foggy Dew in a recording made by Peter Kennedy for the BBC. The recording will be released on the anthology Songs of Seduction (The Folk Songs of Britain Vol. 2, Caedmon 1961; 12T158, 1968).
The Sons Of The Pioneers perform Blue Rideg Mountain Home,I Follow The Stream, Chant Of The Plains and other songs, on their KHJ-Mutual radio series The Lucky-U Ranch, in the USA.Top cabaret star Hildegarde is playing during a season at The Horizon Room, Greater Pittsburgh Airport, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Singing cowboy Gene Autry begins a run of twenty one-nights with a show in Wichita Falls, Texas, USA.
Phil Cardew And His Corn Huskers with The Tanner Sisters and The Hoedowners are heard on the BBC Light Programme radio show Happy Hoe-Down in the UK.
George Morgan records (I Just Had A Date) A Lover's Quarrel, Ain't Love Grand, Honky Tonk Street and Most Of All in Castle Studio, The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
The Walt Disney animated film Cinderella, including the songs A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes, Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo, So This is Love, Sing Sweet Nightingale, The Work Song, and Cinderella, is released to cinemas in Spain, Europe. 
Richie Hohenberger is born in Nyack, New York State, USA. he will pursue a career as jazz guitarist and recording artist Richie Hart.Jan |