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"We must get all these socialites jiving and having a good time," declares Michael Alexander, co-host of a New Year party at the London, UK, studio of society photographer Felix Topolski, where actress Eva Bartok dances Cheek To Cheek with the Marquess of Milford Haven to Dixieland jazz played by Mick Mulligan's band.
Vocalist Pekka Simojoki, leader of the rock band Exit, is born in Kemi, Finland, Europe.
Country gospel group The Blackwood Brothers Quartet play in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.
Country gospel group The Blackwood Brothers Quartet play in Springfield, Missouri, USA.
Members of the Lumbee Native American tribe break up a rally of racist KKK (Ku Klux Klan) members at Maxton Field, North Carolina, USA. Later in the year, this clash of cultures will inspire the song The Battle Of Maxton Field by prolific songwriter Malvina Reynolds.
The new Billboard No1 single in the USA is Get A Job by The Silhouettes. The song will have a couple of far-reaching influences. Not only will Smokey Robinson And The Miracles be inspired to make their debut recording with an answer song, Got A Job, but the successful rock'n'roll revival band Sha Na Na will take their name from the catchy backing vocals on Get A Job.
The Paul Anka plays at the Rialto Cinema, York, UK. Also on the bill are Lorrae Desmond, The Ken-Tones, the Peter Groves Trio and Roy Stevens.
Buddy Holly and The Crickets play at The Ritz, Wigan, UK, supported by The Montanas, The Tanner Sisters, Gary Miller and Ronnie Keene And his Orchestra. Des O'Connor is the compere.
UK pop weekly the New Musical Express reports that Johnnie Ray will tour the UK later in the spring.
The Garrard record turntables factory in Newcastle Street, Swindon, is
all but destroyed in one of the worst fires ever seen in the town.
The Garrard 301 is considered 'an icon of design and performance'
by hi-fi buffs - but it also produced a range of lower quality
models for the mass rock'n'roll and pop market.
Buddy Holly and The Crickets play at The Capitol Cinema, Cardiff, Wales, supported by The Montanas, The Tanner Sisters, Gary Miller and Ronnie Keene And his Orchestra. Des O'Connor is the compere.
Sam Cooke comes to the end of a three-week season at The Copacabana, New York City, USA.
Teenage guitarist Ian Samwell goes to the 2I's coffee bar in Soho, London, England, UK, Europe, where he sees aspiring rock'n'roller Harry Webb. After the gig, Samwell offers his services to Webb as lead guitarist. He will go on to write Move It for Webb, who will find fame with the song after changing his name to
Cliff Richard.
The Eddie Duchin Story, a Hollywood movie about the life of jazz bandleader Eddie Duchin, is released to cinemas in Denmark.
At Chess Studio, Chicago, Illinois, USA, Chuck Berry records Carol, Oh Yeah, Hey Pedro, Time Was and House Of Blue Lights.
Mick Mulligan And His Magnolia Jazz Band play at The Festival Hall, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire, England, UK, Europe.Prince, full name Prince Rogers Nelson, is born in Mount Sinai Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Buddy Holly and the Crickets enter the Billboard US Top 40 singles chart with Rave On, which will peak at No37.
The Coasters, Frankie Lymon, Jerry Butler, The Impressions, Lee Andrews And The Hearts, The Kodaks and others play the second night in a week of dates at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
The Coasters, Frankie Lymon, Jerry Butler, The Impressions, Lee Andrews And The Hearts, The Kodaks and others play the fourth night in a week of dates at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Frank Sinatra records Blues In The Night and One For My Baby at Capitol Records Studio A, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jeffrey Lee Pierce is born in Montebello, California, USA. He will find success as leader of The Gun Club.After his vehicle is seen weaving through traffic in Natural Bridge Road, Chuck Berry is arrested in St Louis County, Missouri, USA, on a charge of reckless driving.
The Everly Brothers play the first of two nights at The Lagoon, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Lloyd Price, Little Anthony and the Imperials, The Five Satins and The Olympics play the second night of a week-long engagement at The Howard Theater, Washington, DC, USA.
Ruth Brown, The Moonglows and The Kodaks, play the fourth night of a week at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Package tour the Biggest Show Of Stars for 1958 plays at the State Theater, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, featuring Dion And The Belmonts, Buddy Holly and The Crickets, Clyde McPhatter, Frankie Avalon, Little Anthony and the Imperials, The Olympics, The Elegants and The Danleers.
Michael Charles Fellows is born in Washington DC, USA. He will find success as guitarist and drummer, performing and recording with the rock band The Rites Of Spring and also under the alias of Mighty Flashlight.
On a rare visit to the UK, Muddy Waters plays at St Pancras Town Hall, London, UK, accompanied on piano by Otis Spann.
Bo Diddley, Dion and the Belmonts and Thurston Harris begin a week of shows at the Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Come Prima [More Than Ever] reaches No1 in the Sheet Music Sales Chart in the UK. This position is achieved by amalgamating sales two versions of the song, one by Marino Marini and one by Malcolm Vaughan.
Jerry Lee Lewis hires a new manager, Nashville-based Oscar Davis who had formerly managed Hank Williams.
Vocal group The Crescents, based in Pennsylvania, USA, are involved in a head-on collision in a 1952 Dodge belonging to one of the group members. Fortunately, no-one is injured.
The Platters begin a lengthy season at the Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The Hardy Smith Dance Orchestra plays at The Festival Hall, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire, England, UK, Europe.Guy Mitchell records Guilty Heart, Half As Much and Pride O'Dixie for Columbia Records in New York City, USA, accompanied by Richard Hayman's Orchestra and Chorus.
The Sonny Clark Trio records All Of You, Blues In the Night and other tracks at Van Gelder Studios, Hackensack, New Jersey, USA. for Blue Note Records.
R'n'b pianist Bill Doggett records After Hours for King Records in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
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