Sister Rosetta Tharpe's 'wedding concert' takes place in Griffith Stadium, Washington DC, USA. In front of an audience of 20,000 fans, Sister Rosetta exchanges marriage vows with her third husband, Russell Morrison, former manager of The
Ink Spots. The event is billed as "the most elaborate wedding ever staged" and also as the "world's greatest spiritual concert". Also performing are The Harmonizing Four Of Richmond, The Rosettes and The Sunset Harmonizers. This blessed occasion is later released as an LP - The Wedding Ceremony Of
Sister Rosetta Tharpe - on
Decca Records.