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Musical comedy The Girl From Utah closes at The Knickerbocker Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, after a run of 140 performances. This production features several songs by Jerome Kern, including They Didn't Believe Me, which will become a popular standard, recorded by artists including Frank Sinatra, George Sanders, Dinah Washington, Jeanette MacDonald, Charlie Parker, Elvis Costello, Stan Kenton, Bill Frisell, Harry Belafonte, Leontyne Price and Marian McPartland.Rupert Westmore Grant, better known as calypso star Lord Invader, is born in San Fernando, Trinidad.
Calypso-style pianist Lionel Belasco records Junk Man Rag, Bajan Girl, Buddy Abraham, Little Brown Boy and other tracks, for Victor Records in Camden, New Jersey, USA, for their West Indian (Trinidad) marketing genre.
Jazz pianist, arranger and recording artist Jimmy Jones is born in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. In the course of a long career, he will lend his many talents to Harry Belafonte, Johnny Hodges, Budd Johnson, Nat Gonella, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Kenny Burrell, Cannonball Adderley, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Ben Webster, Big Joe Turner, Coleman Hawkins, Frank Wess, Milt Jackson, Sidney Bechet, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt, Thad Jones, Wes Montgomery, Nancy Wilson, Shirley Horn and Joe Williams.
Harold George is born in Harlem, New York City, USA. He will find fame as Harry Belafonte, hugely popular US singer/actor, and occasional employer of Bob Dylan's talents as a harmonica player.
Blind Blake records Blue Getaway, Diddie Wa Diddie, Chump Man Blues, Ice Man Blues, Pop It Stomp, Fan Foot Woman and Police Dog Blues in the Gennett Records studio in Richmond, Indiana, USA.
The Hokum Boys record I Was Afraid Of That Part 2 in Richmond, Indiana, USA, for Paramount Records. At this session, the group includes Blind Blake on guitar.
Louis
Eugene Walcott is born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA. He will
begin his career as a calypso vocalist under the name of The
Charmer, but will go on to become Louis
Farrakhan, leader of The Nation Of Islam movement.
Slinger Francisco is born in Grenada, Lesser Antilles, in the Caribbean. He will find fame as calypso singer The Mighty Sparrow.
Felix And His Krazy Kats record Josephine, Rosalie, The Dipsy Doodle, True Confession, Bob White and Bei Mir Bist Du Schon for Decca Records in New York City, USA.
Attila The Hun records The More They Try To Do Me Bad for Decca Records in Trinidad, West Indies, Caribbean.
Codallo's Top Hatters Orchestra records Hold Your Hand Madame Khan, Bastardy, Ida Ida Let Me Know and The History Of Man, for Decca Records in Port of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies, Caribbean.The Cyril Monrose String Orchestra records Tres Bemoles for Decca Records in Port Of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies, Caribbean.
Lord Executor records Seven Skeletons Found In The Yard and My Troubles With Dorothy for Decca Records in Port Of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies, Caribbean.
Joe Coggins and Zeda, with Charlie Smith And His Demerara Lucky Strike Orcheatra, record Will Dispute and Me And My Neighbour Don't Agree, for Decca Records in Port Of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies, Caribbean.
Ralph Fitz-Scott with Charlie Smith And His Demerara Lucky Strike Orchesta records Shout Guiana and Why I Killed Winfred for Decca Records in Port Of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies, Caribbean.
Clarence Profit's Trio and The Calypso Recorders are playing at The Village Vanguard, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.Clarence Profit's Trio and The Calypso Recorders are playing at The Village Vanguard, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Calypso star Lord Invader flies out of Trinidad, West Indies, Caribbean, aboard a Pan Am clipper bound for New York City, USA. While there, he intends to pursue a legal action against comedian Morey Amsterdam who has falsely copyrighted his hugely successful song Rum And Coca Cola. When Lord Invader arrives at LaGuardia airport he is greeted by thirty members of the press waiting to interview and photograph him.
The Empire Windrush arrives at Tilbury docks, London, England, UK, bringing with it almost 500 Jamaicans, along with a handful of Trinidadians, including the Trinidadian calypsonians Lord Kitchener and Lord Beginner. Calypso had arrived in the UK.The 20th Century Fox movie musical Carmen Jones is released to cinemas in the USA. The starring roles are played by calypso star Harry Belafonte, popular vocalist Dorothy Dandridge and jazz singer Pearl Bailey.
Calypsonian Lord Beginner with Cyril Blake's Calypso Serenaders records General Election, for Parlophone Records in Abbey Road Studios, London, UK.
Jazz trumpeter Cyril Blake's Calypso Band record Man Smart And Woman Smarter, for Parlophone Records in London, UK.
Calypsonian Lord Caresser (aka The Caresser) is playing nightly in the downstairs bar of Rockhead's club, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.Trinidadian singer Young Tiger appears on British television singing a calypso-style song, I Was There (at the Coronation), which
described in great detail the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, which had taken place earlier in the day. Young Tiger had in fact recorded the song two months earlier based on advance information he had been given about the Coronation. Other songs inspired by Queen Elizabeth II include God Save The Queen (1977) by The Sex Pistols and Her Majesty (1969) by The Beatles.
The stage show John Murray Anderson's Almanac - A Musical Harlequinade, starring Harry Belafonte, with songs by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross, opens at The Imperial Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, where it will run for 229 performances.
The Robins, later to find international fame as The Coasters, play the ninth night of two weeks at The Trocadero, Hollywood, California, USA. On the same day, The Robins appear on The Rhythm And Blues Show on KTTV hosted by Jerry Lawrence with Harry Belafonte, and The Oscar McLollie Orchestra.
Mary's Boy Child by Harry Belafonte enters the Popular Singles Chart in the UK at No29. It will peak at No1 during a run on the chart of nineteen weeks.
In New York City, USA, Harry Belafonte has the second of four recording sessions during which he records tracks for his blues-influenced album Belafonte Sings The Blues.
The John Fitzgerald Kennedy Inaugural Gala is held at the National Guard Armoury, Washington D.C., USA. The event is hosted, produced and directed by Frank Sinatra. Musical guest stars include Mahalia Jackson, Harry Belafonte, Jimmy Durante, Nat King Cole, and Ella Fitzgerald, with an orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein.
The Noel Walker Stompers, The Buddy Halpman Jazzmen, Dave Lind's Jazzmen, The Panama Jazz Band, Bill Bailey's Calypso Band and The Druids Jazzband play in the All-Night Jazz Ball at Liverpool Jazz Society in The Iron Door Club, Liverpool, UK.
Rory Storm And The Hurricanes, including drummer Ringo Starr, are fulfilling a three month residency at the Rock And Calypso Ballroom, Butlins, Skegness, England, UK, Europe.
Cy Grant performs a topical calypso on the BBC tv current affairs programme Tonight in London, England, UK.Cy Grant performs a news-based calypso on the BBC-tv topical magazine show Tonight, broadcast live from London, England, UK, Europe.Cy Grant sings a news-based calypso on the BBC-tv topical magazine show Tonight, broadcast live from London, England, UK, Europe.
Cy Grant performs a topical calypso on BBC-tv's news magazine show, Tonight, in London, England, UK, Europe.Cy Grant performs a calypso based on a news story of the day as part of the topical magazine show Tonight on BBC-tv in London, England, UK, Europe.
Sir Horace And His Merry Knights play for a dance at The Bournemouth, Kingston, Jamaica, Caribbean.
If You Wanna Be Happy by Jimmy Soul, reaches No1 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles chart in the USA. The song is based on the 1934 calypso Ugly Woman by Roaring Lion.
As part of the Forest Hills Music Festival, Harry Belafonte and Miriam Makeba play the second of three nights at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, New York City, USA.
Harry Belafonte plays at The University Of Michigan men's glee club, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
At Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA, Jimi Hendrix, Judy Collins, The Rascals, Peter Paul and Mary, Blood Sweat And Tears, Richie Havens, Harry Belafonte, Dave Brubeck and others perform in the Winter Festival For Peace, a benefit for the Vietnam Moratorium Committee. When Hendrix staggers off-stage halfway through his set, manager Mike Jeffery fires drummer Buddy Miles.Calypso singer and songwriter Lord Kitchener, best-remembered for his popular song Cricket, Lovely, Cricket, dies aged 77 in Champs Fleur, Trinidad, Caribbean.
Stricken with cancer, calypso singer and songwriter The Mighty Terror is confined at the Radiotherapy Centre, St James Medical Complex, Trinidad.
Ernest Ranglin, The Sunshine Brothers and Earthlink Sound System play at The Railway Hotel, Perth, Western Australia. Ranglin is billed on the poster for this event as "The King Of Skank".Calypso star The Mighty Duke dies of myelofibrosis in Saint Clair, Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean.
Guitarist and songwriter Steven Springer, best-known as a member of the Trinidad Tripoli Steel Band, dies aged 60 of cancer, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Springer also played with Sir Lancelot Pinard and the band Sanctuary, and he founded the musical project Tropicooljazz.
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