Wonderful Town
Jul 3 Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden and Adolph Green's musical "Wonderful Town", starring Rosalind Russell, closes at Winter Garden Theater, NYC, after 559 performances, and 5 Tony Award wins
That's All Right
Jul 5 Singer Elvis Presley's 1st professional recording session (with guitarist Scotty Moore & bass player Bill Black) takes place at Sam Phillips' Memphis Recording Service in Memphis, Tennessee. The trio record four songs including their historic cover of Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup's song "That's All Right". [1]
- Jul 19 Elvis Presley's debut single, a cover of Arthur Cruddup's "That's All Right" is released
Music History
Jul 28 Ernest Bloch's 4th string quartet premieres
- Jul 30 Elvis Presley joins the Memphis Federation of Musicians, Local 71
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