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The musical comedy Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, with music by Jule Styne, and starring Carol Channing, is presented at The Ziegfeld Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 740 performances.
Jazz vocalist Billy Eckstine plays the fifth night of two weeks at The Cave, Vancouver, Washington, USA.Bill
Nettles And His Dixie Blue Boys record Push And Pull Boogie, I'm Gettin' It Fixed, Life's Road Of Sorrow and I Hauled Off And
Loved Her, for Mercury
Records in the Hotel Gibson, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
It Isn't Fair by The Sammy Kaye Orchestra on RCA Victor Records enters the Billboard Best Seller chart in the USA, where it will peak at No3 during a 22 week stay.
Bill Monroe records Blue Grass Ramble, New Mule Skinner Blues, My Little Georgia, Memories of You, I'm On My Way To Old Home, Alabama Waltz [written by Hank Williams] and I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome, at Castle Studio [founded by Paul Cohen] in The Tulane Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Hot Lips Page plays the first night of a week at The Royal Theatre, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Ella Fitzgerald plays the ninth night of two weeks at Cafe Society, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Frank Sinatra is heard performing the songs This Can't Be Love, You're Awful, The One I Love and Ol' Man River, backed by the Jeff Alexander Orchestra, on the NBC radio show Light Up Time, sponsored by Lucky Strike cigarettes in the USA.
Judy Garland, Gene Kelly and chorus record You Wonderful You for MGM Records in the USA. The song will appear in the film Summer Stock, aka If You Feel Like Singing.
Frank Sinatra is heard performing the songs This Can't Be Love, You're Awful, The One I Love and Ol' Man River, backed by the Jeff Alexander Orchestra, on the NBC radio show Light Up Time, sponsored by Lucky Strike cigarettes in the USA.
Jazz vocalist Billy Eckstine plays the fifth night of two weeks at The Cave, Vancouver, Washington, USA.
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra record Mirage for Capitol Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Ella Fitzgerald plays the ninth night of two weeks at Cafe Society, New York City, USA.