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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.
Columbia Records buys a half-hour broadcast on the CBS radio network in the USA to promote its 33 and a third rpm long-playing record format by playing tracks from recently released albums.
Stan Kenton records Trajectories for Capitol Records in Hollywood, California, USA.
Jazz vocalist Billy Eckstine plays the seventh night of two weeks at The Cave, Vancouver, Washington, USA.
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra play a concert in Zurich, Switzerland. The show is recorded and will be released as the LP Live In Zurich.
Mary Burton is born in Greenville, South Carolina, USA. She will pursue a career as soul singer and recording artist Ann Sexton who, while never achieving massive success, enjoyed a devoted following especially on Britain's Northern Soul scene during the 1970s.
Hot Lips Page plays the third night of a week at The Royal Theatre, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Blues and jazz vocalist Ethel Waters is the musical guest on tonight's edition of The Perry Como Show in the USA.
George Shearing plays at The Coronet Club, San Francisco, California, USA.
Ella Fitzgerald plays the eleventh night of two weeks at Cafe Society, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Teresa Brewer performs her hit single Music! Music! Music! on CBS tv's Ed Sullivan Show [aka Toast Of The Town] in New York City, USA.
Joe Loss And His Band play the final night of a week of shows at The Theatre Royal, Portsmouth, UK.