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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.
Brian McNeill is born in Falkirk, Scotland. He will find acclaim as a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, notably with The Battlefield Band.
Popular vocalist Mindy Carson plays the eighth night of a two-week season at the Thunderbird Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Eddie Duchin And His Orchestra play the thirtieth night of a season at The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, USA, that will run until May 10th.
George Wilton Ballard, a popular vocalist on Edison Records for fifteen years, dies aged 72. His biggest hit was M-O-T-H-E-R [A Word That Means the World To Me]
Guitarist, composer and recording artist Alain Markusfeld is born in Paris, France, Europe.
T-Bone Walker records Travelin' Blues, The Hustle Is On, Evil Hearted Woman and Baby You Broke My Heart in Los Angeles, California, USA, for Imperial Records.
Al Morgan plays the ninth night of two weeks at The Lookout House, Covington, Kentucky, USA.
Peter Van Hooke is born in Stanmore, Middlesex, UK. He will become one of the most in-demand drummers in rock, working with Van Morrison, Cliff Richard, Mike And The Mechanics and many others.
Brian McNeill is born in Falkirk, Scotland. He will find acclaim as a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, notably with folk group The Battlefield Band.
Doc Evans Dixieland Band records Copenhagen, Singin' The Blues, Beale Street Blues, I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter, Weary Blues and Buddy Bolden's Blues for Joco Records in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Christer Sjogren is born in Hagfors, Sweden, Europe. After playing in several bands, most notably Vikingarna, he will develop a successful career as a solo vocalist.
Freddy Martin And His Orchestra play the thirty-eighth night of six weeks at the St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, California, USA.
Internationally popular Australian singer Peter Dawson records The Cry Of The Wild Goose and That Lucky Old Sun for HMV Records in London, UK.
Louie Shelton of Little Rock, Arkansas, USA, is given his first guitar for his ninth birthday. He will become one of the most sought-after session guitarists in the music business, playing with The Monkees, The Jackson 5, Barbra Streisand, Neil Diamond, The Carpenters, The Mamas And Papas, Ella Fitzgerald, John Lennon, Joe Cocker, Simon And Garfunkel, Whitney Houston, Kenny Rogers, Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder, to name a few.