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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.
The Trinidad All Steel Percussion Orchestra (TASPO) sails on the SS San Mateo from Trinidad, Caribbean, headed for England. Later in the month, they will perform at The South Bank Exhibition, London, UK. This is considered to have been the first exposure of white Britons to steel band music in a live context. By the end of the year, steel band music will have become hugely popular in the UK.
Count Basie And His Orchestra play for a KMBC TV Concert at the TV Playhouse, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
Todd Rhodes And His Orchestra record Rocket 69 and Your Daddy's Doggin' Around for King Records in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA