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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 American-Yiddish musical revue Bagels And Yox is playing at The Holiday Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 208 performances.
During a three-year-long residency, calypsonian Lord Caresser (aka The Caresser) is playing nightly in the downstairs bar of Rockhead's club, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Frank Sinatra marries actress Ava Gardner at the suburban home of a friend, Lester Sacks, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, ten days after Sinatra's divorce from Nancy Barbato became final. nThe Best Man is Alex Stordahl.
The Crane River Jazz Band records Careless Love, The Sheik Of Araby, Sobbin' Blues and Spicy Advice for Melodisc Records in London, UK.Michael Siegfried Raphael is born in Dallas, Texas, USA. He will find success as harmonica virtuoso Mickey Raphael, best-known for his work with Willie Nelson, but also contributing his musical gifts to Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Leon Russell, Bonnie Raitt, Elton John, M
Bing Crosby, with John Scott Trotter And His Orchestra and The Rhythmaires, performs Misto Christopho Columbo, A Kiss To Build A Dream On, Sweet Leilani, Hawaiian War Chant, Just One More Chance and In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening, on The Bing Crosby Chesterfield Cigarettes Radio Show in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Crosby guests on this show are Dean Martin and Jerry lewis.
The Wild Bill Davison Sextet records At The Jazz Band Ball, Memphis Blues, Beale Street Blues, Sweet Georgia Brown, Struttin' With Some Barbecue, S'Wonderful and other tracks for Savoy/Regent Records at Storyville, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
The Bell Sisters perform Hopin' Til I Die on Peter Potter's Search for a Song on KNXT-tv in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Kevin MacMichael, a co-founding member of the 1980s Canadian-British pop quartet Cutting Crew, is born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.