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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 eleventh night of two weeks at The Cave, Vancouver, Washington, USA.
The Stan Kenton Orchestra, featuring Art Pepper, plays at The Palomar Theatre, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Frank Sinatra is heard performing the songs Just You, Just Me, Sorry, I've Got A Crush On You, Somebody Loves Me and What A Day I'm In Love, on the NBC radio show Light Up Time, sponsored by Lucky Strike cigarettes in the USA.
When The Miles Davis Sextet, including Stan Getz and Art Blakey play at Birdland, New York City, USA, the show is broadcast live by radio station WNYC. Also on the bill are The Charlie Parker Quintet and The Bud Powell Trio.
Singer Bill Hayes is auditioned at Malin Studios, 52nd Street, New York City, USA, to join the cast of a new tv series, Your Show Of Shows. He gets the job.
Nat King Cole records Baby, Won't You Say You Love Me, Almost Lost My Mind, A Little Bit Independent, I'l Never Say 'Never Again' Again and Twisted Stockings at Capitol Recording Studio, 5515 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, California, USA.
Nat King Cole records Baby, Won't You Say You Love Me, Almost Lost My Mind, A Little Bit Independent, I'll Never Say 'Never Again' Again and Twisted Stockings at Capitol Recording Studio, 5515 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, California, USA.
When The Miles Davis Sextet, including Stan Getz and Art Blakey play at Birdland, New York City, USA, the show is broadcast live by radio station WNYC. Also on the bill are The Charlie Parker Quintet and The Bud Powell Trio.
Little Jimmy Dickens records Hillbilly Fever at the Castle Studio, [founded by Paul Cohen] in The Tulane Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The song is about the current craze for hillbilly music, and mentions several topical hits including Slipping Around, Lovesick Blues, Sugarfoot Rag and Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy.
The film Young Man With A Horn [aka Young Man Of Music], opens in cinemas in the USA. The film, based loosely on the life of Bix Beiderbecke, stars Kirk Douglas as a troubled young jazz trumpeteer, and includes acting roles for popular vocalist Doris Day, and songwiter Hoagy Carmichael.
Hot Lips Page plays the final night of a week at The Royal Theatre, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
When The Miles Davis Sextet, including Stan Getz and Art Blakey plays the first of eight nights at Birdland, New York City, USA, the show is broadcast live by radio station WNYC. Also on the bill are The Charlie Parker Quintet and The Bud Powell Trio.