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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.Rosemary Clooney and Eddie Manson, with Percy Faith And His Orchestra, record The Canasta Song, I Only Saw Him Once, A Good Time Was Had By All, I Found My Mamma and Me And My Teddy Bear for Columbia Records in the USA.
Eddie Duchin And His Orchestra play the second night of a season at The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, USA, that will run until May 10th.
The Miles Davis Nonet, including Gerry Mulligan and Lee Konitz, records Deception, Rocker, Moondreams and Darn That Dream during its third and final session for Capitol Records in the USA.
During an extensive tour, singing cowboy Gene Autry plays in Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra play the eighth night of two weeks at The Palomar Club, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Helen Carter of The Carter Sisters marries Glenn Jones. They will raise a family of four sons.
Freddy Martin And His Orchestra play the tenth night of six weeks at the St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, California, USA.
Nat King Cole records If I Were You, Baby, I'd Love Me, Third Finger, Left Hand, After My Laughter Came Tears, Calico Sal, Ooh, Kickeroonie, and other tracks for Capitol Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Deane Kincaide's Band record Take A Little Tip From Father, Scaddle-De-Mooch, The Junk Man Rag and Rooster Rag for Capitol Records in New York City, USA. None of these tracks will be released.
R'n'b and jazz child prodigy 'Sugar Chile' Robinson begins a two-week season at The Oriental Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Timothy Evans is hung in London, UK, for the murder of his wife and daughter. The 1953 song The Ballad Of Tim Evans by folk singer and songwriter Ewan MacColl will explore the widespread belief that his hanging was a miscarriage of justice.
Jazz vocalist Billy Eckstine plays the fourth night of one week at The Palomar Theatre, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Nat King Cole records If I Were You, Baby, I'd Love Me, Third Finger, Left Hand, After My Laughter Came Tears, Calico Sal, Ooh, Kickeroonie, and other tracks for Capitol Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.
R'n'b and jazz child prodigy 'Sugar Chile' Robinson begins a two-week season at The Oriental Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Count Basie Sextet plays the twenty-eighth night of a six-week engagement at The Brass Rail, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Singing cowboy Jimmy Wakely plays the first night of two weeks at The Oriental Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Timothy Evans is hung in London, UK, for the murder of his wife and daughter. The song The Ballad Of Tim Evans by folk singer and songwriter Ewan MacColl explores the widespread belief that his hanging was a miscarriage of justice.