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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.Harry Gold And His Pieces Of Eight play at The Savoy Ballroom, Portsmouth, UK, with Freddy Tomasso and the Buccaneers.
Clark McEntire and his girlfriend Jacqueline, get married, at the First Baptist Church in Atoka, Oklahoma, USA. One of their cildren will be country music superstar Reba McEntire.
Allan James Palmer is born in Willimantic, Connecticut, USA. He will find success as singer, songwriter and recording artist Country Jim Palmer.
The Count Basie Sextet plays the thirty-sixth night of a six-week engagement at The Brass Rail, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
I Said My Pajamas [And Put On My Pray'rs] by Ray Bolger And Ethel Merman enters the Billboard Best-selling Singles chart in the USA, where it will peak at No25 during a stay of just two weeks.
Harry Gold And His Pieces Of Eight play at The Savoy Ballroom, Portsmouth, UK, with Freddy Tomasso and the Buccaneers.
Michael Been is born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. He and his band The Call will secure critical attention and numerous plays on MTV during the 1980s.
Eddie Duchin And His Orchestra play the tenth night of a season at The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, USA, that will run until May 10th.
Singing cowboy Jimmy Wakely plays the ninth night of two weeks at The Oriental Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Louis Prima plays the eighth night of two weeks at The Click, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
George Towne And His Orchestra play the fifth night of a three-week stay at The Deshler-Wallick Hotel, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake by Georgia Gibbs, on Coral Records, enters the Billboard popular singles chart in the USA, where it will peak at No21 during a six-week stay.
Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy by Phil Harris enters the Billboard Best-Selling Singles chart in the USA, where it will peak at No26 during its two-week run.
Freddy Martin And His Orchestra play the eighteenth night of six weeks at the St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Four D'Lovelies, billed as Sweethearts Of Harmony, play the second night of a week at The Palace Theatre, New York City, USA.
Patrick Peter Owen Adams is born in Harlem, New York City, USA. He will find success as record producer, arranger and songwriter Patrick Adams, noted for his work with Sister Sledge, Coolio, Herbie Mann and others.
Popular composer/songwriter Kurt Weill suffers a heart attack and is taken to Flower Hospital, New York City, USA.