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Pee Wee King is playing during a week of shows at The Orpheum, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
The musical Bet Your Life is running at The London Hippodrome, London, England, UK, starring Julie Wilson, Brian Reece, Arthur Askey, Sally Ann Howes. Songs in the show include I Love Being in Love, It’s the Female of the Species, Hook Line and Sinker, I Want a Great Big Hunk of Man, All on Account of a Guy.
The Irving Berlin musical and political satire Call Me Madam is playing at The Coliseum, London, England, UK, during a run of 485 performances. Main cast members are Billie Worth (Sally Adams), Anton Walbrook (Cosmo), Jeff Warren (Ken Gibson) and Shani Wallis (Princess Maria). Songs include The Hostess with the Mostes', It's a Lovely Day Today, The Ocarina, They Like Ike and You're Just in Love.
Lenny Herman And His Orchestra play during a six-week engagement at The Baker Hotel, Dallas, Texas, USA.
The Three Peppers play at The Capitol Lounge, Chicago, Illinois, USA, during a four week engagement.
The Andrews Sisters are playing at Amato's Theater Cafe, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The Johnny Hodges Sextette is playing at The Tiffany Club, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Chris Powell And His Blue Flames are playing during a week at The Showboat, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Earl Bostic Orchestra is playing during a one-week stint at The Hi Hat, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Mindy Carson is playing during two weeks at The Mocambo, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Sarah Vaughan and The Jackie Davis Trio are playing during a two week engagement at The Blue Note, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Danny Thomas and Georgia Gibbs play during a week of shows at The Chicago Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Nat King Cole is playing during a week at The Earle Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Guitarist Tommy Kiefer is born in Switzerland, Europe. He will find success as a member of the bands Montezuma and Krokus.Big Bill Lister records Haunted Hungry Heart, In The Shadow Of The Pine, Another Night To Wonder and Blowing The Suds Off My Beer in the studio of KCOR Radio, San Antonio, Texas, USA. Standing over 6' 7" without his cowboy boots and hat, Lister was nicknamed "Radio's Tallest Singing Cowboy".
The Duke Ellington Orchestra plays at The Palomar Supper Club, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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The highest new entry in the Billboard Best-Selling Pop Albums Chart in the USA is the soundtrack to the movie musical South Pacific. The soundtrack to An American In Paris remains at No1.
Music trade magazine Billboard in the USA reports that texan songwriter and Columbia Records recording artist Floyd Tillman has left Southern And Peer International publishers and moved to Hill And Range.
Jazz saxophonist Willis Jackson is playing at The Savoy Ballroom, New York City, USA.
Popular singer Steve Conway dies of tuberculosis in Guy's Hospital, London, England, UK.
Singer and popular songwriter Hank Fort is playing at The Biltmore Hotel, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
The highest new entry in the Billboard Best-Selling Pop Singles Chart in the USA is Kiss Of Fire by Georgia Gibbs, entering at No8. Wheel Of Fortune by Kay Starr remains at No1.
The Cy-Clowns are playing at Morey's, Rochester, Minnesota, ~USA.
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The Fontane Sisters with The Mitchell Ayres Orchestra release a new single, When I Dream, on RCA Victor Records in the USA.
The musical comedy Wish You Were Here, is presented at The Imperial Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 598 performances.
The musical Love From Judy is playing at The Saville Theatre, London, England, UK, during a run of 594 performances. The cast includes Jean Carson (Judy), Linda Gray (Grace), Bill O'Connor (Jervis) and Adelaide Hall (Butterfly) and songs including I Never Dream When I'm Asleep, Dear Daddy Long-Legs, Here We Are and A Touch of Voodoo.
The revue An Evening With Beatrice Lillie is presented at The Booth Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 276 performances. As well as its actress-singer star, the show features piano duettists Eddie And Rack.