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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.
A cover version of the Leadbelly song Goodnight, Irene, by popular folk group The Weavers and musical arranger Gordon Jenkins reaches No1 in the Billboard Best-Selling Singles Chart in the USA, where it will remain for thirteen weeks. It will dominate the chart for so long that it inspires a parody, Please Say Goodnight To The Guy, Irene by Ziggy Talent and, four years later, an answer record, Wake Up, Irene, by Hank Thompson, which will reach No1 on the Billboard magazine country chart.
I'm Movin' On by Canadian-born country singer Hank Snow reaches No1 in the Billboard country singles chart in the USA, a position it will hold for 21 weeks.
A cover version of the Leadbelly song Goodnight, Irene, by popular folk group The Weavers and musical arranger Gordon Jenkins reaches No1 in the Billboard Best-Selling Singles Chart in the USA. It will remain at No1 for thirteen weeks.
A cover version of the Leadbelly folk-blues song Goodnight, Irene, by popular folk group The Weavers and musical arranger Gordon Jenkins reaches No1 in the Billboard Best-Selling Singles Chart in the USA. It will remain at No1 for thirteen weeks.