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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.
The musical revue Michael Todd's Peep Show is performed at The Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 278 performances.
The Eric Deans Band, including trombonist and songwriter Don Drummond, travels from Jamiaca, West Indies, Caribbean, to Haiti for live shows.
Boxer, booking agent, producer, singer, pianist and Tin Pan Alley composer Henry W. Armstrong, dies in New York City, USA. His biggest hit was Sweet Adeline, written in 1903 with Richard H. Gerard, but also his 1905 song Nellie Dean became hugely popular in the UK as the signature song of music hall singer Gertie Gitana.
Martin Ditcham is born in Ilford, Essex, UK. He will find international acclaim as a drummer working with - to name a few - The Rolling Stones, Sade, Elton John, Tina Turner, Everything But The Girl, U2, Mary Black, Diana Ross, Brian May and Chris Rea.
Hank Williams is heard performing Long Gone Lonesome Blues and Oh Those Tombs on the Mother's Best Flour Radio Show in the USA. On the same show, Audrey Williams sings (Last Night) I Heard You Crying In Your Sleep, and Jerry Rivers And The Drifting Cowboys perform Turkey In The Straw.
Stage and cabaret singer/actress Ellen Greene is born in Brooklyn, New York City, USA.
Rosemary Clooney, with Percy Faith And His Orchestra, records Mixed Emotions, for Columbia Records in the USA.
Singing cowboy Jimmy Wakely, with the Les Baxter Chorus and Orchestra, records Wind, Crying Just For You and Did You Write A Letter To Your Sweetheart?, at Capitol Records Studio, 5515 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Barbara Carroll Trio and Hot Lips Page are playing in double bill at The Music Box, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
The Five Keys record Hucklebuck With Jimmy, Too Late, With A Broken Heart, Happy Am I, Your Teardrops and Just Like Two Drops Of Water, for Aladdin Records at WOR Studios, New York City, USA.
The Clovers record Skylark and Don