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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.
Hank Williams records A Home In Heaven and other songs, with his wife Audrey Williams, in Castle Studios, Nashville, Tennessee, USA,
How High The Moon by Les Paul And Mary
Ford on Capitol Records enters the Billboard magazine Best-Selling Singles Chart in the USA. The
track is a revolutionary breakthrough, introducing the concept of
multi-track recording, which will spend 25 weeks on the chart, nine
of them at No1.
The musical Guys And Dolls is presented at The 46th Street Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1200 performances.
R'n'b singer Mel Walker signs a two-year recording contract with Savoy Records in the USA.
The MGM musical comedy film Royal Wedding, starring Fred Astaire and Jane Powell, with music by Burton Lane and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, is released to cinemas in the USA.