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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.
Frank Sinatra records When You're Smiling, It's Only A Paper Moon, My Blue Heaven and The Continental for Columbia Records in New York City, USA.
Coral Records artist Bill Darnel begins a week of dates at The Esquire Club, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
The Zoot Sims And His Brothers record The Way You Look Tonight and Yellow Duck for Metronome Records in Stockholm, Sweden, Europe.
Music student Bill Evans performs pieces by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin and Kabalevsky for his Senior Recital at Southeastern Louisiana College, Hammond, Louisiana, USA. He will, in due course, make his mark on the world as one of the finest jazz pianists of the late 20th century.
Eddie Duchin And His Orchestra play the forty-seventh night of a season at The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, USA, that will run until May 10th.
Popular vocalist Sam Browne plays at The Empire Theatre, Portsmouth, UK.
Rogers And Hammerstein's smash hit Broadway stage musical South Pacific goes on the road, with its opening night at The Public Music Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Frank Sinatra records When You're Smiling, It's Only A Paper Moon, My Blue Heaven and The Continental for Columbia Records in New York City, USA.
Robert Andrew Hyman is born in Meriden, Connecticut, USA. He will find success as singer, songwriter, keyboard player, accordion player, producer, arranger and recording studio owner, Rob Hyman, best known as a founding member of The Hooters.
Popular singer and actress Vivian Blaine plays at the opening of Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Count Basie begins a stay at The Club 421, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Normand Beaudet is born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He will find success at the age of sixteen as singer of 60s garage band The Dabsters.
Guy Lombardo And His Orchestra play the fourth night in a week at The Vogue Terrace, McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA.
Hot Lips Page plays the fifth night of two weeks at Birdland, New York City, USA.
The George Shearing Quintet plays at the opening of The Dunbar House, Washington DC, USA.