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Popular British vocalist Ronnie Hilton is born in Kingston Upon Hull, UK. He will become one of Britain's most popular romantic ballad singers during the 1950s He is perhaps best-remembvered for his 1956 No1 hit No Other Love.
The Carlton Hotel Dance Orchestra records I'm On My Way To Dreamland, Headin' For Louisville, I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight and Say It - When You Get The Chance, for Zonophone Records in Hayes, Middlesex, UK. Headin' For Louisville is released under the name of Bert Firman's Dance Orchestra.
Country music lover J. B. Bryan from Burl, Alabama, USA, writes to radio station WSM in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, declaring, "We are away out in the lime hills of Wilcox County, Alabama, three miles to the nearest post office. We had a good crowd of hill dwellers last night, and we enjoyed Dr. Bate's dance program beyond expression." He is referring to a programme called the WSM Barn Dance, including music by Dr. Humphrey Bate's Possum Hunters. The programme will later change its name to The Grand Ole Opry.
Omkar Prasad Nayyar is born in Lahore, India. As O.P Nayyar, he will become a revered composer of Bollywood musical hits, including Jhumka Gira Re, Pukarta Chala Hoon Mein', Mera Nam Chin Chin Choo, Aei Dil Hai Muskil Jeena Yahan, Aakhon Hi Akhon Main and Kahin Pe Nigahen Kahin Pe Nishana.
Popular radio group The Billy McGinty Cowboy Band plays the tenth night of two weeks at the Orpheum Theatre, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.Kenneth Harries is born in Topeka, Kansas, USA. He will find success as clarinet and saxophone player Kenny Haries, popular on Topeka's WIBW radio. He will also play with The Jack Cole Orchestra and Ted Fio Rito.
Mellie Dunham And His Orchestra record Boston Fancy and Rippling Waves Waltz, for Victor Records in New York City, USA.