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Pee Wee King is playing during a week of shows at The Orpheum, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
The musical Bet Your Life is running at The London Hippodrome, London, England, UK, starring Julie Wilson, Brian Reece, Arthur Askey, Sally Ann Howes. Songs in the show include I Love Being in Love, It’s the Female of the Species, Hook Line and Sinker, I Want a Great Big Hunk of Man, All on Account of a Guy.
Popular singer Jo Stafford marries bandleader/arranger/composer Paul Weston at St Gregory's Catholic Church in Los Angeles, California, USA. The service is conducted by Father Joe Kearney, a former guitarist with the Bob Crosby band who left the music business, trained as a priest and served as head of the Catholic Labor Institute.
RCA engineer Herbert Belar and his boss Harry F. Olson demonstrate one of the first experimental models of an electronic music synthesiser to RCA officials in New York City, USA, having it perform renditions of Home Sweet Home and Blue Skies.
Hank Snow records On That Old Hawaiian Shore With You, I Just Telephoned Upstairs and Chattin' With A Chick In Chattanooga, in RCA Victor Studio No1, 155 East 24th Street, Manhattan, New York City, USA.
Tab Smith, His Fabulous Alto, and Orchestra, record Cuban Boogie, All My Life, Nursery Rhyme Jump, This Love Of Mine, Strange, Jumptime, Tis Autumn and Cottage For Sale, for United Records in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
John Giblin is born in Bellshill, near Glasgow, Scotland. He will find success as a versatile virtuoso bass player working with Peter Gabriel, John Martyn, Annie Lennox, Phil Collins, Simple Minds, Kate Bush, David Sylvian and Jon Anderson of Yes.
Chris Wall is born in Los Angeles, California, USA. He will find success as an alt-country singer and songwriter.
The Oscar Peterson Quartet records The Astaire Blues, Tea For Two, Oh Lady be Good, Body And Soul, Stompin' At The Savoy, Just One Of Those Things, But Not For Me and other songs for Clef/Mercury Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra record Midnight Sun and Spellbound for Decca Records in New York City, USA.
Burl Ives, with The Anita Kerr Singers, records One Hour Ahead Of The Posse and Feet Of Clay for Decca Records in Castle Studio At The Tulane Hotel, 206 8th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
The Irving Berlin musical and political satire Call Me Madam is playing at The Coliseum, London, England, UK, during a run of 485 performances. Main cast members are Billie Worth (Sally Adams), Anton Walbrook (Cosmo), Jeff Warren (Ken Gibson) and Shani Wallis (Princess Maria). Songs include The Hostess with the Mostes', It's a Lovely Day Today, The Ocarina, They Like Ike and You're Just in Love.
The musical revue New Faces Of 1952, is presented at The Royale Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 365 performances. The revue is perhaps best remembered because it features Eartha Kitt making her Broadway debut with the spectacular song, Monotonous, based on real events in her life.
The musical comedy Wish You Were Here, is presented at The Imperial Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 598 performances.
The musical Love From Judy is playing at The Saville Theatre, London, England, UK, during a run of 594 performances. The cast includes Jean Carson (Judy), Linda Gray (Grace), Bill O'Connor (Jervis) and Adelaide Hall (Butterfly) and songs including I Never Dream When I'm Asleep, Dear Daddy Long-Legs, Here We Are and A Touch of Voodoo.
The revue An Evening With Beatrice Lillie is presented at The Booth Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 276 performances. As well as its actress-singer star, the show features piano duettists Eddie And Rack.