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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.Birmingham Bounce by Red Foley is the new No1 single on the Billboard Best-Selling Retail Country And Western Records Chart in the USA.
The highest new entry in Cashbox magazine's chart of the best-selling singles in the USA is Down The Lane, entering at No31. This position is achieved by amalgamating sales of the song in two versions, one by Russ Morgan And His Orchestra and another by Jo Stafford and Gordon McRae.
Hoop De Do by Russ Morgan And His Orchestra enters the Billboard Popular Singles Chart in the USA where it will peak at No15.
Tex Beneke And His Orchestra play the thirteenth night of four weeks at The Cafe Rouge in The Hotel Statler, New York City, USA.
Jimmy Palmer And His Orchestra play the seventh night of four weeks at The Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
WLIL Radio goes on the air in Lenoir City, Tennessee, USA. It will, in due course become a successful country music-oriented station.
The stage musical Arms And The Girl, with songs by Morton Gould and starring Pearl Bailey, Nanette Fabray and Georges Guetary closes after just four months at The 46th Street Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA.
Frankie Laine and Patti Page play the eleventh night in a three-week season at The Paramount Theater, New York City, USA.
Louis Jordan And His Orchestra play the second night in a week at The Regal, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The stage musical Arms And The Girl, with songs by Morton Gould and starring Pearl Bailey, Nanette Fabray and Georges Guetary closes after just four months at the 46th Street Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA.
Pink Champagne by Joe Liggins And His Honeydrippers is the new No1 single in the Billboard Best-Selling Retail Rhythm And Blues Records chart in the USA.
Griff Williams And His Orchestra play the seventh of 28 nights at The Trianon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Casino Ballroom on Catalina Island, California, USA, begins a two band policy under which The Milt Herth Trio and The Dave Cavanaugh Orchestra provide nightly dancing music from now until September 3rd.
Hoop-Dee-Doo by Russ Morgan enters the Billboard Popular Singles Chart in the USA where it will peak at No15.
Frank Sinatra and Peggy Lee are the musical guests on Bob Hope's Star Spangled Revue tv show in the USA. For Sinatra, this is his first tv appearance, and he will later credit it with having revived his then-flagging career.