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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.
One-man-band Joe Hill Louis records I Feel Like A Million and Heartache Baby, for Modern Records at Memphis Recording Service, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
The Best-selling single, based on combined sheet music sales, in the UK on this day is Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered. The best-selling versions are by Doris Day and Mel Torme.
Michael Vaughan, guitarist of hit-making 70s pop band Paper Lace, is born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK, Europe.
Tennessee Ernie Ford records I Ain't A-Gonna Let It Happen No More and Shotgun Boogie for Capitol Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Kordites, Rudy Starita, Harry Bailey, Frankie Vaughan
Al Read, Peggy Cochrane, Ray Martin and his Orchestra provide live entertainment on the BBC Light Programme radio show Variety Fanfare in the UK.
Sarah Vaughan with the CBS Studio Orchestra, records Thinking Of You and I Love The Guy, in New York City, USA.
The Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt Septet records Back In Your Own Backyard, Sweet Jennie Lou, La Vie En Rose and Seven Eleven for Prestige Records in New York City, USA.
The Current No1 single in the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart in the USA is Mona Lisa by Nat King Cole.
Frank Sinatra visits his mother, Mrs. Martin Sinatra, who is awaiting an operation, in St. Mary's Hospital, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. David Hepworth is born in Dewsbury, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK, Europe. He will become a respected music journalist, writer and publishing industry analyst. After editing Smash Hits in the 80s, he will launch several successful British magazines including Q, Mojo, Empire and The Word.