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The musical revue Meet The People opens at The Grand Opera House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
I Concentrate On You / I Happen To Be In Love by Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra, with vocalist Stanley Worth, enters the Billboard Singles Chart in the USA. It will peak at No25.
Country music stars The Sons Of The Pioneers make the first of many live appearances on the Uncle Ezra radio program in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Ray Noble And His Orchestra, with Merriel Abbott and the Hunt Ball Revue, play at The Empire Room, Palmer House, Chicago, Illinois, USA. The show also includes Chick And Lee, The Debonairs, Gary Stone and The Abbott Dancers.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra play in The Panther Room at The Hotel Sherman, Chicago, Illinois, USA. The show is broadcast live on radio.
Music While You Work with Teddy Foster And His Band, plus performances by Henry Hall And His Orchestra, Jack Leon And His Orchestra, Harry Evans And His Sextette Intime, Harry Engleman's Quintet, Alan Holmes And His Swing Sextet, The Harry Parry Trio, Norman Cole And His Orchestra and Horace Finch at the theatre organ.
Today's live shows on the BBC Forces Programme radio station in the UK feature
The Irving Berlin musical Louisiana Purchase is presented at The Imperial Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 444 performances.
Trad jazz trumpeter Rod Mason is born in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK. As well as leading his own group, Mason will perform with the who's who of British trad including Cy Laurie (1959), Monty Sunshine (1962-66), Acker Bilk (1970-71), The Dutch Swing College Band (mid-1980's) and Chris Barber.
Norris Sirone Jones is born in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. he will find success as jazz bassist Sirone, known for his work with The Revolutionary Ensemble, Ornette Coleman and Cecil Taylor amongst others.
The musical revue Sim Sala Bim, with words and music by Alvin H. Jansen, is playing at The Morosco Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 54 performances.
The musical comedy Hold On To Your Hats, starring Al Jolson, is playing at The Shubert Theatre, Broadway, New York City, during a run of 158 performances.