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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.Ragtime and honky-tonk piano player Joe 'Fingers' Carr is divorced from actress Janet Blair. She states in court that Fingers neglected her by playing golf course for hours on end rather than coming home.
Ralph Flanagan And His Orchestra record the spiritual Joshua [aka Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho for RCA Victor Records in New York City, USA.
Bing Crosby is heard singing the songs Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy, Quicksilver, Enjoy Yourself, The Little Gray House and Whispering Hope on the The Chesterfield Show show, broadcast from San Francisco, California, USA. Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires also appear in the show.
Influential music critic, author, editor and radio talk show host Dave Marsh is born in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Jazz vibraphonist Geo Daly records Cobra and Crosswinds for Swing Records in
Paris, France, Europe.
Country music singer and recording artist Connie Eaton is born in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Frank Sinatra is heard performing the songs Don'cha Go 'Way Mad, I Gotta Have My Baby Back, I'm In Love and You're Awful, backed by the Jeff Alexander Orchestra, on the NBC radio show Light Up Time, sponsored by Lucky Strike cigarettes in the USA.
David Foster is born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He will secure 15 Grammies as a songwriter-producer-pianist, working with Anne Murray, Kenny Rogers, Glen Campbell, Dolly Parton and others.
David Foster is born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He will secure 15 Grammies as a songwriter-producer-pianist, working with Josh Groban, Michael Buble and others.
Freddy Martin And His Orchestra play the second night of six weeks at the St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, California, USA.
Bing Crosby is heard singing the songs Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy, Quicksilver, Enjoy Yourself, The Little Gray House and Whispering Hope on the The Chesterfield Show show, broadcast from San Francisco, California, USA. Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires also appear in the show.
The John Wayne movie Sands Of Iwo Jima goes on general release in the USA. The film includes an appearance by Pima Native American Ira Hayes, a soldier who helped raise the flag at the actual battle of Iwo Jima. His story will serve as the basis for the Johnny Cash hit The Ballad Of Ira Hayes.
Frank Sinatra is heard performing the songs Don'cha Go 'Way Mad, I Gotta Have My Baby Back, I'm In Love and You're Awful, backed by the Jeff Alexander Orchestra, on the NBC radio show Light Up Time, sponsored by Lucky Strike cigarettes in the USA.
The Count Basie Sextet plays the twentieth night of a six-week engagement at The Brass Rail, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Billy McDonald And His Highlanders are playing as the house band at The Rice Hotel, Houston, Texas, USA.