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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.Freddy Martin And His Orchestra play the third night of six weeks at the St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, California, USA.
Jazz clarinettist and bandleader Artie Shaw is the Mystery Guest on US tv show What's My Line?.
Nick van den Broeke is born in Bergen Op Zoom, Holland, Europe. He will enjoy success as vocalist and recording artist Nick MacKenzie.
Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra play the first night of two weeks at The Palomar Club, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Comedy actress Lucille Ball and her Latin bandleader husband Desi Arnaz complete filming of the pilot episode of a new tv series, I Love Lucy, for CBS tv in the USA.
Frank Sinatra is heard performing the songs Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy, Why Remind Me?, It's Only A Paper Moon and God's Country, 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 twenty-first night of a six-week engagement at The Brass Rail, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Guitarist and composer Glenn Phillips is born in New England, USA. He will become a founding member of the acclaimed Hampton Grease Band, and will also work with Little Feat, Henry Kaiser and many others as well as releasing numerous albums under his own name.
Avant garde instrumental guitarist Glenn Phillips is born in the New England, USA. He is best-known for his work with the Hampton Grease Band, which he formed after moving to Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Helmut Kollen, who will play bass and sing with progressive rock band Triumvirat, is born in Germany.
Harry James And His Orchestra record Mona Lisa for Columbia Records in the USA. This is believed to be the first recorded version of the song which is much more widely assicated with Nat King Cole.
Karen Carpenter, vocalist and drummer of MOR pop duo The Carpenters is born in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Famed Tango bandoneonist, composer and recording artist Juan Labissier dies in the Barrio de La Union.
Steve Conway records My Thanks To You accompanied by an orchestra directed by Roberto Inglez, for Columbia Records in London, UK.