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Dorothy Page, who will become a singer/actress known as The Singing Cowgirl, marries Dr. Waldo Shipton, in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
When Benny Goodman goes to see The Kenny Baker Orchestra playing in California, USA, he is impressed by vocalist Betty Van and will invite her to join his band.

The musical revue New Faces Of 1952, is presented at The Royale Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 365 performances. The revue is perhaps best remembered because it features Eartha Kitt making her Broadway debut with the spectacular song, Monotonous, based on real events in her life.


Johnny Cash is honourably discharged from the US Air Force in Germany, Europe, with the rank of Staff Sergeant.


Stephen Pearcey, vocalist for heavy rockers Ratt, is born in San Diego, California, USA.


Timi Yuro plays the second of four nights in The Holiday House, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Timi Yuro plays the second of four nights in The Holiday House, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Ruth
Brown performs Shake A Hand, on daily tv pop show American
Bandstand, recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Eric Dolphy, Woody Shaw and others record Iron Man, Jitterbug Waltz, Mandrake and Love Me at Music Maker Studio in New York City, USA. The tracks will be released on the Fred Miles label l;ater in the year.

The highest new entry in Cash Box magazine chart of the 100 best-selling singles in the USA is I'm Henry VIII I Am by Herman's Hermits, entering at No18.
Save Your Heart For Me by Gary Lewis and The Playboys enters the Billboard Singles Chart in the USA where it will peak at No2.
Initial Shock, The Allmen Joy, Indian Head Band and Phoenix, play at the Straight Theater, San Francisco, California, USA.

Rosemary Clooney is playing during an engagement at Harold's Club, Reno, Nevada, USA. However, she is seriously dependent on pills and will walk out of the club before many days have passed. At some point in this residency, she will also drive her white Cadillac Eldorado up the wrong side of a winding, two-lane mountain road, hoping in her deteriorating mental state, to test God's love. If He lets her survive after courting death from Reno to Lake Tahoe, it will mean that He loves her. She survives.
George Harrison, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney of The Beatles are in EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe, where they continue working on Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight.




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