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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.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe's 'wedding concert' takes place in Griffith Stadium, Washington DC, USA. In front of an audience of 20,000 fans, Sister Rosetta exchanges marriage vows with her third husband, Russell Morrison, former manager of The Ink Spots. The event is billed as "the most elaborate wedding ever staged" and also as the "world's greatest spiritual concert". Also performing are The Harmonizing Four Of Richmond, The Rosettes and The Sunset Harmonizers. This blessed occasion is later released as an LP - The Wedding Ceremony Of Sister Rosetta Tharpe - on Decca Records.
Avedis Zildjian III of Quiney, Massachusetts, is granted a patent in the USA for a new type of 'high pitch cymbal'.
Ray Charles, Amos Milburn, Lowell Folson and Johnny Moore's Three Blazers play at The City Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
The Carlisles record I Would If I Could, Too Old To Cut The Mustard, My Happiness Belongs To Someone Else and Patch Up Your Old Love Affair, for Mercury Records in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Guitarist on the session is Chet Atkins.
The movie musical Strictly Dishonorable, starring Ezio Pinza and Janet Leigh, is released to cinemas in the USA.
Patty Andrews, with Victor Young And His Orchestra, records How Many Times? for Decca Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Willis Jackson And His Orchestra record Later For The Gator for Apollo Records in New York City, USA.
Jazz trumpet player and recording artist Bruce Adams is born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, UK.
Michael John Siddons-Corby is born in Windsor, Berkshire, UK. He will find success as Mike Corby, guitarist of 70s power pop band 
Erroll Garner spends the second of two days recording tracks for his Columbia Records album Garnerland, in Los Angeles, California, USA.