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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.The musical revue Michael Todd's Peep Show is performed at The Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 278 performances.
Cecil Gant, a popular and pioneering American blues pianist and singer during the late
Musician and songwriter Michael Doucet, best known as a founder-member of popular cajun band BeauSoleil, is born in Scott, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA.
With his clay model of a polar bear, ten-year-old Don Vliet wins the first prize blue ribbon in the monthly modeling contest at Griffith Park Zoo, Los Angeles, California, USA. Young Don will go on to find greater fame as innovative rock musician Captain Beefheart.
Dariush Eghbali is born in Tehran, Iran, Asia. he will be considered as one of, if not the greatest Iranian artist in the history of popular Persian music.
Revered old time country music fiddler Ed Haley dies of a heart attack at his home in Ashland, Kentucky, USA.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra play at The Civic Opera House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The American-Yiddish musical revue Bagels And Yox is playing at The Holiday Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 208 performances.