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The musical comedy Annie Get Your Gun, by Irving Berlin, is presented during a run of 1,147 performances at The Imperial Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA.Bull Moose Jackson And His Buffalo Bearcats record Love Me Tonight for King Records in New Jersey, USA.
Derek Thompson is born in Trelawny, Jamaica, West Indies. He will find success as reggae dancehall artist Shorty.
George Brown, drummer with Kool And The Gang, is born in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA.
Victor Young takes over as musical director of popular radio show Harvest Of Stars in the USA.
Billie Holiday plays the second of six shows at the Palomar Supper Club, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Robert Nighthawk records Jackson Town Gal in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Willie Dixon plays bass on the session and Pinetop Perkins is on piano.
Walter Joseph Herndon is born in Washington DC, USA. He will find success as R'n'B and soul singer Joe Herndon, working with bands including The Spaniels and The Temptations.
The Bill Coleman - Don Byas Quintet records What Is This Thing Called Love, Yesterdays, St. Louis Blues, Lover Man, Liza Swing and Blues At Noon for Swing Records in Paris, France, Europe.
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.