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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.





Country fiddler Spade Cooley records Nashville Special, Baltimore Bounce and other tracks for Decca Records in Hollywood, California, USA.
Leslie Steven Mark Archer is born in Mojave, California, USA. He will find success as singer-songwriter and producer Steve Archer, prominent in the Christian music genre.
The Charlie Ventura Quartet records Blues For Two, Somebody Loves Me, Crazy Rhythm and All The Things You Are, for Norgran Records in New York City, USA.

Sarah Vaughan records Linger Awhile, Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year, A Blues Serenade and Oo Whatcha Doin' to Me?, for Columbia Records in CBS Studios, New York City, USA.
The Bill Bailey Minstrel Show, described as "a blackface opera", opens at Fort Myers, Florida, USA. The show has a company of fifty, including Brother Slim Williams, Danny Evans and Possum Gill.
Paul Wertico is born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He will find success as drummer with The Pat Metheny Group for the better part of two decades, before going on to establish his own band, The Paul Wertico Trio, and collaborations with jazz notables including Larry Coryell, Kurt Elling and Jeff Berlin.
