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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.
When Capitol Records of Los Angeles, California, USA, releases its first long-playing records, it becomes the first company to to have released recordings at three speeds - 78rpm, 45rpm and 33rpm.James Marshall Hendrix, later to be Jimi Hendrix, enrols at Dawson Annex School, Vancouver, Canada.
David Clemson is born in Tamworth, Staffordshire, UK. Under the name Clem Clemson, he will become one of the UK's most respect guitarists, playing with Humble Pie, the Jack Bruce Band and others.
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.