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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 renowned Welsh songwriter Ivor Novello dies unexpectedly aged 58, of a coronary thrombosis, just a few hours after completing a performance in the run of his successful musical King's Rhapsody in London, UK.Bluegrass group Tommy Magness and his Tennessee Buddies record When I Safely Reach That Other Shore, Little Country Preacher, Wings Of faith and Jesus Will Save Your Soul, in King Studios, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. This will prove to be the final recording session for legendary hillbilly fiddler Magness.
Johnnie Ray holds half of the Top 6 positions on the Billboard national music charts in the USA. At No1 is Cry, with Please Mr. Sun at No3 and The Little White Cloud That Cried at No6.