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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.Alberto Aguilera Valadez is born in Paracuaro, Michoacan, Mexico. he will find success as popular singer and recording artist Juan Gabriel.
Country singer Elton Britt comes to the end of an engagement at The Roosevelt Hotel, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Vocalist Billy Wright records Back Biting Woman, Ride On Little Girl, Heavy Hearted Blues and Gotta Find My Baby for Savoy Records in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
It is reported that singer Vaughn Monroe and songwriter Sunny Skylar have formed a new publishing company, Carlton Music, and that their first song, A Little Golden Cross, has been recorded by Monroe for RCA Victor Records.
Rudolph
The Red-Nosed Reindeer by singing cowboy Gene Autry reaches No1 in
the Billboard Best-Sellers In Stores chart in the USA. It will go
on to sell 2.5m copies in its first year, eventually reaching a
total of 25m, becoming the second best-selling record of all time
until the 1980s.
You're Breaking My Heart by The Ink Spots reaches No1 in the Sheet Music Sales chart in the UK.
The Three Peppers play the third night of two weeks of shows at Marty Bohn's Nut Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Wynonie Harris and The Bud Bascomb Sextet play at Club 421, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
I Almost Lost My Mind by Ivory Joe Hunter on MGM Records enters the Billboard R'n'B Singles Chart in the USA, where it will peak at No1 during a 24 week stay.
Vocalist Billy Wright records Heavy Hearted Blues and other tracks for Savoy Records in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
I Can Dream Can't I by The Andrews Sisters reaches No1 in the Cashbox magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA.
Country singer Elton Britt comes to the end of an angagement at The Roosevelt Hotel, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Hank Snow makes his first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, at the invitation of Ernest Tubb.
The highest new entry in the Cashbox magazine chart of the 100 best-selling singles in the USA is I Gotta Have My Baby Back by Ella Fitzgerald, entering at No35.
American music trade magazine Billboard reports that country music star Spade Cooley is recovering from a recent heart attack.
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer by singing cowboy Gene Autry reaches No1 in the Billboard Best-Sellers In Stores chart in the USA. It will go on to sell 2.5m copies in its first year, eventually reaching a total of 25m, becoming the second best-selling record of all time until the 1980s.
I Can Dream, Can't I? by The Andrews Sisters reaches No1 in the Cashbox magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA.
Gospel vocalist Sister Myrtle Fields records I'm Toiling for Columbia Records in Hollywood, California, USA.