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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.Jazz vocalist Billy Eckstine plays the second night of one week at The Palomar Theatre, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Jimmy Dorsey And His Original Dorseyland Jazz Band record Levee Blues and other tracks for Columbia Records in New York City, USA.
During an extensive tour, singing cowboy Gene Autry plays in Asheville, North Carolina, USA.
Frank Sinatra is heard performing the songs A Foggy Day, Sure Thing, I Gotta Have My Baby Back and Full Moon And Empty Arms, backed by the Skitch Henderson Orchestra, on the NBC radio show Light Up Time, sponsored by Lucky Strike cigarettes in the USA.
Perez Prado records his original version of Mambo No5 for for RCA Victor Records in the USA. (1950).
Perez
Prado records his original version of Mambo No5 for for
RCA Victor Records in the USA. (1950).
Iris Chacon is born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She will find international acclaim as an exotic dancer and singer.
Accordionist Myron Floren joins The Lawrence Welk
Orchestra during a gig at The Casa Loma ballroom in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. After being asked to sit in on a few songs in the first set, Welk was so impressed by Floren that he offered him a
full-time job during the intermission.
Popular vocal group The Keynotes sing I Said My Pajamas [And Put On My Pray'rs] and Joy Nichols sings Quicksilver on long-running BBC radio show Take It From Here, broadcast from London, UK.
Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra play the sixth night of two weeks at The Palomar Club, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Freddy Martin And His Orchestra play the eighth night of six weeks at the St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, California, USA.
Jimmy Dorsey And His Original Dorseyland Jazz Band record It's A Long Way To Tipperary, Let A Smile Be Your Umbrella, When You're Smiling and Levee Blues for Columbia Records in New York City, USA.
The Count Basie Sextet plays the twenty-sixth night of a six-week engagement at The Brass Rail, Chicago, Illinois, USA.