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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.Disheartened and nearly bankrupt - because small ensembles are taking over from large jazz orchestras - Count Basie decides to bring his big band to an end. He will return soon after with the Count Basie Sextet.
The Three Peppers play the fourth night of two weeks of shows at Marty Bohn's Nut Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
At the end of tonight's edition of Richard Diamond, Private Detective on NBC Radio in the USA, the show's actor/singer star Dick Powell sings I Will Remember You.
Dennis Albee is born in Macomb, Illinois, USA. He will become a stalwart of the 60s and 70s music scene as guitarist in bands including Brillo And The Firebirds, Brick, Big Huge, Pop!, The Big Kids and the Good, Bad And Ugly.
Frankie Laine is the featured musical guest on The Ed Sullivan Show [aka Toast Of The Town], filmed in New York City, USA.
Elton Britt and Hawkshaw Hawkins hold a hillbilly jamboree in the lounge of The Roosevelt Hotel, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Gene Ammons And His Orchestra record Pennies From Heaven, The Last Mile, Chabootie and Full Moon (aka More Moon) for Chess/Aristocrat records in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Bells Of Coronado, a film starring singing cowboy Roy Rogers plus Dale Evans and Foy Willing's Riders Of The Purple Sage, opens in cinemas in the USA. , opens in cinemas across the USA.
Saxophonist Gene Ammons records Pennies From Heaven, The Last Mile, Chabootie, Full Moon and Once In A While for Chess Records in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Folk duo Josef Marais and Miranda and vocalist Lina Romay are the guest stars on the tv series Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue in the USA, hosted by big band leader Paul Whiteman.