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The musical Bet Your Life is running at The London Hippodrome, London, England, UK, starring Julie Wilson, Brian Reece, Arthur Askey, Sally Ann Howes. Songs in the show include I Love Being in Love, It’s the Female of the Species, Hook Line and Sinker, I Want a Great Big Hunk of Man, All on Account of a Guy.
The Irving Berlin musical and political satire Call Me Madam is playing at The Coliseum, London, England, UK, during a run of 485 performances. Main cast members are Billie Worth (Sally Adams), Anton Walbrook (Cosmo), Jeff Warren (Ken Gibson) and Shani Wallis (Princess Maria). Songs include The Hostess with the Mostes', It's a Lovely Day Today, The Ocarina, They Like Ike and You're Just in Love.
Guy Lombardo And His Orchestra are playing during a two-month stay at The Roosevelt Hotel, New York City, USA.
Ray Pearl And His Musical Gems are playing during a season at The Trianon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The musical revue New Faces Of 1952, is presented at The Royale Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 365 performances. The revue is perhaps best remembered because it features Eartha Kitt making her Broadway debut with the spectacular song, Monotonous, based on real events in her life.
Bandleader Benny Strong is playing during a three-week stay at Elitch Gardens, Denver, Colorado, USA.
Singer and popular songwriter Hank Fort is playing at The Jefferson Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Judy Garland plays during a month at The Curran Theater, San Francisco, California, USA.
Sophie Tucker plays during a two-week engagement at The Empire Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
Ella Fitzgerald is playing during a week-long engagement at Birdland, New York City, USA.
Frankie Masters And His Band are playing at The Boulevard Room of The Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Noel Coward records Time And Again and There Are Bad Times Just Around The Corner with the Café de Paris Orchestra conducted by Sidney Simone and piano accompaniment by Norman Hackforth, in London, England, UK.
The Wardell Gray - Dexter Gordon Quintet records The Rubaiyat, Jungle Jungle Jump, Citizen's Bop and My Kinda Love for Fontana Records in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Robert Sandall is born in Pinner, London, England, UK. He will become one of the UK's most respected rock and pop music critics, writing for The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Times and others, but also co-presenting BBC Radio 3's Mixing It and contributing to the Late Junction programme.
Arnett Cobb, backed by The Dreamers, records Someone To watch Over Me and Linger Awhile for OKeh Records in New York City, USA.
Blues vocalist Eddie Mack (aka Mack Edmondson) records Last Hour Blues, Seven Day Blues, Good Time Woman and Keyhole Blues for Savoy Records in New York City, USA.
The Nick Esposito Sextet records Empty Bedroom Blues, Cherry, San Francisco Blues and Love Is Just Around The Corner in Radio Recorders Studio, Los Angeles, California, USA. The band also includes Bennie Green (trombone), Oscar Peterson (piano), saxophonist Flip Phillips, Ray Brown (bass) and J.C. Heard (drums).
Tony Bennett performs a live concert in Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA, for the first time.
The Elliot Lawrence Band is playing at The Hotel Statler, New York City, USA.
Wilf Carter aka Montana Slim records Huggin' Squeezin' Kissin' Teasin', Sleep Little One Sleep, Alabama Saturday Night and Hot Foot Boogie in RCA Victor Studio 1, 155 East 24th Street, Manhattan, New York City, USA.
The musical comedy Wish You Were Here, is presented at The Imperial Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 598 performances.
The musical Love From Judy is playing at The Saville Theatre, London, England, UK, during a run of 594 performances. The cast includes Jean Carson (Judy), Linda Gray (Grace), Bill O'Connor (Jervis) and Adelaide Hall (Butterfly) and songs including I Never Dream When I'm Asleep, Dear Daddy Long-Legs, Here We Are and A Touch of Voodoo.