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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.A copyright court hearing enters its second day in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Federal judge Michael Igoe hears the case in which music publishers Shapiro-Bernstein are claiming that their song Yancey Special has been infringed by the 1949 hit song Long Gone by Sonny Thompson on Miracle Records. At the close of the day the hearing ends and the judge undertakes to give his decision in thirty days time.
Frank Sinatra is heard performing the songs The Old Master Painter, I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts, Them There Eyes, My Heart Stood Still, 'S Wonderful and Chatanoogie Shoe Shine Boy on the NBC radio show Light Up Time, sponsored by Lucky Strike cigarettes in the USA.
Hank Williams records Beyond The Sunset and three other compositions in Castle Studio [founded by Paul Cohen] in The Tulane Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
The The Metronome All-Stars [including Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Kai Winding and Lennie Tristano] record Double Date and No Figs in RCA Studios, New York City, USA.
Hank Williams records Beyond The Sunset and three other compositions in Castle Studio [founded by Paul Cohen] in The Tulane Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
The Three Peppers play the sixth night of two weeks of shows at Marty Bohn's Nut Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The The
Metronome All-Stars [including Dizzy
Gillespie, Stan
Getz, Kai
Winding and Lennie Tristano] record Double Date and No Figs in RCA Studios, New York City, USA.
Singing cowboys Tex Fletcher and Gabe Drake plus pianist Art Kuter play at The Orchid Restaurant, New York City, USA.
Singing cowboy Gene Autry begins a 60-day tour at The Convention Hall, Hutchinson, Kansas, USA.