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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.
Peter Bramall is born in Lincolnshire, UK. He will find success as Bram Tchaikovsky in the UK pub-rock scene of the mid-1970s.
The Tennessee Waltz by Patti Page enters the Billboard Popular music chart in the USA. It will peak at No1 during a stay of thirty weeks.
The Red Caps record Am I To Blame And The Thing for RCA Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Eric Deans Orchestra - a twelve-piece band - flies from Palisadoes Airport, Kingston, Jamaica, Caribbean and flies to Haiti. This is thought to have been the first such tour of its kind for Jamican musicians. This band was also known as The Colony Club Orchestra.Sikiru Adepoju is born in Nigeria, Africa. A mutli-instrumentalist playing several styles, he will find acclaim as a percussionist and recording artist, primarily in the genres of traditional African music and world music.
Bill Haley And The Saddlemen begin a six-week Friday And Saturday residency at The Edgemont Inn, West Chester Pike, Pennsylvania, USA.
The romantic movie musical Two Weeks With Love, starring Jane Powell and Ricardo Montalban, is released by MGM in the USA.Ronnie Hammond, best-known as the lead singer for the southern rock band The Atlanta Rhythm Section, is born in the USA.
Ray Anthony And His Orchestra play at The Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. The show is recorded and will be released as the LP Ray Anthony At The Hollywood Palladium.Eddy Arnold records Jesus And The Atheist and Open Thy Merciful Arms for RCA Records at Brown Radio Productions, 240 1/2 4th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.