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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.
The Cry Of The Wild Goose by Frankie Laine reaches No1 in the Billboard Popular Singles Chart in the USA.
Eddie Duchin And His Orchestra play the fourth night of a season at The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, USA, that will run until May 10th.
Singing cowboy Jimmy Wakely plays the third night of two weeks at The Oriental Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Norman Loade's Midnight Follies play for dancing for the Portsmouth North British Legion at St Saviors Hall Stamshaw, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK.
Nat King Cole with an orchestra conducted by Lex Baxter, records Mona Lisa, at Capitol Recording Studio, 5515 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, California, USA.
Grammy-winning vocalist Bobby McFerrin is born in New York City, USA.
UK music weekly Melody Maker reports that Duke Ellington is about to visit Europe to play shows in France, Belgium, Holland, Italy and Sacndinavia.
Nat King Cole with an orchestra conducted by Lex Baxter, records Mona Lisa, at Capitol Recording Studio, 5515 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, California, USA.
Jimmy Iovine is born in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He will find success of one of the top music producers of the 1980s, working with U2, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen and many others.
Music! Music! Music! by Teresa Brewer reaches No1 in the Sheet Music Sales Chart in the UK.
Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra play the tenth night of two weeks at The Palomar Club, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Louis Prima plays the second night of two weeks at The Click, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jazz vocalist Billy Eckstine plays the sixth night of one week at The Palomar Theatre, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Sullivan Pugh marries his girlfriend Iola Lewis. The pair will go on to find success as popular gospel recording duo The Consolers.
Arsenio Rodriguez Y Su Conjunto De Estellas play at the St. Nicholas Ballroom, Manhattan, New York City, USA.
The Count Basie Sextet plays the thirtieth night of a six-week engagement at The Brass Rail, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Freddy Martin And His Orchestra play the twelfth night of six weeks at the St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, California, USA.
R'n'b keyboardist and singer Jimmy McCracklin releases a new single, Deceiving Blues/I Think My Time Is Near on Modern Records in The USA.