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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.
Orrin Tucker And His Orchestra play during a month at The Edgewater Beach Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Vocalist Lee Wiley with Joe Bushkin And His Swinging Strings records A Ghost of a Chance, A Woman's Intuition, Sugar and Any Time, Any Day, Anywhere, in New York City, USA.
Popular Argentinian tango vocalist Julio Martel makes his final recording, Tus palabras y la noche. Throughout his career, Martel had committed to record 63 historical takes as soloist and 17 in duo with Carlos Dante.
When Ray Anthony and his Orchestra, with vocals by Betty Holiday, Ronnie Deauville, and The Skyliners, play in the Cafe Rouge, Hotel Statler [aka Hotel Pennsylvania], New York City, USA, the show is recorded for use by the Armed Forces Radio Service [AFRS].
Fred Meyer is granted U.S. Patent 2533389 for his new neck design for the King Super 20 saxophone. The design, intended to provide more positive sealing and a lighter action, will become the defining characteristicof the Super 20.
Jimmy Witherspoon records I'm Just Wondering for Modern Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.