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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.
Suzanne Fellini plays at The Bottom Line, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, supported by William McQueen.
Danny Kirwan is born in Brixton, London, England, UK, Europe. He will find fame as a guitarist with Fleetwood Mac in their early days as a British blues band.American music trade publication Billboard reports that Ethel Merman has signed an exclusive three-year recording contract with Decca Records.
Steveland Judkins born in Saginaw, Michigan. He will become rather better known as Stevie Wonder.
R'n'b vocalist, songwriter and pianist Ivory Joe Hunter plays the second night of a week at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
The highest new entry in Cashbox magazine's chart of the best-selling singles in the USA is Ask Me No Questions, entering at No33. This position is achieved by amalgamating sales of the song in two versions, one by Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters, with another by Dinah Shore and Dusty Walker.
Popular vocalist and recording artist Whispering Jack Smith dies of a heart attack, aged 51, in New York City, USA.
Ivory Joe Hunter plays the second night of a week at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
R'n'b pianist Ivory Joe Hunter plays the second night of a week at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Patti Page plays the sixth night of a week at The Copa, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Louis
Armstrong performs Basin Street Blues, Jeepers Creepers, When You and I Were Young, Maggie, and Lazy
River on CBS-tv's Ken Murray Show in New York City, USA.
Steveland Judkins born in Saginaw, Michigan, USA. He will become rather better known as Stevie Wonder.
Weekly jazz tv series Floor Show, hosted by guitarist Eddie Condon, features an appearance by Avon Long, who had been a featured singer and dancer in The Cotton Club, New York City, USA, in the 1930s.
Benny Goodman, backed by a small group, plays a live concert in Lausanne, Switzerland, during a tour of Europe. The concert is recorded and broadcast by Radio Lausanne.