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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.David Alan Friedman is born. He will find success as a filmscore composer, mainly for feature-length Disney animations, but will also write songs for , Diana Ross, Barry Manilow, Petula Clark and others.
Ed Kirkeby, former manager of Fats Waller, launches Fats Waller Memorial Week, a week-long promotional drive in the USA, to 'perpetuate Waller's memory through concentrated live and recorded play of his music'
The Bengt Hallberg Trio record Indiana and Lover Man, in Stockholm, Sweden, Europe, for Metronome Records.
Peter Paul George Jacobsen is born in Newcastle, UK. Although he will lose his sight as a child, he will become acclaimed as jazz session pianist Pete Jacobsen, notably with Scottish tenor saxophonist Bobby Wellins.
Jimmy Lewis records All The Fun's On Me, I'm Still In Love, I've Gotta Right To Love and Slippin' And Slidin', for Atlantic Records in New York City, USA.
Alf Gee And His Old Time Ensemble play at The Empress Ballroom, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK, with MC Jack Minter.
Ray Tremblay is born in Hull, Quebec, Canada. He will find success as rockabilly singer, saxophonist, guitarist and recording artist Ray Condo.
Popular vocal group The Keynotes sing Tiddley Winkie Woo and Joy Nichols sings Way Back Home on long-running BBC radio show Take It From Here, broadcast from London, UK.
Singing duo Ted And Barbara Andrews play the second of six nights at The Embassy Theatre, Peterborough, UK, with their daughter Julie Andrews as part of the act. Also on the bill are The Western Brothers
Clayton, Jackson And Durante [aka The Three Sawdust Bums] record Rufus Rastus Johnson Brown for MGM Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jazz pianist Larry Green plays the second night of a ten-day engagement at Bill Green's Casino, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
R'n'b pianist Ivory Joe Hunter plays the fifth night of a week at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Jimmy Lewis records All The Fun's On Me, I'm Still In Love, I've Gotta Right To Love and Slippin' And Slidin', for Atlantic Records in New York City, USA.
Ace Of Clubs, a musical written, composed and directed by Noel Coward, premieres at The Palace Theatre, Manchester, UK, where it will run for three weeks.
Alf Hallman And His Orchestra with The Dixieland Group play at The Savoy Ballroom, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK.
Tex Beneke And His Orchestra play the second night of four weeks at The Cafe Rouge in The Hotel Statler, New York City, USA.