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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.San Francisco-based jazz trombonist Turk Murphy records 1919 Rag, Curse Of An Aching Heart, Waiting For The Robert E. Lee and Struttin' With Some Barbecue for Good Time Jazz Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Smooth r'n'b pianist Sonny Thompson records his first track for King Records, Sugar Cane, in New York City, USA.
The Mary Johnson Davis Gospel Singers record God Is Able, Do You Know Him?, I Need Thee, He Has A Way That's Mighty Sweet and Satisfied With Jesus, in New York City, USA, for Atlantic Records.
Columbia
Records vocalist Herb
Jeffries plays the eighth night of two weeks at The Shelbourne
Lounge, New York City, USA.
Harry McGilberry is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. After developing a career as an r'n'b vocalist, he will join The Temptations in 1995 and sing bass with the group until 2003 when he will be sacked because of his drug problems.
The Pilgrim Travelers record Satisfied With Jesus, in Hollywood, California, for Specialty Records.
Smooth r'n'b pianist Pianist Sonny Thompson records his first track for King Records, Sugar Cane, in New York City, USA.
Woody Herman's Woodchoppers play the fourth night in a week-long engagement at The Crystal Terrace, Duluth, Minnesota, USA.
Smooth r'n'b pianist Sonny Thompson records his first track for King Records, Sugar Cane, in New York City, USA.
Gene Krupa And His Orchestra play the first night of two weeks at Bop City, New York City, USA.
Ella Fitzgerald plays the sixth night in a week of shows at The Earle Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Ragtime pianist and songwriter Lewis Muir dies. He is best-remembered for such songs as Waiting For The Robert E. Lee, Hitchy Koo and Ragtime Cowboy Joe.
Turk Murphy records 1919 Rag, Curse Of An Aching Heart, Waiting For The Robert E. Lee and Struttin' With Some Barbecue for Good Time Jazz Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.