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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.Susan S. Smith Kusano is born in Dallas, Texas, USA. She will find success as Olga De Volga, bass guitarist for the bands The Lewd and The Undead.
Duke Ellington and Ken Murray with David Brockman And His Orchestra, take part in a CBS telecast in New York City, USA, during which they perform Caravan, Sophisticated Lady, Mood Indigo, It Don't Mean A Thing and other tracks.
On Top Of Old Smoky by The Weavers (including Pete Seeger) reaches No1 in the Cashbox Magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA.
Ella Fitzgerald plays at Birdland, New York City, USA, with The Lester Young Quintet also on the bill.
Harold Arthur Perry, is born in Washington DC, USA. he will find fame as Harry Perry, a rock singer-songwriter and guitarists, perhaps best-known for playing guitar while roller-skating in Venice Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jeffrey Hyman, better known to the world as Joey Ramone, singer of The Ramones, is born in Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, USA.