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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.
Today's edition of Downbeat jazz magazine includes features on Coleman Hawkins, George Shearing, Billy Eckstine and the murder of trumpet player Al Killian.
Harbor Lights by The Ray Anthony Orchestra on Capitol Records enters the Billboard Chart in the USA, where it will peak at No15 during a run of fifteen weeks on the chart.
Thomas Earl Petty is born in Gainesville, Floria, USA. He will find success as rock singer, songwriter and guitarist Tom Petty.
Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs And The Foggy Mountain Boys record Cora Is Gone, Pain In My Heart, Take Me In A Lifeboat, Doin' My Time, Farewell Blues, Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms, I'll Just Pretend, Pike Country Breakdown and Salty Dog Blues at Radio WDAE Studio, Tampa, Florida, USA.
Rosalie Allen And The Black River Riders record One And One Is Two Baby, Radio L-O-V-E Signing off, I've Got The Craziest Feeling and Cranberry Kisses And Strawberry Hugs at Brown Radio Productions, 240 1/2 4th Avenue North, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Charlie Parker plays the second of seven nights at Soldier Meyer's, Brooklyn, New York City, USA.