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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.
Country music bass guitarist and singer Teddy Gentry, a founder member of Alabama, is born in Fort Payne, Alabama, USA.
Dick Sims is born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. Sims will be best known as a longtime keyboard player for Eric Clapton, but will also pursue his own career as a recording artist.
The Roy Eldridge Sextet records No Rolling Blues, They Raided The Joint and Estrad Swing (Roy's Got Rhythm) for Metronome Records in Stockholm, Sweden, Europe.
The musical revue Michael Todd's Peep Show is playing at The Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 278 performances.
Zilla Mays and Fats Jackson record Blight Shift Blues, Don't Laugh At Me, Daddy Sees Again, I'm Still Singin' My Song and Stone Mountain Rock for Savoy Records in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.Ben Mink is born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He will find success as a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer, best known as a long-time collaborator with Canadian singer k.d. lang.
James And Martha Carson release a new single, I Ain't Gonna Sin No More/Lay Your Burdens At His Feet, on Capitol Records in the USA.Duke Ellington And His Band play the fifth night of a one-week engagement at The Click, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The American-Yiddish musical revue Bagels And Yox is playing at The Holiday Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 208 performances.