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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.Bill Whelan is born in Limerick, Ireland. He will find success as a popular music composer, perhaps best known for writing the music for the long-running stage show Riverdance.
Jimmy Palmer And His Orchestra play the second night of four weeks at The Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Billy Cotton And His Band, with vocalist Alan Breeze, play at The Theatre Royal, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK.
Jazz pianist Larry Green plays the eighth night of a ten-day engagement at Bill Green's Casino, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Bernard Fowler is born in New York City, USA. He will enjoy an acclaimed career as a vocalist, first with his group The Peech Boys, before collaborating with Material, Sly And Robbie and many others. He is also well-known for a lengthy relationship as a back-up singer with The Rolling Stones
Griff Williams And His Orchestra play the second of 28 nights at The Trianon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Bill Whelan is born in Limerick, Ireland. He will find success as a popular music composer, perhaps best known for writing the music for the long-running stage show Riverdance, a finely judged blend of Irish folk dancing and traditional music.
Tex Beneke And His Orchestra play the eighth night of four weeks at The Cafe Rouge in The Hotel Statler, New York City, USA.
Gary Weeks, vocalist of popular 70s duo Gary And Dave, is born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward island, Canada.
Frankie Laine and Patti Page play the sixth night in a three-week season at The Paramount Theater, New York City, USA.
Jazz saxophonist Illinois Jacquet records My Old Gal, Slow Down Baby, Hot Rod and You Gotta Change in New York City, USA.
The Walt Disney animated movie Cinderella [subtitled A Love Story With Music] is released to cinemas in Brazil. The film includes the songs A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes and Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo.
Louis Jordan And His Orchestra play the fourth night of a week at The Paramount Theatre, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Griff Williams And His Orchestra play the second of 28 nights at The Trianon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Jazz saxophonist Eddie Cleanhead Vinson records Queen Bee Blues, Jump And Grunt, If You Don't Think I'm Sinking and My Big Brass Bed Is Gone for King Records in New York City, USA.
Popular country music vocalist and guitarist Buddy Bishop sets off with The Great Levant Show, on a tour of Queensland, Australia.
Jazz clarinettist George Lewis, with trumpet player Elmer Talbert, records Willie The Weeper, Make Me A Pallet On the Floor, Sheik Of Araby, Jerusalem Blues, 2:19 Blues and other songs in Philiberto's Music Store, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. The tracks will be released on an album entitled Jam Session.