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The musical comedy Between The Devil, with lyrics by Howard Dietz and music by Arthur Schwartz, is presented at The Imperial Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 93 performances.
Buster Smith And His Orchestra, including Charlie Parker, are playing at Lucille's Paradise, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
The Caresser (aka Lord Caresser), with Codallo's Top Hatters Orchestra, records Madame Khan and The More They Try To Do Me Bad for Decca Records in Port Of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies, Caribbean.
Dolly Dawn records How'dja Like To Love Me?, You're An Education, Let's Sail To Dreamland, A Gypsy Told Me, Ti-Pi-Tin, Sissy, I Fall In Love With You Every Day and You Better Change Your Tune for Vocalion Records in New York City, USA.
Chick Webb and his Orchestra, with Ella Fitzgerald on vocals, play the eighteenth night of a lengthy engagement at the Flamingo Room in Levaggi's Restaurant, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Playing in the restaurant's basement are The Ink Spots.
The Casa Loma Orchestra records Daddy's Boy, My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean, You Go To My Head and Dear Old Southland, for Decca Records in New York City, USA.
Manuel Jesus Lopes is born in Penha da França, one of the neighbourhoods of Ribeira Grande on the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde, Africa. He will find success as poet and composer Manuel de Novas, whose songs will be recorded by Cesária Évora, Bana and others.
Entertainment trade newspaper Variety reports that Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) has bought the rights to adapt L. Frank Baum's successful children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz for the screen, and that the studio has cast 16-year-old Judy Garland in the film's central role of Dorothy Gale.
The movie musical Swing Time, starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers is released to cinemas in Italy, Europe.
Louie Ramirez is born in New York City, USA. He will achieve success as a boogaloo, salsa and latin jazz percussionist, vibraphonist, band leader and composer. He will earn the nickname 'The Quincy Jones of Salsa'.
The Harmony Kings Orchestra records Sunny Grenada, Anything For Love, Don't Touch Me and Jacks' Broth for Decca Records in Port Of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies, Caribbean.
Ronnie Rae is born in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Europe. He will enjoy success as a jazz bass player working and/or recording with Alex Shaw, Alex Welsh, Ruby Braff, Doc Cheatham, Buddy De Franco, Johnny Griffin, Scott Hamilton, Earl ‘Fatha’ Hines, Barney Kessel, Louis Stewart, and Ben Webster.
The Duke Ellington Orchestra, with vocalist Ivie Anderson, records If You Were In My Place and Scrounch for Brunswick Records in the USA.
The Four Ks, billed as London's Famous Melody Girls, are appearing in Hoity Toity at The Theatre Royal, Christchurch, New Zealand, Oceania.
Lyricist, composer and singer-songwriter Piero Carlo Rolla, known as Piero Rolla, is born in Legnano, Italy, Europe.
Larry Clinton And His Orchestra, with vocalist Bea Wain, make the first recording of the song Heart And Soul, for RCA Victor Records in the USA. At the same session they record You Go To My Head and Romance In The Dark. Heart And Soul is composed by Hoagy Carmichael and Frank Loesser, and will go on to become a much-covered standard. It will also, in 2016, inspire Train to borrow its melody for their single Play That Song.