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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.The short animated film Short'nin' Bread is released by Max Fleischer's Famous Studios in the USA. The film is an animated version of the popular country music song, Shortnin' Bread.
Freddy Martin And His Orchestra play the twenty-fifth night of six weeks at the St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, California, USA.
Frank Sinatra is heard performing the songs Should I?, Why Remind Me?, A Little Bit Of Heaven and Sunshine Cake, backed by the Skitch Henderson Orchestra, on the NBC radio show Light Up Time, sponsored by Lucky Strike cigarettes in the USA.
Sheet music for the song When The Wild Women Go In Swimmin' Down In The Bimini Bay, written by Hoagy Carmichael and Harold Adamson, is published by the Frank Music Corporation in the USA.
Billie Holiday, Count Basie and The Will Mastin Trio [including Sammy Davis Jr] play at The Strand, New York City, USA.
Tennessee Ernie Ford records Slow Down in Capitol Recording Studios, 5515 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, California, USA. The track is not released.
Bing Crosby, with The Andrews Sisters, accompanied by Victor Schoen And His Orchestra, record Life Is So Peculiar and High On The List, for Decca Records in Hollywood, California, USA.
Terri Sharp is born in Houston, Texas, USA. She will find success as a singer, songwriter and recording artist, whose compositions will be recorded by Don McLean, Hank Williams Jr. and others.
Ivy Benson And Her All Girls Radio Band play at The Savoy Ballroom, Portsmouth, UK. British-born saxophonist Benson led her highly respected band for many years and was widely regarded as at least the equal of any male bandleader and significantly better than many.
Eddie Duchin And His Orchestra play the seventeenth night of a season at The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, USA, that will run until May 10th.
George Towne And His Orchestra play the twelfth night of a three-week stay at The Deshler-Wallick Hotel, Columbus, Ohio, USA.