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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.Terry Scott Taylor is born in Los Angeles, California, USA. He will pusue a career as a songwriter, record producer, writer and member of the bands Daniel Amos, The Swirling Eddies and The Lost Dogs.
Brian Johnson, who will find success as the lead vocalist of 70s glam-rock band Angel, is born in Mile End, London, UK.
George Lou Pride is born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He will find success as soul and gospel vocalist Lou Pride.
Louis Armstrong, while in the Horse Shoe Bar, Rock Island, Illinois, USA, writes to Ken 'Stuff' Murray to tell him how much he enjoyed working with him on Murray's 30 minute variety show, The Ken Murray Show, on CBS-tv in New York City, USA.
Judy Garland is rehearsing for the film Royal Wedding in which she co-stars with Fred Astaire. Garland will be fired before the film is completed.
Jazz pianist Erroll Garner and vocalist Florence Wright record The Real Gone Tune and You And Me for National Records in the USA.
Louis Jordan And His Orchestra play the sixth night of a week at The Paramount Theatre, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Frankie Laine and Patti Page play the eighth night in a three-week season at The Paramount Theater, New York City, USA.
Jimmy Palmer And His Orchestra play the fourth night of four weeks at The Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Billie Holiday, backed by The Apollo House Band, makes a live radio broadcast, from The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Allison Durbin is born in Auckland, New Zealand. She will find fame as a country music vocalist in Australia, earning the title of The Australian Queen Of Country Music.
Jazz pianist Larry Green plays the last night of a ten-day engagement at Bill Green's Casino, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Griff Williams And His Orchestra play the fourth of 28 nights at The Trianon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Tex Beneke And His Orchestra play the tenth night of four weeks at The Cafe Rouge in The Hotel Statler, New York City, USA.