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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.Internationally famed singer Sir Harry Lauder, once described by Sir Winston Churchill as "Scotland's greatest ever ambassador!", dies aged 79 in Strathavon, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Jonathan Leonard Friga is born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He will find success as vocalist, keyboardist and songwriter Jonathan Cain working with The Babys, Journey, Jimmy Barnes, Michael Bolton and Bad English.
During an extensive tour, singing cowboy Gene Autry plays in Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Frank Sinatra appears in a fund-raising gala at the Biltmore Bowl, Los Angeles, California, USA, on behalf of the Jewish Home for the Aged.
Internationally famed singer Sir Harry Lauder, once described by Sir Winston Chirchill as "Scotland's greatest ever ambassador!", dies aged 79 in Strathavon, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Amos Milburn And His Famous Orchestra play at The Sunset Terrace Ballroom, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Musical arranger Gordon Jenkins and musical mimic Sonny Howard are guests on CBS tv's Ed Sullivan Show [aka Toast Of The Town] in New York City, USA.
The Count Basie Sextet plays the seventeenth night of a six-week engagement at The Brass Rail, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Jonathan Leonard Friga is born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He will find success as multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Cain, best known for his work with Journey and Bad English.
Jazz vocalist Billy Eckstine plays the twelfth night of two weeks at Ciro's, San Francisco, California, USA.
At the end of tonight's edition of Richard Diamond, Private Detective on NBC Radio in the USA, the show's actor/singer star Dick Powell sings I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts.