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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.Louis Prima plays the third night of two weeks at The Click, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Cecil Payne And His Orchestra featuring Billy Taylor on piano, record Block Buster Boogie for Decca Records in the USA.
Popular gospel group The Johnson Family Singers make another of their regular appearances on the show Hymn Time on WBT Radio, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. On tonight's broadcast they sing Land of the Setting Sun, Just to Know Him Is to Love Him and At Evening.
Freddy Martin And His Orchestra play the thirteenth night of six weeks at the St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, California, USA.
Popular singer Teresa Brewer appears in the tv show Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue in the USA, hosted by bandleader Paul Whiteman.
Adaline
Shepherd dies aged 76 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. She is
perhaps best-remembered as the composer of the ragtime piano
favourites Pickles And
Peppers and Wireless Rag.
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 If I Knew You Were Coming I'd've Baked A Cake.
The Ink Spots and Don Cornell are the musical guests on tonight's edition of Ed Sullivan Show, recorded in New York City, USA.
Singing cowboy Jimmy Wakely plays the fourth night of two weeks at The Oriental Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Eddie Duchin And His Orchestra play the fifth night of a season at The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, USA, that will run until May 10th.
Brooke Payne is born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He will find success in the music industry as manager of New Edition, LSG and Bell Biv Devoe.
Jazz vocalist Billy Eckstine plays the final night of one week at The Palomar Theatre, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Adaline
Shepherd dies aged 76 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. She is
perhaps best-remembered as the composer of the ragtime piano
favourites Pickles And
Peppers and Wireless Rag.
The Count Basie Sextet plays the thirty-first night of a six-week engagement at The Brass Rail, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra play the eleventh night of two weeks at The Palomar Club, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.