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The Steven Sondheim musical Gypsy, starring Ethel Merman, is performed on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 702 performances.
The musical Irma La Douce is running at The Plymouth Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It runs at The Plymouth for more than a year before transferring to The Alvin Theatre.
Teddy Randazzo, Molly Bee, Jo-Ann Campbell and Carding Cruz with his 24-piece orchestra play at Araneta Coliseum, The Philippines, Asia, during The Christmas Cavalcade Of International Stars.
Ray Charles plays at The Palladium, Hollywood, California, USA, taking a box office gross of $20,000.
Sven Regener is born in Bremen, Germany, Europe. He will find success in the 80s as a singer with the bands Zatopek, Neue Liebe and Element Of Crime before becoming a popular novelist.
Rockabilly vocalist Wanda Jackson plays the eighteenth night of a six-week season at the Golden Nugget, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
It is announced that Mike Nock, pianist with Australian jazz group The Three Out Trio, has been awarded one of the 1961 Down Beat Hall of Fame scholarships to the Berklee School of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.Hank Williams' original Drifting Cowboys play together for the first time in 14 years on the 15th Anniversary of Hank's death.
Earl Grant, Fran Jeffries, The Novelties and Nancy Dussault are the musical guests on tonight's edition of The Ed Sullivan Show on tv in New York City, USA.
Comedy album The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back! by Bob Newhart reaches No1 in the Billboard Albums Chart the USA.
Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb, later to become The Bee Gees, continue with two weeks of appearances in a pantomime, Jack And The Beanstalk, at The Rialto Theatre, Sydney, Australia, Oceania.Clay Cole's Christmas Rock'n'Roll Show plays the last of ten days at The Brooklyn Paramount, New York City, USA, featuring Neil Sedaka, Dion, Bo Diddley, The Drifters, Chubby Checker, Little Anthony, The Skyliners, Johnny Burnette, Bobby Vee and Dante And The Evergreens.
Tex Ritter, with producer Lee Gillette, records Lord Let They Grace Surround Me, The Sacred Guest and other religious songs in Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Buzz Clifford is visiting deejays and distributors in New York City, USA, to promote his novelty single Baby Sittin' Boogie.James Brown plays the sixth night in a week of dates at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA, supported by Maurice Williams And The Zodiacs plus Larry Williams.
The Noel Coward-composed musical Sail Away is presented at The Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 167 performances.The musical Milk And Honey, with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, is playing at The Martin Beck Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 543 performances.
The stage musical How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, starring Rudy Vallee, is playing at the 46th Street Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1,417 performances.
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Musical comedy The Gay Life is presented at The Shubert Theater, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 113 performances.
Roy Acuff is undertaking a one-month tour of Spain, Europe, and Morocco, Africa, where he is performing for American troops, sponsored by the United Service Organizations.
Sarah Vaughan is playing during a three-week engagement at the My Fair Lady club in Chicago, Illinois, USA.Lambert, Hendricks And Ross are playing during a two-week engagement at The Village Vanguard, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Louis Jordan plays during a lengthy engagement at Danny's Lounge, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
Paul Anka is playing throughout Christmas and New Year at The Caribe Room, Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Caribbean.
Gene McDaniels plays during an eight-night run at The Fox Theater, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Brenda Lee, Dion, Johnny Tillotson, Freddy Cannon, The Casuals, Frank Gari, Clarence 'Frogman' Henry and others play in the week-long Big Show at Medinah Temple, Chicago, Illinois, USA. The show is promoted by Sid Bernstein.