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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.
Patsy Montana is playing during a four-week stretch at Harrah's Club, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA.The Chordettes are playing during two-weeks of shows at Beverly Hills Country Club, Southgate, Kentucky, USA.
The Max Roach Quintet, Abbey Lincoln and Mal Waldron play during a two-week residency at The Jazz Gallery, New York City, USA. The gigs provide a showcase for Roach's Freedom Now Suite, which powerfully advocates civil rights.
Stan Kenton plays during a four-week season at The Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, showcasing his 'New Era In Modern American Music'.Memphis Slim and Josh White play at The Royal Festival Hall, London, England, UK, Europe. Josh White's set is recorded and will be released as the LP Josh White Live!
Gerry And The Pacemakers, The Remo Four, Rory Storm And The Hurricanes, Kingsize Taylor And The Dominoes, The Big Three, Dale Roberts And The Jaywalkers, Ray And The Del-Renas, Derry And The Seniors, Johnny Rocco And The Jets, The Pressmen, Cilla Black and Ricky Temple play in an All-Night Rock Session at The Iron Door Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
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Barbra Streisand plays the penultimate night of a month-long residency at The Caucus Club, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Blue Moon by The Marcels reaches No1 in the Cashbox magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA.
A new tv pop show, Thank Your Lucky Stars, pre-recorded in Teddington Studios, Middlesex, UK, is broadcast for the first time by ITV, hosted by Pete Murray. Guests on the first edition - which is a local transmission only - are popular singer Anne Shelton and the vocal group The Five Dallas Boys.
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The highest new entry in this week's CashBox magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA is Theme From My Three Sons by Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra, entering at No78.
The Grand Ole Opry package featuring Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs, The Foggy Mountain Boys, Stringbean, Minnie Paerl, Margie Bowes, The Wilburn Brothers, Don Helms and Jim Reeves And The Blue Boys plays in Mobile, Alabama, USA.
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Shondell records This Time [We're Really Breakin' Up] in Batavia, near Chicago, Illinois, USA. It will be rejected by every major label in the USA, so Shondell will form his own, Goldcrest, and take the song to No6 in the Billboard chart.
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Susan Boyle is born in Blackburn, West Lothian, Scotland, UK, Europe. She will find international acclaim after appearing in the UK tv talent show Britain's Got Talent in 2009.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.