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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.
Helen O'Connell is playing during a three week booking at Mr. Kelly's, Chicago, Illinois, USA, with Barbara Gilbert.
The Harold Quinn Trio is playing during a three week engagement at The London House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Elvis Presley continues with studio-based filming for the movie Blue Hawaii, at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Marcels, Little Anthony And The Imperials, Ernie K-Doe, Freddie King, and Marv Johnson play the fourth of seven nights in a special presentation, The Stars Of The Swinging Sixties, at The Tivoli, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Neil Sedaka performs Little Devil on tv show American Bandstand at WFIL-tv in Philadelphia, Pennsylvanua, USA.
Johnny Preston begins a 22-city promotional tour of radio and tv stations in the USA based around his new single, Willy Walk / I Feel Good.
Frank Sinatra records I'll Be Seeing You, I'm Getting Sentimental Over You and other tracks in Los Angeles, California, USA, for Reprise Records.
Danny And The Juniors play during a week of shows at The Casino Royal, Washington DC, USA.
Eddie Harris is playing during two weeks at The Birdhouse, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Kissing Game by Dion enters the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart in the USA where it will peak, disappointingly at No82.
Comedy singing duo The Smothers Brothers continue with a three-week engagement at The Crystal Palace, Gaslight Square, St Louis, Missouri, USA. Second on the bill is teenage singer Barbra Streisand .
Comedian and songwriter Stan Freberg releases a new satirical album, The United States Of America, on Capitol Records in the USA.
The Flamingos, Jerry Butler, The Miracles, Maxine Brown, The Vibrations, and Shep And The Limelites play thefourth of seven nights at The Uptown Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Bobby Rydell plays at Sciolla's, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. This show marks his debut as a nightclub entertainer.Rama Lama Ding Dong by The Edsels enters the Billboard Singles Chart in the USA, where it will peak at No21. This song will inspire the question - "Who put the ram in the rama-lama-ding-dong' - asked by Barry Mann in his hit single Who Put The Bomp?. The answer is, of course, George Jones Jr of The Edsels who composed the song.
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.