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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
Flamingos perform Nobody Loves Me Like You Do on popular tv
show Dick Clark's American
Bandstand, recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Ray Charles, The Drifters, Marv Johnson, Ruth Brown and others appear in the Hitmakers Of 1960 package tour at Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Fats Domino releases a new single, Walking To New Orleans, in the USA. It will be his last Top Ten pop hit.
Jackie Wilson plays the sixth of seven nights at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
A new radio station, WBIC, begins broadcasting in the New York area, with a middle of the road music policy.
The Sam Lazar Quartet, with Willie Dixon on bass, records Funky Blues, Big Willie, My Babe and other tracks in Chicago, Illinois, USA, for Chess Records.
The Howard Morrison Quartet is featured in the first official television broadcast in New Zealand, Oceania.Bill Haley And His Comets record So Right Tonight at Bell Sound Studios, New York City, USA, for Warner Brothers Records.
Connie Francis plays the third night in a two week engagement at Sciolla's Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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.