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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'.
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Fats Domino, Chubby Checker, The Shirelles,The Drifters, Bo Diddley, Ben E. King and Chuck Jackson set off on a new package tour, The Biggest Show Of Stars for 1961, with its first show at the Uline Arena, Washington DC, USA.
At their ranch home in Willow Springs, California, USA, Ella Mae Cooley, wife of former country music star Spade Cooley tells their daughter that he had pushed her from their car, as an explanation of why she has black eye, is drained of colour and has an abrasion on her arm.
The McGuire Sisters are playing at THe Deauville Hotel, Miami, Florida, USA.
Bobby Rydell and The Maynard Ferguson Orchestra are playing at The Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.
The Allisons, featuring Trowbridge-born Bob Day, play at the The Gaumont, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, with Mike Preston, Ronnie Carroll, Rhet Stoller, The Krew Kats, The Hunters, Michael Hill, Dave Reed and Dave Sampson.Guitarist/keyboardist John Baker is born in Bath, England, UK, Europe. He will play with Graduate [an early incarnation of TearsFor Fears] and The Korgis.
Barbra Streisand comes to the end of a month-long residency at The Caucus Club, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Buddy Jewell, a country singer popular in the 90s, is born in Osceola, Arkansas, USA.
Cab Calloway performs during the intermission at the Harlem Globetrotters - College All Americans contest at Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Ricky Valance plays at The Gaumont Ballroom, Bradford, England, UK, supported by Screaming Lord Sutch And The Savages.
Carl Butler plays in Columbia, Tennessee, USA.
Songwriter Harry Ruby is the subject of This Is Your Life on NBC TV in the USA. Usually working with Bert Kalmar, his best-known songs include Who's Sorry Now, Nevertheless, I Wanna Be Loved By You and Three Little Words.
Anita Bryant, Dick Roman and Roger Williams are the musical guests on tonight's edition of tv's Ed Sullivan Show in New York City, USA.The Swinging Blue Genes, later to find success as The Swinging Blue Jeans, play at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
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.