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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.
Fabian and Duane Eddy play the third night of a week at The Steel Pier,Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.
Notable ragtime composer Joseph Lamb dies aged 72 of a heart attack in Brooklyn, New York, USA. A white man, he had been discovered and promoted by Scott Joplin.
The last-minute cancellation of a Ray Charles gig at the Palais Ballroom, Portland, Oregon, results in a riot during which seventeen members of the crowd are arrested.
Fabian and Duane Eddy play the third night of a week at The Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.
Walk - Don't Run by The Ventures reaches No1 in the Australian pop singles chart.
The last-minute cancellation of a Ray Charles gig at the Palais Ballroom, Portland, Oregon, results in a riot during which seventeen members of the crowd are arrested.
Perry Bamonte, guitarist/keyboardist of The Cure from 1990 until 2005, is born in London, UK.
Patsy Cline appears live on popular country music tv show the Grand Ole Opry, recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, singing There He Goes.
Johnny And The Hurricanes play the second of four nights at The Rainbow Lounge, Wildwood, New Jersey, USA.
A UK Silver Disc is awarded to the hit single Apache by guitar-instrumental band The Shadows.
Dinah Dee And Her All-Girl Orchestra play at The Victory Memorial Hall, Northwich, Cheshire, UK.
The highest new entry in Cash Box magazine's chart of the best-selling pop singles in the USA is So Sad (To Watch GoodLove Go Bad) by The Everly Brothers entering at No70.
Elvis Presley buys himself an $18,000 custom-built black Rolls Royce Silver Cloud II from Coventry Motors, Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, California, USA.
The last-minute cancellation of a Ray Charles gig at The Palais Ballroom, Portland, Oregon, USA, results in a riot during which seventeen members of the crowd are arrested.
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.