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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.
British comedy duo Flanders And Swann are performing their show At The Drop Of A Hat during a run of 215 performances at the John Golden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA.
Miriam Makeba plays the third night of a four week season at the Village Vanguard, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
The Biggest Show Of Stars 1960 Winter Edition package tour plays at The Mosque, New Jersey, USA. Acts on the bill include Freddy Cannon, Clyde McPhatter, The Clovers, Bobby Rydell, Johnny And The Hurricanes, The Isley Brothers, The Crests, Cliff Richard and The Shadows, Sammy Turner and Linda Laurie.
The second of two televised semi-finals to find the British entry for the 1960 Eurovision Song Contest is broadcast in the UK. Artists appearing include Vince Eager and Denis Lotis.
Johnny
Burnette appears on US tv show American
Bandstand, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Dinah Washington plays the eighth night of two weeks of dates at Fack's No2, San Francisco, California, USA.
Jazz pianist Billy Taylor records a live album, Uptown, at The Prelude Club, New York City, USA, for Riverside Records.
Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Billy Fury, Joe Brown and Georgie Fame, play the fourth of six nights at The Empire, Glasgow, Scotland.
Jerry Blaine, owner of Jubilee Records, testifies during the payola trial of radio deejay Alan Freed, in New York City, USA. Blaine admits having paid money to Freed in order to get his company's records played on Freed's radio show.
Top British jazz trombonist Chris Barber records Swipsy Cakewalk, Reindeer Ragtime Two-Step and Georgia Cakewalk, in London, UK.
A new Lionel Bart musical, Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'be, opens at The Garrick Theatre, London, UK, where it will run for 886 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.