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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.Duke Ellington And His Orchestra, Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers and others play at the Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
What'd I Say by Ray Charles is the highest new entry on the Cashbox singles chart in the USA, entering at No64.
Brook Benton and The Crests play the second night in a week of shows at The Howard Theater, Washington, DC, USA.
The Coasters and The Falcons play the second night in a week of shows at The Apollo, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Folk group The Brothers Four fly to New York City, USA, to begin recording their debut album for Columbia Records.
Island Records is founded in Jamaica, Caribbean, by Chris Blackwell, Graeme Goodall and Leslie Kong, partially financed by Stanley Borden from RKO. The label's name is inspired by the Harry Belafonte hit Island in the Sun. Initially a reggae label, it will become much more rock oriented in the latter half of the 1960s.