5th September

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.

Eddie Condon's All Stars are playing during a two-month engagement at Condon's, East 56th Street, New York City, USA.

UK pop hitmaker Anthony Newley is playing in a one-man show, Stop The World I Want To Get Off, at Queen's Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, which runs for 485 performances.

Lonnie Donegan, Miki And Griff, Suzie Miller, The Dallas Boys, Gil And Freddie Levedo, The Tiller Girls and Norman Vaughan are appearing in Putting On The Donegan at The Winter Gardens Pavilion, Blackpool, England, UK, Europe.

Popular singer Sandy Stewart is playing during a residency at The Palmer House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Little Richard records Ride On King Jesus, It's Real and other gospel-oriented tracks for Mercury Records in New York City, USA.

Jazz saxophonist Yusef Lateef records the album Eastern Sounds at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA. The album includes a track, The Plum Blossom, which will provide the melodic inspiration for Cat Stevens' hit 1966 single I Love My Dog.

The Beatles play a lunchtime show at The Cavern, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.

The Soul Stirrers headline a week-long gospel revue at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.

Cliff Richard and The Shadows play the ninth night in a six-week season at The Opera House, Blackpool, England, UK, Europe.

Brenda Lee plays the fifth of eight nights at The Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.

Tennessee Ernie Ford and Anita Bryant are playing at The New York State Fair, New York, USA.

Popular singer Dick Williams spends the day in Pittsburgh, Pennsyvania, USA, promoting his new Capitol Records LP Two Sides Of Love. In the evening he is treated to a cocktail party at the Penn-Sheraton Hotel.

The Everly Brothers release a new single, Don't Blame Me, on Warner Brothers Records in the USA. The disc is the first in a new range of Warners' releases under their 'Plus 2' campaign, which attempts to combat flagging singles sales by offering four tracks instead of two on a single. The official b-side of Don't Blame me is Muskrat, while the 'Plus 2' bonus tracks are Walk Right Back and Lucille. A week later, Warners will proclaim the campaign as success, claiming that the disc sold over 300,000 copies in its first week.

Bob Dylan plays at The Gaslight, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, with Dave Van Ronk.

Frank Sinatra ios featured on the cover of the first edition of a new publication, Show Business Illustrated, in the USA.

American magazine Show Business Illustrated reports that, "The Kingston Trio is big business. Since June 1958, when its first LP went on sale, Trio recordings have grossed in excess of $25,000,000 accounting for nearly fifteen percent of bustling Capitol Records' total business. The Trio's annual earnings exceed $1,200,000. They received $200,000 to plug Seven-Up on radio and TV commercials. A Kingston Trio line of men's clothing grossed another $500,000 in six months."

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.