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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.
Hitmaking US r'n'b vocal group Shep And The Limelites record Too Young To Wed, Two Loving Hearts, Freckle Face and Little Star.
Gospel group The Statesmen play at The Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. where they record the live album The Statesmen On Stage.
Clyde McPhatter, LaVern Baker and Santo And Johnny play at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
The Jazz For Moderns concert tour, featuring Dave Brubeck, sets off with a gig for the Chamber Of Commerce in El Paso, Texas, USA.
Bill Haley And His Comets play at the Lindenwold Inn, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Freddy Cannon performs Way Down Yonder In New Orleans on daily tv pop show American Bandstand, recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The US House of Representatives announces that a house subcommittee is probing commercial bribery in the promotion of music. This is the beginning of the 50s payola scandal, which will destroy the career of controversial deejay Alan Freed.
R'n'b keyboardist Bill Doggett plays the third of five nights at The Copa Club, Newport, Kentucky, USA.
The Ray Bryant Trio records Take The A Train, Sneaking Around and other tracks in New York City, USA, for Signature Records.
The Jazz For Moderns concert tour, featuring Dave Brubeck, sets off with a gig for the Chamber Of Commerce in El Paso, Texas, USA.
Frankie Avalon releases a new single, Why?, in the USA on Chancellor Records. It will peak at No1 in the singles chart.
Ricky Nelson releases a new single, I Wanna Be Loved, on Imperial Records in the USA.
A range of Cliff Richard merchandise, including necklets and heart-shaped lockets, goes on sale in the UK.