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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.
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.
Patsy Montana is playing during a four-week stretch at Harrah's Club, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA.
The Max Roach Quintet, Abbey Lincoln and Mal Waldron play during a two-week residency at The Jazz Gallery, New York City, USA. The gigs provide a showcase for Roach's Freedom Now Suite, which powerfully advocates civil rights.
Stan Kenton plays during a four-week season at The Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, showcasing his 'New Era In Modern American Music'.
Rockabilly guitarist Charlie Shivers dies in a methane gas explosion at his farm near Scottsville, Kentucky, USA.
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Franklin, with The Ray Bryant Combo, releases a new single, Are You Sure, on Columbia Records in the USA.
Joanie Sommers plays at the UCLA Campus, Los Angeles, California, USA.
John Lee Hooker has two new singles released in the USA on this day - I'm Going Upstairs / I'm Mad Again on Vee-Jay Records and Mojo Hand on Lauren Records.
Rockabilly vocalist Wanda Jackson releases a new single, Right Or Wrong, on Capitol Records in the USA.
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The Regents release a new single, Barbara Ann, on Gee Records in the USA. It will peak at No13 in the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart but, in 1965, The Beach Boys will be inspired to record an almost identical cover version, which will peak at No2. The Who will record a version in 1966, and the tune will be given a further lease of life in the early 1990s when it is pressed into service [with altered lyrics] as an advertising jingle for Babybel cheese.
Connie Francis releases a new single, Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart, on MGM Records in the USA.
Nat King Cole records Cappuccina, Let True Love Begin, Love and I Heard You Cried Last Night in Capitol Recording Studios, 151 West 46th Street, New York City, USA.
Ricky Nelson releases a new single, Hello Mary Lou/Travelin' Man, on Imperial Records in the USA. Hello Mary Lou is written by Gene Pitney.
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Country singer and bluegrass banjo player Wade E. Mainer has a recording session at King Records in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
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.