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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.Brenda Lee plays the fourth of what is planned as fourteen nights at The Latin Casino, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA. She will, however, dislocate her neck on the 12th, necessitating cancellation of the remaining dates.
Shirley Bassey, Nelson Riddle and The Hi-Lo's begin a UK tour at The New Victoria Theatre, London, UK.
Neil Sedaka plays the second night of a week of shows at The International Club, New York City, USA.
Shirley Bassey, Nelson Riddle and The Hi-Lo's begin a UK tour at the New Victoria Theatre, London, UK.
Carl Perkins plays the seventh of fifteen nights at the Golden Nugget, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Rock drummer Michael Cartellone is born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. In a long career, he will work with with acts including John Fogerty, Cher, Freddie Mercury, Peter Frampton and Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Country singer and songwriter Johnny Cash records The Legend Of John Henry's Hammer and No-one Will Ever Know at Columbia Studio, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Musicians on the session include Johnny Cash on vocals and guitar, Luther Perkins on electric guitar, Marshall Grant on bass, Bill Pursell on piano, W.S. Holland on drums, Joe Babcock on banjo and The Carter Family on backing vocals.
Neil Sedaka plays the second night of a week of shows at The International Club, New York City, USA.
Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated plays its regular Thursday night residency at The Marquee Club, Oxford Street, London, UK.
Chubby Checker plays the seventh of ten nights at the National Stadium, Mexico City, Mexico, Central America.
In the Supreme Court, New York City, USA, defendants Gladys Music, Inc., Elvis Presley Music, Inc., and Radio Corporation of America [RCA] move to have the copyright case over the song Good Luck Charm, which has been brought against them by songwriters Aaron Schroeder and Wally Gold, dismissed. The court decides in favour of the defendants.
In Hamburg, Germany, Europe, British rock'n'roller Tony Sheridan adds his vocals to backing tracks for the songs Sweet Georgia Brown and Swanee River which were made by The Beatles two weeks earlier.