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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 Rene Thomas Quintet spends the second of two days recording the album Guitar Groove for Riverside Records in New York City, USA.
Jazz pianist John Lewis records The Stranger, at Atlantic Studios, New York City, USA.
The
Drifters perform Save The Last Dance
For Me, on popular tv show American
Bandstand, recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jazz double-bassist, bandleader and composer Oscar Pettiford dies, aged 37, from a virus similar to polio, in Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe. Pettiford had also earned acclaim as a pioneer of the cello in a jazz context.Aimee Mann is born in Richmond, Virginia, USA. She will sing with Til Tuesday, then pursue a successful solo career as a singer-songwriter.
John Coltrane is at United Recorders, Los Angeles, Caifornia, recording the tracks Mr Day, Like Sonny and Exotica.
David Steele, keyboardist for British bands The Beat and Fine Young Cannibals, is born in the Isle of Wight, UK.
Walk
- Don't Run by The Ventures enters the UK pop singles chart where it will peak at No8.
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.