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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.
Bobby Darin plays the sixth night in a week of shows at Blinstrub's, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Trailblazing female tenor saxophonist and vocalist Betty Smith And Her Quintet play at The Festival Hall, Kirkby In Ashton, England, UK, Europe.Eddie Cochran arrives in the UK to join a tour with Gene Vincent, Billy Fury, Georgie Fame and Joe Brown. The tour plays on this night at the Granada, Rugby, but Cochran has not yet joined the bill.
The Mystics, featuring Paul Simon on lead vocals, play on the Clay Cole Hop in New Jersey, USA.
Australia's first new No1 single of the new decade is Boom Boom Baby by Billy 'Crash' Craddock.
Guests on today's edition of US tv's Dick Clark Show include Duane Eddy, Bob Crewe, Jerry Wallace and Jamie Horton.
Harald Fossberg is born in Norway, Europe. He will become the lead singer in Norway's first punk band, Vandalism, and then lead
singer of Turbonegro before
pursuing a career in journalism at the newspaper Aftenposten.
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.