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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.
UK pop hitmaker Anthony Newley is playing in a one-man show, Stop The World I Want To Get Off, at Queen's Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, which runs for 485 performances.
Dean Martin is playing during three weeks at The Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The Noel Coward-composed musical Sail Away is presented at The Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 167 performances.
Jerry Butler, Bobby Lewis, Maxine Brown, The (Detroit) Spinners, The Blue Notes, The Wanderers and Tommy Hunt play during a week of shows at The Regal Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Jimmy Rodgers plays during a week of shows at The Moore Theater, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Porter Wagoner plays during a week of shows in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Carol Channing with The Bennetts and Ben Arden And His Orchestra are playing at The Empire Room of The Palmer House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
George Shearing spends the first of two days recording with Wes Montgomery at United Recording studios, Los Angeles, California, USA, for the album George Shearing With The Montgomery Brothers.
Ooh La La - "an all-new musical comedy on ice" is playing at The Boulevard Room Theatre Restaurant in The Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles are on holiday in Paris, France, Europe.
Bobby Wood releases a new single, Human Emotions / Everybody's Searching, on Sun Records in the USA.
Flatt and Scruggs play a live concert in Terrell, Arkansas, USA.
The new No1 single in the USA, according to Billboard magazine, is Hit The Road Jack by Ray Charles.
Adam Faith plays at The Regal, Gloucester, England, UK, Europe.
The Chantels, The Bobbettes, Gladys Knight And The Pips, Tiny Topsy and Big Maybelle play the last of seven nights at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
While in New York City, USA, on a business trip, Matt Monro and his manager Don Black are staying at The Savoy Hilton Hotel.
Fok duo Robin Hall and Jimmie Macgregor perform live on BBC-tv's topical magazine show Tonight, in London, England, UK, Europe.
Schoolgirl Robin Clark releases her third single, It's Love, on Capitol Records in the USA.
It is reported that jazz clarinettist Buddy DeFranco has signed a new long-term recording contract with Mercury Records and will shortly record his first album for the label.
The Wilburn Brothers record an overdub session in Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
It is reported that Cadence Recordss in the USA is launching a new music carrying format under the name 'The Cadence Little LP'. Essentially this is a 7" 33 1/3 rpm disc featuring six tracks, aimed at the teenage market. Artists featured on the 'Little LP' format will include The Everly Brothers, Johnny Tillotson, The Chordettes and Eddie Hodges. (The format will not achieve any great success, although the subsequent development of 45rpm Extended Play discs (EP), usually featuring four tracks, will prove successful).
Dale Hawkins records Stay At Home Lulu, I Can't Erase You, The First To Know and other tracks for Atlantic Records in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Jorge Lopez Ruiz records the George Gershwin composition Summertime for Vik Records in Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America.
Don Hosea releases a new single, Since I Met You, on Sun Records in the USA.
Lonzo And Oscar play the first of three nights in Montgomery, Alabama, USA.
Songwriter-guitarist Kurt Neumann of roots-rock band The BoDeans is born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA.
While in New York City, USA, on a business trip, Shirley Bassey is staying at The Hotel Plaza.
Roy Acuff is playing a gig at Moses Lake, Washington State, USA.
Big Bad John by Jimmy Dean enters the Billboard Singles Chart in the USA, where it will peak at No1.
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Big Bad John by Jimmy Dean reaches No1 in the Canadian singles chart.
Memphis Slim records Rock Me Baby, Steady Rolling Blues and other tracks for Prestige Records in New York City, USA.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra are playing at The Birdhouse, Chicago, Illinois, 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.