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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.
Stan Kenton plays during a four-week season at The Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, showcasing his 'New Era In Modern American Music'.
The Coasters record Giving Up, Hongry, Teach Me How To Shimmy and I'm A Hum Dinger in Los Angeles, California, USA, for Atco Records. Producers on the session are Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.
Country-gospel quartet The Blackwood Brothers play in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, USA.
Fred Waring is playing during four nights at Syria Mosque, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, USA. The show is for Shrine members only.
Del Shannon performs Runaway on tv show
American
Bandstand, broadcast by WFIL tv in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Top Ten Singles being played on WMGM Radio in New York
City, USA, for the week beginning on this date are as follows :
1. RUNAWAY - Del Shannon (Big Top)
2. BLUE MOON - The Marcels (Colpix)
3. BUT I DO - Clarence 'Frogman' Henry (Argo)
4. DADDY'S HOME - Shep And The Limelites (Hull)
5. I'VE TOLD EVERY LITTLE STAR - Linda Scott (Canadian-American)
6. MOTHER-IN-LAW - Ernie K-Doe (Minit)
7. TONIGHT I FELL IN LOVE - The Tokens (Warwick)
8. A HUNDRED POUNDS OF CLAY - Gene McDaniels (Liberty)
9. BABY BLUE - The Echoes (Seg-way)
10. DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE - The Shirelles (Scepter)
1. RUNAWAY - Del Shannon (Big Top)
2. BLUE MOON - The Marcels (Colpix)
3. BUT I DO - Clarence 'Frogman' Henry (Argo)
4. DADDY'S HOME - Shep And The Limelites (Hull)
5. I'VE TOLD EVERY LITTLE STAR - Linda Scott (Canadian-American)
6. MOTHER-IN-LAW - Ernie K-Doe (Minit)
7. TONIGHT I FELL IN LOVE - The Tokens (Warwick)
8. A HUNDRED POUNDS OF CLAY - Gene McDaniels (Liberty)
9. BABY BLUE - The Echoes (Seg-way)
10. DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE - The Shirelles (Scepter)
A new student-oriented radio station, WTBS-FM, begins transmissions at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Popular and classical music dominate the schedule at first, but jazz and rock-n-roll records are soon added.
Dedicated To The One I Love by The Shirelles peaks at No3 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA.
Buck Owens and Rose Maddox release a new single, Loose Talk b/w Mental Cruelty, on Capitol Records in the USA.
Jazz trumpeter Buck Clayton records the album One For Buck, in New York City, USA, for Columbia Records.
John Lee Hooker is playing two weeks of shows at Gerde's Folk City, New York City, USA.
Wooden Heart by Elvis Presley peaks at No2 in the Canadian pop singles chart, held off the top by The Marcels' Blue Moon.
Jazz saxophonist Junior Cook and trumpeter Blue Mitchell record the album Junior's Cookin', in Long Beach California, USA, for Jazzland Records.
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.