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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.
Tony Bennett plays during a month of shows at The Pigalle, London, England, UK, Europe.
Eddie Harris is playing during two weeks at The Birdhouse, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Wilburn Brothers play during a six-day engagement at The Flame Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Liberace is playing at The Chase Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Hank Thompson plays during a three-week engagement at The Golden Nugget, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Gene McDaniels is playing during a ten day residency at The Village Vanguard, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Elvis Presley continues with studio-based filming for the movie Blue Hawaii, at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Please Don't Treat Me Like A Child by Helen Shapiro peaks at No3 in the UK singles chart during a run of twenty weeks.
The Beatles continue their 92 day residency at The Top Ten Club, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.
Fats Domino plays the last of six nights at The Showboat, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Coasters release a new single, Little Egypt, on Atco records in the UK.
Frankie Avalon plays the ninth of ten nights at The Three Rivers Inn, Clay, New York State, USA.
Ella Fitzgerald plays the third night of a twelve-night run at The Crescendo Club, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Pat Boone releases a new single, Moody River, on Dot Records in the UK.
Connie Francis plays the third night of a week at The Town Casino, Buffalo, New York State, USA.
The Dizzy Gillespie Sextet plays at Birdland, New York City, USA.
Blues guitarist Jimmy Rogers plays the second night of two weeks in the Camellia house Lounge at The D rake Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Cliff Richard and The Shadows make an appearance at a special event in Battersea Park, London, England, UK, Europe, organised by the Variety Club of Great Britain.
Gene Vincent plays the last of six nights at The Opera House, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, Europe.
Sam Cooke, Hank Ballard And The Midnighters, Aretha Franklin, The Olympics and Clyde McPhatter play at the Keil Auditorium, St Louis, Missouri, USA.
Barbra Streisand plays the fifth night in a month-long engagement at The Bon Soir Club, New York City, USA.
Hank Snow celebrates his 25th year with RCA Victor Records in an event at The Andrew Jackson Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Jimmy Reed, Big Maybelle, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Witherspoon and Oscar Brown, Jr. play in the Blues At Carnegie concert in Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA.
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers play at L'Olympia, Paris, France, Europe.
Ricky Nelson releases a new single, Hello Mary Lou/Travellin' Man, on Imperial Records in the UK.
Mama Said by The Shirelles is the highest new entry in the Cashbox magazine chart of the best-selling pop singles in the USA, entering at No68.
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.