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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.
The Kenny Dorham Quartet records Mack The Knife, Blue Friday and other tracks at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, for Prestige Records.
The Charles Mingus Nonet records Things Ain't What They Used To Be and Mood Indigo in New York City, USA.
Louis Jordan plays the fifth night in a week of shows at the Showboat, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Famed ragtime banjo, guitar and musical saw player Sam Moore dies in
San Francisco, California, USA, aged 72.
Big Joe Turner releases a new recording of his 1953 hit single, Honey Hush, in the USA on Atlantic Records.
Eddie Cochran releases a new single, Hallelujah, I Love Her So, in the USA on Liberty Records.
Neil Sedaka enters the UK pop singles chart with Oh! Carol, which will peak at No3 during a seventeen-week run.
Music From Schubert Alley, a one hour tv special featuring Andy Williams, is broadcast by NBC-tv in the USA.
R'n'b keyboardist Bill Doggett begins a week of gigs at the Flame Show Bar in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Big Joe Turner releases a new single, Honey Hush [with Fats Domino on piano], in the USA on Atlantic Records.
Elvis Presley installs a South African masseur, Monsieur Laurenz, in a house near his US army base in Germany. After a couple of weeks of his attentions, however, Elvis decides that Laurenz is "queer" and has him thrown out.