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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.
Sonny Boy Williamson 2 records Checking Up On My Baby, Open Road, Santa Claus and I Can't Do Without You, in Chicago, Illinois, USA, for Chess Records. His band includes Otis Spann on piano.
Blues vocalist and guitarist Scrapper Blackwell records the album Blues Before Sunrise, for 77 Records in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Gene Vincent and Eddie
Cochran play the fourth night of a brief season at The Hippodrome, Bristol, UK.
Blues vocalist and guitarist Scrapper Blackwell records tracks for the album Blues Before Sunrise, for 77 Records in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Ben E. King, The Clovers, Santo And Johnny, Robert And Johnny, Wade Flemons, The Olympics, Bobby Marchan and Etta James play the third night in a week of shows at The Apollo Theater, Harlem,
King Pleasure records All Of Me, I'm In The Mood For Love and other tracks in Los Angeles, California, USA, for Prestige Records.
Cliff Richard and The Shadows play the fourth night in a week of shows at The Coventry Theatre, Coventry, UK.
During a visit to Greece, Europe, Canadian poet/novelist Leonard Cohen makes a five-hour steamer journey from the port of Pireus to the island of Hydra, via Aegina, Methana, and Poros.
Sonny Boy Williamson 2 records Checking Up On My Baby, Open Road, Santa Claus and I Can't Do Without You, in Chicago, Illinois, USA, for Chess Records. His band includes Otis Spann on piano.
Jackie Wilson plays the third night in a week of shows at The Fontainebleu in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
Neil Sedaka enters the UK pop singles chart with Stairway To Heaven, which will peak at No8 during a fifteen-week run.
A new musical, Bye Bye Birdie, opens in the Martin Beck Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA. The plot follows the adventures of an Elvis Presley-like rock'n'roller, Conrad Birdie, who is making as much publicity as he can out of having been drafted into the US Army. It will run for 607 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.