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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 Dave Brubeck Quartet releases the album Time Out on Columbia Records in the USA. The album includes a track, Kathy's Waltz, which is widely believed to have influenced or inspired Paul McCartney of The Beatles in his writing of the song All My Loving.
A report published today by the Research Center of Ohio State University suggests that rock'n'roll has divided the generations. It is the favourite music of 14 - 18 year olds, but the least favourite music of anybody over that age.
Heartaches By The Number by Guy Mitchell reaches No1 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA.
Bill Haley And His Comets release their ninth album, Strictly Instrumental, in the USA on Decca Records.