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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.
Bobby Rydell and Dale Hawkins appear on tv's Dick Clark Show, recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
UK pop paper Melody Maker reports that the weekly BBC Radio show Saturday Club is to include rock'n'roll and pop in its format, and that the John Barry Seven is to become the show's house band.
Future US pop star Gary Lewis appears as a comedian on his father's NBC TV special, The Jerry Lewis Show, in the USA.
Eddie Cochran makes his first UK tv appearance on Boy Meets Girls, recorded in Manchester, UK.
The highest new entry in Cash Box magazine's chart of the best-selling pop singles in the USA is Let It Be Me by The Everly Brothers, entering at No77.
Saxophonist Richard Elliott is born in Glasgow, Scotland. He will find acclaim as a session player for Smokey Robinson, and also as a member of Tower Of Power.
Gene Vincent, supported by Billy Fury, Joe Brown and Georgie Fame, plays at the Granada, Mansfield, UK.
The Mystics, featuring Paul Simon on lead vocals, perform live on a telethon in Albany, New Jersey, USA.
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.