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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 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.Recently returned from Hamburg, Germany, Europe, The Beatles play a triumphant welcome home gig at The Casbah, Liverpool, UK.
UK pop paper Record And Show Mirror reviews a new Ray Charles single, Come Rain Or Come Shine, with the words "not a trace of rock and roll in this, yet it's moving up the US best-sellers ' another step in the return of pop discs to quality material."
Bobby Darin plays the eleventh night of two weeks at The Latin Casino, Merchantville, New Jersey, USA.
Big Maybelle plays the second of two nights at The Club Baby Doll, 7309 Vincennes Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Are You Lonesome Tonight by Elvis Presley reaches No1 in the Australian pop singles chart.
Rockabilly vocalist Wanda Jackson plays the third night of a six-week season at The Golden Nugget, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The highest new entry in Cash Box magazine's chart of the best-selling pop singles in the USA is The Hoochie Koochie Koo, on King Records by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters entering at No64.
Elektra Records announces its first batch of UK album releases, including Folk Songs For Moderns by The Limeliters and Chain Gang Songs by Josh White.
Connie Francis plays the seventeenth night of a four-week season at The Copacabana, New York City, USA.