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Lloyd Price, The Spaniels and The Dubs are playing during a week-long engagement at The Howard Theater, Washington DC, USA.
The Platters are playing during a nine-day booking at The Twin Coaches Club, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.Little Richard's backing group The Upsetters are headlining this week's show at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA. Also on the bill are The Bill Doggett Combo, Little Willie John and The Pastels.
Paul Anka plays at the King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, UK. Also on the bill are Lorrae Desmond, The Ken-Tones, the Peter Groves Trio and Roy Stevens.
Ella Fitzgerald records the Irving Berlin compositions Cheek To Cheek, I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm, Blue Skies, Let's Face The Music And Dance, Puttin' On The Ritz, Lazy, Remember, Heat Wave, The Song Is Ended and It's A Lovely Day Today, for the album Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Song Book at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California, USA>
Stanley Dale's Skiffle Show Of 1958 plays the second of five nights at the Gaumont, Bradford, UK, featuring Jim Dale, Wally Whyton And The Vipers, Susan And Valerie Pardoe, Stan Van, Campbell And Rogerson and Betty Fox's Eight Dancing Teenagers.
Bertice Reading, John Barry, Don Lang and others rehearse in London, UK, for a pilot edition of UK tv pop show Oh Boy!
Buddy Holly and The Crickets play at The Ritz, Wigan, UK, supported by The Montanas, The Tanner Sisters, Gary Miller and Ronnie Keene And his Orchestra. Des O'Connor is the compere.
Buddy Holly and The Crickets play at The Ritz, Wigan, UK, supported by The Montanas, The Tanner Sisters, Gary Miller and Ronnie Keene And his Orchestra. Des O'Connor is the compere.
In a tie-up with ad agency Young And Rubicam, Jerry Lee Lewis appears on The Dick Clark Show in the USA inviting the teen audience to send in five Beechnut chewing gum wrappers and fifty cents, in order to obtain a signed copy of his latest song - Breathless. In fact, the 'signed copies' were all knocked off with a rubber stamp.