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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.
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.
Shirley Bassey is playing during a summer season at The Opera House, Blackpool, England, UK, Europe.
Eddie Condon's All Stars are playing during a two-month engagement at Condon's, East 56th Street, New York City, USA.
UK pop hitmaker Anthony Newley is playing in a one-man show, Stop The World I Want To Get Off, at Queen's Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, which runs for 485 performances.
Lonnie Donegan, Miki And Griff, Suzie Miller, The Dallas Boys, Gil And Freddie Levedo, The Tiller Girls and Norman Vaughan are appearing in Putting On The Donegan at The Winter Gardens Pavilion, Blackpool, England, UK, Europe.
Liberace is playing at Three Rivers Inn, The Clay, New York State, USA.
Bill Doggett plays during a ten-day engagement at at The Flame Show Bar, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
The Roy Rogers Show is appearing at The State Fair, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Popular singer Sandy Stewart is playing during a residency at The Palmer House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Ray Price And His Cherokee Cowboys play the first of two nights in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.
The Drifters release a new single, Sweets For My Sweet, on Atlantic Records in the USA.
Roger Miller, Bobby Sykes, Charlie Walker and Carl Butler are all playing live in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.
Jimmie Rodgers is playing live dates in The Philippine Islands, Asia.
Patti Page and Jimmie Rodgers play during ten nights at Araneta Coliseum, The Philippines, Asia.
Eddie 'Guitar' Kirkland plays the first of three nights at The Hines Farm Blues Club, Swanton, Ohio, USA.
At a lunch-time session in The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe, Ringo Starr plays drums with The Beatles for the first time.
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Peggy Lee plays at The Monte Carlo Gala, Monte Carlo, Europe.
The Dovells release a new single, The Bristol Stomp, on Parkway Records in the USA.
Johnny And The Hurricanes play at Belmont Park, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Jackie De Shannon makes another of her many appearances on popular tv pop show American Bandstand at W-Fil Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jackie De Shannon appears on daily tv pop show American Bandstand, recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, performing I Wish I Could Find [A Boy Just Like You].
The First Mariposa Folk Festival, a two-day event, begins at Oval Park, Orillia, Ontario, Canada. Performers appearing over the two days of the event include Ian Tyson and Sylvia Fricker [aka Ian And Sylvia], O.J. Abbott, Omar Blondahl, Jean Carignan, Alan Mills, Jacques Labrecque, The Travellers, Al Cherney, Bonnie Dobson, the Canadian folklorist Edith Fowke, Merrick Jarrett, Alan McRae and Peter Wyborn, Finvola Redden, Ted Schafer, Mary Jane and Winston Young and The York County Boys.
Ray Charles releases a new single, Hard Times, on Atlantic Records in the USA.
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David Howell Evans is born in Barking, Essex, England, UK, Europe. He will grow up to become The Edge, guitarist of U2.
Chubby Checker begins a week-long engagement at the The Rainbow Room, Wildwood, New Jersey, USA.
Elvis Presley continues filming studio-based scenes for his latest movie, Follow That Dream, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Bill Haley and the Comets release a new single, The Spanish Twist, on Decca Records in the USA.
Brook Benton is playing during a week of shows at The Howard Theatre, Washington DC, USA.
The musical Milk And Honey, with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, is playing at The Martin Beck Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 543 performances.
The stage musical How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, starring Rudy Vallee, is playing at the 46th Street Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1,417 performances.