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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.
The musical 13 Daughters, starring Don Ameche, is presented at the 54th Street Theatre, on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of just 28 performances.
Barbara Carroll And Her Trio are playing during a three-week engagement at The London House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Bill Henderson is playing during a 22-day engagement at The Playboy Key Club, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Patsy Montana is playing during a four-week stretch at Harrah's Club, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA.
Frank Sinatra records That Old Black Magic, Yes Indeed and other tracks at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Bobby Rydell plays the fifth night of a week at The New Lotus Club, Washington DC, USA.
The Tornados play in The MU Ball at The Locarno Ballroom, Old Town Square, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.The Beatles make their first evening appearance at The Cavern Club in Liverpool, England, UK, Europe, as a guest act supporting The Swinging Blue Genes, who will evolve into The Swinging Blue Jeans. Entrance charge is two shillings (members) or four shillings (non-members).
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The Jimmy Hamilton Sextet records the album It's About Time, at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, for Swingville Records.
Jimmie Rodgers plays the thirteenth of fourteen nights at The Statler-Hilton Hotel, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Miles Davis records I Thought About You and Blues No2 at Columbia Records Studios, 30th Street, New York City, USA.
Donnie Brooks performs Memphis on tv show American Bandstand in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. (N.B. This is not the Chuck Berry song Memphis, Tennessee.) On the same show, Nickey DeMatto performs Mirror, Mirror.
Elvis Presley is recording songs for the upcoming movie Blue Hawaii at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California, USA.
Chubby Checker, The Drifters, Maxine Brown and Chuck Jackson play the fifth night of a week at The Regal, Chicago Illinois, USA.
In California, USA, former country music star Spade Cooley files for divorce from his wife Ella Mae Cooley, citing grounds of extreme cruelty.
Waylon Jennings becomes the father of a boy, Buddy Dean Jennings, named after Buddy Holly and James Dean.John Coltrane, Miriam Makeba, Oscar Brown Jr., and Machito's Band play the fifth night of a week at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, 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.