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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.
Stan Kenton plays during a four-week season at The Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, showcasing his 'New Era In Modern American Music'.
Tony Bennett plays during a month of shows at The Pigalle, London, England, UK, Europe.
Eddie Harris is playing at The Show Boat, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Ella Fitzgerald is playing during a season at Basin Street East, New York City, USA.
The Harold Quinn Trio is playing during a three week engagement at The London House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Helen O'Connell is playing during a three week booking at Mr. Kelly's, Chicago, Illinois, USA, with Barbara Gilbert.
Liberace is playing at Freddie's Cafe, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Johnny Preston, Paul Evans and Pilita Corrales play in the Rock'n'Roll Festival at Araneta Coliseum, The Philippines, Asia. During the six-day run of this show, The Twist dance craze is introduced to The Philippines.
Johnny Stiles And His Band play at The Goddard Arms, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
Miles Davis plays at The Blackhawk, San Francisco , California, USA.
Ben E. King releases a new single, Stand By Me, on Atco Records in the USA.
Brenda Lee plays live in Elmendorf Air Base, Alaska, USA.
Shep And The Limelites perform Daddy's Home on popular tv show American Bandstand, broadcast by WFIL tv in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Elvis Presley continues with studio-based filming for the movie Blue Hawaii, at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Judy Garland plays at The Mosque Theater, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
The Beatles continue their 92 day residency at The Top Ten Club, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.
Memphis Slim releases a new single, Four Walls, on Strand Records in the USA.
Ernie K-Doe, Jimmy Jones and Freddie Scott play at The Carnegie Music Hall, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Kingsize Taylor And The Dominoes play at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
Eroll Garner plays a benefit concert for the Philadelphia Inquiries Charities, at The Philadelphia Academy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Johnny Burnette, now recovered from his recent illness, leaves the USA to tour Australia and New Zealand, Oceania, with Connie Francis and Bobby Vee.
Bob Dylan plays the eleventh of fifteen nights as support to John Lee Hooker at Gerde's Folk City, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Snooky Lanson, Fran Allison, Pee Wee King and Redd Stewart appear on NBC-tv's Five Star Jubilee in Springfield, Missouri, USA.
Ernestine Anderson is playing during a week of shows at The Regal Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Pee Wee King and Redd Stewart appear on NBC-tv's Jubilee USA, from Springfield, Missouri, USA.
The Thelonious Monk Quartet plays in The Teatro Lirico, Milan, Italy, Europe.
The Miles Davis Quintet plays the first of two nights at The Blackhawk, in San Francisco, California, USA. The concert is recorded and will be released as the albums In Person Friday Night at the Blackhawk and In Person Saturday Night at the Blackhawk [Vol. 2].
Comedy singing duo The Smothers Brothers continue with a three-week engagement at The Crystal Palace, Gaslight Square, St Louis, Missouri, USA. Second on the bill is teenage singer Barbra Streisand.
Country-gospel quartet The Blackwood Brothers play in Macon, Georgia, USA.
The Olympics, Aretha Franklin, The Capris, Johnny Hartman and The Dells play the first of seven nights at the Regal Theater, Chicago, Illinois, 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.