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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.
Rory Storm And The Hurricanes are playing during a two-month season at The Kaiserkeller, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.
Rory Storm And The Hurricanes are playing during a two-month season at The Kaiserkeller, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.
Johnny Mathis plays at Araneta Coliseum, The Philippines, Asia, during a run of ten nights.
Little Anthony And The Imperials release a new single, Limbo, on End Records in the USA.
Marlene Dietrich plays the seventh of eight nights at The Shubert Theater, Detroit,Michigan, USA. Her musical director on these shows is Burt Bacharach.
Jazz saxophonist John Coltrane is in Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City, recording Village Blues, The Night Has A Thousand Eyes and My Favourite Things. On the same day, The Miracles release a new single, Shop Around, on Tamla Records in the USA.
The Beatles play the eighteenth night of a lengthy residency at The Kaiserkeller, Hamburg, Germany.
Hank Ballard appears on popular tv show American Bandstand, at WFIL-TV, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Ballard is paid $155.50 for the appearance.
Bert Weedon and The The Dave Clark Five play at the California Ballroom, Dunstable, UK.
Package tour The Biggest Show Of Stars For '60, featuring Brenda Lee, Duane Eddy, Fabian, Chubby Checker, Freddy Cannon and Bill Black's Combo, plays at the Ellis Auditorium, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Jazz saxophonist John Coltrane is in Atlantic Recording Studio, New York City, USA, recording Village Blues, The Night Has A Thousand Eyes and My Favourite Things.
The Tornados play at McIlroy's Ballroom, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK, supported by Dean Prince & The Dukes and Johnny Vince & The Silhouettes.
The Miracles release a new single, Shop Around, on Tamla Records in the USA.
Sam Cooke releases a new single, Steal Away, on Keen Records in the USA.
UK pop weekly the NME [New Musical Express] reports that Dave Carey has left hit-making vocal group The Stargazers.