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The Noel Coward-composed musical Sail Away is presented at The Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 167 performances.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.
Musical comedy The Gay Life is presented at The Shubert Theater, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 113 performances.Louis Jordan plays during a lengthy engagement at Danny's Lounge, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
Danny Peppermint And His Jumping Jacks are in residence at The Thunderbird, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.The Kingston Trio are playing during a lengthy engagement at The Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
Del Wood is playing live at Havre, Montana, USA.
Jazz vocalist Carmen McRae records Just In Time and Come Rain Or Come Shine in New York City, USA, for Columbia Records.
Robert Mailhouse, who will play drums for actor Keanu Reeves' band, Dogstar, is born in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
The Willis Brothers are playing in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.Burl Ives records Ninety Nine, Call Me Mr. In-Between, In Foggy Old London, Mother Wouldn't Do That and other tracks at Bradley Film and Recording Studios, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Noteable session players on the tracks include Grady Martin [guitar], Hank Garland [guitar], Harold Bradley [guitar], Floyd Cramer [piano], Bob Moore [bass] and Buddy Harman [drums].
B.B. King, The Drifters, Gene McDaniels, Gladys Knight And The Pips and The Impressions play the last night in a week of shows at the Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Ray Brown and the All Star Big Band record Baubles Bangles And Beads plus other tracks in New York City, USA, for Verve Records. The band includes such legendary jazz players as Cannonball Adderley, Yusef Lateef and Clark Terry.
Gene Chandler performs Duke
Of Earl on daily US tv pop show American Bandstand, recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Johnny 'Hammond' Smith Quintet records Soul Grits, There'll Never Be Another Love and other tracks for New Jazz Records in Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA. New Jazz will later re-name itself Prestige Records.Gene Chandler performs Duke Of Earl on daily US tv pop show American Bandstand, recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jazz vocalist Carmen McRae records Just In Time and Come Rain Or Come Shine in New York City for Columbia Records.
During his Sink Or Swim With Swingin' Slim radio show on WBNX Radio
in New York City, USA, deejay Irving 'Slim' Rose offers a cash reward for the first listener to bring him a copy of the song Stormy Weather by The Five Sharps, which he loves but has broken his copy. The request will create so much interest that Jubilee Records will eventually re-record the song with a different group [still using the name The Five Sharps] and release it in 1964.
The Johnny 'Hammond' Smith Quintet records Soul Grits, There'll Never Be Another Love and other tracks for New Jazz records in Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
Ray Brown and the All Star Big Band record Baubles Bangles And Beads plus other tracks in New York City for Verve Records. The band includes such legendary jazz players as Cannonball Adderley, Yusef Lateef and Clark Terry.