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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'.
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.
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.
Ernestine Anderson is playing during a week of shows at The Regal Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Lefty Frizzell comes to the end of a ten-day tour of venues in Norther California, USA.The Olympics, Aretha Franklin, The Capris, Johnny Hartman and The Dells play the second of seven nights at the RegalTheater, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Having had a premonition that she is about to die, country music star Patsy Cline writes her own will.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.
Connie Francis, Johnny Burnette and Bobby Vee begin a one week tour of Australia and New Zealand, Oceania.
Lucille Ball, suffering from a virus and chronic fatigue, collapses onstage during a performance of the musical
The highest new entry in this week's Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA is Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart by Connie Francis entering at No58.
Babysitter Boogie by Ralf Bendix reaches No1 in the German Popular Singles Chart in Germany, Europe.
Elvis Presley continues with studio-based filming for the movie Blue Hawaii, at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Del Shannon reaches No1 in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA.
Billy Fury, The Beverley Sisters, Craig Douglas, Danny Williams and Anita Scott appear on UK tv pop show, Thank Your Lucky Stars, filmed at Teddington Studios, Teddington, UK.Billy Fury, The Beverley Sisters, Craig Douglas, Danny Williams and Anita Scott appear on UK tv pop show, Thank Your Lucky Stars, filmed at Teddington Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Miles Davis Quintet plays the second 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].
Country-gospel quartet The Blackwood Brothers play in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.
The The Biggest Show Of Stars Of 1961, featuring Fats Domino, The Drifters, Bo Diddley, The Shirelles, Chubby Checker and Paul Willians, plays in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
John Lee Hooker plays the last of fifteen nights of shows at Gerde's Folk City, New York City, USA, supported by up-and-coming folkie Bob Dylan.
Patsy Cline, Webb Pierce, Faron Young, Porter Wagoner, Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs, Cowboy Copas,The Louvin Brothers, George Hamilton IV, Mel Tillis, Roy Drusky, The Foggy Mountain Boys and others play in the first Annual WQIK Country Music Festival, in The Coliseum, Jacksonville, Florida, 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.