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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.Oh, What A Price by Fats Domino enters the Billboard pop singles chart in the USA, where it will peak at No22.
Ella Fitzgerald records This Could Be The Start Of Something Big and other tracks in New York City, USA.
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Ventures new single, Ram-Bunk-Shush, enters the Billboard Singles Chart in the USA where it will peak at No29.
Maxine Brown debuts on the Billboard R'n'B Singles Chart in the USA with her own composition, All In My Mind.
The Lou Donaldson Quartet records Watusi Jump, Cool Blues, A Foggy Day and other tracks for Blue Note Records at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
The film Ocean's 11, starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr, opens in Denmark, Europe.
Actor/singer and champion of racial equality Paul Robeson dies in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, from a stroke.
Chicago-born singer Joni James enters the Billboard Singles Chart in the USA with My Last Date [With You], which will peak at No38, during a run of one week. The song is cover of Floyd Cramer's instrumental hit Last Date with lyrics added.
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.