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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.
Eddy Arnold records I Wanna Play House With You, Anytime and A Heart Full Of Love [For A Handful Of Kisses] for RCA Records.
John Coltrane records Little Old Lady and I'll Wait And Pray in Atlantic Records Studios, New York City, USA.
In the UK, the House Of Commons rejects a request to ban tv record shows, including Cool For Cats, following accusations that payola is being used to achieve plays.
Controversial American deejay Alan Freed faces the first of two days of being grilled by Senate investigators determined to get to the bottom of his involvement in the music industry's payola scandal.
Connie Francis plays the second night in a week of shows at the Faisan Bleu, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Eddy Arnold records I Wanna Play House With You, Anytime and A Heart Full Of Love [For A Handful Of Kisses] for RCA Records in the USA.