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Bill Haley And His Comets come to the end of a record-breaking series of shows at The Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.
Walk Hand In Hand by Ronnie Carroll peaks at No13 in the Popular Singles Chart in the UK, during an eight-week run on the chart.
Lay Down Your Arms by Anne Shelton enters the Popular Singles Chart in the UK at No28. It will peak at No1 during a fourteen-week run on the chart.In The Still Of The Night by The Five Satins, rated one of the all-time great doo-wop ballads, enters the Billboard R'n'B singles chart in the USA.
Big Jay McNeely plays the second night in a week long residency at The Flame Show Bar, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
An article in Billboard magazine in the USA announces that Special Products, Inc., is about to launch its first line of Elvis Presley-endorsed merchandise, including a t-shirt and a line of rock'n'roll costume jewelry. These and future products — blue jeans, charm bracelets, soft drinks, etc. are to be aimed at the teenage market. The company also claims that Elvis will make personal appearances in department stores to plug the merchandise.