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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.
Jackie Wilson, supported by Dion And The Belmonts, Elmore James and The Vibrations, plays the third of seven nights at The Regal, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The premiere of Conway Twitty's first movie, Platinum High School, is held in his home town of Helena, Arkansas, USA.
Simon Dominic-Moore of UK band Drum Theatre is born.
Screaming Lord Sutch & The Savages play at The Locarno Ballroom, Old Town Square, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK.
Screaming Lord Sutch And The Savages play at The Locarno Ballroom, Old Town Square, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK.
The third and final day of this year's Newport Folk Festival is held at Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
The Duke Pearson Quartet records For All We Know, I'll Remember April and other tracks for Blue Note Records at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
The Ames Brothers and the Gene Krupa Orchestra appear on US tv's EdSullivan Show, in New York City, USA.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra record a promotional film, The Sound Of Jazz, for CBS tv in which Ellington discusses his latest composition which has been inspired by Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite.
Brenda Lee plays the last of three days at Springlake Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.
Jackie Wilson, supported by Dion And The Belmonts, Elmore James, and The Vibrations, plays the third of seven nights at The Regal, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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.