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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.
UK pop hitmaker Anthony Newley is playing in a one-man show, Stop The World I Want To Get Off, at Queen's Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, which runs for 485 performances.
Lonnie Donegan, Miki And Griff, Suzie Miller, The Dallas Boys, Gil And Freddie Levedo, The Tiller Girls and Norman Vaughan are appearing in Putting On The Donegan at The Winter Gardens Pavilion, Blackpool, England, UK, Europe.
Popular vocalist Tommy Leonetti is playing during a two-week engagement at The Red Lion Inn, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Frankie Avalon is playing during a week of shows at The Holiday House, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Famed baritone and popular recording artist Peter Dawson dies in Sydney, Australia, Oceania. His best-remembered recordings include The Road To Mandalay and The Floral Dance.
Country performer and entrepreneur Hank Snow begins a legal suit against his former partner, Col Tom Parker, in an attempt to receive a percentage of the earnings of Elvis Presley.
Record producer Andre Harrell is born in The Bronx, New York City, USA. He will become one of the most astute, progressive and creative executives in the music business, he will found Uptown Records [with artists including Al B. Sure, Heavy D. and the Boyz, Mary J. Blige and Jodeci] and Uptown Entertainment.
New York Times reporter Robert Shelton attends the opening night of a two-week Bob Dylan residency at Gerde's Folk City in Greenwich Village. Dylan is supporting The Greenbriar Boys and plays two sets each night. After his first set Shelton interviews Dylan.Brook Benton, The Platters, Del Shannon, Dee Clark, The Drifters, Gary U.S. Bonds, Gene McDaniels, Phil Upchurch, The Jarmels, Curtis Lee, The Cleftones, Harold Cromer and The Dick Williams Orchestra play at Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Eydie Gorme and Steve Lawrence play at The Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.James Brown plays the first night of a week of shows at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA, supported by Ben E. King, The Spinners and Lee Dorsey.
Brook Benton, The Platters, Del Shannon, Dee Clark, The Drifters, Gary U.S. Bonds, Gene McDaniels, The Jarmels, Curtis Lee, The Cleftones and Phil Upchurch play at Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra are playing during a six-night engagement at New Fack's Club, San Francisco, California, USA.
Bill Monroe And The Blue Grass Boys play at Surry County Fair, Mount Airy, North Carolina, USA.
Dion performs
Runaround Sue on daily tv pop show American Bandstand, recorded in W-fil Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
A new Ray Charles and Sarah Vaughan play the fifth night in a week at the Palace Theater, Broadway, New York City, USA.
According to her passport, Ella Fitzgerald returned to the USA at New York City on this date.
Dorothy Squires plays the second night of a season at the Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
Tony Allen And The Twilighters record It Hurts Me So, The Trakey-doo and other tracks for Bethlehem Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Anita O'Day is playing at The Village Vanguard, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Maria Cole, wife of Nat King Cole gives birth to identical twin boys, Casey and Timolin.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.