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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.
The musical Kean, based on the life of 18th Century Shakespearean actor Edmund Kean, is playing at The Broadway Theater, New York City, USA, during a run of 92 performances.
Musical comedy The Gay Life is presented at The Shubert Theater, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 113 performances.
Roy Acuff is undertaking a one-month tour of Spain, Europe, and Morocco, Africa, where he is performing for American troops, sponsored by the United Service Organizations.
Sarah Vaughan is playing during a three-week engagement at the My Fair Lady club in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Lambert, Hendricks And Ross are playing during a two-week engagement at The Village Vanguard, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Louis Jordan plays during a lengthy engagement at Danny's Lounge, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
Paul Anka is playing throughout Christmas and New Year at The Caribe Room, Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Caribbean.
Gene McDaniels plays during an eight-night run at The Fox Theater, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Brenda Lee, Dion, Johnny Tillotson, Freddy Cannon, The Casuals, Frank Gari, Clarence 'Frogman' Henry and others play in the week-long Big Show at Medinah Temple, Chicago, Illinois, USA. The show is promoted by Sid Bernstein.
Jackie De Shannon releases a new single, Faded Love, on Liberty Records in the USA.
As the year approaches its end, Berry Gordy Jr, founder of Motown Records, gives the Detroit Free Press his thoughts on the current state of musical taste in the USA. "Taste is turning a little bit toward softer music," he says. "The hard 'rock' record is changing subtly. But it seems that after a period of buying 'soft' records, a loud record will go big. Basically, it's a cycle type of thing."
Carina Jaarnek is born in Sweden, Europe. She will find success as rock and pop guitarist and singer Kina Jaarnek.
Ray Charles plays at The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA, where an SRO crowd of 6,522 fans pays $26,300 to see him perform.
James Kottak, drummer of The Scorpions, is born in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
Harry Carroll, composer of I'm Always Chasing Rainbows, On the Trail Of The Lonesome Pine and other popular standards, dies in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Benny Golson Quartet records Mad About The Boy, Just In Time, My Romance and other tracks in Chicago, Illinois, USA, for Argo Records.
Little Stevie Wonder releases a new single, Contract On Love, in the USA.