Showing all 26 Facts found
Click to filter results
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.
Imperial Records artist Peggy King is playing during a three-week engagement at Mister Kelly's, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Jerry Wallace is playing during a two-week engagement at El Cortez, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.The Kirby Stone Four are playing during two weeks at The Playboy Club, Chicago, Illinois, USA. During thgis stint, they record a live album for Columbia Records.
Rory Storm And The Hurricanes play at Orrell Park Ballroom, Orrell Park, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, Europe.Dorsey Burnette releases a new single, Hard Rock Mine/(It's No) Sin, on Era Records in the USA.
Sam Cooke supported by Little Anthony And The Imperials and Aretha Franklin, plays the fourth of seven nights at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Roy Hamilton, Etta James, The Vibrations, Arthur Prysock, The Chimes, The Shells and James Booker play the fourth of seven nights at the Regal Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Gospel group The Green Valley Quartet record eleven songs at King Recording Studios, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. The group will find greater acclaim as The Easter Brothers.
Joe Williams is playing at The Cloisters, Sunset Strip, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.Quincy Jones And His Orchestra record Meadowlands, Hot Sake and Come Back To Sorrento, for Mercury Records in Fine Recording Studios, New York City, USA.
Gene Pitney enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA for the first time with [I Wanna] Love My Life Away, appearing for just one week at No39.
Read More
The new No1 single in the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA is Pony Time by Chubby Checker. The song is a cover of a minor 1960 hit by Don Covay And The Goodtimers.
The Four Coquettes perform Sparkle And Shine on tv show American Bandstand in Phiuladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Bullmoose Jackson is playing during a week of gigs at The Picadilly Club, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA.
Jane Morgan is playing during a three-week engagement at Elmwood Casino, Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Tennessee Ernie Ford releases a new single, Dark As A Dungeon on Capitol Records in the USA. Unusually, the disc is released in two formats - a 'compact 33' and standard 45rpm release.
Marty Wilde And The Wildcats play at The Assembly Hall, Melksham, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.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.