27th March

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.

Barbara Carroll And Her Trio are playing during a three-week engagement at The London House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Bill Henderson is playing during a 22-day engagement at The Playboy Key Club, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Patsy Montana is playing during a four-week stretch at Harrah's Club, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA.

The Chordettes are playing during two-weeks of shows at Beverly Hills Country Club, Southgate, Kentucky, USA.

Hank Snow And His Rainbow Ranch Boys are playing during a six-day engagement at The Flame Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

Ben E. King with Stan Applebaum's Orchestra records Here Comes The Night and On The Horizon for Atco records in New York City, USA. (N.B. Here Comes The Night is not the same song that later became a hit for UK r'n'b band Them).

The Smothers Brothers open at Mister Kelly's, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Billboard magazine in the USA reports that there are currently over 50 separate record labels with songs on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart, and over 25 artists who have never before had a significant hit. This suggests that no single company or group of companies is currently dominating the market.

The Top Ten Singles being played on WMGM Radio in New York City, USA, for the week beginning on this date are as follows :

1. RUNAWAY - Del Shannon (Big Top)

2. BLUE MOON - The Marcels (Colpix)

3. BABY BLUE - The Echoes (Seg-way)

4. Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) - Carla Thomas (Atlantic)

5. DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE - The Shirelles (Scepter)

6. I'VE TOLD EVERY LITTLE STAR - Linda Scott (Canadian-American)

7. PLEASE LOVE ME FOREVER - Cathy Jean And The Roommates (Valmor)

8. ONCE UPON A TIME - Rochell And The Candles (Swingin')

9. PONY TIME - Chubby Checker (Parkway)

10. SURRENDER - Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)

Elvis Presley begins filming his next movie, Blue Hawaii, at locations in Hawaii, USA, including Waikiki Beach and the Honolulu Police Department jail.

The Beatles arrive in Hamburg, Germany, Europe, to begin their second season in the city, including gigs at The Top Ten Club and Star Club.

Country singer Floyd Robinson records his first session for Jamie Records at Bardley's Barn, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Barbra Streisand continues with a month-long residency at The Caucus Club, Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Jazz pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi records the album Toshiko Akiyoshi Meets Her Old Pals, live in Bunkyo Public Hall, Tokyo, Japan, Asia, for King Records.

Overdubs are added to the 1958 Johnny Cash recordings of Born To Lose and Sugartime, prior to releasing them on Sun Records.

Lena Horne begins a season at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe.

I Pity The Fool by Bobby Bland reaches No1 in the Billboard R'n'B Singles chart in the USA.

Belle Barth is playing at The Roundtable, New York City, USA.

Milt Jackson With The Enrico Intra Group are recorded performing That Old Devil Moon, The More I See You, Time After Time, Autumn Leaves and other tracks for Mercury Records in Milan, Italy, Europe. None of these tracks will be released.

Bobby Vee records How Many Tears at United Recording Studios, Hollywood, California, USA.

The Ornette Coleman Quartet records Cross Breeding, Harlem's Manhattan and other tracks in Atlantic Studios, New York City, USA, for Atlantic Records.

Brook Benton plays the fourth night of a month at The Dunes Hotel , Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

The Clancy Brothers with Tommy Makem are appearing at The Playboy Club, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

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.