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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.
Hank Thompson plays during a three-week engagement at The Golden Nugget, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Patti Page is playing during a month of shows at The Pigalle, London, England, UK, Europe.
Jazz trumpeter Jonah Jones is playing at The Embers, New York City, USA, during a six-week engagement.
Nat King Cole plays during five nights at Araneta Coliseum, The Philippines, Asia.
Brook Benton is playing during a week of shows at The Uptown Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Barbra Streisand plays the nineteenth night in a month-long engagement at The Bon Soir Club, New York City, USA.
Count Basie And His Orchestra play the second night of a week at The Tivoli Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Their current vocalist, Ocie Smith, will later find greater success as solo performer O.C. Smith.
The Allisons continue with their summer season at the North Pier Theatre, Blackpool, England, UK, Europe.
Lugee And The Lions, led by future hitmaker Lou Christie, play at The Moose Lodge, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA.
Johnny Cash has an acting role in US tv series The Deputy, when he portrays a character called Bo Braddock in an episode entitled The Deadly Quiet.
Every Beat Of My Heart by The Pips [later to become Gladys Knight And The Pips] is the highest new entry in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling pop singles in the USA, entering at No70.
Freddy Cannon plays the first of three nights at The Hillside Theater, Jamaica, New York State, USA.
Mother-In-Law by Ernie K-Doe returns to No1 in the CashBox magazine chart of the best-selling pop singles in the USA, having briefly been ousted by Del Shannon with Runaway.
BBC-tv music series The Black And White Minstrel Show wins the Golden Rose Trophy at The World Festival Of Television Arts in Montreux, Switzerland, Europe. The show features white performers in blackface singing popular songs.
The Coasters, The Isley Brothers and Betty Carter play the second night of a week at The Howard Theater, Washington DC, USA.
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers record The Freedom Rider, Uptight and other tracks at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, for Blue Note Records.
Gene Vincent plays at The City Hall, Durban, South Africa.
The Beatles continue their 92 day residency at The Top Ten Club, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.
Neil Sedaka plays the first of four nights at The Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.
Minnie Pearl plays a live show in Lancaster, South Carolina, USA.
Connie Francis plays the tenth night of two weeks at The Copacabana, New York City, USA.
Guy Lombardo And His Orchestra play in Hershey Park, Pennsylvania, USA.
Wheels by Billy Vaughn reaches No1 in the German Popular Singles Chart in Germany, 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.