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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 release date of the next Elvis Presley single, It's Now Or Never, is delayed because Presley is unhappy with the sound quality.
Everybody's Somebody's Fool by Connie Francis reaches No1 in the Billboard US singles chart, for the first of two weeks. On the same day, When Will I Be Loved by The Everly Brothers enters the Billboard US Top 40 singles chart where it will peak at No8.
Everybody's Somebody's Fool by Connie Francis reaches No1 in the Billboard Singles Chart in the USA, for the first of two weeks.
The John Coltrane Quartet plays at The Jazz Gallery, New York City, USA.
Blues and gospel recording artist the Rev. Willie Lee Morganfield marries Jane Anne Sturdevant, in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. (The Rev Willie Lee is a first cousin of Muddy Waters).
When Will I Be Loved by The Everly Brothers enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA where it will peak at No8.
Tell Laura I Love Her by Ray Peterson enters the Billboard Singles Chart in the USA, where it will peak at No 7.
Jackie Wilson, supported by Dion And The Belmonts, Elmore James and The Vibrations, plays the fourth of seven nights at The Regal, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Quincy Jones Big Band plays at The Theatre de Beaulieu, Lausanne, Switzerland, Europe.
Jackie Wilson, supported by Dion And The Belmonts, Elmore James, and The Vibrations, plays the fourth of seven nights at The Regal, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Paul Anka, Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello and Pat Boone are the stars of ABC-tv's Coke Time teen music special in the USA.
Australian hit-maker Johnny O'Keefe is involved in a serious motorcar accident on the Pacific Highway near Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania. His injuries require sixty-four stitches in his head and another twenty-six in his hands.
Blues and jazz singer, guitarist and songwriter Lonnie Johnson plays at The Playboy Club, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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.