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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 Three Sounds record Witchcraft, Blues For Beth, Stay As Sweet As You Are, Drivin' Home, For Me And My Gal and Red Sails In The Sunset in Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, for Blue Note Records.
Helen Shapiro plays the fourth night of a week at The Hippodrome, Brighton, UK. Also on the bill are Gary Miller, The Red Price Combo and The Hillsiders.
Helen Shapiro plays the fourth night of a week at The Hippodrome, Brighton, UK. Also on the bill are Gary Miller, The Red Price Combo and vocal comedy trio The Hillsiders.
Dion comes to the end of a week of shows at The Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.
Elvis Presley adopts a chimpanzee and names him Scatter. Elvis's stormy relationship with Scatter will inspire the 2004 song Elvis's Chimp by The Extras.
Kathy Linden and Glen Campbell records Sweet Temptation and Never in Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, but neither track will be released.
The
Drifters record Up On The Roof, I Feel Good All Over and Another Night With The
Boys, at Bell Sound
Studios in New York City, USA.
The Johnny Griffin Quintet record Don't Get Around Much Anymore, These Foolish Things and other tracks in Los Angeles, California, USA, for Riverside Records.
A jury in New York City, USA, awards $3.5m to broadcaster John Henry
Faulk - the largest libel judgment in history to that date.
Faulk had been blacklisted as a communist during the McCarthy era
and had lost his job at CBS as a result. The libel award came at
the end of a five year legal battle for compensation, but an
appeals court subsequently lowered the amount to $500,000. Legal
fees and accumulated debts erased most of the balance of the award.
Faulk's story will inspire the song The Ballad Of John Henry Faulk by folk-protest songwriter
Phil
Ochs.
When Beach Boys and The Raindrops play at The Azuza Teen Club, Azuza, California, USA, their performances are filmed for inclusion in the teen
documentary One
Man's Challenge.