28th December

The Noel Coward-composed musical Sail Away is presented at The Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 167 performances.

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 musical Kean, based on the life of 18th Century Shakespearean actor Edmund Kean, is playing at The Broadway Theater, New York City, USA, during a run of 92 performances.

Musical comedy The Gay Life is presented at The Shubert Theater, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 113 performances.

Roy Acuff is undertaking a one-month tour of Spain, Europe, and Morocco, Africa, where he is performing for American troops, sponsored by the United Service Organizations.

Sarah Vaughan is playing during a three-week engagement at the My Fair Lady club in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Lambert, Hendricks And Ross are playing during a two-week engagement at The Village Vanguard, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.

Louis Jordan plays during a lengthy engagement at Danny's Lounge, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.

Paul Anka is playing throughout Christmas and New Year at The Caribe Room, Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Caribbean.

Gene McDaniels plays during an eight-night run at The Fox Theater, Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Brenda Lee, Dion, Johnny Tillotson, Freddy Cannon, The Casuals, Frank Gari, Clarence 'Frogman' Henry and others play in the week-long Big Show at Medinah Temple, Chicago, Illinois, USA. The show is promoted by Sid Bernstein.

The Willis Brothers are playing during a week of shows at The Showboat, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Jazz pianist, composer and bandleader Michel Petrucciani is born in Montpelier, France, Europe.

The Dave Pike Quintet records Who Will Buy, As Long As He Needs Me and other tracks for Moodsville Records, in Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.

The Supremes record My Heart Can't Take It No More and A Breath Taking Guy for Motown Records in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

The Top Ten Singles at K/MEN Radio, San Bernardino, California, USA, for the week ending on this day is as follows : 1. Lonnie Russ - My Wife Can't Cook rn2. The Cascades - Rhythm Of The Rain rn3. Dick Dale And The Del-Tones - Surf Beat/Peppermint Man rn4. Dobie Gray - Look At Me rn5. Bobby Vee - The Night Has A Thousand Eyes rn6. Duane Eddy - [Dance With The] Guitar Man rn7. Little Eva - Keep Your Hands Off My Baby rn8. Rick Nelson - It's Up To You rn9. Steve Lawrence - Go Away Little Girlrn10. The Excellents - Coney Island Babyrn

The Top Ten Singles at K/MEN Radio, San Bernardino, California, USA, for the week ending on this day is as follows :
1. Lonnie Russ - My Wife Can't Cook
2. The Cascades - Rhythm Of The Rain
3. Dick Dale And The Del-Tones - Surf Beat/Peppermint Man
4. Dobie Gray - Look At Me
5. Bobby Vee - The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
6. Duane Eddy - [Dance With The] Guitar Man
7. Little Eva - Keep Your Hands Off My Baby
8. Rick Nelson - It's Up To You
9. Steve Lawrence - Go Away Little Girl
10. The Excellents - Coney Island Baby

Ray Charles, his Augmented Orchestra, The Raelets [aka The Raelettes] and Betty Carter plays at The Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, USA.

Bluegrass band The Dixie Partners, including Charlie Moore and Bill Napier, record their first album for King Records of Cincinatti, Ohio, USA.

The Beach Boys play the second of two shows at the Los Angeles Surf fair, Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, USA. They also fit in a late night gig at the County Fairgrounds Auditorium, Merced, California, USA.

During tonight's show by The Beatles at The Star Club in Hamburg, Germany, Europe, guitarist/singer John Lennon appears on stage with a toilet seat draped around his head to show his displeasure with the venue's manager. The headline band for this gig is Johnny And The Hurricanes.