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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.
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.
The Max Roach Quintet, Abbey Lincoln and Mal Waldron play during a two-week residency at The Jazz Gallery, New York City, USA. The gigs provide a showcase for Roach's Freedom Now Suite, which powerfully advocates civil rights.
Stan Kenton begins a four-week season at The Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, showcasing his 'New Era In Modern American Music'.
Matthew Letley is born in Gillingam, Kent, England, UK, Europe. He will play drums for many years with artists including A-Ha, Hank Marvin, David Essex, Magna Carta, Kim Wilde and Status Quo.
Cleo Persinger (fiddle) John Hartford (banjo) and Marvin Hawthorne (guitar) record Bill Cheatham, Red Apple Rag, Done Gone and Garfield Hornpipe in Midway, Missouri, USA.
Jessie Hill records Oogsey Moo, My Love, Sweet Jelly Roll and It's My Fault at Cosimo's Studio for Minit Records in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. The tracks are arranged and produced by Allen Toussaint, who also plays piano.
A jazz trio consisting of three UCLA students, Ray Manzarek on piano, John Hallibertan on bass and Sam Beale on drums, play at The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, California, USA. Manzarek will go on to become a founder member of The Doors.
Dorothy Collins, The Gaudsmith Brothers, Lorin Hollander, The Lennon Sisters and Peter Gennaro are the guests on tonight's edition of tv's Kraft Music Hall Show with Perry Como in the USA.
Bobby 'Blue' Bland performs I Pity The Fool, on daily tv pop show American Bandstand, recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Brenda Lee Day is declared by State Governor Ernest Vandiver in the singer's home state of Georgia, USA. Decca Records uses the event to promote Brenda's latest album, Emotions, nationwide, resulting in sales of 125,000 copies of the disc on this day.
Nat King Cole records Too Young and Somewhere Along The Way in Capitol Recording Studios, 151 West 46th Street, New York City, 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.