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The Noel Coward-composed musical Sail Away is presented at The Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 167 performances.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
Bob Dylan plays at The Troubadour Club, London, England, UK, Europe. "Half the audience loved it, the other half hated it," recalled the club's legendary door-minder Anthea Joseph many years later.
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The 2000 Pound Bee by The Ventures on Dolton Records becomes the first song ever using a fuzztone device on the guitar to enter the Billboard Singles Chart in the USA.
Ray Charles, his Augmented Orchestra, The Raelets [aka The Raelettes] and Betty Carter plays at The Community Theatre, Berkeley, California, USA.
The Isley Brothers release a new single, I'm Laughing To Keep From Crying, on Wand Records in the USA.
Telstar by The Tornados reaches No1 in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA.
Duke Ellington records Don't Get Around Much Anymore at Fine Studios, New York City, USA, for Reprise Records.
The highest new entry in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA is Walk Right In by The Rooftop Singers, entering at No86.
The Classics, with Neil Young on guitar, play their final gig together at St Ignatius CYO, Winnipeg, Canada.
Forrest Tucker opens in the stage musical The Music Man at The Garden Court Dinner Theatre, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Supremes achieve their first Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart entry in the USA with Let Me Go The Right Way.