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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.
UK pop hitmaker Anthony Newley is playing in a one-man show, Stop The World I Want To Get Off, at Queen's Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, which runs for 485 performances.
Lonnie Donegan, Miki And Griff, Suzie Miller, The Dallas Boys, Gil And Freddie Levedo, The Tiller Girls and Norman Vaughan are appearing in Putting On The Donegan at The Winter Gardens Pavilion, Blackpool, England, UK, Europe.
Popular vocalist Tommy Leonetti is playing during a two-week engagement at The Red Lion Inn, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Anita O'Day is playing at The Village Vanguard, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra are playing during a six-night engagement at New Fack's Club, San Francisco, California, USA.
Dean Martin is playing during three weeks at The Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.Leroy Van Dyke, Slim Wilson, Bill Ring and Carl Smith are playing at The Farm Progress Days event in Rensselaer, Indiana, USA.
Jimmie Rodgers plays the first night in a week of shows at The Coronado Hotel, San Diego, California, USA.
Shirlee Hunter and Dewey Ritter And The Country Cavaliers play at The Wilson Fair, North Carolina, USA. James Brown plays the fifth night of a week of shows at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA, supported by Ben E. King, The Spinners and Lee Dorsey.
The highest new entry in this week's Cashbox magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA, is Your Last Goodbye by Floyd Cramer, entering at No74.
Jazz composer, arranger and bandleader Gerald Wilson records Yvette, You Better Believe It and other tracks at Pacific Jazz Studios in Los Angeles, California, USA. The tracks will appear on the Pacific Jazz Records album You Better Believe It.
Dorothy Squires plays the sixth night of a season at the Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
Dave Bartholomew and his band record instrumental versions of twelve Fats Domino numbers, including Let the Four Winds Blow, Ain't That A Shame and Blueberry Hill for Imperial Records in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. The results will be released as the LP Fats Domino Presents Dave Bartholomew and His Great Big Band (Imperial LP 9162).
Johnny Cash, Rose Maddox, Merle Travis, Gordon Terry and Johnny Western play at Clinton Arena, Utica, New York State, USA.
Paul McCartney and John Lennon of The Beatles set off to hitch-hike from Liverpool, England, UK, to Paris, France, Europe, to celebrate Lennon's imminent 21st birthday. The Cashbox magazine mono LP chart published on this day in the USA is as follows :
1. PORTRAIT OF JOHNNY - JOHNNY MATHIS
2. Judy At Carnegie Hall - Judy Garland
3. Something For Everybody - Elvis Presley
4. Great Motion Picture Themes - Various Artists
5. Goin' Places - Kingston Trio
6. Sinatra Swings - Frank Sinatra
7. Yellow Bird - Lawrence Welk
8. Astronaut - Bill Dana
9. Come Swing With Me - Frank Sinatra
10. Jump Up Calypso - Harry Belafonte
11. Quarter To Three - Gary U.S. Bonds
12. Four Preps On Campus - Four Preps
13. Never On Sunday - Soundtrack
14. Camelot - Original Cast
15. TV Sing Along With Mitch - Mitch Miller
16. Paul Anka - Sings His Big 15 Volume II
17. Knockers Up - Rusty Warren
18. Stars For A Summer Night - Various Artists
19. Ebb Tide - Earl Grant
20. Your Request Sing Along With Mitch - Mitch Miller
1. PORTRAIT OF JOHNNY - JOHNNY MATHIS
2. Judy At Carnegie Hall - Judy Garland
3. Something For Everybody - Elvis Presley
4. Great Motion Picture Themes - Various Artists
5. Goin' Places - Kingston Trio
6. Sinatra Swings - Frank Sinatra
7. Yellow Bird - Lawrence Welk
8. Astronaut - Bill Dana
9. Come Swing With Me - Frank Sinatra
10. Jump Up Calypso - Harry Belafonte
11. Quarter To Three - Gary U.S. Bonds
12. Four Preps On Campus - Four Preps
13. Never On Sunday - Soundtrack
14. Camelot - Original Cast
15. TV Sing Along With Mitch - Mitch Miller
16. Paul Anka - Sings His Big 15 Volume II
17. Knockers Up - Rusty Warren
18. Stars For A Summer Night - Various Artists
19. Ebb Tide - Earl Grant
20. Your Request Sing Along With Mitch - Mitch Miller
Bobby Vee performs at a 'Bobby Vee Afternoon' for 2,000 fans at California Racquet Club, Cheviot Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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The Blackwood Brothers Quartet plays the second of two nights in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The front cover of UK music weekly Melody Maker hails the recent succesful visit of British jazz saxophonist Tubby Hayes to the USA.
Columbia Records producer John Hammond Sr, is so impressed by Greenwich Village folkie Bob Dylan playing harmonica during a Carolyn Hester album session in New York City, USA, that he resolves to record the young man. This incident (and others around the same time) will inspire Dylan to write the song Talkin' New York which will appear on his debut LP in 1962.
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The Karl Denver Trio plays at The Imperial Ballroom, Carr Road, Nelson, Lancashire, England, UK, Europe. 
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers play the third night in a week of dates at Birdland, New York City, USA.
British pop idol Cliff Richard goes to see a football match - Preston North End playing against Leyton Orient at the Deepdale ground in Preston, Lancashire, England, UK, Europe.
The Liverpool Jazz Society, held in The Iron Door Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe, re-names itself The Storyville Jazz Club.
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.