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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.
Riots break out when James Meredith becomes the first black American to be admitted to the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi, USA. Bob Dylan will write his song Oxford Town about this violent racist action by white residents of the town, in which two people die and over 75 are injured.
Bill Haley And His Cometscontinue with a lengthy season at The Star Club, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.
The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson debuts on tv in the USA, with a theme tune written by Paul Anka. Carson's first musical guests on the show are Tony Bennett and Rudy Vallee.
Jazz vocalist Mark Murphy releases the album That's How I Love The Blues, in the USA.
Freddy Cannon, Del Shannon, Buzz Clifford, Jet Harris And The Jetblacks and The John Barry Seven play at The ABC, Huddersfield, UK.
The family of George Harrison, guitarist of The Beatles, move from 25 Upton Green, Speke, Liverpool, to 174 Macket's Lane, Hunt's Cross, Liverpool, UK.
Rockabilly vocalist Wanda Jackson plays the fifth night in a week of shows at The Chestnut Inn, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
Jazz guitar virtuoso Charlie Byrd records Ho-Ba-La-La, You And I, and other tracks at Plaza Sound Studios, New York City, USA.
It Might As Well Rain Until September by Carole King peaks at No12 in the Canadian Pop Singles chart.
Elvis Presley continues filming studio scenes for his next movie, It Happened At The World's Fair, in MGM Studios, Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Ray Charles releases a new album, Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music, Vol. 2, in the USA.