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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.
British comedy duo Flanders And Swann are performing their show At The Drop Of A Hat during a run of 215 performances at the John Golden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA.
In Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, America's National Association of Record Merchants (NARM) makes its first annual awards, to Elvis Presley as Best-selling Male and Connie Francis as Best-Selling Female.
In UK pop weekly newspaper Melody Maker, Bobby Darin declares, "I'll never tour Britain again in a rock-'n'-roll package show.... I have foundthe British audiences the noisiest I have played to anywhere in the world."
Patsy Cline performs Lovesick Blues at the Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Count Basie, the Miles Davis Sextet, The Stan Getz Quintet andthe Oscar Petersen Trio play at The Messehalle, Koln, Germany, Europe.
The Swinging Blue Genes, later to find fame as The Swinging Blue Jeans, play at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, UK.
Charles Persip And The Jazz Statesmen record Soul March, The Champ and other tracks in New York City, USA, for Bethlehem Records.
Louis Jordan plays the fifth of seven days at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA, supported by The Four Tops.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet, the Quincy Jones Orchestra, Bud Powell and Coleman Hawkins play at The Essen Jazz Festival in The Grugahalle, Essen, Germany, Europe.
Don Jones & His Music and Clive & The Cyclones play at the last dance to be held at The Majestic Ballroom, Milton Street, Swindon.
What In the World's Come Over You by Jack Scott reaches No1 in the Australian pop singles chart.
Lloyd Price, Connie Francis and Johnny Ferguson appear on US tv's Dick Clark Show, recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The highest new entry in Cash Box magazine's chart of the best-selling pop singles in the USA is another dance craze, The Madison by Al Brown's Tunetoppers, entering at No85.
UK pop paper Record And Show Mirror reviews a new single, Money by Barrett Strong, with the words, "Money is a big rocker, Barrett enthusiastically supported by a powerhouse R'n'R combo and vocal group."
Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Billy Fury, Joe Brown and Georgie Fame, play the last of six nights at The Hippodrome, Manchester,UK.
Don Jones And His Music and Clive And The Cyclones play at the last dance to be held at The Majestic Ballroom, Milton Street, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK.
Paul Anka plays the third night of two weeks at the Chase Hotel, St Louis, Missouri, USA.
Jazz pianist Red Garland records the album Red Alone in New York City, USA.
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.