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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.
Frank Sinatra is playing to full houses during a two-week stand at The Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Joanie Somers is playing during a ten-day engagement at Freddy's Cafe, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Clara Ward and James Cleveland are headlining the gospel revue at the Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Ernie K-Doe releases a new single, Mother-In-Law, on Minit Records in the USA.
Gene Pitney is the main attraction on US tv show American Bandstand, with his current single [I Wanna] Love My Life Away.
Brook Benton, The Shirelles, Maxine Brown and The Dynamics play at the The Howard Theater, Washington DC, USA.
Peggy Lee plays at at Basin Street East, New York City, USA.
King Curtis releases a new single, Soul Meeting , on New Jazz Records in the USA.
Stage musical diva Linda Eder is born in Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Bob Dylan records a 'home-tape' at the home of his friends Sid and Bob Gleason in East Orange, New York, USA. It features Dylan singing to their daughter Kathy.
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Connie Francis plays during a nine-day engagement at The Holiday House, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
A package tour called The Show Of Stars, headlined by Bobby Rydell, Chubby Checker and Dodie Stevens, begins a brief tour of Hawaii, USA.
A package tour featuring Bobby Vee, Dion and The Ventures plays the first of two days at The Coliseum, Ottawa, Canada.
The Beatles play at St. John's Hall, Bootle, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
Brother Jack McDuff records The Honeydripper, Whap!, Blues And Tonic and other tracks for Prestige Records at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
The West Virginia Hills, copyrighted in 1886, is adopted as the state song of West Virginia, USA.
The Noel Coward-composed musical Sail Away is presented at The Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 167 performances.
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.
Musical comedy The Gay Life is presented at The Shubert Theater, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 113 performances.