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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.Ray Peterson performs The Wonder Of You on daily tv pop show American Bandstand, recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Three classic rock'n'roll era singles are released on the same day in the USA. Chan Romero releases Hippy Hippy Shake, on Del-Fi Records; Johnny and the Hurricanes release Red River Rock on Warwick Records; and The Olympics release Hully Gully, on Arvee Records.
Fats Domino releases a new single, I Want To Walk You Home/ I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday, on Imperial Records in the USA.
Stephen Pearcey, vocalist for heavy rockers Ratt, is born in San Diego, California, USA.
When Phil Napoleon And The Original Memphis Five play at the Newport Jazz Festival, Freebody Park, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, their performance is recorded and will be released as an LP.
Fats Domino releases a new single, I Want To Walk You Home/ I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday, on Imperial Records in the USA.