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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.UK pop magazine Pop Weekly publishes the results of a survey of the favourite artists of record buyers aged over 25. Frank Ifield is first, followed by Cliff Richard, Acker Bilk, Shirley Bassey and The Shadows.
Pipeline by surf instrumental band The Chantays enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles chart in the USA where it will peak at No4 during an 11-week run.
ABC tv in the USA broadcasts the first edition of a controversial new folk music show, Hootenanny, which has already run into protests because of its refusal to use performers representing 'radical causes'.
At a total cost of $36, The Kingsmen record a new version of the Richard Berry composition Louie Louie, at Northwestern Recorders in Portland, Oregon, USA.
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Little Peggy March enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA with I Will Follow Him, which will peak at No1.
The Drifters enter the Billboard Singles Chart in the USA with On Broadway, co-written by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.
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After nearly 14 years on the Imperial label, Fats Domino finally switches labels and signs to ABC-Paramount.
Ed Corrie And His Jazzmen play at The Riverside Dancing Club, Bridge Hotel, Tenbury Wells, England, UK, Europe.
Martha And The Vandellas make their Singles Chart in the USA debut with Come And Get These Memories. It will peak at No29.
Bobby Darin records his next single, Eighteen Yellow Roses, in Los Angeles, California, USA, with Jack Nitzsche arranging the track and conducting the orchestra. Musicians on the track include Wrecking Crew regulars Glen Campbell and Tommy Tedesco on guitar, plus Hal Blaine on drums.