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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.
The Neil Sedaka All-Star Show is spending a week at Araneta Coliseum, The Philippines, Asia, featuring Neil Sedaka supported by The Shepherd Sisters, Les Spencers and The Hilltoppers.
The song She's Tanfastic, as recorded by Bobby Darin, is registered for copyright. The song is, effectively, an advertising jingle for the suntan lotion, Tanfastic.
The Spectors Three, including Phil Spector, release a new
single, My
Heart Stood Still, in the USA on Trey Records.
John Flansburgh, guitarist and singer of New York City duo They Might Be Giants is born in Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA.
Sam
Cooke plays the first night of a week of shows at the The Howard Theater, Washington, DC, USA.
Brook Benton And Dinah Washington release a new single, A Rockin' Good Way, on Mercury Records in the USA.
Elvis Presley records Big Boots for the soundtrack of the film G.I. Blues, at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, but is dissatisfied with the material.
Bobby Darin begins a week of shows at The Cloister Hotel, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The
Platters play the first night of a two week engagement at
Fack's II Club, San
Francisco, California, USA.
Cliff Richard And The Shadows, Kathy Kirby, Jerry Lordan, Peter Elliott and The Four Jones Boys play at The Odeon, Manchester, UK.
Gene Vincent plays at the The Gaumont, Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK, with Jerry Keller, Colin Green And The Beat Boys, Nero And The Gladiators, Lance Fortune, Peter Wynne and Billy Raymond.
Tony Bennett records Put On A Happy Face and Baby Talk To Me in Columbia Studios, New York City, USA.
Folk singer-songwriter Bonnie Dobson plays her first ever live gig, at The Exodus Club, Denver, Colorado, USA.The
Platters play the first night of a two week engagement at
Fack's II Club, San
Francisco, California, 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.