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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 Biggest Show Of Stars 1960 Winter Edition package tour plays at The Mosque, Richmond, Virginia, USA. Acts on the bill include Freddy Cannon, Clyde McPhatter, The Clovers, Bobby Rydell, Johnny And The Hurricanes, The Isley Brothers, The Crests, Cliff Richard and The Shadows, Sammy Turner and Linda Laurie.
The Hank Mobley Quartet records Soul Station, Dig Dis and other tracks at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, for Blue Note Records.
Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Billy Fury, Joe Brown and Georgie Fame, play the first of six nights at The Gaumont, Sheffield, UK.
The Biggest Show Of Stars 1960 Winter Edition package tour plays at The Mosque, Richmond, Virginia, USA. Acts on the bill include Freddy Cannon, Clyde McPhatter, The Clovers, Bobby Rydell, Johnny And The Hurricanes, The Isley Brothers, The Crests, Cliff Richard and The Shadows, Sammy Turner and Linda Laurie.
Steve Bronski, keyboardist/founder of Bronski Beat, is born.
Miriam Makeba plays the sixth night of a four week season at the Village Vanguard, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
The Swinging Blue Genes (later to become The Swinging Blue Jeans] play at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, UK.
New York City-based r'n'b vocal group The Wanderers appear on US tv's Ed Sullivan Show, recorded in New York City, USA.
Dinah Washington plays the eleventh night of two weeks of dates at Fack's No2, San Francisco, California, USA.
Frank Sinatra introduces US Senator John Fitzgerald Kennedy to a young lady named Judith Campbell when Kennedy passes through Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, between campaign appearances in Oregon and New Mexico. Kennedy will subsequently have an affair with Miss Campbell.
US deejay/promoter Alan Freed's week-long revue has its third day at the Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York, USA, featuring Bo Diddley, Big Maybelle Smith, Jo Ann Campbell, Bobby Day, The Cadillacs, and The Wheels.
While Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack are appearing at The Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, California, USA, Sinatra meets future US President John Kennedy for the first time.
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US deejay/promoter Alan Freed's week-long revue has its third day at the Apollo Theatre, Harlem, New York, USA, featuring Bo Diddley, Big Maybelle Smith, Jo Ann Campbell, Bobby Day, The Cadillacs, and The Wheels.
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.