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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.
Eddie Condon's All Stars are playing during a two-month engagement at Condon's, East 56th Street, New York City, USA.
UK pop hitmaker Anthony Newley is playing in a one-man show, Stop The World I Want To Get Off, at Queen's Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, which runs for 485 performances.
Lonnie Donegan, Miki And Griff, Suzie Miller, The Dallas Boys, Gil And Freddie Levedo, The Tiller Girls and Norman Vaughan are appearing in Putting On The Donegan at The Winter Gardens Pavilion, Blackpool, England, UK, Europe.
The Blackwood Brothers Quartet plays a live show in DeQuincy, Louisiana, USA.
Cliff Richard and The Shadows play the eleventh night in a six-week season at The Opera House, Blackpool, UK.
The Ted Curson Quintet, a recently-formed modern jazz group, play in a Jazz In The Garden concert at the Museum of Modern Art, New York City, USA.
Wild In The Country/I Feel So Bad by Elvis Presley enters the UK Pop Singles Chart, where it will peak at No4 during a twelve-week run.
Michael [Row The Boat Ashore] by The Highwaymen enters the UK pop singles chart where it will peak at No1 during a stay of fourteen weeks.
Jealousy by Billy Fury enters the UK pop singles chart where it will peak at No2 during a stay of 12 weeks.
Louis Armstrong plays at Freedomland, The Bronx, New York City, USA.
LeRoi Moore, saxophonist of the Dave Matthews Band, is born in Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Brenda Lee plays the seventh of eight nights at The Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.
The Pendletones are rehearsing are rehearsing at the family home of the Wilson Brothers - Brian, Carl and Dennis, in Hawthorne, California, USA. Before long, they will change their name to The Beach Boys.
The Soul Stirrers play the third night of a week-long gospel revue at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
James 'Bat' Robinson records John Henry and Borrow Love And Go in the USA.
Dion, Roy Orbison, Ray Peterson, Freddy Cannon and Tony Orlando play in Brisbane, Australia, Oceania.
Dean Martin records Pardon, You're Breaking My Heart, Just Say I Love Her and On An Evening In Roma for his Capitol Records album Dino : Italian Love Songs, at Capitol Recording Studios, in the USA.
Tompall Glaser and The Glaser Brothers record Let me Down Easy and Tired Of Crying For You, in Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Lil Hardin Armstrong And Her Orchestra play at The Birdhouse, Chicago, Illinois, USA. The show is recorded and tracks will appear on the Contemporary Records album Chicago - The Living Legends.
Jimmy Elledge, with Chet Atkins as producer, records Hey Jimmy Joe John Jim Jack, Poodle Dog, and Funny How Time Slips Away at RCA Victor Studio, 1611 Hawkins Street, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Paul Anka plays at The Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Murray The K's Boss Holiday Show, with Jackie Wilson, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Belmonts, The Chantels and others, plays the last day of two weeks at The Paramount Theater, Brooklyn, New York City, USA.
Kon-Tiki by The Shadows enters the UK pop singles chart where it will peak at No1 during a stay of 10 weeks.
Fabian, Chubby Checker, The Shirelles, Bobby Lewis, The Regents and Chuck Jackson play at Palisades Amusement Park, Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA.
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.