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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.
Rory Storm And The Hurricanes are playing during a two-month season at The Kaiserkeller, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.Rory Storm And The Hurricanes are playing during a two-month season at The Kaiserkeller, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.The Lem Winchester Quartet records My Romance, With A Song In My Heart, But Beautiful and other songs written by Richard Rodgers, at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
The Drifters, Ruth Brown, Little Anthony And The Imperials, Joe Tex and Donnie Elbert play the first night of a week at The Tivoli, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Isley Brothers play the eighth of ten nights at The Baby Grand Club, New York City, USA.
Rockabilly vocalist Wanda
Jackson plays the second night of two weeks at The Golden
Nugget Casino, Las
Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Tommy Roe releases a new single, Sheila, on
Judd
Records in the USA. It will not provide him with a hit until
1962 when he re-records it under a new deal with ABC-Paramount Records.
Joan Baez and Eric Von Schmidt play at The Agassiz Theater, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Sonia Dronier is born in Lorient, France, Europe. She will find huge success as a European chanteuse after changing her name to Viktor Lazlo.
Jerry Landis, later to be known as Paul Simon, releases a new single, I'd Like To Be The Lipstick On Your Lips, on Warwick Records in the USA.
Elvis Presley records Flaming Star, the title song from his upcoming movie, at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Beatles play the fourth night of a lengthy residency at The Kaiserkeller, Hamburg, Germany.
Jerry Landis, later to be known as Paul Simon, releases a new single, I'd Like To Be The Lipstick On Your Lips, on Warwick Records in the USA.
Ike And Tina Turner play at The Rockland Palace, New York City, USA, supported by The Olympics, The Hollywood Flames, Sugar Pie DeSanto, Bobby Freeman and others.