7th November

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.

The Noel Coward-composed musical Sail Away is presented at The Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 167 performances.

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 Do-Re-Mi, starring Max Bygraves, with music by Jule Styne, is playing at the Prince Of Wales Theatre, London, England, Europe, during a run of 169 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.

Tommy Steele, Teddy Johnson And Pearl Carr, Jimmy James, The Raindrops, Joe Baker And Jack Douglas, Desmond Walter-Ellis, The KIms and Regine And Andre Berny play during a seven-week season at The Coventry Theatre, Coventry, England, UK, Europe.

The musical Kwamina is playing at The 54th Street, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of just 32 performances.

The musical Irma La Douce is presented at The Alvin Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA during a total of 524 Broadway performances.

The musical Kean, based on the life of 18th Century Shakespearean actor Edmund Kean, is playing at The Broadway Theater, New York City, USA, during a run of 92 performances.

A production of My Fair Lady is playing at The Shubert Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA, starring Ronald D rake and Caroline Dixon.

George Brunis is playing at Basin Street in The French Village, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Ahmad Jamal is playing at The Alhambra, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Pee Wee King and Redd Stewart are playing at the recently-opened Loon Club in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

Tony Bennett is playing at The Living Room, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Jimmy Dean records The Cajun Queen (Big John Part 2) in Bradley Film And Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Mike Dee And The Jaywalkers play at Walton Hop, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK, Europe.

Bobby Darin records What'd I Say, My Bonnie, Tell Me How You Feel and Tell All The World About You for Atco Records in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. The band on the session features Rene Hall [gt], Glen Campbell [gt], Red Callendar [bass], Earl Palmer [drums], Richie Frost [drums], Ray Johnson [piano], Plas Johnson [tenor sax], Nino Tempo [tenor sax] and The Blossoms (Darlene Love, Fanita James, Gloria Jones). Musical arrangements are by Jimmie Haskell.

Jack Parnell And His Orchestra, The Kaye Sisters and Alex Welsh And His Band appear on the ATV-tv series Two Of A Kind (starring Morecambe And Wise) in the UK.

Floyd Cramer records Chattanooga Choo Choo for RCA Records in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

The Andy Doll Band plays a gig in Decorah, Iowa, USA.

Hop Wilson And His Buddies record I Done Got Over for Ivory Records in Houston, Texas, USA.

The Clancy Brothers And Tommy Makem are appearing during a two-week engagement at The Gate Of Horn, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Joe Perrino And The Mellotones play at Club Sahara in San Bernardino, California, USA. Their guitarist is Frank Zappa.

Impresario Larry Parnes' package tour, Star Spangled Nights, plays at The Granada, Kettering, England, UK, Europe. Featured artists include Billy Fury, Eden Kane, Joe Brown, Tommy Bruce, The Allisons, The Viscounts, The Karl Denver Trio, Peter Jay And The Jaywalkers, Terry Hale and newcomer Georgie Fame.

The Swinging Blue Genes [later to become The Swinging Blue Jeans] play at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe, along with Gerry And The Pacemakers.

Robin Hall and Jimmie MacGregor appear on the topical magazine show Tonight on BBC-tv in the UK.

The Top Ten singles being played on WABC Radio, New York City, USA, for the week beginning on this date are as follows:

1. Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes (Tamla)
2. Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean (Columbia)
3. Runaround Sue - Dion (Laurie)
4. Bristol Stomp - The Dovells (Parkway)
5. This Time- Troy Shondell (Liberty)
6. Heartaches - The Marcels (Colpix)
7. I Love How You Love Me - The Paris Sisters (Gregmark)
8. Tower of Strength - Gene McDaniels (Liberty)
9. You're the Reason - Bobby Edwards (Crest)
10. Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)

Mel Torme (aka The Velvet Fog) is the musical guest on tonight's edition of the Garry Moore Show on tv in the USA.

Ernest Tubb is playing in Alexandria, Louisiana, USA.

Singer and songwriter Hank Cochran, with Joe Allison as producer, records Has Anybody Seen Me Lately and Lonely Little Mansion at Bradley Film And Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The band on the session features guitarists Harold Bradley and Ray Edenton, steel guitarist Buddy Emmons, bassist Bob Moore, drummer Buddy Harman and pianist Hargus Robbins.

The Springfields (including Dusty Springfield) perform live on the BBC Light Programme Radio Show Workers' Playtime, from an electrical enginering factory at Crawley, Sussex, England, UK, Europe.

Pat McGuire, bass vocalist of The Chimes, is killed by a car driven by a drunk driver in New York City, USA.

The Temptations release a new single, Check Yourself, on Miracle Records in the USA.

Brook Benton plays the fifth night in a week of shows at The Roberts Show Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Harold Dorman releases a new single, Uncle Jonah's Place/Just One Step, on Sun records in the USA.