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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.
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.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 Barbra Streisand is playing during a one-month engagement at The Blue Angel, New York City, USA.
Musical comedy The Gay Life is presented at The Shubert Theater, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 113 performances.
Bill Black And His Combo are playing during a three-week engagement at The Roundtable, New York City, USA. They are joined by rockabilly artist Jumping Gene Simmons as an extra vocalist.
Elvis Presley is filming scenes for his tenth movie Kid Galahad in Culver Studios, Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA.Santo And Johnny are playing during a long engagement at The El Cortez Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Brook Benton is playing during a six-night stint at Sciolla's, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra are playing during a 17-night engagement at Basin Street East, New York City, USA. Also on the bill is Gloria Lynne, with her trio led by Earl May.
Wanda Jackson is playing at the recently-opened Loon Club in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.Jan And Dean, Jerry Butler, Jackie De Shannon, Ann-Margret, Soupy Sales, Dee Clark, The Pentagons and others play in the Christmas Capers Concert in Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The soundtrack album for the Elvis Presley film Blue Hawaii enters the UK Pop Albums Chart, where it will peak at No1 during a stay of 65 weeks.Johnny Cash, The Tennessee Three, June Carter, Roger Miller, Gordon Terry and Johnny Western appear on The Big D Jamboree, from KRLD-AM Radio in Dallas, Texas, USA.
The Beach Boys' debut single, Surfin', gets its first radio airplay, on KFWB Radio in Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Ike Quebec Quartet records It Might As Well Be Spring, Ol' Man River and other tracks at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, for Blue Note Records.
The Belgian Government refuses a work permit to rock'n'roller Vince Taylor because of violence which erupted at his recent show in the Palais Des Sports, Paris, France, Europe.
The Lion Sleeps Tonight by The Tokens reaches No1 in the Cash Box magazine chart of top-selling singles in the USA.
Judy Garland comes to the end of her 1961 concert tour with a show at The Armory, Washington DC, USA.
Brenda Lee plays the fifth night of a pre-Christmas season in The Congo Room of The Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Chris Barber and his Band with Ottilie Patterson are the live guests on the BBC Light Programme radio show Trad Tavern, in London, England, UK, Europe.The panel on this week's edition of UK tv show Juke Box Jury is Jane Asher , Acker Bilk, Alan Freeman and Julie Wilson.
The Beatles play their first gig in the south of England, in a so-called Battle Of The Bands, at The Palais Ballroom, Aldershot, Hampshire, UK, Europe, to an audience of just eighteen teenagers, because the local newspaper failed to run an advertisement for the show. The other band in the battle is Ivor Jay And The Jaywalkers.
Can't Help Falling In Love by Elvis Presley is the highest new entry in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA, entering at No50.
A Ray Charles concert scheduled for tonight at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, USA, is cancelled because of his recent drug bust. The local promoter astutely books another venue, The State Fair Music Hall, and the show goes ahead the next day.John Leyton, Al Saxon, Anita Harris, Carter-Lewis, The Ted Taylor Four with Jo Marney, Tommy Sanderson And The Sandmen
and Gerry Brown's Jazzmen provide live music on the BBC Light Orogramme radio show Saturday Club in London, England, UK, Europe.
Duke Ellington makes a solo appearance at The Apollo Theatre, Harlem, New York City, USA, during a Negro Actors' Guild Benefit show.
Joann Val with Jimmy Blade And His Orchestra is playing at The Camellia House, in The D rake Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA.