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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.
Folk star Odetta is the musical guest on tv's Tennessee Ernie Ford Show in the USA.
Joern-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Peterson, keyboardist of internationally successful German band Nena, is born.
Miles Davis completes work on his album Sketches Of Spain in Columbia Records 30th Street Studios, New York City, USA.
Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Billy Fury, Joe Brown and Georgie Fame, play the fourth of six nights at The Hippodrome, Birmingham, UK.
Peggy Lee appears in US tv show The Revlon Revue.
Gail Greenwood, bassist of Belly and L7 is born in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
Trade magazine Record Retailer publishes the UK's first EP [Extended Player] chart.
Folk star Odetta is the musical guest on US tv's Tennesse Ernie FordShow.
When Poor Me, reaches No1 in the UK, Adam Faith becomes the first British artist to have his first two chart entries hit the top.
Elvis Presley goes to see Holiday On Ice at Ellis Auditorium, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
The Explosive Freddie Cannon by Freddie Cannon enters the UK album chart, where it will peak at No1.
Sam Jones records The Old Country, So Tired and other tracks for Riverside Records in New York City, USA.
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.