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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.
Shirley Bassey is playing during a summer season at The Opera House, Blackpool, England, UK, Europe.
Popular singer Jo Ann Campbell is playing during four weeks of shows as support for comedian Red Skelton at The Sands Hotel And Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Eddie Condon's All Stars are playing during a two-month engagement at Condon's, East 56th Street, New York City, USA.
Conway Twitty is playing during a week-long engagement at Manor Hotel, Widwood, New Jersey, USA.
Freddie Bell And The Bellboys are playing during a lengthy engagement at The Golden Hotel And Casino, Reno, Nevada, USA.
Ella Fitzgerald is playing during a week of shows at The Carter Barron Theater, Washington DC, USA.
The Rickenbacker guitars price list issued on this day shows their 325 model at a price of $349.50, a Combo 850 for $225.00, or a 394 (full-size body, with hand carved top and back, three pickups, and vibrato) for $874.50.
Gerry Mulligan spends the first of two days recording tracks for his LP Gerry Mulligan Presents A Concert In Jazz on Verve Records in Webster Hall, New York City, USA.
Barbra Streisand plays the eighth night of two weeks at The Town'n'Country, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Jacky Cheung, the Chinese megastar vocalist known to his millions of fans as as the God Of Songs, is born in Hong Kong, Asia.Billboard magazine reports that Quincy Jones has been signed as Music Director of Mercury Records in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Connie Stevens, Eddie Rambeau and Troy Donahue are the guests on popular tv show American Bandstand in W-Fil Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.Judy Garland releases a new live album, Judy At Carnegie Hall, in the USA. Rufus Wainwright will replicate the concert on which the album is based in his own concert at Carnegie Hall in 2006.
Ray Charles, The Coasters and Betty Carter play the fourth night of a week of shows at The Regal Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
It is reported that Bobby Rydell has made a merchandising pact with the Ansonia Shoe Corporation, whereby their Pho-toes range of shoes will include a clear plastic pocket on the toe into which a picture of Rydell can be inserted. The marketing campaign will feature window displays with life-sized cut-outs of Rydell.
Connie Francis plays the last night of three weeks at The Sahara Hotel And Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Johnnie Ray plays the fifteenth night in a four-week season at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
The new No1 single in Billboard magazine's Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA is Tossin' And Turnin' by Bobby Lewis, which will stay on top for seven weeks.
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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.