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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 musical 13 Daughters, starring Don Ameche, is presented at the 54th Street Theatre, on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of just 28 performances.
Tony Martin is playing during a one-week engagement at The Waldorf Astoria, New York City, USA.
Bill Evans is playing during a week of shows at The Minor Key, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Barbara Carroll And Her Trio are playing during a three-week engagement at The London House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Bill Henderson is playing during a 22-day engagement at The Playboy Key Club, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
LaVern Baker, The Shirelles, Big Maybelle, Jimmy Charles and The Vibrations are playing during a week of shows at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Pony Time by Chubby Checker reaches No1 in this week's Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA.
The highest new entry in this week's Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA is Blue Moon by The Marcels entering at No49.
Sam Cooke plays the second night in a week of shows at the The Howard Theater, Washington DC, USA, supported by Rochell And The Candles.
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As well as playing at The Iron Door Club, The Beatles play a second gig on this day, at Aintree Institute, Aintree, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
Elvis Presley gets his first aerial view of Graceland, when he flies over his Memphis, Tennessee, USA, home in a Piper Comanche.
Barbra Streisand continues with a month-long residency at The Caucus Club in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Joanie Sommers and the Shelley Manne Group play at the UCLA Campus, Los Angeles, California, USA.
One Last Kiss by Bobby Vee is tied for first place in the pop singles chart in Australia, Oceania, with One Last Kiss by Billy 'Crash' Craddock.
A twelve-hour long rock event, Rock Around The Clock, is held at The Iron Door Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe, featuring performances from The Beatles, Gerry And The Pacemakers, The Big Three, Kingsize Taylor and The Dominoes, The Remo Four and Rory Storm And The Hurricanes.
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Dottie West appears on The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, to plug her latest release I Should Start Running.
UK pop weekly Melody Maker reports that the BBC has banned rock group Nero And The Gladiators from performing their rock'n'roll version of Grieg's classical music melody In The Hall Of The Mountain King on British radio.
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.