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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.Alley-Oop by The Hollywood Argyles reaches No1 in the pop singles chart in the USA as compiled by Billboard magazine.
Frank Sinatra sings The Star-Spangled Banner at the Democratic Party National Convention, in the LA Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Bobby Darin plays the fourth night in a month long engagement at The Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, opening for comedian George Burns.
UK pop idol Craig Douglas begins a season at The Essoldo, Brighton, UK, in the variety show SummerMasquerade.
Elvis Presley rents Fairgrounds Amusement Park in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, after it closes to the public, for his private entertainment.Ray Charles, The Coasters and Betty Carter play the fourth night of a week of shows at The Regal, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Time magazine reports that The Kingston Trio now account for 12% of the total sales of Capitol Records, and earn $10,000 per week. This means that they have overtaken Capitol's former hottest property, Frank Sinatra.
David Baerwald is born in Oxford, Ohio, USA. After moving to Los Angeles, he will
form the duo David &
David whose only album, Boomtown, will produce three hit singles.
The Platters play the fourth night of a week of shows at The Town House, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Question becomes the fifteenth single by Lloyd Price to enter the Billboard Top Ten R'n'B Singles Chart in the USA.
Blind blues vocalist/guitarist Arvella Gray records Corinna Corinna, John Henry and other songs in Chicago, Illinois, USA, for the Decca Records album Conversation With The Blues.
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.