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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.
Jackie Wilson plays the first night in a week of shows at The Fontainebleu in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
Jazz saxophonist Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis and organist Shirley Scott record the album Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis With Shirley Scott, at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
At Chess Studios, Chicago, Illinois, USA, Chuck Berry records Down The Road Apiece, Confessin' The Blues, Sweet Sixteen, and other tracks.
Cliff Richard and The Shadows play the second night in a week of shows at The Coventry Theatre, Coventry, UK.
Gene Vincent and Eddie
Cochran play the second night of a brief season at The Hippodrome, Bristol, UK.
Ben E. King, The Clovers, Santo And Johnny, Robert And Johnny, Wade Flemons, The Olympics, Bobby Marchan and Etta James begin a week at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Candlestick Park, a new baseball stadium for the San Francisco Giants, is opened in San Francisco, California, USA. It will go down in the annals of rock music as the venue for the last ever live public concert by The Beatles.
Little Anthony And The Imperials record A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening, If You Are But A Dream, They Say It's Wonderful and I Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last Night.
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.