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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.
Teddy Randazzo is playing during a six-day run at The Mardi Gras Club, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.The cast of Broadway hit musical Bye Bye Birdie, appear on the 12th anniversary edition of the Ed Sullivan Show, in New York City, USA.
Isadore Barbarin, who had been a saxophonist for thirty years with the revered Onward Brass Band, dies in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
The Love-Jiles Ragtime Orchestra records The Entertainer Rag, Jollity Rag and other tracks in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, for Riverside Records.
When Patsy Cline appears at the Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, wearing a clinging blouse and gold lame trousers, her attire causes asensation, and she is firmly told to stick to dresses.
The Johnny Dankworth Band plays in Rockin' Down The River, a cruise down the River Thames on board The Royal Daffodil,from London to Margate.
Paul Anka plays the last of ten nights at The Three Rivers Inn, Syracuse, New York State, USA.
Eli Oberstein, owner of Union City, Jersey-based Rondo Records, dies. His son, Maurice Oberstein, will first inherit control of Rondo, then go on to become head of both the CBS and PolyGram labels in the UK.
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.