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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.
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.
Rory Storm And The Hurricanes are playing during a two-month season at The Kaiserkeller, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.Rory Storm And The Hurricanes are playing during a two-month season at The Kaiserkeller, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.Little Willie John, Sonny Boy Williamson II, The Upsetters, The Sheppards and Savannah Churchill play the second night in a week-long engagement at the Regal Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Elvis Presley continues with location filming for his next movie, Wild In The Country, in Napa, California, USA.
Eric Winstone plays at The Victory Memorial Hall, Northwich, Cheshire, UK, supported by The Tom Nicholls Dance Orchestra.
Bobby 'Blue' Bland records I Pity The Fool, in Chicago, Illinois, USA, for Duke Records.
The highest new entry in Cash Box magazine's chart of the best-selling pop singles in the USA is You're Sixteen, by Johnny Burnette entering at No57.
The Jazz Five record Hootin' and Still Life for Tempo Records in London, UK. Bassist on the session is Malcolm Cecil, who will become a pioneer of electronic synthesiser music in the duo Tonto's Expanding Head Band, with his partner Robert Margouleff.
Satirical Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, calypso singer Lord Buckley dies from a stroke aggravated by malnutrition and kidney problems.