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Sam Cooke plays the fourth night in a week of shows at The Apollo Theater, Harlem,New York City, supported by The Shells.
Conway Twitty makes a live appearance on daily tv pop show American Bandstand, recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
In Hastings, Sussex, UK, Graham McPherson is born, as yet unaware of his destiny as vocalist Suggs in 2-Tone band Madness.
Rockabilly vocalist Wanda Jackson plays the thirtieth night of a six-week season at The Golden Nugget, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
James Brown, The Crests, Bobby Marchan, Arthur Prysock, The Starlites and Bobby Lewis play at the The Howard Theater, Washington, DC, USA.
Sarah Vaughan, with the Count Basie Orchestra, records Perdido, I Cried For You and other tracks for Capitol Records in Capitol Studios, New York City, USA.
The Sam Jones Tentet records Blues On Down, The Chant and other tracks in New York City, USA, for Riverside Records.
Weekly UK pop newspaper the NME [New Musical Express] reports that British pop idol Marty Wilde is shortly to begin making a film in Africa.

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.
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Louis Jordan plays during a lengthy engagement at Danny's Lounge, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.