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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
Platters play the eighth night of a two week engagement at
Fack's II Club, San
Francisco, California, USA.
Frankie Lymon [without The Teenagers], Shirley And Lee, Robert And Johnny, Billy Bland, Major Lance, Barrett Strong and Irma Thomas play at The Regal Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA, backed by The Ernie Fields Band.
US country fiddler and bandleader, James Gideon 'Gid' Tanner, dies aged 74, in Dacula, Georgia, USA.
Popular vocalist Jimmy Clanton plays the fourth of six nights at The Jolla Club, Tucson, Arizona, USA, supported by Roy Orbison.
The teen-oriented movie Platinum High School, starring Conway Twitty, opens in New York City, USA.
The Bud Freeman-Shorty Baker Quintet records But Not For Me, Love Me Or Leave Me and other tracks at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey for Prestige Records.
Cliff Richard And The Shadows, Kathy Kirby, Jerry Lordan, Peter Elliott and The Four Jones Boys play at The Regal, Cambridge, UK.
The
Platters play the eighth night of a two-week engagement at
Fack's II Club, San
Francisco, California, USA.
Marlene Dietrich plays the first of two nights at The Berns Salonger, Stockholm, Sweden, Europe.
Solomon Burke releases a new single, This Little Ring, on Singular Records in the USA.
The
Platters play the eighth night of a two week engagement at
Fack's II Club, San
Francisco, California, USA.
In an interview in today's edition of UK rock weekly the NME [New Musical Express], Connie Francis declares, "People are forever claiming that rock is dead, but something far more pleasing and significant has happened. Rock is no longer a novelty - it's been completely accepted. And in years to come, future generations will regard it as the pop music of our day."
Paul Anka plays the fifth night in a week of shows at Blinstrub's, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Sam Cooke begins a week of headlining dates at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, 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.