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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.The Swan Silvertones play the fourth night in a week of shows at The Apollo, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Country star Buck Owens releases a new single, Under Your Spell Again, on Capitol Records in the USA.
Kid Ory records Tishomingo Blues, I Got Rhythm, Ain't Misbehavin' and other tracks for Verve Records at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California, USA.
A Big Hunk O' Love by Elvis Presley enters the Billboard Best-Selling Singles chart in the USA, where it will peak at No1 during a ten-week run.
Dee Clark, The Drifters and The Isley Brothers play the fourth night in a week of shows at The Howard Theater, Washington, DC, USA.
Priscilla Beaulieu, the daughter of an American army officer, is introduced to Elvis Presley at a dinner engagement, while Elvis is doing military service in Germany. She will go on to become Mrs Presley.
Kid Ory records Tishomingo Blues, I Got Rhythm, Ain't Misbehavin' and other tracks for Verve Records at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California, USA.
Brent Mason, one of the most recorded guitarists in history, is born in in Van Wert, Ohio, USA. Discovered by Chet Atkins, Mason can be heard on tracks by George Strait, Alan Jackson, Shania Twain, David Gates, Zac Brown Band, Scotty McCreary, and Blake Shelton.