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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.
Freddy
Cannon appears on popular tv show American
Bandstand, performing Jump Over and The Urge. The show is
recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jazz saxophonist and recording artist Chris Klich is born in La Mesa, California, USA.
Ben E. King, The Clovers, Santo And Johnny, The Olympics, Etta James and Bobby Marchan play at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Jackie Wilson plays the fourth night in a week of shows at The Fontainebleu in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
Acoustic guitarist John Fahey, using the pseudonym Blind Thomas, records John Henry, Paint Brush Blues and other tracks for FonotoneRecords in Frederick, Maryland, USA.
Brook Benton and Dinah Washington begin a ten-day season at The Paramount Theatre, Brooklyn, New York City, USA.
Jazz trumpet virtuoso Booker Little has the second of two recording sessions for his eponymous debut album in New York City, USA, for Time Records.
When Duane Eddy plays at The Empire, Finsbury Park, London, England, UK, Europe, the audience includes Ray Davies, who will go on to form The Kinks.
Cliff Richard and The Shadows play the fifth night in a week of shows at The Coventry Theatre, Coventry, 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.