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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.
Don Hinton records Honey Bee, Jo Ann, Dream Girl and Heart Of Gold, for Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Billy Fury, Joe Brown and Georgie Fame, play the third of six nights at The Empire, Liverpool, UK.
Gordon Marshall, who will become drummer for The Moody Blues in 1991, is born in Nottingham, UK.
A US rock'n'roll package tour featuring Tommy Sands,Jerry Lee Lewis,Dion AndThe Belmonts,Neil Sedaka,Johnny And The Hurricanes,Freddy Cannon,Jimmy Clanton,Marv Johnson, leaves America to begin the Super Show trek across Australia.
Mississippi-born blues guitarist, singer and songwriter Billy Garland dies aged 41, in a car accident in Chicago, Illinois, USA.Jimmy Jones plays
the sixth night in a week of gigs at the The Howard Theater, Washington, DC, USA.
The Coasters, The Isley Brothers and Dave 'Baby' Cortez play the second night in a two-week season at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Cliff Richard records Thinking Of Our Love and other tracks at EMI's Abbey Road Studio No2, London, 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.