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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 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.
The musical 13 Daughters, starring Don Ameche, is presented at the 54th Street Theatre, on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of just 28 performances.
Barbara Carroll And Her Trio are playing during a three-week engagement at The London House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Bill Henderson is playing during a 22-day engagement at The Playboy Key Club, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
LaVern Baker, The Shirelles, Big Maybelle, Jimmy Charles and The Vibrations are playing during a week of shows at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Ray Peterson and Cathy Carr are playing during a week of shows at The Casino Royal, Washington DC, USA.
Sam Cooke plays the last night in a week of shows at the The Howard Theater, Washington DC, USA.
The Andy Doll Band is playing in Waterloo, Iowa, USA.
Jazz clarinettist Pete Fountain plays at The Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, USA. The concert will, in due course, be released as a live album.
The Beatles play a lunchtime session at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
Stan Kenton and his Orchestra record Something's Coming and I Feel Pretty, for Capitol Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.The tracks will be issued on the album Kenton's West Side Story.
Jimmie Rodgers plays the eighth of fourteen nights at The Statler-Hilton Hotel, Dallas, Texas, USA.
The Marcels record Two People In The World, Sweet Was The Wine and other tracks in New York City, USA, for Colpix Records.
The Willburn Brothers play in Columbus, Georgia, USA.
The Echoes perform Baby Blue on tv show American Bandstand in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Echoes perform Baby Blue on tv show American Bandstand in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jim Reeves And The Blue Boys play in Columbus, Georgia, USA.
Lazy River by Bobby Darin enters the UK singles chart, where it will peak at No2.
The LP Calcutta by Lawrence Welk is awarded a Gold Disc in the USA by the R.I.A.A.
Barbra Streisand continues with a month-long residency at The Caucus Club, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
The Red Garland Quintet records On Green Dolphin Street, Skinny's Blues and other tracks in Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, for Prestige Records.
Chuck Berry plays at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
The musical 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.
The stage musical How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, starring Rudy Vallee, is playing at the 46th Street Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1,417 performances.