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1959 - 1961
The Steven Sondheim musical Gypsy, starring Ethel Merman, is performed on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 702 performances.
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1959 - 1960
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.
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1959
B.B. King plays in Amarillo, Texas, for a fee of $600.
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1959
A new American Forces Network radio transmitter, AFN Verdun, begins operating in Verdun, France. The 50 or so AFN transmitters in France played a prominent part in spreading American jazz, rock'n'roll and rhythm'n'blues to mainland Europe.
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1959
Erroll Garner plays at Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA.
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1959
Sam Cooke plays the first of three nights at The Copacabana, New York City, USA.
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1959
B.B. King plays in Amarillo, Texas, USA, for a fee of $600.
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1959
Gary Kemp, songwriter for Spandau Ballet, is born in Smithfield, London, UK.
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1959
Erroll Garner plays at Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA.
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