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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.
Julius LaRosa is playing during two weeks at The Racquet Club, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
Columbia recording artist Jill Corey is playing during two weeks at Beverly Hills, Southgate, Kentucky, USA.
Imperial Records artist Peggy King is playing during a three-week engagement at Mister Kelly's, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Jerry Wallace is playing during a two-week engagement at El Cortez, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Oscar Brown Jr. is playing at The Village Vanguard, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Ray Peterson is playing during a week of shows at The Uptown Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
In an interview in UK music weekly Melody Maker, Peggy Lee reveals that she does not like much of the music enjoyed by teenagers.
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Brian James, guitarist of punk band The Damned, is born in Hammersmith, London, England, UK, Europe.
[I Wanna] Love My Life Away gives Gene Pitney his first Billboard Top Forty hit in the USA. He produces and plays every instrument on the track apart from bass.
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The Stan Getz Quartet plays the fourth of twelve nights at The Sutherland Lounge, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Rockabilly duo The Key Brothers play at The New Coconut Grove Ballroom, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The highest new entry in this week's Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA is For My Baby by Brook Benton entering at No75.
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers record Petty Larceny, Mastermind and other tracks for Blue Note Records at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
The Coasters, Ike And
Tina Turner, The Capris and Chuck Jackson play the second of seven nights at the The Howard Theater, Washington, DC, USA.
The Noel Coward-composed musical Sail Away is presented at The Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 167 performances.
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.
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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.
Musical comedy The Gay Life is presented at The Shubert Theater, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 113 performances.