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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.
Jackie Wilson plays the last night in a week of shows at The Fontainebleu in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
Ben E. King, The Clovers, Santo And Johnny, Robert And Johnny, Wade Flemons, The Olympics, Bobby Marchan and Etta James play the last night in a week of shows at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, N
The albums The Kingston Trio and The Kingston Trio At Large by The Kingston Trio are both awarded a Gold Disc in the USA by the R.I.A.A.
50's rocker Ersel Hickey records the first of two versions of Stardust Brought Me You for Epic Records in New York City, USA.
Fame And Fortune/Stuck On You, by Elvis Presley reaches No1 in the Canadian pop singles chart.
Sweet Nothins by Brenda Lee peaks at No4 in the Billboard Top 40 Chart of the best-selling singles in the USA.
Bill Haley And His Comets release a new single, Chick Safari, on Warner Brothers Records in the USA.
Close harmony vocal group The Hi-Lo's record April In Fairbanks, Bali Hai and Italian Street Song for Columbia Records in the USA.
Elvis Presley begins a two-day train journey from Memphis, Tennessee, USA, to Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, where he is to begin filming G.I. Blues.
Brook Benton, Dinah Washington and Dion And The Belmonts play the fourth of ten nights at The Paramount Theatre, Brooklyn, New York City, USA.
The Biggest Show Of Stars For 60, featuring Lloyd Price, The Coasters, Bo Diddley, Little Anthony And The Imperials, Sammy Turner, Jimmy Jones, Clyde McPhatter, LaVern Baker and Jimmy Reed, plays at The Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
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.