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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.
Etta Jones is playing during a lengthy engagement at The Counterpoint Club, Chicago, Illinos, USA.Henry Mancini records the album Mr Lucky Goes Latin at RCA Victor's Music Center Of The World, Hollywood, California, USA.
Roy Milton, featuring Mickey Champion, blues and ballad singer, plays at The Key Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.Chubby Checker signs an agreement to perform on the tv show American
Bandstand in the USA for a fee of $155.
Del Shannon drives from Battle Creek, Michigan, USA, in his battered old
1957 Plymouth, heading for New York City, USA, where he has a
date to record his latest composition, Runaway.
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Lonesome Tonight by Elvis Presley enters the UK
Pop Singles Chart, where it will peak at No1 during a fifteen-week
run.
The album The Kingston Trio by The Kingston Trio is awarded a Gold Disc in the USA by the R.I.A.A.
Louis Armstrong, George Shearing, Kay Starr and Tony Bennett appear on the tv special Swinging At The Summit in the USA.
Anita O'Day records God Bless The Child, Some Other Spring and other tracks at Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, California, USA.
New Orleans by Gary 'US' Bonds enters the UK pop singles chart where it will peak at No16.
Smooth r'n'b pianist Sonny Thompson records I Got A Notion, Puddentane and other tracks for King Records in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
The Top Ten Singles being played on WRIT Radio in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, for the week beginning on this date are as follows :
- Calcutta - Lawrence Welk
- Exodus - Ferrante And Teicher
- Calendar Girl - Neil Sedaka
- Rubber Ball - Bobby Vee
- Wonderland By Night - Bert Kaempfert
- Pepe - Duane Eddy
- Are You Lonesome Tonight - Elvis Presley
- Corrina, Corrina - Ray Peterson
- Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles
- Angel Baby - Rosie And The Originals
Rubber Ball by Bobby Vee enters the UK pop singles chart where it will peak at No4 during a stay of 11 weeks.
The John Fitzgerald Kennedy Inaugural Gala is held at the National Guard Armoury, Washington D.C., USA. The event is hosted, produced and directed by Frank Sinatra. Musical guest stars include Mahalia Jackson, Harry Belafonte, Jimmy Durante, Nat King Cole, and Ella Fitzgerald, with an orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein.
On an extensive nationwide promotional tour in support of his novelty single Baby Sittin' Boogie, Buzz Clifford visits deejays and other music business contacts in San Francisco, California, USA.
The 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.
The musical 
Musical comedy The Gay Life is presented at The Shubert Theater, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 113 performances.Louis Jordan plays during a lengthy engagement at Danny's Lounge, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.