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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
Platters play the last night of a two week engagement at Fack's
II Club, San
Francisco, California, USA.
Liverpool-born Frankie Vaughan is the musical guest in tonight's edition of US tv's Tennessee Ernie Ford Show.
Sam Cooke plays the final night in a week of headlining dates at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
The Drifters record Save The Last Dance For Me and I Count The Tears, in Bell Sound Studios, New York City, USA, under the watchful eyes of legendary producers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.
Frankie Vaughan is the musical guest in tonight's edition of US tv's Tennesse Ernie FordShow.
Controversial deejay and music business entrepreneur Alan Freed and eight others are charged by a US Federal Grand Jury with being the recipients of commercial bribery, better known as payola. Trial is set for 19 September.
Paul Anka plays the fourth of seven nights at The Holiday House, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, USA.
The
Platters play the last night of a two-week engagement at Fack's
II Club, San
Francisco, California, USA.
The
Platters play the last night of a two week engagement at Fack's
II Club, San
Francisco, California, USA.
Jazz saxophonist Don Wilkerson records Morning Coffee, Idiom and Media, in San Francisco, California, USA, for Riverside Records. The tracks will appear on his album Texas Twister.
Frankie Vaughan is the musical guest in tonight's edition of US tv's Tennesse Ernie Ford Show.
Popular Dutch pirate radio station, Radio Veronica, switches from transmissions at 186 metres in the medium wave to 192 metres.
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.