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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.
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.Jazz saxophonist Paul Gonsalves records the album Gettin' Together for Jazzland Records in New York City, USA.
Rockabilly vocalist Wanda Jackson plays the sixth night of a six-week season at The Golden Nugget, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Jazz vocalist Hank Ballard And The Midnighters record Let's Go Again (Where We Went Last Night) in Cincinnati, Ohio, for King Records.
Matt Arko Hoyer, known as the "grand-daddy" of the button accordion players and a massively succesful recording artist in the 1920s and 30s, dies of cancer.
Connie Francis plays the twentieth night of a four-week season at The Copacabana, New York City, USA.
Frank Sinatra records The Coffee Song, A Fine Romance and other tracks in Los Angeles, California, USA, for Reprise Records.
Jazz trumpeter Buck Clayton and saxophonist Buddy Tate, record the album Buck And Buddy, for Swingville Records at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
The John Lewis - Gunther Schuller Orchestra plus the Contemporary Strings Quartet record Variations On A Theme Of Thelonious Monk, at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City, USA.