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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 highest new entry in Cash Box magazine's chart of the best-selling pop singles in the USA is A Rockin' Good Way, [To Mess Around And Fall In Love] by Dinah Washington and Brook Benton, entering at No71.
Paul Anka plays the sixth of seven nights at The Holiday House, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, USA.
Sam Cooke, supported by The Flamingos and The Crests, plays the second of seven nights at The Tivoli Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
My Old Man's A Dustman by Lonnie Donegan reaches No1 in the Australian pop singles chart.
Cathy's Clown by The Everly Brothers reaches No1 in Cash Box magazine's chart of the best-selling pop singles in the USA.
Teen idol Fabian begins making his first movie, High Time, with Bing Crosby in California,USA.
During a tour of Scotland as support act to Johnny Gentle, The Silver Beetles play at the Northern Meeting Ballroom, Inverness. In due course, they will change their name to The Beatles.
Marlene Dietrich plays at The Theater Am Aegi, Hanover, Germany, Europe.
Neil Sedaka, Mark Dinning and Jimmy Clanton appear live on US tv's Dick Clark Show.
Gene Vincent and Jerry Keller play the last of six nights at The Hippodrome, Brighton, UK.
A UK Silver Disc is awarded to the single Cathy's Clown by The Everly Brothers.
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.