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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.
Hank Thompson plays during a three-week engagement at The Golden Nugget, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Gene McDaniels is playing during a ten day residency at The Village Vanguard, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Patti Page is playing during a month of shows at The Pigalle, London, England, UK, Europe.
Dinah Washington is headlining during a week of shows at The Howard Theater in Washington DC, USA, supported by The Dells.
The soundtrack album G.I. Blues by Elvis Presley rises from No2 to No1 in the Billboard 150 Best-Selling Monaural LPs chart in the USA.
Elvis Presley continues with studio-based filming for the movie Blue Hawaii, at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Tim Lever, who will play keyboards and saxophone with UK 80s hitmakers Dead Or Alive is born in Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
Ella Fitzgerald plays the eleventh night of a twelve-night run at The Crescendo Club, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Allisons continue with their summer season at The North Pier Theatre, Blackpool, England, UK, Europe.
Bluegrass legends The Stanley Brothers and The Clinch Mountain Boys play at the New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Maryland, USA.
The Pips (later to become Gladys Knight And The Pips) enter the Billboard charts in the USA for the first time with Every Beat Of My Heart on Vee-Jay Records.
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Jerry Lee Lewis, Ben E. King, Bobby 'Blue' Bland, Mary Wells, Sugar Pie DeSanto and others play the third night in a week of concerts at The Regal, Chicago Illinois, USA.
Teen-oriented movie Where The Boys Are, featuring Connie Francis, goes on general release at cinemas in the UK, Europe.
Gene Vincent breaks out of his current tour of UK ballrooms to begin an eight-day visit to South Africa.
Barbra Streisand plays the thirteenth night in a month-long engagement at The Bon Soir Club, New York City, USA.
Jimmy Rogers plays the tenth night of two weeks in the Camellia house Lounge at The D rake Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Swinging Blue Genes (later to find fame as The Swinging Blue Jeans) play at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe. 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.