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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.
Gene McDaniels is playing during a ten day residency at The Village Vanguard, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Hank Thompson plays during a three-week engagement at The Golden Nugget, Las Vegas, Nevada, 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.
Tim Lever, who will play keyboards and saxophone with UK 80s hitmakers Dead Or Alive is born in Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
Gene Vincent breaks out of his current tour of UK ballrooms to begin an eight-day visit to South Africa.
Connie Francis plays the fourth night of two weeks at The Copacabana, New York City, USA.
Minnie Pearl plays a live show in Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
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.
Barbra Streisand plays the thirteenth night in a month-long engagement at The Bon Soir Club, New York City, USA.
Teen-oriented movie Where The Boys Are, featuring Connie Francis, goes on general release at cinemas in the UK, Europe.
Frankie Avalon plays the final night of a week of shows at Blinstrub's, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
The Allisons continue with their summer season at The North Pier Theatre, Blackpool, England, UK, Europe.
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.
Jimmy Rogers plays the tenth night of two weeks in the Camellia house Lounge at The D rake Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Beatles continue their 92 day residency at The Top Ten Club, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.
The European All-Stars play at The Jazz Saloon, Berlin, Germany, Europe.
Ella Fitzgerald plays the eleventh night of a twelve-night run at The Crescendo Club, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Swinging Blue Genes (later to find fame as The Swinging Blue Jeans) play at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
Jim Reeves plays a live show in Pismo Beach, California, USA.
Bluegrass legends The Stanley Brothers and The Clinch Mountain Boys play at the New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Maryland, USA.
Chuck Berry And His Orchestra play at The Pladium, Houston, Texas, USA.
Gene Vincent begins a brief tour of South Africa.
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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Elvis Presley continues with studio-based filming for the movie Blue Hawaii, at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Ernest Tubb plays a live gig in Angola, Indiana, USA.
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.