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The Noel Coward-composed musical Sail Away is presented at The Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 167 performances.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.UK pop idol Cliff Richard makes a live appearance on US tv's Ed Sullivan Show in New York City, USA.
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Brook Benton, Mary Wells, The
Vibrations and The
Impressions play the third night of a week at the Regal
Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
R'n'b vocal group The
Flamingos play the seventh of thirteen nights at the Peppermint
Lounge West, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
James Brown plays the fourth of seven nights at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA. Also on the bill are Freddie King, Solomon Burke, Pigmeat Markham and The Valentinos. On the last night of this run, Brown will record a live set which will become his classic album Live At The Apollo (Vol 1).
A Blues And Folk Festival sponsored by UK pop paper Melody Maker
opens at The Free Trade Hall, Manchester, UK, featuring Helen Humes, Jump Jackson, Memphis
Slim, Willie Dixon, Shakey Jake Harris, Sonny Terry And
Brownie
McGhee, T-bone Walker, and John Lee
Hooker.
Popular country-gospel vocalist and recording artist Steven Curtis Chapman is born in Paducah, Kentucky, USA.
Delta blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player J.D. Short dies of a heart attack, aged 60, in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.BBC radio in the UK broadcasts the special programme Frank Sinatra personally presents Great Songs From Great Britain, which had been recorded several months earlier at CTS Studios, Bayswater, London, UK.
Jazz and classic female blues singer and recording artist Monette Moore dies, aged 50, of a heart attack during a season with The Young Men Of New Orleans band at Disneyland, Garden Grove, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Rod Goodway, a young rock'n'roll vocalist from Calne, plays his first live gig with his friend, drummer Pat Murphy. The band, as yet, has no name but they will become Rod And The Sceptres, and then The Pack. As The Pack, they will enjoy some chart success with their version of Do You Believe in Magic, originally recorded by The Lovin'
Spoonful.
Elvis Presley continues filming studio scenes for his next movie, It Happened At The World's Fair, in MGM Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.