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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.
Elvis Presley is inducted into the Los Angeles Indian Tribal Council in Los Angeles, California, USA.Frank Sinatra records Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart, I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm and other tracks in Los Angeles, California, USA, for Reprise Records.
Connie Francis plays the twenty-first night of a four-week season at The Copacabana, New York City, USA.
The Ornette Coleman Octet records the completely improvised album, Free Jazz, at A + R Studios, New York City,USA.
Bob Dylan leaves Minnesota, USA, by way of Highway 61, headed for Chicago, Illinois, where he will fail an audition for the University of Chicago Folk Festival, and Madison, Wisconsin, where he will see Pete Seeger perform.
The musical comedy movie Bells Are Ringing, starring Dean Martin and Judy Holliday, opens at cinemas in France, Europe.The Eric Dolphy-Booker Little Quintet records the album Far Cry, for Prestige Records in Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
David
'Fathead' Newman records the album Straight Ahead in New York City, USA, for Atlantic
Records.
Rockabilly vocalist Wanda Jackson plays the seventh night of a six-week season at The Golden Nugget, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The Maynard Ferguson Orchestra records Ultimate Rejection and Go East Young Man, at Capitol Studios, New York City, USA.