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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 Everly Brothers play the first of two days at the Central Florida State Fair, Orlando, Florida, USA.
Ronnie Hawkins records The Ballad of Caryl Chessman in New York City, USA, for Roulette Records. Levon Helm, later to play with The Band, is the drummer on the track.
The new No1 single on the Billboard chart in the USA is Theme
From A Summer Place by the Percy Faith Orchestra. It
will stay at No1 for nine weeks, becoming the most popular song of
1960.
UK pop idol Marty Wilde reaches No45 in the Billboard Singles Chart in the USA with his self-penned Bad Boy.
Ronnie Hawkins records The Ballad Of Caryl Chessman in New York City, USA, for Roulette Records. Levon Helm, later to play with The Band, is the drummer on the track.
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.