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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.Odetta plays during two weeks of shows at The Prince Charles Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe.
George Louis Henry Evans is born in Bloomington, Indiana, USA. As George Evans he will become a vocalist and recording artist active on the Canadian jazz scene.
Barbra Streisand spends the first of three days recording
tracks for her Columbia
Records' debut LP, The Barbra Streisand Album, in New York City, USA.
Gregory Charles Harges is born in Los Angeles, California, USA. He will form the band Lizzie Borden in 1983 and take that name as his own.
Teen pop idol Fabian Forte appears as Martin Beldon in Say Goodbye to All That, an episode of the tv western series The Virginian.
Elvis Presley continues recording soundtrack material for his next movie, Fun In Acapulco, at Radio Recorders studio, Hollywood, California, USA.
The Kingston Trio record The Reverend Mr Black for Capitol Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Aspiring rock singer Janis Joplin hitch-hikes from Port Arthur, Texas, USA, to San Francisco with her friend Chet Helms.Joanie Sommers plays the seventh night of a two week engagement at The Copacabana, New York City, USA.
Ray Charles appeared in The Dinah Shore Show on tv in the USA, along with Liberace, Peter Nero and Big Tiny Little. The contemporary black press will focus on the $15,000 fee Ray earns for the appearance, but the white press the day after the show will highlight the fact that Dinah Shore, a white performer, had put her hand on black star Ray Charles' shoulder during his performance.
The English satirical comedy revue The Establishment, starring Peter Cook, John Bird, Eleanor Bron and others, opens at The Strollers Club, New York City, USA.
Virtuoso jazz trombonist Kai Winding records Hey There, How Are Things In Glocka Morra, The Things We Did Last Summer and
Days Of Wine And Roses for Verve Records in New York
City, USA.
Muriel Denise Francine Laporte is born in Chinon, Centre, France, Europe. She will find success as singer and composer Muriel Moreno with bands including L'Ombre Jaune and Niagara, before beginning her own solo career.
Martha And The Vandellas record Come And Get These Memories for Gordy Records at Hitsville Studios, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Glenn Yarbrough, until recently a member of The Limeliters, is playing during four weeks of shows at The Hungry i, San Francisco, California, USA. Also on the bill are Wes Harrison and The Town Criers.