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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.Ray Charles plays the sixth night of a week of shows at The Palladium, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Song lyric writer Oscar Hammerstein II, best-known for his collaborations with Richard Rodgers, dies of stomach cancer at Highland Farms, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA. Their greatest successes were the musicals The Sound Of Music, South Pacific, Oklahoma and The King And I.
KQV Appreciation Day at West View Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, features Bobby Vee, Dion And The Belmonts, The Fleetwoods, Ray Petersen and many others.
Otis Spann records the album Otis Spann Is The Blues, in Fine Recording Studios, New York City, USA, for Candid Records.
Blues pianist Otis Spann, known for his work with Muddy Waters, records his first solo album Otis Spann Is The Blues, in Fine Recording Studios, New York City, USA, for Candid Records.
Brook Benton, LaVern Baker and Ben E. King play the fifth night in a week of shows at the Regal Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Blues pianist Otis Spann, known for his work with Muddy Waters, records his first solo album Otis Spann Is The Blues, in Fine Recording Studios, New York City, for Candid Records.
Bobby Vee performs
Devil Or Angel on daily pop tv show American
Bandstand, recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Frank Sinatra records My Blue Heaven, Always, and other tracks in Capitol Studio A, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Beatles play the seventh night of a three month engagement at The Indra Club, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.
Popular vocalist Elaine Delmar records Am I Blue?, Why Can't I?, Wonderful Guy and Blue Turning Grey Over You, for Columbia Records in London, UK.
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.