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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.
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.
The musical 13 Daughters, starring Don Ameche, is presented at the 54th Street Theatre, on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of just 28 performances.
Barbara Carroll And Her Trio are playing during a three-week engagement at The London House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Bill Henderson is playing during a 22-day engagement at The Playboy Key Club, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Patsy Montana is playing during a four-week stretch at Harrah's Club, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA.
The Shirley Scott Quintet records Travelin' Light, Work Song and other tracks for Prestige Records at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
The Beatles play a lunch-time gig at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe. Later in the day, they board a train from Lime Street station to begin their journey to Hamburg, Germany, Europe, where they are to begin a second season of live gigs.
Hitmaking r'n'b vocal group Shep And The Limelites record Ready For Your Love, You'll Be Sorry, Three Steps From The Altar and What Did Daddy Do?, for Hull Records, based in The Brill Building, New York City, USA.
The Tornados play at The Locarno Ballroom, Old Town Square, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
In California, USA, former country music star Spade Cooley telephones Anita Aros, a violinist in his band, telling her he is divorcing his wife, Ella Mae Cooley and asking her to marry him as soon as he obtains a decree in Nevada, she accepts his proposal.
Belle Barth is playing at The Roundtable, New York City, USA.
Rusty York, best known for his hit single Sugaree, plays at Taft Auditorium, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.Nat King Cole records Answer Me My Love, Smile, Pretend and Darling Je Vous Aime Beaucoup in Capitol Recording Studios, 151 West 46th Street, New York City, USA.
Howard Dixon of popular 1930s country harmony vocal duo The Dixon Brothers, dies after suffering a heart attack at work in Aleo Mill, East Rockingham, North Carolina, USA.
Scott Engel releases a new single, Anything Will Do, on Liberty Records in the USA. Engel will find fame later in the decade as Scott Walker of The Walker Brothers.
Victor Borge presents his Comedy In Music show at The Opera House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Lennon Sisters pre-record an appearance for The Perry Como Kraft Music Hall tv show in New York City, USA.
Hank Ballard And The Midnighters release a new single, The Continental Walk, on King Records in the USA.
The The Chordettes are playing during two-weeks of shows at Beverly Hills Country Club, Southgate, Kentucky, USA.
Folk-blues guitarist Blind Thomas [actually a pseudonym for John Fahey] records Weissman Blues, Dasein River Blues and other tracks for Fonotone Records, Fredrick, Maryland, USA.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.