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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.
Rory Storm And The Hurricanes are playing during a two-month season at The Kaiserkeller, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.Rory Storm And The Hurricanes are playing during a two-month season at The Kaiserkeller, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.Jazz saxophonist Art Pepper spends the second of three days recording the album Intensity for Contemporary Records in New York City, USA.
Double-bass virtuoso Edgar Meyer is born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. He will become one of the top country and bluegrass session players in Nashville, and go on to release albums under his own name.
Elvis Presley continues with location filming for his next movie, Wild In The Country, at the 20th Century Ranch, Santa Monica, California, USA.
Merle Travis appears live on tv's The Ford Show in the USA, duetting with his host Tennessee Ernie Ford.
Strawberry Fair by Anthony Newley on Decca Records enters the UK Singles Chart where it will peak at No3 during an eleven-week run.
Tommy Leonetti comes to the end of a two-week engagment at The Ankara Club, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Merle Travis appears live on US tv's The Ford Show, duetting with his host Tennessee Ernie Ford.
Raymond Lexis, drummer of internationally renowned Haitian 'voudou rock' band Boukman Experyans, is born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.