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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 Noel Coward-composed musical Sail Away is presented at The Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 167 performances.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 Do-Re-Mi, starring Max Bygraves, with music by Jule Styne, is playing at the Prince Of Wales Theatre, London, England, Europe, during a run of 169 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.Tommy Steele, Teddy Johnson And Pearl Carr, Jimmy James, The Raindrops, Joe Baker And Jack Douglas, Desmond Walter-Ellis, The KIms and Regine And Andre Berny play during a seven-week season at The Coventry Theatre, Coventry, England, UK, Europe.
The musical Irma La Douce is presented at The Alvin Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA during a total of 524 Broadway performances.
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Vaughn Monroe is playing during a two-week engagement at The Crown Room, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.Barbra Streisand is playing during a one-month engagement at The Blue Angel, New York City, USA.
Musical comedy The Gay Life is presented at The Shubert Theater, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 113 performances.
Lena Horne begins a week of appearances in her Nine O'Clock Revue at The Nixon Theater, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Bill Black And His Combo are playing during a three-week engagement at The Roundtable, New York City, USA. They are joined by rockabilly artist Jumping Gene Simmons as an extra vocalist.
Jerry Reed is playing at the recently-opened Loon Club in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Cozy Cole is playing during a week of shows at The Esquire Club, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.The Dick Schory Orchestra presents Music In Motion (described as "The sound your eyes will follow" at The Arie Crown Theatre, McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Del Shannon, with producer Harry Balk, records Hey Little Girl and I Don't Care Anymore in Mira Sound Studio, New York City, USA. The band on the session features Al Caiola [gtr], Milt Hinton [bass], Joe Marshall [drums], and Bill Ramal [sax].
The Miracles, The Vibrations, The Blue Notes and Joe Tex continue a two week season at The Uptown Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Pat Boone is playing during a nine days engagement at The Twin Coaches, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Jimmy Neeley Trio records Joy Blues, What's Cookin' and other tracks for Prestige Records in Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
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Marty Robbins releases a new single, Sometimes I'm Tempted / I Told The Brook, on Columbia Records in the USA.
The Rabin Band, Barbara Kay, Colin Day, Ray Pilgrim, The Hound Dogs, Arthur Greenslade And His Swingin' Piano, Groovin' Don Sanford, Rockin' Rex Morris and The Razz-Ma-Tazzers perform live on the BBC Light Programme radio show Go Man Go.
Rockabilly performer and recording artist 'Whitey' Dwight Pullen dies of cancer, aged 30, in Los Angeles, California, USA.
John Coltrane plays a live session at the Sudwestfunk TV Studio, Baden-Baden, West Germany, Europe.
Folk duo Robin Hall And Jimmie MacGregor provide a musical entertainment on the BBC-tv current affairs magazine show Tonight, broadcast live from London, England, UK, Europe.
Blues legend Billy Fury, Eden Kane (backed by Peter Jay And The Jaywalkers), The Allisons, The Karl Denver Trio, Shirley Douglas and (somewhat confusingly) Mike Dee And The Jaywalkers play at The Apollo, Ardwick, England, UK, Europe. At this point in their career, Mike Dee's Jaywalkers include Ritchie Blackmore, later to play with Deep Purple, on guitar.
Frances Faye records Everything Happens to Me, More Than You Know, That's All (Brandt-Haymes) and Dont Worry 'Bout Me for Verve Records at Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, California, USA. The band on the session features Don Fagerquist, trumpet; Vince DeRosa, John Cave, Dick Perissi, Bill Hinshaw, French Horns; Bud Shank, alto sax; Jimmy Rowles, piano; Al Hendrickson, guitar; Joe Mondragon, bass; Earl Palmer, drums; Stella Castellucci, harp.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra are playing during a week-long engagement at The Apollo Theatre, New York City, USA, supported by Moms Mabley, Bunny Briggs, Ada Lee and The Grandison Singers.
Bobby Taylor with Charlie And The Jives releases a new single, Seven Steps To An Angel / Ubangi Stomp, on Hour Records in the USA.
Operation Big Beat II, headlined by The Beatles, is staged at The Tower Ballroom , New Brighton, Wallasey, England, UK, Europe. Other featured acts include Emile Ford, Rory Storm And The Hurricanes and Davy Jones. [Earlier in the day, The Beatles have also played at The Casbah Club in Liverpool.]Ernest Tubb And His Texas Troubadours, Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys, Martha Carson, Kathy Perry, Johnny Johnson, Tommy Duncan, Autry Inman and Dick Flood are playing in Topeka, Kansas, USA.
When singing cowboy Gene Autry pleads guilty in Los Angeles, California, USA, to drunk driving, he receives a 30-day suspended sentence, a $500 fine and three years probation.
Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs (aka Flatt And Scruggs) record Bile Them Cabbage Down, Old Joe Clark, Sally Goodin, Billy In The Low Ground and other tracks in RCA Victor Studio 2, 6363 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. The band on the session also includes Gordon Terry and Paul Warren [fiddles], Merle Travis [gtr], Buck Graves [dobro], Jake Tullock [bass], Muddy Berry [drums] and Billy Liebert [piano]. Neely Plumb produces the session.