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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.Adam Faith, The John Barry Seven, Johnny Worth and The Honeys play during a week of shows at The Granada, Shrewsbury, England, UK, Europe.
R'n'B vocal group The Sh-Booms, previously known as The Chords record Blue Moon, Short Skirts and Make A Wish, in New York City, USA, for Atlantic Records.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra record The Nutcracker Suite at Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, California, USA, for Columbia Records.
Skiffle king Lonnie Donegan releases a new single, I Wanna Go Home (aka Sloop John B), in the UK.
Johnny Gentle plays at The Town Hall, Forres, Scotland, supported by The Silver Beetles who will, in due course, re-name themselves The Beatles.
Ain't Misbehavin' by Tommy Bruce And The Bruisers, enters the UK pop singles chart, where it will peak at No3.
Connie Francis plays at Blinstrub's, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, for the fourth of seven nights.
Colin Lester is born in London, UK. After starting a career as the guitarist in late-70s glam rock band The Eyes, Lester will switch to management, looking after artists including Craig David and The Arctic Monkeys.
Bobby Vee performs
What Do You
Want?, on popular tv show American
Bandstand, recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
R'n'B vocal group The Sh-Booms, previously known as The Chords record Blue Moon, Short Skirts and Make A Wish, in New York City, USA, for Atlantic Records.
Sam Cooke, supported by The Flamingos and The Crests, plays the last of seven nights at The Tivoli Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, 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.