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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 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.
Musical comedy The Gay Life is presented at The Shubert Theater, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 113 performances.
Louis Jordan plays during a lengthy engagement at Danny's Lounge, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
Danny Peppermint And His Jumping Jacks are in residence at The Thunderbird, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
He Knows I Love Him Too Much by all-girl San Francisco-born trio The Paris Sisters enters the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the USA where it will peak at No34, spending 10 weeks on the Hot 100.
Popular Italian singer, dancer and actress Caterina Valente appears on the cover of Bravo Magazine in Germany, Europe.
Chubby Checker, Jan And Dean, Bobby Freeman, Dick And Dee Dee and The Untouchables play in the Twist Party concert at The Cow Palace, San Francisco, California, USA.
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A UK Silver Disc is awarded to the hit single I'd Never Find Another You by Billy Fury.
Do The New Continental - another teen dance-oriented single by The Dovells enters the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the USA, where it will peak at No37.
Johnny Cash And The Tennessee Three, Patsy Cline, George Jones, Carl Perkins, Gordon Terry and Johnny Western play in The Arcadia Theatre, Wichita, Kansas, USA.
Jazz vocalist Carol Sloane records My Ship, Will You Still Be Mine and, possibly, other tracks in Columbia Records' 30th Street Studio, New York City, USA.
A new weekly country music stage show, Cotton Town Jubilee, held at the Rosewood Theater, Memphis, Tennessee, USA, makes its debut as a radio broadcast on KWAM Radio, with James O'Gwynn as the first guest star to appear on the show.
The Beatles play at the Aintree Institute, Aintree, Liverpool, UK.
The musical comedy A Family Affair, with songs by John Kander, opens at The Billy Rose Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, where it will run for 65 performances.
Surfin' by The Beach Boys on Candix Records is mentioned in Cash Box magazine as a Hit Pick of the Week.
Hey Baby by Bruce Channel enters the Billboard singles charts the USA, where it will peak at No1. (1962)
Turn On Your Love Light by Bobby 'Blue' Bland reaches No2 on the Billboard R'n'B Singles Chart in the USA, and No28 on the popular chart.
The new No1 single in the USA is Peppermint Twist by Joey Dee And The Starliters.
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Flatt And Scruggs are playing in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
Elvis Presley continues his winter holiday at the Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Frank Sinatra records Everybody's Twistin', for Reprise Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Dee Dee Sharp records Mashed Potato Time for Cameo/Parkway Records in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
He Knows I Love Him Too Much by The Paris Sisters enters the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the USA where it will peak at No34, spending 10 weeks on the Hot 100.
Jazz guitarist Eddie Condon And His All-Stars record Midnight In Moscow, The Sheik Of Araby, Japanese Sandman and other tracks for CBS Records in New York City, USA.
Brook Benton, Maxine Brown, The Marcels and Shep And The Limelites play the fifth night of a week of shows at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Gerry And the Pacemakers play at The Cavern, Liverpool, UK, supported by Johnny Sandon and The Searchers.
Entering at No73, The Cajun Queen by Jimmy Dean is the highest new entry in the Cashbox magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA.
Helen Shapiro plays at The Odeon, Guildford, UK, supported by The Brook Brothers, The Four Jays, The Dale Sisters, Colin Day and The Red Price Band. Compere for the show is comedian Dave Allen.