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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.
Ella Fitzgerald is playing during a season at Basin Street East, New York City, USA.
The Harold Quinn Trio is playing during a three week engagement at The London House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Helen O'Connell is playing during a three week booking at Mr. Kelly's, Chicago, Illinois, USA, with Barbara Gilbert.
Ernestine Anderson is playing during a week of shows at The Regal Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Elvis Presley continues with studio-based filming for the movie Blue Hawaii, at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Roommates sing The Glory Of Love on on tv show American Bandstand in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. On the same edition Janie Grant is interviewed by host Dick Clark.
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Comedy singing duo The Smothers Brothers continue with a three-week engagement at The Crystal Palace, Gaslight Square, St Louis, Missouri, USA. Second on the bill is teenage singer Barbra Streisand .
Henry Mancini records Breakfast At Tiffany's, Holly, The Big Heist and other tracks for RCA Records in the USA.
Adam Faith enters the UK singles chart with the Lionel Bart composition Easy Going Me, which will peak at No12.
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The Lou Donaldson Quintet records The Glory Of Love, South Of The Border, Twist Time and other tracks for Blue Note Records at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
It is announced that WCMS Radio, an all-country music station in Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA, has been purchased by George Crump, an executive with the founding company. Crump moves from Washington, D.C. to Norfolk to begin local ownership of WCMS.The Olympics, Aretha Franklin, The Capris, Johnny Hartman and The Dells play the last of seven nights at the Regal Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Lambert, Hendricks And Ross and George Shearing play at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 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.