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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.
Shirley Bassey is playing during a summer season at The Opera House, Blackpool, England, UK, Europe.
Popular singer Jo Ann Campbell is playing during four weeks of shows as support for comedian Red Skelton at The Sands Hotel And Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Peggy Lee is playing during three weeks of shows at The Pigalle Club, London, England, UK, Europe.
UK pop hitmaker Anthony Newley is playing in a one-man show, Stop The World I Want To Get Off, at Queen's Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, which runs for 485 performances.
Anita Bryant plays during a week of shows at The Steel Pier, Atlantic City, USA.
Frances Faye is playing during a season at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
Pat Boone plays during nine nights at Araneta Coliseum, The Philippines, Asia.
Barbra Streisand plays the eleventh of twenty-seven nights at The Caucus Club, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Cathy Carroll performs Jimmy Love on popular tv series American Bandstand in W-Fil Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Dick Wellstood's Wallerites record Yachtclub Swing, Brush Lightly and Blook's Blues at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, for Swingville Records.
During the trial of country music recording, tv and movie star Spade Cooley at Kern County Court House, Bakersfield, California, USA, for the brutal murder by strangulation, kicking and beating, of his wife Ella Mae, family friend Dorothy Davis testifies that Ella Mae once claimed to have had an affair with singing cowboy Roy Rogers. Later in the day, Cooley's daughter Melody testifies that she watched as her father tortured and killed her mother.
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Aretha Franklin plays the seventh night in a three week season at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Bobby Rydell plays the seventeenth night in a four week season at The Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, as support to comedian George Burns.
Gary U.S. Bonds plays the last night of a week at the The Rainbow Room, Wildwood, New Jersey, USA.
Dee Clark, The Shirelles, The Miracles, Gladys Knight And The Pips, Chuck Jackson, Shep And The Limelites and Baby Washington play the last night in a week of shows at The Regal, Chicago Illinois, USA.
The Beatles play a lunchtime show at The Cavern Club, on the same bill as The Big Three. That evening, they play another gig at St John's Hall, Tuebrook, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe, where they back vocalist Priscilla White, later to become Cilla Black.
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Birmingham, Alabama-based gospel group The Gospel Harmonettes record Joyous Tidings, Jesus Is Real To Me and other tracks for Savoy Records in the USA.
The Everly Brothers play the fifth night of a week at The Frolics Club, Salisbury, Massachusetts, USA.
Robin Hall and Jimmy McGregor play at The Two Red Shoes Ballroom, Elgin, Scotland, UK, Europe, supported by The Alex Sutherland Sextet.
Elvis Presley continues with location filming for his latest movie, Follow That Dream, in Crystal River, Florida, USA.
Brook Benton plays the sixteenth night in a month of gigs at Robert's Show Bar, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The String-a-Longs play the fifth night of a week at The Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.
Helen Humes records Someday My Prince Will Come, for her album Swingin' With Humes, on Contemporary Records.
The Drifters play the last night of a week at The Hurricane Room, Wildwood, New Jersey, USA.
Eddie Fisher plays the third night of two weeks at Coconut Grove, New York City, USA.
Paul Anka plays the fourth night of a week at The Glen Casino, Williamsville, Buffalo, New York State, USA.
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.
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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.