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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 Beatles play the eleventh night of a three month engagement at The Indra Club, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.
Count Basie and His Orchestra record Key To The Highway, Lyin’ Woman and Key To the Highway, in Chicago, Illinois.
Popular country music radio show, The Louisiana Hayride, has its final broadcast on KWKH Radio in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. In twelve years of shows, it had provided a platform for such artists as Hank Williams, Webb Pierce, Faron Young, Elvis Presley, Slim Whitman, The Maddox Brothers And Sister Rose, Johnny Horton and Jim Reeves.
Count Basie And His Orchestra record Lyin' Woman and Key To The Highway, in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Frank Sinatra plays at the Urban League Jazz Festival, Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Connie Francis plays the third of seven days at The Gatineau Country Club, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.Tell
Laura I Love Her by UK teen idol Ricky Valance enters
the British singles chart where it will peak at No1. [The songis a
cover of a recently banned disc by Ray Peterson]
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.