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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.
Eddie Condon's All Stars are playing during a two-month engagement at Condon's, East 56th Street, New York City, USA.
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.
Lonnie Donegan, Miki And Griff, Suzie Miller, The Dallas Boys, Gil And Freddie Levedo, The Tiller Girls and Norman Vaughan are appearing in Putting On The Donegan at The Winter Gardens Pavilion, Blackpool, England, UK, Europe.Popular singer Sandy Stewart is playing during a residency at The Palmer House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Sam Cooke, Ben E. King, The Olympics, Carla Thomas, Ernie K. Doe, The Sheppards and Slim Harpo are playing during a week of shows at The Regal Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Jackie Wilson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Etta James, Clarence 'Frogman' Henry, Ral Donner, The Belmonts, The Chantels, The Cleftones, The Regents, Tony Orlando, The Vibrations, Frank Gari, Linda Scott and Brian Hyland are playing during a ten-day engagement in Murray The K's Boss Holiday Show at The Paramount Theater, Brooklyn, New York City, USA.
Frankie Avalon is playing during a week of shows at The Frolics Club, Salisbury Beach, New Jersey, USA.
Darren Burn is born in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England, UK, Europe. His parents will groom him to be a British answer to teenybop idol Donny Osmond but his career will flop and he will commit suicide by taking an overdose of anti-depressants at the age of thirty.
Elvis Presley finishes filming studio-based scenes for his latest movie, Follow That Dream, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Willis Brothers play a live concert in Franklin, Nebraska, USA.
Buck Owens records the album Buck Owens Sings Harland Howard for Capitol Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Ray Stevens performs Jeremiah Peabody's Poly Unsaturated Quick Dissolving Fast Acting Pleasant Tasting Green And Purple Pills on popular tv show American Bandstand at W-Fil Studio, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The new No1 single in the USA is a cover version of an Elvis Presley album track Wooden Heart by Joe Dowell. The song is based on a German folk melody entitled Muss I Denn.
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Kim Appleby of 80s UK hitmaking duo Mel And Kim is born in Hackney, East London, England, UK, Europe.
Crying by Roy Orbison enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA, where it will peak at No2.
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Murray The K's Boss Holiday Show, with Jackie Wilson, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Belmonts, The Chantels, Tony Orlando and others, plays the fourth day of two weeks at The Paramount Theater, Brooklyn, New York City, USA.
Cliff Richard and The Shadows begin a six-week season at The Opera House, Blackpool, England, UK, Europe.
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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.