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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.
British comedy duo Flanders And Swann are performing their show At The Drop Of A Hat during a run of 215 performances at the John Golden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA.
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.
Rory Storm And The Hurricanes are playing during a two-month season at The Kaiserkeller, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.Rory Storm And The Hurricanes are playing during a two-month season at The Kaiserkeller, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.Package tour The Biggest Show Of Stars For '60, featuring Brenda Lee, Duane Eddy, Fabian, Chubby Checker, Freddy Cannon and Bill Black's Combo, plays at The Armory, Akron, Ohio, USA.
Cherry Wainer releases her debut single, Happy Like A Bell!, on Columbia Records inthe UK. The song has the unusual distinction of having been composed by UK pop idol Cliff Richard.
Rockabilly vocalist Wanda Jackson records Riot In Cell Block No9 and Funnel Of Love for Capitol Records.
Jazz saxophonist Bunky Green and pianist Wynton Kelly record the album My Baby in Chicago, Illinois, USA, for Vee-Jay Records.
Jimmy Deuchar plays at the Modern Jazz Club, Deer's Leap, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK. (1960)N.B. Click here to visit SwindonMusicScene, for an in-depth look at this era of Swindon music.
UK pop weekly the NME [New Musical Express] reports that the piano belonging to hit-maker Russ Conway has been destroyed in a fire.
It's Great To Be Young, the autobiography of British pop idol Cliff Richard, is published in the UK.Rockabilly vocalist Wanda Jackson records Riot In Cell Block No9 and Funnel Of Love for Capitol Records. On the same day, Chuck Berry releases a new single, Jaguar And Thunderbird, on Chess Records in the USA.
The Beatles play the twenty-fifth night of a lengthy residency at The Kaiserkeller, Hamburg, Germany.
Jimmy Deuchar plays at The Modern Jazz Club, Deer's Leap, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK. N.B. Click here to visit SwindonMusicScene, for an in-depth look at this era of Swindon music.