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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.
Teddy Randazzo, Molly Bee, Jo-Ann Campbell and Carding Cruz with his 24-piece orchestra play at Araneta Coliseum, The Philippines, Asia, during The Christmas Cavalcade Of International Stars.It is announced that EMI has sold over a quarter of the world's records during the past year, and that their best-selling artist has been Cliff Richard.
Connie Francis plays the final night of a four-week season at The Copacabana, New York City, USA.
Fats Domino records What A Price and It Keeps Rainin' at Cosimo Recording Studio, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Lonnie Johnson, known as the father of urban blues, records the album Losing Game for Bluesville Records at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
http://www.answers.com/topic/will-gilmer Will Gilmer, fiddle player of old time string band The Leake CountyRevelers, dies. The Revelers had pioneered recording as Columbia Records artists in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
Rockabilly vocalist Wanda Jackson plays the fourteenth night of a six-week season at The Golden Nugget, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The pop-oriented movie Where The Boys Are, with Connie Francis singing the title song, opens at Radio City Music Hall, New York City, USA. It will become the largest-grossing low-budget film in MGM’s history.
Big Maybelle plays the third of six nights at Pep's, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
James Brown plays the second night in a week of dates at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, supported by Maurice Williams And The Zodiacs plus Larry Williams.
Clay Cole's Christmas Rock'n'Roll Show plays the sixth of ten days at The Brooklyn Paramount, New York City, USA, featuring Neil Sedaka, Dion, Bo Diddley, The Drifters, Chubby Checker, Little Anthony, The Skyliners, Johnny Burnette, Bobby Vee and Dante And The Evergreens.
Neil Sedaka, Dion, Bo Diddley, The Drifters, Chubby Checker, Little Anthony, The Skyliners, Johnny Burnette, Bobby Vee and Dante And The Evergreens play the sixth of ten days in the Christmas Rock'n'Roll Show at The Paramount Theater, Brooklyn, New York City, USA.
The Springfields, including Dusty Springfield, appear on UK radio show Parade Of The Pops.
Bing Crosby has the last of four days recording singalong tracks at United Recorders, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, for Warner Brothers Records.