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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.
I Left My
Heart In San Francisco by Tony Bennett enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA, where it will peak
at No19.
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Rockabilly vocalist Wanda Jackson plays the third night in a week of shows at The Chestnut Inn, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
Elvis Presley continues filming his latest movie, It Happened At The World's Fair, at MGM Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Dion, Del Shannon and Joe Brown's UK tour plays at Tooting, London, UK. Also on thebill are The Allisons, Buzz Clifford, SuzyCope and Peppi And The New York Twisters.
Roger Bart is born in in Norfolk, Connecticut, USA. Among many other achievements, he will provide the singing voice for Hercules in Disney's Hercules and for Scamp in Disney's Lady and the TrampPart II.
Blues and gospel singer Ann Cook dies of a heart attack in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.The Autumn Jazz Parade at the Royal Albert Hall, London, features UK stars Acker Bilk, Kenny Ball and Ken Colyer.
All Alone Am I by Brenda Lee is the highest new entry in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling pop singles in the USA, entering at No50.
The Rolling Stones play at The Ealing Jazz Club, Ealing, London, and also find time for a recording session at Curly Clayton's Sound Studios, London, UK.
'Bad' Ann Cook, a pioneer recording artist, outstanding
barrelhouse blues singer and notorious drunk, dies of a heart
attack, aged 64, in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Gene Pitney enters the Billboard Singles Chart in the USA with Only Love Can Break A Heart, which will peak at No2.
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Bill Haley And His Cometscontinue with a lengthy season at The Star Club, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.
Green
Onions by Booker T.
And the M.G.s peaks at No3 on the Billboard pop singles chart in the USA and at No1 on the R'n'B
chart.
Jimmie Rodgers plays the last of six nights at The Centennial Fair, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.