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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.
The John Coltrane Quartet is playing during a nine-day engagement at Gino's, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Bobby Darin becomes the youngest performer to headline his own prime-time tv special, Bobby Darin And Friends, which is broadcast in the US on NBC.
The new No1 single on the Billboard magazine chart in the USA is Will You Love Me Tomorrow by The Shirelles. The song is written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin.
Kay Starr releases the album All Starr Hits on Capitol Records in the USA.
Baby Face Willette records Face To Face for Blue Note Records in Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
Johnny Kidd And The Pirates play at The Assembly Hall, Melksham, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
Cliff Richard records When The Girl In Your Arms, How Wonderful To Know and other tracks at Abbey Road Studios, London, UK.
Paul Anka continues a three-week season at Coconut Grove, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Film producer Hal Wallis sends a letter to Col Tom Parker, manager of Elvis Presley, stressing the need for Elvis to remain fit and tanned before filming begins on his next movie, Blue Hawaii.
The Baby Face Willette Quartet records Somethin' Strange, Goin' Down, Whatever Lola Wants and other tracks at Van Gelder Studio, Engelwood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
Jazz vibraharpist Dave Pike records tracks for his Riverside Records album It's Time For Dave Pike, in New York City, USA.
Patsy Cline releases a new single, I Fall To Pieces, on Decca Records in the USA. It will go on to achieve the status of being a country music classic.
Top songwriting and production team Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller overhear Ellie Greenwich singing in the next room at The Brill Building, New York City, USA, and offer her a job as a staff writer with Red Bird Records.
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Judy Garland and her daughter Liza Minnelli, go to see the Broadway show The Unsinkable Molly Brown, starring Tammy Grimes and Harve Presnell, in New York City, USA. They are photographed leaving the theatre with an unidentified man.
Max Bygraves begins a season at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Noel Coward-composed musical Sail Away is presented at The Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 167 performances.
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.
Musical comedy The Gay Life is presented at The Shubert Theater, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 113 performances.
Louis Jordan plays during a lengthy engagement at Danny's Lounge, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.