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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.
Bill Henderson is playing during a 22-day engagement at The Playboy Key Club, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Patsy Montana is playing during a four-week stretch at Harrah's Club, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA.The Chordettes are playing during two-weeks of shows at Beverly Hills Country Club, Southgate, Kentucky, USA.
Hank Snow And His Rainbow Ranch Boys are playing during a six-day engagement at The Flame Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
The Max Roach Quintet, Abbey Lincoln and Mal Waldron play during a two-week residency at The Jazz Gallery, New York City, USA. The gigs provide a showcase for Roach's Freedom Now Suite, which powerfully advocates civil rights.
Jazz vocalist and recording artist Tina May is born in Gloucestershire, England, UK, Europe.
Rory Storm And The Wild Ones play at The Institute, Hinderton Road, Neston, Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire, England, UK, Europe.
Cliff Richard And The Shadows play a show for black audiences only in The Palace Theatre, Salisbury, Rhodesia, Africa. Box office receipts go to local charities.
Etta Jones records Fools Rush In, Answer Me My Love and other tracks at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, for Prestige Records.
Judy Garland is filming her scenes for the movie Judgement At Nuremberg. She will be nominated for an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress.
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Jones performs California Sun on daily tv pop show American Bandstand, recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
In Los Angeles, California, USA, Ella Mae Cooley, wife of former country music star Spade Cooley telephones her sister, Elizabeth Kidwell, saying she is in "bad Shape" and needs a place to hide. Her poor condition has been caused by her husband frequently beating her.
Nat King Cole records Mona Lisa, Unforgettable and The Christmas Song in Capitol Recording Studios, 151 West 46th Street, New York City, USA.
Stan Kenton plays during a four-week season at The Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, showcasing his 'New Era In Modern American Music'.
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A Grand Ole Opry package featuring Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs, The Foggy Mountain Boys, Stringbean, Minnie Paerl, Margie Bowes, The Wilburn Brothers, Don Helms and Jim Reeves And The Blue Boys plays in Bristol, Tennessee, USA.
War Paint by The Brook Brothers enters the UK pop singles chart where it will peak at No5 during a stay of 14 weeks.
The Noel Walker Stompers, The Buddy Halpman Jazzmen, Dave Lind's Jazzmen, The Panama Jazz Band, Bill Bailey's Calypso Band and The Druids Jazzband play in the All-Night Jazz Ball at Liverpool Jazz Society in The Iron Door Club, Liverpool, UK.
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.