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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.
Eddie Condon's All Stars are playing during a two-month engagement at Condon's, East 56th Street, New York City, USA.
UK pop hitmaker Anthony Newley is playing in a one-man show, Stop The World I Want To Get Off, at Queen's Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, which runs for 485 performances.
Sandy Stewart is playing during a residency at The Palmer House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Popular singer
Jackie Wilson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Etta James, Clarence 'Frogman' Henry, Ral Donner, The Belmonts, The Chantels, The Cleftones, The Regents, Tony Orlando, The Vibrations, Frank Gari, Linda Scott and Brian Hyland are playing during a ten-day engagement in Murray The K's Boss Holiday Show at The Paramount Theater, Brooklyn, New York City, USA.
Sam Cooke, Ben E. King, The Olympics, Carla Thomas, Ernie K. Doe, The Sheppards and Slim Harpo are playing during a week of shows at The Regal Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Frankie Avalon is playing during a week of shows at The Frolics Club, Salisbury Beach, New Jersey, USA.
Brenda Lee records Fool No1 at Bradley Film and Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The track will be released as a single, and will peak at No3 in the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart in the USA.
Kenny Ball enters the UK singles chart at No20 with Someday You'll Be Sorry written by Louis Armstrong. The single will go no higher.
Bobby Rydell, Chubby Checker, Freddy Cannon, The Shirelles, Gary U.S. Bonds, Johnny And The Hurricanes, Chuck Jackson, Mike Clifford and Jo Ann Campbell play the first of two nights at the State Fair, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, as part of Dick Clark's C aravan of Stars package tour.
The Shamen is born in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, Europe.
Keith McKenzie of UK 80s hitmakers
Brook Benton, The Drifters and Betty Carter play the second night of a week at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Cliff Richard and The Shadows play the third night in a six-week season at The Opera House, Blackpool, England, UK, Europe.
The Eric Dolphy Quintet plays at The Funkturm Exhibition in the Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, West Germany, Europe. Parts of this performance will be released on the album The Berlin Concerts.
Gene Chandler records Duke Of Earl at Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, Illinois, USA. It will sell over two million copies and reach No1 in the USA.
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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 musical
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.