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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.Neil Sedaka, Dion, Bo Diddley, The Drifters, Chubby Checker, Little Anthony, The Skyliners, Johnny Burnette, Bobby Vee and Dante And The Evergreens play the ninth of ten days in the Christmas Rock'n'Roll Show at The Paramount Theater, Brooklyn, New York City, USA.
Le Club, said to be America's first discotheque, which opens in a converted garage on East Fifty-fifth Street, New York City, USA. The club is owned and operated by French discotheque pioneer Olivier Coquelin.
The Best-Selling record of 1960 according to the year-end poll in Cashbox Magazine in the USA is Theme From A Summer Place by Percy Faith.
Perfidia by The Ventures peaks at No15 in the Billboard US Top 40 singles chart. The tune is a remake of a 1941 hit by Xavier Cugat.
Shop Around by The Miracles enters the Billboard US Top 40 singles chart giving Motown Records its first major hit.
Clay Cole's Christmas Rock'n'Roll Show plays the ninth 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.
Shop Around by The Miracles enters the Billboard Top 40 singles chart in the USA, giving Motown Records its first major hit.
A Silver Disc is awarded in the UK to the hit single Little Donkey by Nina And Frederick, an internationally successful singing duo from Denmark, Europe.
UK pop idol Tommy Steele ends his season as Tony Lumpkin in She Stoops To Conquer, at The Old Vic, London, UK.
A Silver Disc is awarded in the UK to the hit single Little Donkey by Nina and Frederick, an internationally successful singing duofrom Denmark, Europe.
Shop Around by The Miracles enters the Billboard US Top 40 singles chart giving Motown Records its first major hit.
James Brown plays the fifth night in a week of dates at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, supported by Maurice Williams And The Zodiacs plus Larry Williams.
Rockabilly vocalist Wanda Jackson plays the seventeenth night of a six-week season at The Golden Nugget, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
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Around by The Miracles enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA giving Motown its
first major hit.
Paul Anka plays the first night of a week at The Caribe Hilton, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The Swinging Blue Genes, later to re-name themselves as The Swinging Blue Jeans, play at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, UK.