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Jack Roberts And His Evergreen Drifters play at Heiser's Shadow Lake Ballroom, near Seattle, Washington, USA.
Jay And The Americans release their debut single, Tonight, on United Artists records in the USA. The song is taken from the Leonard Bernstein musical West Side Story.
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Billboard magazine reviews the new Roy Orbison single, Candy Man, with the words, 'Orbison has sock sides here - a fine follow-up to his recent smash hit Running Scared, Crying features an expressive reading on a moving country-flavored ballad. Flip is an effective folk blues with standout delivery by Orbison.'

Chubby Checker, Freddy Cannon, The Shirelles, Fabian, Gary 'US' Bonds and Duane Eddy play the second of two nights at The Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA, in the Dick Clark C aravan of Stars.
Elvis Presley continues with location filming for his latest movie, Follow That Dream, in Crystal River, Florida, USA.
A Little Bit Of Soap by The Jarmels enters the Billboard Singles Chart in the USA. Written by Bert Berns, it will peak at No12.
Jackie De Shannon releases a new single, Wish I Could Find A Boy [Just Like You] on Liberty Records in the USA.

R'n'B vocalist Little Willie John's seventeenth and final hit, Take My Love [I Want to Give It All to You], enters the Billboard R'n'B singles chart in the USA.
Flatt And Scruggs) play a one-nighter in Appomattox, Virginia, USA, with Maybelle Carter.
Lester Flatt And Earl Scruggs (aka
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.
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