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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 Harold Quinn Trio is playing during a three week engagement at The London House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Helen O'Connell is playing during a three week booking at Mr. Kelly's, Chicago, Illinois, USA, with Barbara Gilbert.
Eddie Harris is playing during two weeks at The Birdhouse, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Danny And The Juniors play during a week of shows at The Casino Royal, Washington DC, USA.
Bruce Robert Howard is born in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, UK, Europe. he will find some success in the 80s as Dr. Robert, leader of The Blow Monkeys.The
Flamingos, Jerry Butler, The Miracles, Maxine Brown, The Vibrations, and Shep And The Limelites play thefifth of seven nights at The Uptown Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Linda Hopkins and Bob Crewe appear on tv show American Bandstand on WFIL-tv in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Comedy singing duo The Smothers Brothers continue with a three-week engagement at The Crystal Palace, Gaslight Square, St Louis, Missouri, USA. Second on the bill is teenage singer Barbra Streisand.
The Marcels, Little Anthony And The Imperials, Ernie K-Doe, Freddie King, and Marv Johnson play the fifth of seven nights in a special presentation, The Stars Of The Swinging Sixties, at The Tivoli, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Jimmy Hendrix [later known to the world as guitar-god Jimi Hendrix] is arrested in Seattle, Washington, USA, for being in a car that has been taken without the owner's consent.
All I Could Do Was Cry by Etta James enters the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart in the USA. It will peak at No33.
Elvis Presley continues with studio-based filming for the movie Blue Hawaii, at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Frank Sinatra records Without A Song, Daybreak and Polka Dots And Moonbeams, in Los Angeles, California, USA, for Reprise Records.
Elvis Presley releases a new single, I Feel So Bad / Wild In The Country, on RCA Records in the USA.
In the course of a robbery, two members of rock'n'roll quartet Jackie And The Starlites murder 73-year old Dr Emil Markussen in his apartment in New York City, USA.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.