Music Concert
Oct 4 Dmitri Shostakovich's 1st Cello concert premieres in Leningrad
- Oct 7 "Happy Town" opens at 84th St Theater NYC for 5 performances
Pillow Talk
Oct 7 "Pillow Talk" film directed by Michael Gordon and starring Doris Day and Rock Hudson is first released
- Oct 8 Michael Flanders and Donald Swann's musical review "At the Drop of a Hat" opens at John Golden Theater, NYC; runs for 216 performances
- Oct 10 "Happy Town" closes at 84th St Theater NYC after 5 performances
- Oct 17 "Billy Barnes Revue" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 87 performances
- Oct 22 Bob Merrill's musical "Take Me Along" opens at Shubert Theater, NYC; runs for 448 performances
- Oct 24 US premiere of Dmitri Shostakovich's 1st Cello concert
Country Singers
Jazz Singers
Opera Singers
Pop Singers
Rappers
Rock Singers