Events in Music History in October 1960

  • Oct 10 "Laughs & Other Events" opens at Barrymore Theater NYC for 8 performances
  • Oct 15 "Laughs & Other Events" closes at Barrymore Theater, NYC, after 8 performances
  • Oct 17 "Tenderloin" opens at 46th St Theater, NYC; runs for 216 performances
  • Oct 27 American pop and soul singer Ben E. King records "Spanish Harlem" & "Stand By Me" in NYC