1st October

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.

The Turtles are playing during twelve nights at Golden Gate A-Go-Go, Golden Gate Race Track, Berkeley, California, USA, with Miss Judy Mac.

The Sons Of Adam are playing during a six-night residency at Gazzari's, 319 North La Cienega Boulevard, West Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA.

The Fugs play a midnight show at The Bridge Theatre, 4 St. Mark's Place, New York City, USA.

Peter, Paul And Mary play at The Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK, Europe.

Roy Orbison records It Ain't No Big Thing, You'll Never Be Sixteen Again and Go Away in RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

The Byrds release a new single, Turn! Turn! Turn! on Columbia Records in the USA.

The Stormsville Shakers play at The Cromwellian Club, London, England, UK, Europe.

Goldie And The Gingerbreads play at The 32 Club, Harlesden, London, England, UK, Europe.

The Rooftop Singers play at The University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA.

Barbra Streisand meets with French composer Michel Legrand in New York City, USA, and they discuss the possibility of collaborating on an album.

Herb Cohen is hired officially as personal manager to Frank Zappa, leader of The Mothers Of Invention.

Roy Orbison records It Ain't No Big Thing, You'll Never Be Sixteen Again and Go Away, for MGM Records in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

The Exciters fly into the UK for a tour and promotion work.

TV rock show Where The Action Is in the USA features Billy Joe Royal performing Down In The Boondocks and The Ikettes performing Peaches N' Cream.

Lulu plays a live ballroom show in Weymouth, England, UK, Europe.

Glen Campbell and Barry McGuire play at Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, Washington, USA.

Nina Simone releases a new LP, Pastel Blues on Philips Records in the USA. It will peak at No139 on the Billboard 200 chart, and at No8 on the Top R'n'B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

The Rolling Stones, Spencer Davis Group, Unit 4+2, The Checkmates and The End, play at The ABC, Chester, England, UK, Europe.

Geno Washington And The Ram Jam Band play at The Twisted Wheel, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.

The Tymes record We Can't for Verve Records in New York City, USA, but the track is not released.

Peter, Paul And Mary appear on tv pop show Ready, Steady, Go! in London, England, UK.

Georgie Fame And The Blue Flames play at The Town Hall, Cheltenham, England, UK, Europe.

The Artwoods play at The Cellar Club, Kingston On Thames, England, UK, Europe.

The Hollies play at The Starlite, Wembley, London, England, UK, Europe.

Jimmy James And The Vagabonds play at The Birdcage, Portsmouth, England, UK, Europe.

Manfred Mann release their second LP, Mann Made, on HMV Records in the UK.

The Silkie play at The Cavern, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.

Little Richard releases a new single, I Don't Know What You've Got But It's Got Me, Part I / I Don't Know What You've Got But It's Got Me, Part II, on Vee-Jay Records in the USA. Guitarist on this track is thought to be a pre-fame Jimi Hendrix, and keyboards are by Billy Preston.

Irma Schultz Keller is born in Stockholm, Sweden, Europe. She will pursue a recording and performing career as a singer, songwriter and guitarist under the name Irma Schultz.

Elvis Presley comes to the end of work on the film Paradise Hawaiian Style in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, and sets off to drive back to Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

The Kinks fly from London, England, UK, to Germany, Europe, to begin a tour.

Singles reviewed in today's edition of UK music weekly NME (New Musical Express are as follows :

The Toys : A Lover's Concerto (Stateside)

The Searchers : When I Get Home (Pye)

Billie Davis : No Other Baby (Piccadilly)

Val Doonican : A Million Miles from Nowhere (Decca)

Jackie Trent : It's All in the Way You Look at Life (Pye)

Bobby Darin : Gyp The Cat (Capitol)

Lou Johnson : A Time To Love, A Time To Cry (London)

P.F. Sloan : Sins of a Family (RCA)

Ivan Meads : Sins of a Family (Parlophone)

Roger Miller : Kansas City Star (Philips)

The Fortunes : Here It Comes Again (Decca)

Swinging Blue Jeans : Crazy 'bout My Baby (HMV)

The Spokesmen : The Dawn of Correction (Brunswick)

Moses K. and the Prophets : I Went out with My Baby Tonight (Decca)

Professor Longhair : Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand (Sue)

The Sunrays : I Live For The Sun (Capitol)

Doug Kennedy : Julie (Columbia)

The Meddyevils : Find Somebody to Love (Pye)

The Yardbirds appear on tv show Ready, Steady, Go! in London, England, UK, Europe.

The John Coltrane Quartet records a 29-minute free improvisation in Camelot Sound Studios, Lynwood, Seattle, Washington, USA. The track will be released in due course by Impulse! Records as the album Om.

The Alan Price Set, The Graham Bond Organisation, The Crawdaddies, Ronnie Jones and The Blue Jays play at Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire, England, UK, Europe.

Lulu appears on The Joe Loss Pop Show on the BBC Light Programme radio service in the UK.

Cliff Richard And The Shadows play at Colston Hall, Bristol, England, UK, Europe.

The Beach Boys Today! is certified as a gold album by the R.I.A.A. in the USA. On the same day, The Beach Boys play at Boutwell Auditorium, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Little Richard releases a new single, I Don't Know What You've Got but It's Got Me, Parts I and II on Vee Jay Records in the USA. The guitarist on this single is the pre-fame Jimi Hendrix.

The Horace Silver Quartet is recording tracks for the Blue Note LP The Cape Verdean Blues at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.

Billy Fury plays at King's Hall, Stoke, England, UK, Europe.

The stage musical Man Of La Mancha is playing at the ANTA Washington Square Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of almost two and a half years.