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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.Jesse McReynolds, mandolin player of bluegrass/country duo Jim And Jesse, is inducted into the Grand Ole Opry, in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
At Paddington Station, London, UK, The Beatles set off for the West Country to begin filming their first, as yet untitled, movie.
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Rev Gary Davis records the all-instrumental LP The Guitar And Banjo Of Reverend Gary Davis for Prestige-Folklore
Records in New York City, USA.
The
Beatles release a new single, Twist
And Shout, in the USA, where it will peak at No2.
Understandably, most music fans consider it a Beatles song, but
Twist
And Shout was originally recorded by Philadelphia R+B group
The Top
Notes in 1961. A second version by The
Isley Brothers became a hit in 1962, and it was this version
which inspired The Beatles to record their cover.
Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas release a new album, entitled Listen To Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas, in Canada on Capitol Records.
Elvis Presley spends the first of two days recording tracks for his next film, Roustabout, at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jim And Jesse And The Virginia Boys record Cotton Mill Man and (It's A Long, Long Way) To The Top Of The World, in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, for Epic Records.
I Saw Her Standing There by The Beatles returns to No1 in the Canadian pop singles chart, in an ongoing see-saw for the top slot with another Beatles song, I Want To Hold Your Hand.
The All-Star 64 package tour plays at The Albert Hall, Nottingham, UK, featuring Eden Kane (replacing John Leyton], The Rolling Stones, Mike Berry, Jet Harris, Billie Davis, Bern Elliott And The Fenmen, and The Paramounts
Cal Tjader plays the seventh night of a thirteen-night booking at Off Broadway, a night club located at 1024 Kearney Street, San Francisco, California, USA.