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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.
The Coleman Hawkins Quartet record Be My Host, Loads Of Love and other tracks for Moodsville Records in Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
Mary Wells appears on tv pop show American Bandstand, recorded at WFIL-tv in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Sam Cooke plays the fifth night in a week of dates at The Royal Theater, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Brenda Lee, Gene Vincent, Rory Blackwell And His Blackjacks, Nero And The Gladiators and Sounds Incorporated play at The Essoldo, Birkenhead, UK. The show is promoted by notorious rock'n'roll entrepreneur Don Arden.
In Los Angeles, California, USA, Elvis Presley is reluctant to fly to Hawaii to begin location filming for his next movie Girls! Girls! Girls!. Filming is delayed, and Elvis drives instead to Las Vegas, Nevada, where he books in to The Sahara Hotel. [In due course, he will be obliged to fly to Hawaii].
Steel guitar virtuoso Speedy West records Reflections From The Moon, Lazy Summer Evening, Space Man In Orbit and Double Or Nothing in Capitol Recording Studios, 1750 North Vine St., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Simon Raymonde, bassist/guitarist of The Cocteau Twins and founder of Bella Union Records is born in Tottenham, London, UK.
Steve Grossman, drummer of top country-rock act The Gibson-Miller Band, is born in West Ipswich, New York State, USA.
Ray Charles begins a week of shows at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA, supported by Maxine Brown plus Don And Juan.
The Springfields, featuring Dusty Springfield, begin the fifth week of a six-week season at The Empire , Liverpool, UK, in a show headlined by popular pianist Russ Conway.
Mike Ness, frontman of Californian punk mainstays Social Distortion is born in Stoneham, Massachusetts, USA.
Shout! Shout! [Knock Yourself Out] by Ernie Maresca reaches No1 in the Canadian pop singles chart. (1962)
Mike Ness, frontman of Californian punk mainstays Social Distortion is born in Stoneham, Massachusetts, USA.
Brenda Lee and Gene Vincent play at The Essoldo, Birkenhead, near Liverpool, UK.
Webb Pierce records A Little Bitty Tear, My Love For You, What Good Will It Do and Waterloo at Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
The Everly Brothers record Little Hollywood Girl in RCA Victor Studios, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, for Warner Brothers Records.
Sam Cooke plays the fifth night in a week of dates at The Royal Theater, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Ray Charles begins a week of shows at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA, supported by Maxine Brown plus Don And Juan.
The Coleman Hawkins Quartet record be My Host, Loads Of Love and other tracks for Moodsville Records in Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
The Everly Brothers record Little Hollywood Girl in RCA Victor Studios, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, for Warner Brothers Records.