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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 stage musical She Loves Me with music by Jerry Bock and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick is playing at The Eugene O'Neill Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 301 performances.
Skylark Records singing harpist Sue Evans And The Scamps are playing during a six week engagement at The Dunes, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
A British Silver Disc is awarded to the hit single From Me To You by The Beatles.
Ray Charles plays at The Donnelly Theater, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Jet Harris And Tony Meehan play at The Guild Hall, Portsmouth, England, UK, Europe.
The Beach Boys score their first entry in the Billboard albums chart in the USA with Surfin' U.S.A. which will peak at No2, and last 78 weeks on the chart,
The Mann-Hugg Blues Band [later to become Manfred Mann] plays at Ealing Jazz Club, London, England, UK, Europe.
A UK Silver Disc is awarded to the single The Deck Of Cards by Wink Martindale.
Billy Fury plays at The Gaumont, Worcester, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Tornados. Tickets cost £5.
Jerry and Sarah Garcia play at The Top Of The Tangent, Palo Alto, California, USA. (Jerry Garcia will go on to form The Grateful Dead.)
I Will Follow Him by Little Peggy March reaches No1 in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA.
Gerry And The Pacemakers play at The Imperial Ballroom, Nelson, England, UK, Europe, supported by Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas.
Bob Dylan plays at the Ethical Society, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Craig Douglas plays at the The City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, supported by Colin and Bruce and The Detours and Steve Laws and The Astronauts. [N.B. An early version of The Who was called The Detours, but this is not that band!]
It's My Party by Lesley Gore is the highest new entry in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the US, entering at No79.
Sounds Incorporated, The Four Just Men and Bruce Harris And The Cavaliers play at The Memorial Hall, Northwich, England, UK, Europe.