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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.
The Supremes play during a five-night residency at Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
At the suggestion of Bob Dylan, The Byrds record a cover of the Stephen Foster song Oh! Susannah, in Los Angeles, California, USA, for their second album, Turn! Turn! Turn!.
Dion And The Wanderers record new versions of I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound and All I Want To Do Is Live My Life in Columbia Studio A, New York City, USA, with Tom Wilson as producer.
The Everly Brothers arrive at London Airport, London, England, UK, Europe, on KLM Flight 133 to begin the Star Scene 65 UK tour with Cilla Black and Billy J. Kramer.
The instrumental backing track for the song Now I'm On My Own is recorded in Hitsville Studio, Detroit, Michigan, USA. The song is initially allocated to The Dalton Boys but is eventually released as by Paul Petersen.
The Byrds appear on NBC-tv show Hullabaloo in the USA.
Frank Ifield leaves the UK to begin a week of dates at The Chevron-Hilton, Sydney, Australia, Oceania.
Pope Paul VI gives an address at the United Nations in New York City, USA, which will be released by Spoken Arts Records as the LP United Nations Address.
The Byrds play the first of thirteen nights at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Cher releases a new single, Where Do You Go, on Imperial Records in the USA.
The Shadows release a new album, The Sound Of The Shadows, in Canada on Capitol Records.
Only Sixteen by Terry Black peaks at No2 in the Canadian Pop Singles Chart.
The Steve Lawrence Show on CBS-tv in the USA, presents a salute to country music, with Eddy Arnold, Grandpa Jones, The Jordanaires, The Stoney Mountain Cloggers and fiddlers Shorty Lavender, Benny Martin and Tommy Vaden.
The Hollies play at The Trade Union Hall, Watford, England, UK.
Lulu heads the cast of a new UK tv pop show, Stramash!, emanating from Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe.
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Lightnin' Hopkins begins a two day recording session for Verve Records in Los Angeles, California, USA, during which he records Shake It Baby, Goin' Back Home, Good Times, What'd I Say and other tracks.
John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles attend a recording of their song Eight Days A Week by popular singer Alma Cogan.
Neil Sims, drummer of Catherine Wheel is born in England, UK, Europe.
Cliff Richard has a recording session for his album Kinda Latin in Studio 2, Abbey Road, London, England, UK, Europe, during which he records The Girl From Ipanema and three other latin-flavoured songs.
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The Hollies appear on the BBC Light Programme radio show This Must Be The Place in the UK.
Anita Bryant records Everything In The Garden, My Mind's Playing Tricks On me Again and other tracks in Columbia Recording Studio, 799 7th Avenue, New York City, USA.
En route from Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, to Memphis, Tennessee, USA, in their Dodge Motor Home, Elvis Presley and his entourage stop off at the Holiday Inn, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. Elvis has just completed filming of Paradise Hawaiian Style.
The comedy movie What's New Pussycat is released in the UK. The film's soundtrack song, What's New Pussycat, composed by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, will be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song in a Movie. The film's soundtrack also features Manfred Mann performing My Little Red Book.
When Harry Chapin plays at The University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, the show is recorded for the Canadian tv show Let's Sing Out.
Lulu plays at The Saddle Room, London, England, UK, Europe.
Len Barry records Treat Her Right, Like A Baby, Will You Love Me Tomorrow, Don't Throw Your Love Away and other tracks at Bell Sound Studios, New York City, USA.
The Po' Boys record Beautiful Dreamer, Orange Blossom Special, Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms and other tracks for Decca Records in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Jimmy James and the Vagabonds play at The Marquee, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
Johnny Cash has spent a night in El Paso jail, having been arrested at the Mexican Border after U.S. Customs agents found hundreds of pep pills and tranquilizers in his luggage. Cash was returning by plane from a trip to Juarez, Mexico. He will later plead guilty to a misdemeanor count, eventually paying a $1000 fine and receiving a 30-day suspended sentence.
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Tv rock show Where The Action Is in the USA, features Neil Sedaka performing Breaking Up Is Hard To Do and We Five performing Love Me Not Tomorrow.
Joni Mitchell performs Favourite Colour, Born To Take The Highway, Blow Away The Morning Dew and Me And My Uncle on the tv show Let's Sing Out, hosted by Oscar Brand in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
The Hollies release their second album, In The Hollies Style, in Canada on Capitol Records.
Tom Jones returns to the UK after spending three months in the USA.
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.