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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.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe is playing during four weeks at The Hungry i, San Francisco, California, USA. Also on the bill is Vicki Frazer.The Beatles single She Loves You is released in Argentina, South America, on Odeon Pops Records.
Reports in the UK press claim that the 'romance' between Cliff Richard and dancer Jackie Irving is now over.
On Pan-Am flight PA-101, The Beatles fly into Kennedy Airport, New York City, USA, for their first visit to the USA. After being greeted by 5000 screaming fans, they book in at The Plaza Hotel on Central Park.
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On the same day that they release their debut single, Long Tall Sally, The Kinks make their UK tv debut on weekly pop show Ready, Steady, Go!.
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The Squires, featuring lead guitarist Neil Young, play at Peterson's Ranch House, Winnipeg, Canada.
Aretha Franklin spends the first of four days recording the LP Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington, for Columbia Records in New York City, USA.
Cliff Richard And The Shadows are in the Canary Islands, Spain, Europe, working on the film Wonderful Life.
The Beatles' EP (extended play) Los Beatles No1 is released in Argentina, South America, on Odeon Pops Records.
Marian Montgomery, John Byner and The Bill Tackas Trio play at The Village Vanguard, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
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And Dean release a new single, Dead Man's Curve b/w The New Girl In School, on Liberty Records in the USA.
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The Beatles album Por Favor, Yo [Please Please Me] is released in Argentina, South America, on Odeon Pops Records.
The Beatles album Con Los Beatles (With The Beatles) is released in Argentina, South America, on Odeon Pops Records.
Boogie-woogie piano great Meade Lux Lewis dies in an automobile crash in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
The musical comedy film Bye Bye Birdie opens at cinemas in Finland, Europe. The film, based on Elvis Presley being drafted into the US Army, stars Janet Leigh and Dick Van Dyke, with Jesse Pearson as fictitious pop idol Conrad Birdie (a pun on Conway Twitty), along with Ann-Margret and Bobby Rydell. TV show host Ed Sullivan appears as himself.
The Beatles' single I Want To Hold Your Hand is released in Argentina, South America, on Odeon Pops Records.
A new coffeehouse venue, The Cafe Au Go Go, opens in
Greenwich Village, New York City, USA. The opening act is stand-up
comedian Professor Irwin Corey. It will become a vitally important
venue for folk, folk-rock, blues and other musicians.
The Kinks spend the first of four days recording Dedicated Follower Of Fashion in London, UK, for Pye Records.
The Highland Laddies play at the Oasis Club, Lloyd Street, Manchester, UK, supported by The Corvettes and Hermie And The Hermits (later to become Herman's Hermits).
Jimmy Greenspoon, later to join the band Three Dog Night, gets his driving licence and is able to drive the lime green Chevy Nomad station wagon bought for him by his mother.