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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.
Manfred Mann play at The Twisted Wheel, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
The Rolling Stones begin a British tour supporting top UK pop idol John Leyton at Edmonton, London, UK. Also on the bill are The Swinging Blue Jeans, Mike Berry, Jet Harris, Billie Davis, and The Paramounts
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The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein places a call to his company, NEMS', New York City representative Walter Hofer, and puts him in charge of fan-mail in the USA. His first batch consists of 37 sacks.
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The Wayne King Orchestra plays at The Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Max Firetag, publisher of The Kingsmen's controversial US hit Louie Louie, offers $1000 to anyone who can find obscene lyrics in the song.
The Yardbirds, with Eric Clapton on lead guitar, play at Pearce Hall, Maidenhead, UK.
The Dave Clark Five release their British hit single, Glad All Over, in the USA.
When Dean Martin plays at The Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, the show is recorded and will be released as the album Live At The Sands Hotel.
Aretha Franklin spends the second of four days recording the LP Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington, for Columbia Records in New York City, USA.
Gerry And The Pacemakers and Ben E. King begin a UK tour at Nottingham.
The Kinks spend the second of four days recording Dedicated Follower Of Fashion in London, UK, for Pye Records.
Johnny Cash, June Carter and fifteen other acts play in the Grand Ole Opry Night in Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Hoyt Axton appears on the folk music tv show Hootenanny in the USA. The show was pre-recorded at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
Pete MacLaine and the Clan play at the Oasis Club, Lloyd Street, Manchester, UK, supported by The Stirlings.
Leaving Here by Eddie Holland on Motown Records enters the Billboard singles chart in the USA, where it will peak at No76.
The Beatles are interviewed for WABC Radio in New York City, USA.
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Frank Sinatra Jr plays at The Dome, Brighton, UK.
Dawn (Go Away) by The Four Seasons enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA, where it will peak at No3.
Live Wire by Martha And The Vandellas is the highest new entry in Cash Box magazine's chart of the best-selling singles in the USA, entering at No70.
Don Ellis (trumpet) Eric Dolphy (alto saxophone) Benny Golson (tenor saxophone) Richard Davis (bass) Joe Cocuzzo (drums) Gunther Schuller (composer, conductor) Leonard Bernstein (director, narrator) Nat Hentoff (author) and The New York Philharmonic Orchestra take part in the New York Philharmonic Young People's Concert at Philharmonic Hall, The Lincoln Center, New York City, USA.
The album Little Deuce Coupe by The Beach Boys peaks at No4 in the Billboard album chart in the USA.
Jackie De Shannon performs When You Walk In The Room on weekly tv pop show American Bandstand in Los Angeles, California, USA (having just moved from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania).
Mississippi John Hurt, Mable Hillery, Bessie Jones and the Georgia Sea Island Singers, play at the "Folk Music in America" concert in The Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
My Bonnie by The Beatles with Tony Sheridan, enters the Billboard Singles Chart in the USA, where it will peak at No26.
The Rolling Stones are seen on UK tv series The Arthur Haynes Show, performing You Better Move On and I Wanna Be Your Man. The performances are pre-recorded.
The Soul Agents play at Esso Recreation Club, Ashlett Road, Fawley, Hampshire, UK with The Dynamos.
Cliff Richard And The Shadows are in the Canary Islands, Spain, Europe, working on the film Wonderful Life.
The Squires, featuring lead guitarist Neil Young, play at the Fourth Dimension, Winnipeg, Canada.