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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.
Cliff
Richard And The Shadows make a
live
appearance on the The Rudi Carrell Show on tv in Holland, Europe. The Shadows mime to their current number one hit Wonderful
Land and Cliff mimes to Do You Wanna Dance, When The Girl in Your
Arms and The Young Ones.
Brenda
Lee, Gene
Vincent, Sounds
Incorporated and Nero And The
Gladiators play at The Granada, Tooting, UK.
Brook Benton plays the third night in a week of shows at Roberts' Show Bar, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Shannon Powell is born in in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He will become a world-famous jazz drummer, working with Wynton Marsalis, The Harry Connick, Jr. Trio, Diana Krall, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band and others.
Jeff Isbelle is born in Lafayette, Indiana, USA. He will find fame as guitarist Izzy Stradlin, a founder member of Guns N'Roses.
Ray Charles plays the sixth night in a week of shows at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA, supported by Maxine Brown plus Don And Juan.
Chubby Checker, Bobby Rydell, Del Shannon, Dee Dee Sharp, Linda Scott, Danny And The Juniors and The Orlons play at the Academy of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The show, hosted by Dick Clark, is a benefit gig for the dependents of recently deceased songwriter and arranger Joe Kuhn.
Chubby Checker, Bobby
Rydell, Del
Shannon, Dee Dee
Sharp, Linda
Scott, Danny And The
Juniors and The Orlons play at
The Academy
Of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. The show, hosted by
Dick Clark, is a benefit gig for thedependents of recently deceased songwriter
and arranger Joe Kuhn.
The annual National Association of Record Merchandisers convention begins at The Eden Roc Hotel, Miami, Florida, USA.
Bob Dylan writes the first draft of Blowin' In The Wind in New York City, USA. Inspired by the lyrics of the song, Sam Cooke will record A Change Is Gonna Come in 1963.
Ray Charles plays the sixth night in a week of shows at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA, supported by Maxine Brown plus Don And Juan.
Brenda
Lee, Gene
Vincent, Sounds
Incorporated and Nero And The
Gladiators play at The Granada, Tooting, UK.
Green Beret James Gabriel, Jr., becomes the first native Hawaiian to die in Vietnam, Asia, executed by the Viet Cong while on a training mission during the Vietnam War. The 1966 hit song The Ballad Of The Green Berets will be written partly to honour James Gabriel, but the verse about him will be removed before the song is released.