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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.Winifred Atwell, Lance Percival, Ronnie Carroll, Antonio Vargas And The Spanish Dancers, Gerard Sety, Des Lane, Toni Ros, The Mistins and The Don Robb Group are playing during the summer season at The Star Light Roof, The Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, England, UK, Europe.
Helen Shapiro is undertaking a ten-week summer season engagement at The Aquarium Theatre, Great Yarmouth, England, UK, Europe, supported by Peter Jay and The Jaywalkers, Ronnie Corbett and Jimmy Savile.
Jerry Lee Lewis is playing during a two-week season at The Thunderbird Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, for a fee reported to be $9,500 per week.
The Rolling Stones record Bye Bye Johnny [written by Chuck Berry] and You Better Move On [written by Arthur Alexander], at Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, England, UK, Europe.
In a 68-week period beginning on this date, Roy Orbison is the only American artist to score number-one singles - It's Over and Oh, Pretty Woman - in the UK.
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Bob Dylan is undertaking recording sessions in Columbia Studio A, New York City, USA, which will result in his third LP, The Times They Are a-Changin', on Columbia Records.
Jazz singer Paula Greer records The Sweetest Sounds, Shall I Try Again and Close Your Eyes, for Motown Records in the Graystone Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Elvis Presley continues with filming of studio-based scenes at MGM Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, for his fifteenth movie Viva Las Vegas, co-starring Ann-Margret.With his novelty hit song Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah rising up the Billboard Singles charts in the USA, comedian Allan Sherman stands in for host Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show on tv in the USA.
UK-based singer Frank Ifield is given a release from his contract with Vee-Jay Records in the USA, because rumours are circulating that the label is having financial problems.
The Great Train Robbery takes place near Cheddington, England, UK. The robbers stop a Glasgow to London mail train and escape with £2.6m in used bank notes - a record haul at the time. Heavy rock band Mountain will record the song The Great Train Robbery on their 1971 album Nantucket Sleighride.
In 1985, Paul Hardcastle will release a song, Just For Money, about the robbery.
In 2005, Alabama 3, will record a tribute to Bruce Reynolds, who masterminded the robbery, Have You Seen Bruce Richard Reynolds, which was previously recorded by Nigel Denver on his 1967 album Rebellion!. It's worth noting that Alabama 3 harmonica player, Nick Reynolds, is the son of Bruce Reynolds.
In 1985, Paul Hardcastle will release a song, Just For Money, about the robbery.
In 2005, Alabama 3, will record a tribute to Bruce Reynolds, who masterminded the robbery, Have You Seen Bruce Richard Reynolds, which was previously recorded by Nigel Denver on his 1967 album Rebellion!. It's worth noting that Alabama 3 harmonica player, Nick Reynolds, is the son of Bruce Reynolds.
Cassius Clay (later to be known as Muhammad Ali) records his humourous spoken word album I Am The Greatest at Columbia Records' 30th Street Studio, New York City, USA, in front of an audience of 200 people.
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Caravelles enter the Singles Chart in the UK with You Don't Have To Be
A Baby To Cry which will peak at No6.
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When The Beatles play at Candie Gardens, Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK, Europe, they meet up with John Lennon's old friend, the author and beat poet Royston Ellis. An encounter with a young woman during this visit will inspire The Beatles' song Polythene Pam. According to Lennon himself, "That was me, remembering a little event with a woman in Jersey, and a man who was England's answer to Allen Ginsberg ... I met him when we were on tour and he took me back to his apartment and I had a girl and he had one he wanted me to meet. He said she dressed up in polythene, which she did. She didn't wear jack boots and kilts, I just sort of elaborated. Perverted sex in a polythene bag. Just looking for something to write about."
Sweets For My Sweet by The Searchers becomes the new UK No1 single. The song, written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, was originally a hit or The Drifters.
Jazz vocalist Keely Smith opens for three weeks at The Venetian Room, Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, California, USA.
Elvin Jones and Jimmy Garrison record Nuttin' Out Jones at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, for Impulse Records.