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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 Paul Winter Sextet is playing during three weeks at The London House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Miles Davis is playing during a two-week engagement at The Sutherland Lounge, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme are playing during two weeks at The Latin Casino, Camden, New Jersey, USA.
Maurice Chevalier is starring in a one-man show during four weeks at The Ziegfeld Theater, New York City, USA.
Xavier Cugat and Abbe Lane play at The San Juan Hotel, Puerto Rico, Caribbean.
Accordionist and singer Dick Contino is playing at Ray's Supper Club, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The John Coltrane Quartet is playing during six nights at The Jazz Temple, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Luisillo And His Spanish Dance Theatre, a 28-piece troupe, provide music and dance billed as "The Greatest Show Ever Brought To Town" during a week of shows at Sky, Singapore, Asia.Brian Hyland, Little Eva and The Brook Brothers play at The Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, England, UK, Europe.
Bill Evans records Round Midnight, How About You?, Stella By Starlight, Hey There and other tracks for his Verve Records LP Conversations With Myself, in New York City, USA. The album uses what was then a controversial method of recording, by overdubbing three different yet corresponding piano tracks for each song.
Up On The Roof by The Drifters peaks at No5 in the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart in the USA. The song is composed by Carole King and Gerry Goffin.
At the Spinsters' Ball in The Emerson Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, wealthy tobacco farmer William Zantzinger insults black waitress Hattie Carroll, then strikes her. Eight hours later she dies. The incident will inspire Bob Dylan to write his song The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll.
Helen Shapiro, Danny Williams, Kenny Lynch, The Honeys, The Kestrels, Dave Allen, The Red Price Orchestra, and The Beatles play at The Empire Theatre, Sunderland, England, UK, Europe
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Stan Getz and Luiz Bonfa, with Antonio Carlos Jobim on guitar, record Two Note Samba, Menina Flor, Ebony Samba and Mania De Maria for Verve Records in Webster Hall, New York City, USA.
Judy Garland is playing during a three-week engagement at the South Shore Room, Harrah's Resort, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA.
Country music star Travis Tritt is born in Marietta, Georgia, USA.
The Top Ten singles on the Fabulous 56 Survey of WQAM Radio in Miami, Florida, USA, for the week ending on this date are as follows :
1. Hey Paula - Paul And Paula
2. Ruby Baby - Dion
3. Baby Doll - Carlo
4. Walk Right In - The Rooftop Singers
5. Rhythm Of The Rain - The Cascades
6. Walk Like A Man - The Four Seasons
7. Wild Weekend - The Rebels
8. Proud - Johnny Crawford
9. Linda - Jan And Dean
10. Lone Teen Ranger - Jerry Landis [who will later find success as Paul Simon]
1. Hey Paula - Paul And Paula
2. Ruby Baby - Dion
3. Baby Doll - Carlo
4. Walk Right In - The Rooftop Singers
5. Rhythm Of The Rain - The Cascades
6. Walk Like A Man - The Four Seasons
7. Wild Weekend - The Rebels
8. Proud - Johnny Crawford
9. Linda - Jan And Dean
10. Lone Teen Ranger - Jerry Landis [who will later find success as Paul Simon]
Robert L. Jones, Mitch Greenholl and Geoff Muldaur play at Club 47, Cambridge (near Boston), Massachusetts, USA.
Dave Rotheray, best-known as guitarist for The Beautiful South, is born in Hull, England, UK, Europe.
George Hamilton IV plays in Decorah, Iowa, USA.
Elvis Presley continues filming scenes for his next movie, Fun In Acapulco, at Paramount Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.