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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.
Pressure Point, a movie starring Bobby Darin and Sidney Poitier, opens in Sweden, Europe.
Duane Eddy begins recording sessions for the LP Water Skiing.
The Castells release a new single, I Do, in the USA. The song is co-written and produced by Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys.
Tom Rush plays at Club 47, Harvard Square, Cambridge, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
UK pop idol Billy Fury records Love Don't Let Me Down for Decca Records in London, UK.
The Castells release a new single, I Do, on Warner Bros Records in the USA. The song is written by Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys and Roger Christian.
Elvis Presley continues with the shooting of location scenes for his latest movie, Roustabout, at locations in and around Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Tridents, a UK band featuring guitarist Jeff Beck, apply for an audition with the British Broadcasting Corporation in London, UK, hoping to gain work on radio.
The Four Preps release a new novelty single, A Letter To The Beatles, on Capitol Records in the USA. Unfortunately, The Preps have included a few bars of I Want To Hold Your Hand in the song without permission, and Capitol will be obliged to withdraw the single to avoid being sued.
Adam Faith and Sandie Shaw play at The Granada, Shrewsbury, UK.
Duke Ellington plays at The Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden, Europe.
The Beatles single, Can't Buy Me Love, is released in Germany, Europe, on Odeon Records.
I Want To Hold Your Hand by The Beatles reaches No1 in the Canadian pop singles chart for the third time, in an ongoing see-saw for the top slot with another Beatles song, I Saw Her Standing There.
The City Council of Daly City, California, USA, establishes an architecture committee because, says Mayor Michael DeBernardi, "We don't want the area to develop into a series of boxes." The move is seens by many as a response to the comments made in Malvina Reynolds' popular folk song Little Boxes, which was inspired by the songwriter driving through Daly City and being upset by the suburban domestic architecture.
An all-star jazz quartet consisting of Paul Bley on piano, John Gilmore on tenor sax, Gary Peacock on bass and Paul Motion on drums record the album Turning Point, at Mirasound Studios, New York City, USA.
The Fortunes play at The Cavern, Liverpool, UK.
Thelonious Monk records Memories Of You and Shuffle Boil in New York City, USA, for CBS Records.
The last day of train-based filming for The Beatles movie A Hard Day's Night, is completed between London and Newton Abbot, UK.
When The Johnny Cash Show plays in Canton, Ohio, USA, The Statler Brothers are added to the bill.
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