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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.
Popular honky tonk pianist and bandleader Big Tiny Little is playing during an extended booking at The Java Lanes, Long Beach, California, USA.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.
A new musical production, Money, starring George Coe, David Rounds and Barbara Quaney, opens at Upstairs At The Downstairs, New York City, USA, where it will run for 214 performances. The show's book and lyrics are by David Axelrod and Tom Whedon, while the music is by Sam Pottle. 
Country singer and recording artist David Ball is born in Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA.
Dave Dee and The Bostons [later to find fame as Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich], play at the The City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, supported by Mark Twain And The Saxons.
Magna Graphic Inc. of Lexington, Kentucky, USA, invoices Vee-Jay Records in the amount of $375 to prepare a set of four-colour separation film positives needed to print the front cover slick for The Beatles first US album Introducing The Beatles.
The Beatles play the second date of a week-long season of shows at The Winter Gardens, Margate, England, England, UK, Europe, supported by Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas.
British rock'n'roll trio The Saints release their cover version of The Surfaris American hit single Wipe Out, on Pye Records in the UK.
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Jerry Lee Lewis plays the second of five nights at The Oriental Club, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
During their second official recording session at Decca Studios, Hampstead, London, England, UK, Europe, The Rolling Stones record Fortune Teller. This is a particularly busy day for the band, because they also play at Ken Colyer's Studio 51, Soho, London, and then at The Crawdaddy, Station Hotel, Richmond, UK, Europe
Ernest Tubb makes his first attempt to record Thanks A Lot in an evening session at Bradley Film And Recording Studio, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Waylon Jennings signs a recording contract with A+M Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Martha And The Vandellas release a new single, Heat Wave, on Gordy Records in the USA. It will give them their first top-five entry on the Billboard pop charts and their first number one on the R'n'B charts. This tracks b-side, A Love Like Yours, is also regarded as a soul classic and has been covered by, among others, Ike And Tina Turner, Dusty Springfield, Harry Nilsson and Cher.
During a soundtrack session for the album Viva Las Vegas, Elvis Presley records Night Life and C'Mon Everybody (not the Eddie Cochran composition) in Radio Recorders Studio B, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Journeymen, including John Phillips, later to lead The Mamas And The Papas, open for two weeks at The Shadows, Washington, D.C., USA, with comedian Bill Cosby as their supporting act. The Journeymen also include Scott McKenzie, who will enjoy a No1 hit single with San Francisco (Wear Flowers In Your Hair).