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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.The Yardbirds, with Eric Clapton on lead guitar, play at The Marquee Club, Wardour Street, Soho, London, UK.
The River City Talent Tournament is held at The Minneapolis
Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, with professional acts
including Jimmie
Rodgers and The Big
Three, a group from Greenwich
Village featuring Cass Elliot, later of The Mamas
And The Papas. In the tournament, local band The Castaways come
first in the rock and roll category. They will go on to have a
major hit with Liar, Liar.
Sonny James records Every Step Of The Way, Sugar Lump and I Guess It Doesn't Matter Any More in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Jody Miller records Fever, In My Room, Angry Young Man and Soft And Gentle Ways for Capitol Records in Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine St., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Polo Grounds, a sports stadium at West 155th Street and Eighth Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, USA, is demolished. It is best-remembered as the home of The Giants baseball team, and the day of its demolition will inspire the song There Used To Be A Ballpark, written by Joe Raposo and recorded in 1973 by Frank Sinatra.
Pete Seeger plays a concert entitled Sing Along With Pete in Tchaikovsky Hall, Moscow, Russia, Europe. The show is the first night of Seeger's month-long tour of Russia.
The Rolling Stones' fourth UK tour continues at The Baths, Leyton, London, supported by Peter And Gordon, The Overlanders, The Barron Knights, David John And The Mood, Julie Grant and Tony Marsh.
The Joe Henderson Quintet records Short Story, Punjab, In 'N Out, Brown's Town and Serenity for Blue Note records at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
Jerry Lee Lewis plays at The Concordia Lodge, in his hoime town of Ferriday, Louisiana, USA.
Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr and Bing Crosby record
Style, Mr. Booze, Don't Be A Do-Badder and Any Man Who Loves His
Mother in United Recording Corporation Studios, 6050 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. The songs are part of the soundtrack for the musical film Robin And The
Seven Hoods.
The New Christy Minstrels play the first of three nights at Ledbetter's, Los Angeles, California, USA. The show is recorded and, after languishing in the vaults for decades, tracks from the concert will be released on the album Live From Ledbetter's in 1999.
The Andrew Oldham Orchestra releases a new single, 365 Rolling Stones, on Decca Records in the UK. Oldham is the manager/producer of The Rolling Stones.
Life magazine in the USA runs the first national magazine feature about rising young folk singer Bob Dylan, entitled The Angry Young Folk Singer.
The Beach Boys record Girls On The Beach and Little Honda for
Capitol Records in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Elvis Presley continues with the shooting of location scenes for his latest
movie, Roustabout, at locations in and around Los Angeles, California, USA.
Alan John Wren is born in Manchester, UK. He will find success as Reni, drummer of The Stone Roses.