11th December

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.

Female saxophonist Vi Redd is playing during a month-long engagement at The Sugar Hill, San Francisco, California, USA.

Billy Eckstine is playing during a lengthy engagement at The Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Folksinger Paul Sykes is appearing at The Ice House, Pasadena, California, USA.

Adam Faith, The Roulettes and Jackie Trent are playing during six nights at The New Theatre, Oxford, England, UK, Europe.

Bobby Rydell, Helen Shapiro, The Spotnicks, The Chants, The Harlems and The Trebletones play at The Gaumont, Wolverhampton, England, UK, Europe.

The Rolling Stones, Mike Sagar And The Tornados and The Art Tilburn All Stars play in The Bradford Arts Ball at Kings And Queens Hall, Bradford, England, UK, Europe.

Tamura Naomi is born in Nagoya, Japan, Asia. She will find success as a rock singer and songwriter, best-known for singing theme songs for popular Anime series such as Yuzurenai Negai for Magic Knight Rayearth and Yuragu Koto Nai Ai for Get Backers.

Ray Peterson records Let There Be Love, Hawaiian Wedding Song, On The Street Where You Live and I'll Get By in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

British blues pioneer Cyril Davies starts a blues club in The Railway Hotel, Harrow, UK. The first headlining band is, naturally, Cyril Davies And The All Star R And B Band.

Peter And Gordon play in Louisville, Kentucky, USA.

Jazz organist and pianist Earl Grant records Willow Weep For Me, Georgia On My Mind, Satin Doll, Stardust and other tracks for Decca Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Little Stevie Wonder begins a Christmas season booking at L'Olympia, Paris, France, Europe.

Brook Benton begins a two-week engagement at Basin Street West, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Chico Hamilton records the album Man From Two Worlds for Impulse! Records in Van Gelder Stdusio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.

Tom Rush plays at Club 47, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Jean Redpath and Ramblin' Jack Elliot are playing during six nights at The 2nd Fret Coffee House, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

The Animals travel from Liverpool to Leeds, England, UK, Europe, to record a session for the BBC Radio Show Saturday Club.

The Beatles play at The Futurist Theatre, Scarborough, England, UK, Europe. It is reported that around twenty girls passed out briefly during the show, overcome by the continuous screaming and crying in the 600 capacity venue. Also on the bill are The Brook Brothers, Peter Jay And The Jaywalkers, The Vernons Girls and The Kestrels.

The Top Ten Singles played on WMCA Radio in New York City, USA, for this week are as follows :

1. Louie Louie - The Kingsmen (Wand)

2. DOMINIQUE - The Singing Nun (Philips)

3. THERE! I'VE SAID IT AGAIN - Bobby Vinton (Epic)

4. IT'S ALL RIGHT - The Impressions (ABC-Paramount)

5. I'M LEAVING IT UP TO YOU - Dale And Grace (Montel)

6. CAN I GET A WITNESS - Marvin Gaye (Tamla)

7. YOU'RE ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS - Brook Benton (Mercury)

8. QUICKSAND - Martha And The Vandellas (Gordy)

9. WIVES AND LOVERS - Jack Jones (Kapp)

10. I WONDER WHAT SHE'S DOING TONIGHT - Barry And The Tamerlanes (Valiant)

At the age of fourteen, Hank Williams Jr. has his first recording session in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The session features some of his father's best-known songs, You Win Again, Your Cheatin' Heart, Cold, Cold Heart and I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry.

FBI agents pay a $240,000 ransom for the release of the recently kidnapped Frank Sinatra Jr, leaving the money between two parked school busses in Sepulveda, California, USA. Sinatra Jr. is found later wandering the streets of Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Jazz saxophonist and composer Sam Rivers records his debut LP, Fuschia Swing Song for Blue Note Records in Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.

The Liverpool Sound, a joint EP featuring tracks by The Beatles and The Fourmost is released on Odeon Records in Sweden, Europe. Tracks featured on the EP are She Loves You / I'll Get You by The Beatles plus Hello Little Girl / Just In Case by The Fourmost.