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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 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.Roy Orbison, Freddie And The Dreamers and Wayne Fontana And The Mindbenders play at The Odeon, Leeds, UK.
Under the headline, The Rolling Stones Gather No Lunch, UK newspaper The Daily Express reveals that the group was recently refused service at the Strand Hotel, Bristol, England, UK, Europe, for not wearing ties. "But ties would get in the soup," observes vocalist Mick Jagger.
Pirate radio station, Radio Atlanta, begins broadcasting from the North Sea on 200.6 metres.
At the Sixth Grammy Awards, held simultaneously in Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York City, Barbra Streisand collects two Grammies. Other winners include The Swingle Singers, Henry Mancini, Quincy Jones, Peter, Paul And Mary, Bill Evans, Woody Herman, Count Basie Al Hirt and Nino Tempo And April Stevens.
UK pop/rock band The Manish Boys, (not yet including David Bowie), audition for top UK producer Joe Meek, at Studio 304, Holloway Road, London, UK.
Connie Francis and Hank Williams Jr, record Singing The Blues, Wabash Cannonball, Blue Blue Day and If You've Got The Money in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
The Grammy Awards Ceremony is held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA. Among the main results are the following : Record Of The Year - Days Of Wine And Roses by Henry Mancini.
Album of the Year - The Barbra Streisand Album
New Artist - The Swingle Singers
Vocal Group Performance - Blowin' In the Wind by Peter, Paul And Mary
Rock And Roll Recording - Deep Purple by Nino Tempo And April Stevens
Rhythm And Blues Recording - Busted by Ray Charles
Country And Western Recording - Detroit City by Bobby Bare
Best Instrumental Arrangement - I Can't Stop Loving You by Quincy Jones for Count Basie
The Cannonball Adderley Sextet, with John Coltrane, records a live session for BBC tv show Jazz 625, in London, UK.
Duane Eddy records Honky Tonk and Swingin' Shepherd Blues in RCA Victor Studio C, 6363 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Session players include guitarists James Burton, Al Casey, Neil Levang and Bill Pitman, bassist Ray Pohlman, drummers Earl Palmer and Hal Blaine, pianist Larry Knechtel, and saxophonist Jim Horn.
Chuck Berry (backed by The Nashville Teens) plays at the Town Hall, Birmingham, UK., supported by Carl Perkins (also backed by The Nashville Teens) and The Animals, Kingsize Taylor and The Dominoes, and The Swinging Blue Jeans.
Barbra Streisand is awarded her first gold album, for The Barbra Streisand Album, by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.