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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.
Paul And Paula are playing during a three-week booking at The International Club, New York City, USA.
Moms Mabley And Her Revue plus Joey Dee And The Starliters play during a week of shows at The Apollo Theatre, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Sarah Vaughan records What'll I Do, Always On My Mind and other tracks at United Recorders, Los Angeles, California, USA, for Roulette Records.
Roland Kirk records April Morning, Abstract Improvisation and other tracks with the Benny Golson Orchestra at A + R Recording Studios, New York City, USA, for Mercury Records.
The Hollies play two gigs, lunchtime and evening, at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
Benny Berman plays during five nights at The Blue Dog Cellar, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
The Beach Boys record Surfer Girl and Little Deuce Coupe, at Western Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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In Jackson, Mississippi, USA, anti-segregation campaigner Medgar Evers is shot in the back and killed by a white racist gunman. Evers' death will be the spark for the Bob Dylan song Only A Pawn In Their Game. Nina Simone's 1964 song Mississippi Goddam will also deal with the death of Medgar Evers.
The Beatles play at The Grafton Rooms, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe. The show is a fundraiser for the charity the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), organised by future author and MP Jeffery Archer.
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Chubby Checker performs Black Cloud on daily tv pop show American Bandstand, recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Charlie Rich sues Sam Phillips of Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, for $100,000, on the grounds that Phillips interfered with Rich's relationship with RCA.
Perry Como hosts the final show of his tv series, The Chesterfield Supper Club, on NBC tv in the USA. In its fifteen year run, the show had featured such guests as The Everly Brothers, Fats Domino, Connie Francis, Brenda Lee and Paul Anka.
Stan Getz is playing during a week of shows at The Village Vanguard, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, with The Bob Pozar Trio.