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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.
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.
Jerry Lee Lewis is playing during a two-week season at The Thunderbird Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, for a fee reported to be $9,500 per week.
Jazz vocalist Keely Smith is playing during three weeks at The Venetian Room, Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, California, USA.
Rusty Adams is playing during a ten-day booking in Decatur, Illinois, USA.
The Beach Boys play at Burlington Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, Vermont, USA.
The Mann-Hugg Blues Brothers, later to become Manfred Mann, play at The Marquee, London, England, UK, Europe.
Elvis Presley releases the compilation LP Elvis' Golden Records Volume 3, which will peak at No3 in the Billboard Pop Albums Chart in the UDSA.
Bob Dylan records Paths Of Victory, Hero Blues, Eternal Circle and other tracks during the third recording session for his album The Times They Are A-Changin' in New York City, USA.
Wayne Fontana And The Mindbenders play a lunchtime session at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
Elvis Presley continues with filming of studio-based scenes at MGM Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, for his fifteenth movie Viva Las Vegas, co-starring Ann-Margret.
Ray Charles plays at The Cow Palace, San Francisco, California, USA.
Little Stevie Wonder, the Temptations, The Supremes and Dave Hamilton and his band play at The Township Auditorium, Columbus, South Carolina, USA.
Aretha Franklin releases her fourth LP, Laughing On The Outside, on Columbia Records in the USA.
Bluegrass vocalist Grandpa Jones records Rosalee, in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, for Monument Records.
The Rolling Stones play at Ken Colyer's Studio 51 Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
Erroll Garner plays at Westbury Music Fair, Westbury, New York State, USA.
Joe Brown And The Bruvvers play at The Windmill Theatre, Great Yarmouth, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Tornados.
Anthony Ray is born in Seattle, Washington, USA. He will find success as rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot (aka Sir Mixalot).
The Beatles begin six nights of shows at The Odeon Cinema, Llandudno, Wales, UK, Europe, supported by Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas, Tommy Quickly, The Lana Sisters, The Sons Of The Piltdown Men, Gary And Lee and Tommy Wallis And Beryl. Compere is comedian Billy Baxter.
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Georgeanna Tillman of The Marvelettes marries Billy Gordon of The Contours.