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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.
Shirley Ellis records The Name Game for Congress Records, which will peak at No3 in the Billboard singles chart.
The Drifters record At The Club and In The Park, at Atlantic Studios in New York City, USA.
The Beach Boys play at The Festhalle, Frankfurt, West Germany, Europe.
The Swinging Blue Jeans record It Isn't There at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, UK.
Lulu enters the UK singles chart with Here Comes The Night, which will peak at No50. Guitarist on the track is Jimmy Page, later to find success with The Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin.
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Anita Sheer, Adam Keefe and Lydia Wood play at The Cafe Au Go Go, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Downtown by Petula Clark enters the UK pop singles chart, where it will peak at No2.
Music business manager/entrepreneur Albert Grossman marries waitress Sally Ann Bueller. Guests at the wedding include Bob Dylan and Sara Lowndes.
The Rolling Stones, supported by The Shangri-Las, play at The Coliseum, Fort Wayne, Texas, USA.
Gene Pitney enters the UK singles chart with I'm Gonna Be Strong, which will peak at No2.
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Oh Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison returns No1 in the UK singles chart, having been deposed briefly by Sandie Shaw with Always Something There To Remind Me.
The latest Elvis Presley film, Roustabout, opens at the Columbia Theatre, London, UK.
Cliff Richard And The Shadows play at The ABC, Manchester, UK.
Singer-songwriter Vic Chesnutt is born in Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
Long John Baldry And The Hoochie Coochie Men play at The Marquee, Soho, London, UK.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra play the first night of a one-week engagement at The Pavilion Of The Stars, Harvey's Resort Hotel And Casino, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA.
The Beatles album With The Beatles is released on Odeon Records in Germany, Europe.
Marvin Gaye releases his fifth album, Hello Broadway, on Tamla Records in the USA.
The Squires, including Neil Young on lead guitar, play the eleventh of thirteen nights at The Flamingo Club, Fort William, Ontario, Canada. On this day - his 19th birthday - Neil Young writes the song Sugar Mountain.
Johnny Cash plays in The Fitchburg Theater, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA.