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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.Joey Dee And The
Starliters play the second of two nights at The Twin Coaches, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Willie Nelson releases a new single, Willingly, on Liberty Records in the USA. The song, a duet with Shirley Collie, will provide Nelson with his first Top Ten Single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in the USA. Nelson's career, blossoming after this hit, will inspire jazz trumpet virtuoso Miles Davis to compose and record a track entitled Willie Nelson in 1970. The two artists were longtime fans of each other's music.
Don Gibson records Where Is Your Heart Tonight, Blue Dream, How's The World Treating You?, May You Never Be Alone and We Live In Two Different Worlds, at RCA Victor Studio, 1611 Hawkins Street, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Producer for the session is Chet Atkins, and musicians performing include guitarists Sam Pruett, Jerry Reed and Thumbs Carllile, pianist Floyd Cramer and vocal group The Jordanaires.
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers play the ninth of ten nights at The Renaissance Club, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Alexis Korner's influential white blues band Blues Incorporated plays at the opening night of The Ealing Club, Ealing, London, UK. The band includes two future Rolling Stones (Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts), harmonica virtuoso Cyril Davies and future Cream bassist Jack Bruce.
Brenda Lee plays the second of ten nights at The Deauville Hotel, Miami, Florida, USA.
Music trade magazine Billboard in the USA reports that Ray Charles has negotiated a new three-year deal with ABC-Paramount Records which also gives him his own record label, Tangerine. Charles will not record for the new label, but will choose the artists who appear on it.
Good Luck Charm by Elvis Presley is the highest new entry in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA, entering at No36.
Alexis Korner's influential white blues band Blues Incorporated plays at the opening night of The Ealing Jazz Club, Ealing, London, UK. The band includes two future members of The Rolling Stones [Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts], harmonica virtuoso Cyril Davies and future Cream bassist Jack Bruce.
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Janet Gardner is born in Juneau, Alaska, USA. She will find success as vocalist for all-girl glam-metal band Vixen.
Connie Francis plays the fourth of nine nights at The Eden Roc Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
Janet Gardner is born in Juneau, Alaska, USA. She will find success as vocalist for all-girl glam-metal band Vixen.
Brenda Lee plays the second of ten nights at The Deauville Hotel, Miami, Florida, USA.
Joey Dee And The
Starliters play the second of two nights at The Twin Coaches, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Beatles play in a St Patrick's Night Rock Gala at Knotty Ash Hall, Liverpool, UK, supported by Rory Storm And The Hurricanes.
The Fraser Hayes Four provide live music on the BBC Home Service radio show Beyond Our Ken, broadcast from London, England, UK, Europe.Jerry Butler, The Miracles, Bo Diddley and Jimmy Reed play at The Rockland Palace, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Jerry Butler, The Miracles, Bo Diddley and Jimmy Reed play at The Rockland Palace, Harlem, New York City, USA.
The Beach Boys play the second of three nights at The Monica Hotel, Santa Monica, California, USA.