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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.
Female saxophonist Vi Redd is playing during a month-long engagement at The Sugar Hill, San Francisco, California, USA.
Billy Eckstine is playing during a lengthy engagement at The Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
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Little Stevie Wonder continues with his Christmas season booking at L'Olympia, Paris, France, Europe.
Jimmy 'Kid' Clayton dies in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Clayton was a post-war recording artist who made his mark as a trumpeter with Jack Carey's Band, said to play, "the rattiest jazz in New Orleans."
Jim Reeves and Dottie West record Love Is No Excuse in an afternoon session at RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
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A live appearance is recorded by The Beatles for the Christmas edition of BBC radio show Saturday Club, at The Playhouse Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Coasters record Bad Detective, Lovey Dovey, Cotton Fields and Skylark for Atco Records in New York City, USA.
Dean Martin records Gracie Prego Scusi, Marina, Take Me and La Giostra in RCA Victor Studio, 6363 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Duke Ellington begins a season at The Golden Key Club, 641 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, which will last for nineteen days.
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Floyd Cramer, with Chet Atkins as his producer, records Vaya Con Dios, Have You Ever Been Lonely, Near You and The Green Leaves Of Summer in RCA Victor Studio, 1611 Hawkins Street, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Hank Thompson records September In The Rain, Till Then and other tracks in Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jazz pianist Ronnie Mathews records his debut LP, Doin' the Thang!, for Prestige Records in Van Gelder Stduio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA. The album also features contributions by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard.
Jerry Corbitt plays at The Loft, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Corbitt will find greater success in 1967 as a founder-member of The Youngbloods.
In the office of the mayor of Memphis, Tennessee, USA, Elvis Presley hands over a $55,000 cheque, as a donation to local charities.
Having been requested by a young fan, Marsha Albert, to play a Beatles track on the radio, Carroll James Jr. of WWDC Radio in Washington, DC, becomes the first deejay to play a song by The Beatles on radio in the USA. The track in question is I Want To Hold Your Hand. The response to the track will quickly put it into heavy rotation.
Jean Shepard records Foggy River, When Two Worlds Collide, Loose Talk and I Can't Stop Loving You in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Geoff Muldaur plays at Club 47, Cambridge, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, with Lisa Kindred.
Brook Benton continues with his two-week engagement at Basin Street West, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Vinny Bell With Claus Ogerman and The Charles Calello Orchestra records Night Train, Train Man's Blues and Last Stop for Verve Records in the USA.
The Temptations record Just Let Me Know for Gordy Records in Hitsville U.S.A. Studio A, Detroit, Mchigan, USA.
Joanie Sommers is the musical guest on tonight's edition of The RedSkelton Show on NBC-tv in the USA.