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The stage musical On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, with lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Burton Lane, is playing at the Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 280 performances.
The stage musical Man Of La Mancha is playing at the ANTA Washington Square Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of almost two and a half years.
Kathy Keegan is playing during four weeks at The Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Xavier Cugat is headlining during three weeks at The Flamingo, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, supported by Charo.
Italian-American tenor Sergio Franchi is playing at The Copacabana, New York City, USA, during a two-week season.
Glenda Grainger is playing during two weeks at The Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Jerry Vale is playing at The Palmer House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Ray Anthony's Bookend Revue is playing during two weeks at The Imperial Room of the Royal York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
A Groovy Kind Of Love by The Mindbenders enters the NME pop singles chart in the UK, where it will peak at No3 during an eleven week run.
Ken Kesey, author and leader of California-based hippy commune The Merry Pranksters, is arrested for marijuana possession. To avoid a jail sentence he fakes his own death and runs off to Mexico, Central America,
Blues musician Clarence Van Hook plays at The Questing Beast, 2504 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, California, USA.
Patti Page and The Jordanaires. with producer Bob Johnston record The Old Rugged Cross, What A Friend, Abide With Me, Amazing Grace and other tracks in CBS Recording Studio, 6121 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jan And Dean release a new single, Batman, on Liberty Records in the USA. It will peak at No66 in the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich play at The Corn Exchange, Bristol, England, UK, Europe.
Charles Nevins, fiddler of pioneering country duo The Stripling Brothers, dies aged 69 in the USA.
Don Gibson and Los Indios Tabajaras, with Chet Atkins as producer, records I Can't Tell My Heart THat, Cryin' Heart Blues, My Adobe Hacienda, Lonely Street and Address Unknown in RCA Victor Studio B, Nashville, Tennessse, USA. The tracks will be rejected and will not be released until 1986.
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During a violent storm, the MV Mi Amigo, home to pirate radio station Radio Caroline, is washed ashore at Frinton Beach in Essex, UK, Europe.
Cashing in on the craze for the tv series Batman, Brian Hyland records The Joker Went Wild for Philips Records in the USA. The track is arranged by Leon Russell.
Jingle Bell Rock by Max Bygraves enters the NME pop singles chart in the UK, where it will peak at No9. This single holds the distinction of achieving the shortest chart stay of any NME Top Ten single, lasting just four weeks.
Lena Philipsson is born in Vetlanda, Sweden, Europe. Also known as Lena Ph, she will become one of Sweden's most popular singers.
Davie Bowie and the Lower Third play at The Cedar Club, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe. Davie will subsequently change his name to David Bowie.
TV rock show Where The Action Is in the USA features Dion performing Ruby Baby; The Dixie Cups performing Iko Iko, and Paul Revere And The Raiders performing Rock Around the Clock.
Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys is in Western Recorders, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, working on the instrumental Let's Go Away For A While.
Gary Lewis and the Playboys record I Don't Wanna Say Goodnight at Western Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA. They also record Face In A Crowd which will peak at No 47 in the Billboard Singles Chart in the USA.
Singer and percussionist Mario Enrique Rivera Godines is born in Pinar del Río, Cuba, Caribbean. He will become one of Cuba's most highly respected musicians.
The Modern Folk Quartet comes to the end of recording sessions for their song This Could Be The Night in Gold Star Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. The track is produced by Phil Spector, and is co-written by Harry Nilsson.
The Sons Of The Pioneers record A Summer Night Rain, Cottage In The Clouds, You Are My Eyes and Half Way Round The World in RCA Victor Studio, 6363 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Graham Bond Organisation perform Wade In The Water, Only Sixteen and When Johnny Comes Marching Home for the BBC Light Programme Show Jazz Beat, recorded live in The Playhouse Theatre, Northumberland Avenue, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Hank Crawford Octet records Soul Shoutin', Who Can I Turn To and Danger Zone for Atlantic Records in New York City, USA.
Roger Miller hosts an NBC-TV special in the USA. This is the first 30-minute colour entertainment show in the network's history.
Love's Just A Broken Heart by Cilla Black enters the NME pop singles chart in the UK, where it will peak at No3 during an eight week run. The b-side is her version of Yesterday, written by Paul McCartney of The Beatles.
Lee Dorsey plays at the Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, and The Cromwellian Club, both of which are located in London, England, UK, Europe.
Burl Ives, with producer Owen Bradley, records Back To Nashville Tennessee and Don't Forget Your Paddle-o in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
The Singers' Circle with Barry Olivier play at The Jabberwock, Berkeley, California, USA. Also on the bill are The Smokey Grass Boys.
Zoot Money's Big Roll Band plays at Farnborough Town Hall, Farnborough, Hampshire, England, UK, Europe.