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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.King Of The Road by Roger Miller is awarded a gold single by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
The Triplets release a new single, Hey Little Girl/(Baby) Come On Home, on Blue Rock Records in the USA.
Jazz drummer Pete La Roca records the album Basra for Blue Note Records in Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
Jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery with the Don Sebesky Orchestra records Con Alma and A Quiet Thing for Verve Records at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
Jokers Wild, a group including guitarist David Gilmour, later to join Pink Floyd, plays at Les Jeux Interdits, The Victoria Ballroom, Cambridge, England, UK.
The Graham Bond Quartet records a live session for 'Rhythm And Blues 65', a BBC Light Radio Show, in Studio S2, sub-basement of Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, England, UK. The show will be broadcast towards the end of June.
Lorne Greene records Cool Water, Whoopee Ti Yi Yo and Tumbling Tumbleweeds in RCA Victor Studio, 6363 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Ray Charles, The Zombies, Ray Peterson, Billy Preston, Dinah Lee, The Righteous Brothers, Joe Williams, Donna Loren, George Soule and Bobby Sherman appear on tv show Shindig! in the USA.
In court in Santa Monica, California, USA, Judy Garland is granted a divorce from her husband Sid Luft, who she had accused of drunkenness and abuse.
Elvis Presley is having script rehearsals for his next film, Frankie And Johnny, at Samuel Goldwyn Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
FBI agents pay a visit to Wand Records in New York City, USA during their ongoing investigations into allegations of obscenity in the lyrics to the song Louie Louie by The Kingsmen.
Nina Simone records the Bob Dylan composition The Ballad Of Hollis Brown, plus Strange Fruit and Tell Me More And More And Then Some More for Philips Records in New York City, USA.
The Who record an appearance on UK tv show Three Go Round at Southern Television Studios, Southampton, then travel west for a gig at the Corn Exchange, Bristol. It is said that, on the train journey to Southampton, Pete Townshend starts writing the song My Generation.
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Country music guitarist Doc Watson and The Danny Kalb Quartet [later known as The Blues Project] play the fourteenth of fifteen nights at The Gaslight Cafe, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Los Angeles-based pop newspaper KRLA Beat reports that new group, Dino, Desi And Billy, has been formed which includes 13-year-old Dino who is the son of Dean Martin, and 13-year-old Desi who is the son of bandleader Desi Arnaz. The trio has been signed up by Frank Sinatra for his Reprise Records label.
The Kinks, The Yardbirds and Goldie And The Gingerbreads play another show in their 21-date British tour, at The Capitol Cinema, Cardiff, Wales, UK. During the show, Kinks' guitarist Dave Davies kicks over Mick Avory's drumkit. Avory retaliates by throwing a cymbal at Davies, who crashes to the stage with a gashed head. The Kinks will be replaced on remaining dates by The Walker Brothers.
The Beach Boys play at the Memorial Auditorium, Canton, Ohio, USA, supported by Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs.
Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot, vocalist of UK 80s pop combo Curiosity Killed The Cat is born in Earls Court, London, England, UK.
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.