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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 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 Sons Of Adam are playing during six nights at Gazzarri's, 319 North La Cienega Boulevard, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Association are playing during two weeks at The Ice House, Glendale, California, USA.
The Warlocks play at The In Room, Belmont, California, USA. The group will find international success after changing its name to The Grateful Dead.
Singer and recording artist Mamany Assitan Keïta, aka Mamani Keïta, is born in Bamako, Mali, Africa.
The Beach Boys record new backing tracks for Help Me Rhonda, Little Honda and Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring, required for an upcoming appearance on tv's Andy Williams Show in the USA.
Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington spend the last of three days recording tracks in United Recorders Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, which will be released on the Verve Records LP Ella At Duke's Place.
The Everly Brothers play at the ABC, Plymouth, UK, in the Brian Epstein-promoted Star Scene 65 tour, supported by Liverpool hitmakers Cilla Black and Billy J. Kramer.
The Small Faces play in The Flamingo Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
Georgie Fame And The Blue Flames play at The Locarno, Stevenage, England, UK.
We Five perform You Were On My Mind and Small World on tv show The Bob Hope Comedy Special in the USA.
Norman Blake, guitarist/vocalist of Teenage Fanclub is born in Bellshill, Scotland, UK, Europe.
The Top Ten Singles on KHJ Radio, Los Angeles, Calfornia, USA, on this date are as follows :

1. Yesterday The Beatles Capitol

2. A Lover's Concerto The Toys Dynovoice

3. Get Off Of My Cloud The Rolling Stones London

4. Keep On Dancing The Gentrys MGM

5. You're The One The Vogues Co + Ce

6. 1-2-3 Len Barry Decca

7. Turn! Turn! Turn! The Byrds Columbia

8. Taste Of Honey Herb Alpert A + M

9. Hang On Sloopy The McCoys Bang

9. Rescue Me Fontella Bass Checker

10. Make Me Your Baby Barbara Lewis Atlantic

TV rock show Where The Action Is, in the USA, features Billy Joe Royal performing Down In The Boondocks and The Royalettes performing It's Gonna Take a Miracle.
The Max Roach Quintet records In The Red (A Christmas Carol) and Nommo for Atlantic Records in New York City, USA.
Doctor Ross records the LP The Flying Eagle for Blue Horizon Records in London, England, UK, Europe.
The Who play at The Top Rank, Southampton, England, UK, Europe.
Mieko 'Miko' Hirota, nicknamed the 'Connie Francis of Japan', releases the compilation LP Hit Kit Miko, Vol. 2 on Columbia Records in the USA.
The Riot Squad play at Blaises Club, in the basement of The Imperial Hotel, 121 Queen's Gate, South Kensington, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Byrds record If You're Gone, a Gene Clark composition, in Columbia Studio A, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Big Mama Thornton records Unlucky Girl for Arhoolie Records at Wessex Studios, London, England, UK, Europe. Big Walter Horton (aka Walter Shakey Horton) is on harmonica and Buddy Guy plays guitar.
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Act Naturally/Yesterday by The Beatles is awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
Billy Fury stars in the first edition of a new tv pop music show, Chart Busters, on Southern-tv in the UK.
The Silhouettes play at St. George's Ballroom, Hinckley, Leicestershire, England, UK, Europe.
John D. Loudermilk records To Hell With Love and Brown Girl with Chet Atkins as producer, in RCA Victor Studio, 1611 Hawkins Street, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Elvis Presley releases a new single, Puppet On A String / Wooden Heart, on RCA Records in the USA.
The Beatles begin work on We Can Work It Out, for the album Rubber Soul, at EMI Studio 2, Abbey Road, London, England, UK, Europe.
Ben E. King plays at The Cavern, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
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Bob Dylan is working on the songs Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window, I Wanna Be Your Lover and Jet Pilot in Columbia studio A, New York City, USA.
Lars Jakob Olov Hellman is born in Stockholm, Sweden, Europe. He will find success as singer and songwriter Jakob Hellman.
Patti LaBelle And The Bluebelles With Artie Butler's Orchestra record Don't Need True Love and You Forgot How To Love for Atlantic Records in New York City, USA.
The Yardbirds play at The Town Hall, Stourbridge, England, UK, Europe.
The Alan Price Set plays at The Oxford Cellar, Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK, Europe.
Al Stewart plays at The Marquee, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
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.