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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.
Folksinger Paul Sykes is appearing at The Ice House, Pasadena, California, USA.
Roy Acuff is playing during a four-week long series of shows in The Mint, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Duke Ellington plays during a nineteen day season at The Golden Key Club, 641 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Dave Berry And The Cruisers, supported by The Liverbirds, play in The Xmas All-Nighter at The Esquire Club, Sheffield, England, UK, Europe.
The Parish Sisters record I Think Of, I Want To Be In Your Arms, The Key's In The Mailbox and My Conscience Is Letting You Go in King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan records his album The Sidewinder, for Blue Note Records, at the Van Gelder Studio in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.
A performance by The Beatles in The Gaumont, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK, Europe, is described by Peter Jones of Record Mirror as "pretty much a shambles". It is also, however, a dress rehearsal for the upcoming Beatles' Christmas Show.
The Dave Clark Five enter the UK singles chart with Glad All Over which will peak at No1.
Do You Love Me by Brian Poole And The Tremeloes reaches No1 in the Australian pop singles chart.
Ray Charles is playing during a week of shows at The Flamingo Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas Nevada, USA.
When The Beach Boys play at The Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, USA, the show is recorded by Capitol Records and will be released as the band's first live concert LP.
Joan Baez enters the Top 10 on the Billboard Album chart in the USA with Joan Baez In Concert on Vanguard Records. It will peak at No10.
The Ronettes release a new single, Baby, I Love You, on Philles Records in the USA. Cher is among the backing singers on the song.
Vito And The Salutations perform Unchained Melody on tv pop show American Bandstand, recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Rolling Stones play at The Kayser Bondor Ballroom, Baldock, England, UK, Europe
The Yardbirds, with Eric Clapton on guitar, play at The Star, Croydon, England, UK, Europe.
You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry by The Caravelles peaks at No3 in the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart in the USA.
A Silver Disc is awarded in the UK to the single Glad All Over by The Dave Clark Five.
Dusty Springfield and The Echoes play at The Club Noreik, Tottenham, London, England, UK, Europe.
Manfred Mann play at The Ealing Jazz Club, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Animals play at the Club A'Gogo, Newcastle, England, UK, Europe, for a fee of £4 each.
Bobby Rydell plays at The Futurist Club, Scarborough, England, UK, Europe.
Be True To Your School by The Beach Boys peaks at No21 in the Billboard chart of the best-selling singles in the USA.
Music trade magazine Billboard in the USA reviews the CBS Records folk music compilation All-Star Hootenanny, declaring it to be, "A hard-to-beat get-together of top folk artists and top folk tunes." The album includes tracks by Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, The New Christy Minstrels, Pete Seeger, Flatt And Scruggs (with Mother Maybelle Carter), The Clancy Brothers And Tommy Makem, The Brothers Four, Carolyn Hester, Leon Bibb and Orriel Smith.
Shirley Bassey plays at The Capitol, Cardiff, Wales, UK, Europe.
British tv show Thank Your Lucky Stars has an all-Merseyside special edition, hosted by Bob Wooler, deejay of The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe. The Beatles perform I Want To Hold Your Hand, All My Loving, Twist And Shout and She Loves You. The show also features Cilla Black, The Searchers, Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas, The Breakaways, Gerry And The Pacemakers, Billy Butler, Tommy Quickly and Janice Nicholls.
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Brook Benton continues with his two-week engagement at Basin Street West, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jim Reeves, with producer Chet Atkins, records Moonlight And Roses, Rosa Rio, What's In It For Me and other tracks in RCA Victor Studio, 1611 Hawkins Street, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The band on this session includes guitarists Harold Bradley and Velma Smith, bassist Bob Moore, drummer Kenny Buttrey [drums], pianist Hargus Robbins, saxophonist Boots Randolph and The Anita Kerr Singers.
The Rolling Stones spend the second day of a two day recording session in Regent Sound Studios, London, England, UK, Europe, during which they record several of their own early compositions.
Pat Wayne and the Beachcombers record a cover version of Chuck Berry's song Roll Over Beethoven, at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe. Guitarist on the session is Jimmy Page, later to play for The Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin.
Whispering by Nino Tempo And April Stevens is the highest new entry in Cash Box magazine's chart of the best-selling singles in the USA, entering at No68.
Inspired by the questions asked in Bob Dylan's song Blowin' In the Wind, Sam Cooke records A Change Is Gonna Come for RCA Victor Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jimmie Rodgers appears on the Saturday night folk music show Hootenanny on ABC-tv in the USA.
Little Stevie Wonder continues with his Christmas season booking at L'Olympia, Paris, France, Europe.
Blues singer, guitarist and recording artist Clifford 'Grandpappy' Gibson, best known for his tracks Bad Luck Dice and Hard Headed Blues dies from pulmonary edema in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
The Temptations release a new single, My Girl, on Gordy Records in the USA.
Dusty Springfield plays at The Club Noreik, London, England, UK, Europe.