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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.
Folk group The New World Singers record the Bob Dylan song Don't Think Twice It's Alright for Atlantic Records in New York City, USA. At the same session they also record San Francisco Bay Blues and Stewball.
It is announced that Epic Records will be releasing all future recordings by British pop idol Cliff Richard in the USA.
Having completed all of his work on his next movie, Fun In Acapulco, at Paramount Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Elvis Presley returns to Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
The Beatles release their debut album, Please Please Me, in the UK.
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Kenny Lynch releases a new single, Misery, on HMV Records in the UK. The song is written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles, and is the first cover version of one of their songs. It fails to chart.
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Ben E. King plays the first night of a week of shows at The Regal, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Del Shannon releases a new single, Two Kinds Of Teardrops, on Big Top Records in the USA.
The Rolling Stones play at the Red Lion, Sutton, and also at The Ricky-Tick, Windsor, England, UK, Europe.
Tommy Roe, Chris Montez and The Beatles play at The Gaumont Cinema, Doncaster, England, UK, Europe.
Barbra Streisand plays at The Eden Roc Hotel, Palm Beach, Florida, USA.
Cliff Richard and The Shadows play at The Odeon, Leeds, England, UK, Europe.
Otis Redding's name appears on the Billboard R'n'B singles chart in the USA for the first time with his new release, These Arms Of Mine on Volt Records.
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Buddy Holly releases a posthumous single, Bo Diddley/True Love Ways, on Coral Records in the USA.
The album Viva - The Music Of Mexico by Percy Faith is awarded a Gold Disc in the USA by the R.I.A.A.
In Australia, Oceania, The Bee Gees release their debut single, a country-flavoured song called The Battle Of The Blue And The Grey.
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The Detours, featuring future leader of The Who, Pete Townshend, play at The Grand Ballroom, Broadstairs, Kent, England, UK, Europe
The Squires, featuring Neil Young on guitar, play at Grant Park High School, Winnipeg, Canada.
John Lee Hooker releases a new single, Frisco Blues, on Vee-Jay Records in the USA.
Frankie Avalon plays the second of fourteen nights at The Copacabana, New York City, USA.