22nd September

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.

Freddie And The Dreamers are playing during a season at The Queen's Theatre, Blackpool, England, UK, Europe.

Kenny Ball and Susan Maughan are playing during a season at The Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England, UK, Europe.

Gerry And The Pacemakers, Gene Vincent and Karl Denver are playing during a season at The South Pier, Blackpool, England, UK, Europe.

The Seekers and Yana are playing during a season at The Pavilion, Bournemouth, England, UK, Europe.

Matt Monro is playing during a season at Wellington Pier, Great Yarmouth, England, UK, Europe.

Mark Wynter is playing during a season at The ABC Theatre, Blackpool, England, UK, Europe.

Ken Dodd, The Kaye Sisters and Eddie Calvert are playing during a season at The London Palladium, London, England, UK, Europe.

Russ Conway is playing during a season at The Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, England, UK, Europe.

The Black And White Minstrel Show is playing during a season at Victoria Palace Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe.

Junior Wells spends the first of two days recording the LP Hoodoo Man Blues for Delmark Records in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The album features contributions by Buddy Guy.

Dean Martin plays at The Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, supported by The Earl Twins.

TV rock show Where The Action Is in the USA features We Five and Round Robin.

Cliff Richard And The Shadows star in their own tv special (the second of three) on ATV in the UK.

The Supremes record I Hear A Symphony for Motown Records in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Rock band The Great Society, featuring vocalist Grace Slick, makes its first appearance at The Coffee Gallery, North Beach, San Francisco, California, USA.

The Miracles release a new single My Girl Has Gone, on Tamla Records in the USA.

The Willows record World Without Sunshine and Outside The City, for MGM Records in the USA.

The Wynton Kelly Trio with Wes Montgomery record Unit Seven, Four On Six and What's New? at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, for Verve Records.

The Top Ten Singles on WMCA Radio in on this day are as follows :

1. YESTERDAY - The Beatles (Capitol)

2. EVE OF DESTRUCTION - Barry McGuire (Dunhill)

3. HANG ON SLOOPY - The McCoys (Bang)

4. YOU WERE ON MY MIND - We Five (A+M)

5. THE 'IN' CROWD - The Ramsey Lewis Trio (Argo)

6. UNCHAINED MELODY - The Righteous Brothers (Philles)

7. HELP! - The Beatles (Capitol)

8. LIKE A ROLLING STONE - Bob Dylan (Columbia)

9. YOU'VE GOT YOUR TROUBLES - The Fortunes (Press)

10. CATCH US IF YOU CAN - The Dave Clark Five (Epic)

Changing Times are playing upstairs and Duke Lee is playing downstairs at El Partido, Lewisham, London, England, UK, Europe.

Mel Tillis records Bring On The Blues for Kapp Records in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

John Coltrane records tracks for the album First Meditations at Coast Recorders, San Francisco, California, USA.

The Silkie play at The Marquee, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.

Billy J. Kramer plays at The Locarno, Montrose, Scotland, UK.

Elvis Presley is filming his next movie, Paradise Hawaiian Style at Paramount Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Andy Cairns guitarist/vocalist of Therapy? is born in Ballyclare, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK, Europe.

John Mayall's Bluebreakers play at The Pontiac Club, Zeeta House, Putney, London, England, UK, Europe.

Ringo Starr of The Beatles and his wife Maureen leave Queen Charlotte’s Maternity Hospital, London, England, UK, Europe, with their nine-day-old son, Zak Starkey, en route to their home at 34 Montagu Square, London.

The instrumental track for the song This Old Heart Of Mine is recorded by The Funk Brothers at Motown's Hitsville Studios, Detroit, Michigan, USA and is assigned to Kim Weston. During December 1965, The Isley Brothers will overdub their vocals and will later release the track as a single.

Gerry and The Pacemakers record Hallelujah I Love her So, Tomorrow, We'll Walk Hand In Hand and I'll Make It All Up To You in EMI Recording Studio, Abbey Road, St John’s Wood, London, England, UK, Europe. (Hallelujah I Love her So is a Ray Charles composition).

Goldie And The Gingerbreads fly to Germany, Europe, to play a couple of live gigs.

The Turtles play the first of twelve nights at Golden Gate A-Go-Go, Golden Gate Race Track, Berkeley, California, USA, with Miss Judy Mac.

The Gentrys are playing at The Whisky A-GoGo, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Cher releases a new single, Where Do You Go, written by Sonny Bono, in the USA on Imperial Records. It will peak at No25.

The Who set off on a three-day tour of Scandinavia, Europe, during which tensions in the band will result in fisticuffs.

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.