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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 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.
The Dexter Gordon Quartet do a live radio broadcast from Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe.
Vaughn Meader, Toby Reynolds, Eduardo Sasson and folk group The Mandrell Singers play at The Cafe Au Go Go, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
The Rolling Stones begin a recording session in Regent Sound Studio, Denmark St, London, UK.
The Knights record Hot Rod High in Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA, with Gary Usher as producer.
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The Beatles release a new EP featuring the tracks Long Tall Sally, I Call Your Name, Slow Down and Matchbox on Odeon Records in France, Europe.
The Tridents, featuring future rock guitar hero Jeff Beck, play at the 100 Club, Oxford Street, London, UK.
The ten-day-long Antibes Jazz festival begins in France Europe, with artists taking part including Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra.
The Cumberland Trio (actually a quartet) continue their summer season at The Hotel Greystone, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, USA.
Linda Lawrence, girlfriend of Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones, gives birth to a son. They will name him Julian.
The Beach Boys play at The Capitol Theatre, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Judge Mervyn A. Aggeler finds in favour of Chicago-based Vee Jay Records at the end of a court dispute in which Capitol Records was contesting Vee Jay's right to issue material by The Beatles in the USA. Capitol had been contending that Vee Jay had violated their agreement by altering and repackaging the album Introducing The Beatles.
Tim Kellet, brass and keyboards player for Simply Red, is born in Knaresborough, UK.
Nicholas Menza is born in Munich, West Germany, Europe. He will find success as Nick Menza, drummer for Megadeth.
As A Hard Day's Night hits the No1 single slot in the UK, The Beatles appear at the midnight charity revue, Night Of A Hundred Stars, at The London Palladium.
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From A Window by Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas enters the UK pop singles chart where it will peak at No10.
Elvis Presley continues filming studio-based scenes for his seventeenth movie, Girl Happy, at MGM Studios, Culver City, California, USA.
The Yardbirds, with Eric Clapton on lead guitar, play the last of five nights at the Lugano Hotel, Lugano, Switzerland, Europe.
Hank Snow, with producer Chet Atkins, records Farther Along, Jesus Wept, Rich Man Am I and other tracks, in RCA Victor Studio, 1611 Hawkins Street, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The band on the session includes guitarists Harold Bradley and Jerry Shook, steel guitarist Joseph Tanner, bassist Junior Huskey, drummer Buddy Harman, pianist Hargus Robbins, vibraphonist Joe Layne plus The Anita Kerr Singers.