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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.
After an incident in which their plane engine caught fire, The Beatles begin a well-earned break from their American tour in a rented house at 2850 Benedict Canyon Drive, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Marty Robbins releases a new single, Old Red/Matilda, on Columbia Records in the USA.
Frankie Randall opens for three weeks at Mister Kelly's, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Serendipity Singers are playing at The Bitter End, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Popular singer John Gary plays the first of seven nights at Elmwood Casino, Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
In the Superior Court, San Jose, California, USA, a $530,000 (about £185,000) breach of contract law suit is filed by Tempo Productions against The Beatles and their Californian promoters, Mr. Pauli Catalana and Mr. Norman Weiss. The suit contends that Brian Epstein, manager of The Beatles, agreed orally with Tempo to stage a concert in San Mateo county on or about 31 August, but that Catalana and Weiss persuaded Epstein to repudiate the contract.
Buck Owens And His Buckaroos record Sam's Place, A Heart Of Glass, I'll Love You Forever And Ever and I'm Layin' It On The Line, in Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Mr. Acker Bilk And His Paramount Jazz Band are featured live on the BBC Light Programme radio show Jazz Club in London, England, UK, with The Al Gay Quartet.
Jimmy James and the Vagabonds play at The Marquee, Soho, London, England, UK.
The Kinks play at Barrowland, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
TV rock show Where The Action Is in the USA features Gary U.S. Bonds performing A Quarter To Three, plus The Guilloteens performing Hey You.
Bob Luman records Freedom Of Living, Love Worked A Miracle, Poor Boy Blues and Five Miles From Home with producer Wesley Rose in RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Musicians on the session are guitarists Harold Bradley, Ray Edenton and Billy Sanford, steel guitarist Pete Drake, pianist Floyd Cramer, bassist Bobby Dyson, drummer Buddy Harman, harmonica player Charlie McCoy [harmonica] and The Anita Kerr Singers.
Manfred Mann record Tired Of Trying, Bored With Lying, Scared Of Dying, at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, with producer John Burgess.
Roy Drusky records Anymore, Another, Three Hearts In A Tangle and Mr. Jones I Want To Marry Your Wife, in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
The Small Faces record a live session for BBC radio show Saturday Club, in Aeolian Hall, New Bond St, London, England, UK.
Cilla Black plays the eighth night of a two-week season at The Forty Thieves Club in Bermuda, Caribbean.
The Byrds record She Don't Care About Time, The World Turns All Around Her and the Bob Dylan composition The Times They Are A-Changin', with producer Terry Melcher in CBS Recording Studio, 6121 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
When The Rolling Stones record an appearance on tv show Scene At 6.30 in Manchester, England, UK, 200 fans have to be hosed to keep them under control.
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Although they have not yet released a record, when The Lovin' Spoonful play at The Night Owl coffee house in Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, the crowd includes Bob Dylan, The Byrds and Phil Spector.
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The Yardbirds begin a two-week promotional tour of the USA to boost the prospects of their single For Your Love.
Patti Page is appearing during two weeks at The Copa Room of The Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Stan Kenton plays at St. John Terrell's Music Circus, Lambertville, New Jersey, USA.
Roger Whittaker, The Settlers and The Swinging Strings are featured live on the BBC Light Programme radio show Settle Down in London, England, UK.
The Who play in The Corn Exchange, Colchester, UK.
The Chad Mitchell Trio, The Survivors, Phil Campos, Fred Thompson, The Clara Ward Singers and The Yachtsmen Quartet play in The Hootenanny concert at Disneyland, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The film soundtrack album Help! by The Beatles is awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
The Standells appear on the KCOP-tv show Hollywood Discotheque, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Gerry And The Pacemakers, Gene Vincent and Karl Denver play at The South Pier, Blackpool, England, UK.
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.