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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.
Billy Eckstine is playing during a lengthy engagement at The Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
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Duke Ellington plays during a nineteen day season at The Golden Key Club, 641 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
The musical The Hollies and Gerry And The Pacemakers play a special Christmas Show in Liverpool, UK.
The Kinks complete a two-day recording session at Pye Studios, London, UK. Over the two days they have recorded Come On Now, Everybody's Gonna Be Happy and Who'll Be The Next In Line.
A new pirate radio station, Radio London, begins regular transmissions from M.V. Galaxy, anchored in the Thames Estuary, England, UK. It will quickly become Britain's most popular pirate station.
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On the same day that The Beach Boys make their debut on tv show Shindig! in the USA, performing their Christmas song Little Saint Nick, their leader Brian Wilson suffers a nervous breakdown aboard a plane headed for a concert at The Music Hall, Houston, Texas, USA.The Brian Auger Trinity play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Sneekers.
Rehearsals for Another Beatles Christmas Show, starring The Beatles, The Yardbirds, Freddie And The Dreamers, Elkie Brooks, Sounds Incorporated and others continue at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK.
Count Basie records Your Cheatin' Heart, Call Me Irresponsible, Oh Soul Mio and Shangri-la, for Reprise Records in Los Angeles, California, USA. The tracks will appear on his album Pop Goes The Basie.The Squires, with Neil Young on lead guitar, play at Selkirk Memorial Hall, Winnipeg, Canada.
Edward Louis Severson III is born in Evanston, Illinois, USA. He will find fame as Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam.
The Beach Boys make their first appearance on US tv show Shindig!, along with The Righteous Brothers, Bobby Sherman and Adam Faith.