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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.
Joanie Sommers plays the eighth night of a two week engagement at The Copacabana, New York City, USA.
Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated records a live session for the BBC Light Programme show Jazz Club, at the Paris Cinema, Lower Regent Street, London, UK. The session, featuring Alexis Korner (guitar), Graham Bond (alto sax), Dick Heckstall-Smith (tenor sax), Johnny Parker (piano), Jack Bruce (double bass) and Ginger Baker (drums) is broadcast the same day.
The Neil Diamond records Clown Town and A Million Miles Away, for Columbia Records in New York City, USA.
Keech Rainwater is born in Plano, Texas, USA. He will find success as the drummer of Lonestar, whose best-remembered hits include No News, Amazed and I'm Already There.
Tony Bennett is playing during a one week engagement at the El San Juan Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Caribbean.
The Crickets enter the UK singles chart with My Little Girl, which will peak at No17.
Elvis Presley's manager, Col. Tom Parker, advises RCA Records that they will not be allowed to release an album of soundtrack material from Presley's current movie, Fun In Acapulco.
Count Basie And His Orchestra record I Can't Stop Loving You at A + R Studios, New York City, USA. The track is arranged and conducted by Quincy Jones, and recorded by Phil Ramone.
Charmaine, the first Decca Records single by The Bachelors, enters the UK pop singles chart where it will peak at No6.
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Barbra Streisand spends the second of three days recording
tracks for her Columbia
Records' debut LP, The Barbra Streisand Album, in New York City, USA.
Glenn Yarbrough, until recently a member of The Limeliters, is playing during four weeks of shows at The Hungry i, San Francisco, California, USA. Also on the bill are Wes Harrison and The Town Criers.