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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.
Brian Poole And The Tremeloes are seen on the UK tv series Hi There, hosted by Rolf Harris.
I'll Never Find Another You by The Seekers reaches No1 in the UK singles chart, where it will remain for two weeks.
Bob Dylan performs The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll live on tv's Steve Allen Show in KFMB Studios, San Diego, California, USA.
Jazz and pop lyricist Johnny Burke dies aged 55, in New York City, USA. He is best-remembered for songs including Swinging On A Star, My Very Good Friend The Milkman and Pennies From Heaven.
The Graham Bond Quartet play at The Twisted Wheel, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
Chuck Berry records Promised Land in Chicago, Illinois, USA, for Chess Records.
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When Cassius Clay defeats Sonny Liston in the Convention Hall, Miami Beach, Florida, USA, to become the new world heavyweight boxing champion, Sam Cooke is at the ringside, and is invited up into the ring personally by Clay to share his moment of glory.
Steve Lawrence opens in the starring role of the musical play What Makes Sammy Run at The 54th Street Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. The show will run for 540 performances.
When The Benny Goodman Quartet plays at Koesi Ninkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan, the performance is recorded and will be released by Capitol Records on the album Recorded Live at Kosei Nenkin Hall in Tokyo [aka Made In Japan].
The Stylos play at the Oasis Club, Lloyd Street, Manchester, UK, supported by The Fortunes.
Eric Dolphy records Gazzelloni, Hat And Beard, Something Sweet Something Tender, Out To Lunch and Straight Up And Down, for Blue Note Records in Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA. the tracks will be released on the LP Out To Lunch.
The Roadrunners play at Wednesbury Youth Centre, Woden Road North, Wednesbury, UK.
George Harrison celebrates his 21st birthday on the same day that The Beatles begin recording tracks for their first movie, A Hard Day's Night in EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, UK. The first two songs taped are Can't Buy Me Love and You Can't Do That.
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The All-Star 64 package tour plays at The Odeon, Romford, UK, featuring John Leyton, The Rolling Stones, Mike Berry, Jet Harris, Billie Davis, Bern Elliott And The Fenmen, and The Paramounts
The Rolling Stones are in Regent Sound Studios, London, UK, working on the songs Suzie Q and Good Times Bad Times.
The Yardbirds, with Eric Clapton on lead guitar, play at The Marquee Club, Oxford Street, London, UK.
Cal Tjader plays the first night of a thirteen-night booking at Off Broadway, a night club located at 1024 Kearney Street, San Francisco, California, USA.