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The comic musical Three Little Maids, by Paul Rubens, is playing at The Prince Of Wales Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe.
The musical comedy The Liberty Belles, featuring "a galaxy of noted beauties - the prettiest and liveliest girls on the stage" is playing at The California Theatre, San Francisco, California, USA.Jazz cornet virtuoso Bix Beiderbecke spends the fifteenth of 36 nights in the Keeley Institute, Dwight, Illinois, USA, being treated for delerium tremens caused by his heavy drinking.
Chuck Berry, aged 22, marries his girlfriend, Themetta 'Toddy' Suggs, in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
During a three-year-long residency, calypsonian Lord Caresser (aka The Caresser) is playing nightly in the downstairs bar of Rockhead's club, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Cold Cold Heart, a Hank Williams composition covered by Tony Bennett reaches No1 in the Billboard magazine chart of the Best-Selling Singles in the USA.
Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley begins its second week as the No1 single in the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA.
The Shepherd Sisters, best remembered for their 1957 US Top 20 hit Alone [Why Must I Be Alone], play the first night of a week at The Copa Club, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
British comedy duo Flanders And Swann are performing their show At The Drop Of A Hat during a run of 215 performances at the John Golden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA.
Package tour The Biggest Show Of Stars For '60, featuring Brenda Lee, Duane Eddy, Fabian, Chubby Checker, Freddy Cannon and Bill Black's Combo, plays at The Armory, Akron, Ohio, USA.
When comedian/satirist Mort Sahl plays at The Public Music Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, his opening act is popular singer Joanie Sommers.
Joey Dee And The Starliters record their cover version of The Isley Brothers' song Shout, for Roulette Records in New York City, USA.
The Motortown Revue, featuring The Miracles, Marvin Gaye, Little Stevie Wonder, Mary Wells, and Martha And The Vandellas, plays at The Auditorium, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. 
Mike Berry And The Innocents play at The Kinema Ballroom, Dunferline, Scotland, supported by Rhythm And Blues Incorporated and The Red Hawks.
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Brian Epstein (manager of The Beatles) attends the opening of the play The Amen Corner in London, England, UK. Epstein has a financial interest in the play.
Next of Kin and Duke Lee play at El Partido, Lewisham, London, England, UK, Europe.
Get Off Of My Cloud by The Rolling Stones enters the New Musical Express UK pop singles chart where it will peak at No1 during a nine week run.
The Newbeats perform Bread And Butter on the ABC tv show Shindig! in the USA. Their lead vocalist on this appearance is Larry Henley who will go on to carve out a second successful career as a country songwriter, and Glen Campbell is playing guitar as a member of the show's house band.
The Kinks spend the sixth of eight days recording tracks for their album The Kink Kontroversy in Pye Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.Nico (backed by Jackson Browne on guitar) plays at Stanley's in the basement of The Dom, New York City, USA, supported by Tim Buckley.
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The musical Fiddler On The Roof, starring Zero Mostel, is performed at The Majestic Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It will run continuously (but at three different theatres) until 1972 notching up 3,242 performances.
The 5th Dimension are playing during three weeks at Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.Louis Armstrong records We Have All The Time In The World, in London, UK, for United Artists Records.
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Garfunkel record the song So Long, Frank Lloyd
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Records in New York City, USA, fr Columbia Records.
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Bob Dylan plays at S.I.U. Arena, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, USA.
Varg Vikernes, convicted murderer and former leader of Norwegian death metal band Burzum, is recaptured near Oslo, Norway, Europe, after failing to return from an approved prison leave and hijacking a car at gunpoint.
On their Bryan Adams appears on BBC-tv's Breakfast show to promote the release of his new album, Bare Bones, on Decca Records in the UK.
Jay-Z and Kanye West begin their Watch The Throne tour, with the first of two nights at Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Brandi Carlile plays the first of two nights at The Beacon Theatre, New York City, USA.
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