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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 On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, with lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Burton Lane, is playing at the Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 280 performances.
The Association are playing during two weeks at The Ice House, Glendale, California, USA.
The Sons Of Adam play during a six-night booking at Gazzarri's, 319 North La Cienega Boulevard, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Hank Crawford Septet records Someday You'll Want Me To Want You, Hush Puppies and Mud Island Blues for Atlantic Records in New York City, USA.
The Fugs play at The Orb Theater, 1470 Washington Street, San Francisco, California, USA.
R'n'B singer and actress Tyler Collins is born in Harlem, New York City, USA.
Gene Pitney's UK tour, along with Peter And Gordon, Lulu and The Rockin' Berries, plays in The ABC, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Europe
The Who play at The Starlite Ballroom, Sudbury, West London, England, UK, Europe.
Chet Atkins records Country Champagne in RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
An advert in the Los Angeles Free Press for the Kim Fowley single The Trip, describes the track as having a psychedelic sound. The ad invites readers to send a dollar to Fowley’s address in Hollywood to receive the single, and states that the record has not only been banned by local radio stations but has also been refused for sale by record shops.
Joe Tex records A Sweet Woman Like You and Close The Door for Dial Records in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
The Big Three play at The Cavern, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
The Dave Clark Five appear on tv pop show Ready, Steady, Go! in London, England, UK.
Cliff Richard releases his 32nd single, Wind Me Up (Let Me Go) on Columbia Records in the UK.
The Fugs play at The Orb Theater, 1470 Washington Street, San Francisco, California, USA.
During sessions for the album Rubber Soul, The Beatles return to Studio Two, Abbey Road, London, England, UK, Europe, for further vocal work on We Can Work It Out.
Bob Dylan plays the first of two shows this month at the Back Bay Theater, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Pete Miller, aka Big Boy Pete, formerly of Peter Jay And The Jaywalkers, releases his solo debut single, Baby I Got News For You, on Columbia Records in the UK. The track is considered by some experts to be the first psychedelic single released in the UK.
The Kinks spend the seventh of eight days recording tracks for their album The Kink Kontroversy in Pye Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
Maynard Ferguson plays at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Young Rascals play at The Phone Booth, Manhattan, New York City, USA.
The Rolling Stones begin their fourth North American tour at The Forum, Montreal, Canada.
The Walker Brothers, The Merseybeats, The Four Pennies and The Dawn Breakers play at The Queen's Hall, Leeds, England, UK, Europe.
Jazz saxophonist Don Byas records Perdido and I Remember Clifford for a radio broadcast in the Philharmonie Halle, Berlin, Germany, Europe.
Sonny And Cher record I Look For You for Atco Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.
TV rock show Where The Action Is in the USA features Bobby Vee performing Devil Or Angel.
Teenage Revolution, the first in a series of three documentaries about the changing economic, social and polticial status of teenagers is broadcast on ABC-tv in the USA.
Peter Timmins of Cowboy Junkies is born in Montreal, Canada.
The Animals play at The 32 Club, Harlesden, London, England, UK.
Jimmy James And The Vagabonds play at The Birdcage, Portsmouth, England, UK, Europe.
Donovan releases his third single, Turquoise, on Pye Records in the UK. The single's b-side, Hey Gyp (Dig The Slowness) includes the phrase "buy you a sugarcube" - a reference to LSD which, at the time, was often consumed in sugarcubes. On the same day, it is revealed that Donovan's upcoming tour of the USA has been cancelled.
The Newbeats record Oh Pretty Woman, It's Really Goodbye and Oh, Girls Girls for Hickory Records in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers play at The Twisted Wheel, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
Peter, Paul And Mary play at The City Hall, Sheffield, England, UK, Europe.
Gary Lewis And The Playboys record I Won't Make That Mistake Again at RCA Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA, for Liberty Records. The track is produced by Leon Russell.
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.