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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.
Folk singer and songwriter Carolyn Hester appears on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post.Tom Morello is born in New York City, USA, He will find success as guitarist of Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave before carving out a new folk-protest identity for himself under the name The Nighwatchman.
Heinz And The Wild Ones play at Westcliff, Ramsgate, UK. Guitarist in the band is Ritchie Blackmore, later to find fame in Deep Purple.
Memphis - a cover version of a Chuck Berry composition - by Johnny Rivers, enters the Billboard Top 40 singles chart in the USA.
My Guy by
Mary Wells reaches
No1 in Cash Box magazine's chart of the best-selling singles in the USA.
Louis Armstrong makes his first of six appearances on the popular, long-running Saturday night variety show The Hollywood Palace, in Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Diamond Five record Monosyl and Lining Up for Fontana records in Hilversum, Holland, Europe.
Eric Dolphy is rehearsing at Restaurant De Kroon, Amsterdam, Holland, Europe, at the start of a European tour. Later in the day, Dolphy plays at Jazzclub B-14, De Heuvel, Rotterdam, and also at The Concertgebouw, Amsterdam.
The Crescendos featuring Joe E Martin play at the The City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK, supported by Dave La Kaz and The G Men.
As Love Me
Do by The Beatles hits No1 in the USA, fifties rocker Carl
Perkins is invited to a party in London, UK.
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Nino Tempo And April Stevens perform Tea For
Two and I'm Confessin' on weekly tv pop show American
Bandstand in the USA.
The Manish Boys, (not yet including David Bowie), play at Wye College, Ashford, Kent, UK.
What'd I
Say/Viva Las Vegas by Elvis Presley enters the Billboard Best-Selling Singles chart in the USA, where it will
peak at No21 during a five-week run.
Christina Claire Ciminella is born in Ashland, Kentucky, USA. She will find success as country singer Wynonna Judd of The Judds.
The Rolling Stones' fourth UK tour continues at The Adelphi, Slough, supported by Peter
And Gordon, The
Overlanders, The Barron Knights, David John
And The Mood, Julie
Grant and Tony Marsh.
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Throw Your Love Away by The Searchers is the highest new entry in Cash Box magazine's chart of the best-selling singles in the USA, entering
at No74.