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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.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet plays at Fairfield Halls, Croydon, UK.
The New Stan Getz Quartet with Astrud Gilberto come to the end of a month of dates at The Caf
Bill Haley And His Comets play at The Waldb
The Yardbirds, with Eric Clapton on lead guitar, play at The Crawdaddy Club, Richmond, London, UK.
UK newspaper the Sunday Citizen publishes a letter from headmaster E.W.Minter of Chippenham Secondary Modern, in Chippenham, Wiltshire, UK, stating that he has sent a number of boys home for having long hair in the style of The Rolling Stones.
Scott Lawrence Mulvehill is born in Manhasset, New York State, USA. He will find success as guitarist Scotti Hill of Skid Row
The Mickey Finn play at The Cellar Club, Kingston, London, UK. The band's guitarist on the date is Jimmy Page, later of The Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin.
The Rolling Stones' fourth UK tour comes to an end at The Pop Hit Parade show in The Empire Pool, Wembley, London, UK. Other artists appearing include Adam Faith, The Hollies, The Merseybeats, The Swinging Blue Jeans, The Undertakers, Peter And Gordon, Freddie And The Dreamers, Dave Berry And The Cruisers and Millie.
The Soul Agents play at The Imperial Ballroom, Market Street, Eastleigh, Hampshire, UK.
Jazz trumpeter and bandleader Maynard Ferguson is featured on The Mark Of Jazz tv show hosted by Sid Mark in the USA.
Arturo Molina is born in East Los Angeles, California, USA. He will find success as Latin hip-hop artist Frost (aka Kid Frost).
Duke Ellington records Holiday Ballroom in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
UK tabloid The Sunday Mirror runs a front page story headlined 'Exposing The Drug Menace' which claims that 'nearly 10,000 British teenagers are buying pep pills and narcotics on the black market.' The article also identifies two central London clubs, La Discotheque and The Flamingo, as places where drugs regularly change hands.
The Beatles play at The Prince Of Wales Theatre, London, UK, supported by Cliff Bennett And The Rebel Rousers, Kenny Lynch, The Lorne Gibson Trio, The Vernons Girls, The Chants and The Harlems.
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The Dave Clark Five play at The Paramount Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Chuck Berry [backed by The Nashville Teens] comes to the end of his British tour with a gig at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK. Other acts on the bill are Carl Perkins (also backed by The Nashville Teens) and The Animals, Kingsize Taylor And The Dominoes and The Swinging Blue Jeans.
Darryl McDaniels, the DMC of rap band