New York City

The musical comedy Foxy Grandpa, based on a popular newspaper cartoon strip, is playing at Haverley's 14th Street Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 125 performances.

The Chinese musical comedy San Toy is presented at Daly's Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA.

The musical comedy Fantana plays at The Lyric Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 298 performances.

The musical revue, The Passing Show Of 1915, is playing at The Winter Garden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 145 performances.

Bennie Krueger And His Orchestra record Angry for Brunswick Records in New York City, USA.

Annette Hanshaw records I Get The Blues When It Rains, My Sin and I Hate Myself [For Falling In Love With You], for Columbia Records in New York City, USA.

The Carter Family record Can The Circle Be Unbroken in ARC Recording Studio, 55W, 16th Street, New York City, USA.

Will Osborne And His Orchestra record The One I Love, Shenanigans, Danny Boy, Singing The Blues, Ja Da, Down Home Rag and other songs for Decca Records in New York City, USA.

Woody Herman And His Orchestra are heard on an AFRS [Armed Forces Radio Service] radio programme recorded in New York City, USA.

Ella Fitzgerald, Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, The Oscar Peterson Trio, Flip Phillips, Lester Young, Roy Eldridge, Charlie Shavers, Ray Brown, Barney Kessel and Hank Jones play in the Jazz At The Philharmonic Concert at The Opera House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Tony Bennett appears on The Steve Allen Show, in NBC Studios, New York City, USA.

Count Basie and His Orchestra with Joe Williams on vocals, plays on the Bandstand USA tv broadcast, recorded live in Birdland, New York City, USA.

Jazz pianist George Russell records Stratusphunk, New Donna and other tracks for Riverside Records at Plaza Sound Studios, New York City, USA.

Ella Fitzgerald records This Could Be The Start Of Something Big and other tracks in New York City, USA.

Joey Dee And The Starliters record Blue Twister, for Roulette Records in New York City, USA.

Carmen McRae records Take Five and It's A Raggy Waltz for Columbia Records in New York City, USA. She is backed for this session by the Dave Brubeck Quartet.

Drew Carter, better known as Grandmaster Dee of rap band Whodini, is born in Brooklyn, New York City, USA.

The George Russell Sextet records You Are My Sunshine, Zig-Zag and other tracks in New York City, USA, for Riverside Records.

Gerry Mulligan and The Concert Jazz Band record Bridgehampton Strut in New York City, USA.

Tom Rush and Jim Kweskin play at Club 47, Cambridge (near Boston), Massachusetts, USA.

Dion walks off stage during a live taping in London of UK tv show, Ready, Steady, Go!, because the show's go-go dancers are distracting him.

The Fall 1963 Dick Clark Cara van Of Stars tour, featuring a line-up consisting of Bobby Vee, Brian Hyland, The Ronettes, Little Eva, The Dovells, Myron Lee And The Caddies, Linda Scott, Jimmy Clanton, The Jaynettes, The Thymes and Paul And Paula, plays in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.

Nigerian drummer Babatunde Olatunji and his group play the fourth of nine nights at The Cafe Au Go Go, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.

Bob Dylan is staying at The Savoy Hotel, London, UK, during a break in his UK tour schedule. He spends some time singing with Joan Baez during the day.

The Top Ten Singles on Radio 4BC, Brisbane, Australia, are as follows :

1. VELVET WATERS - TONY WORSLEY

2. Que Sera,Sera(Whatever Will Be,Will Be) - Normie Rowe And The Playboys

3. Eve Of Destruction - Barry McGuire

4. I Got You Babe - Sonny And Cher

5. Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan

6. Wedding Ring - The Easybeats

7. You Were On My Mind - We Five

8. Catch Us If You Can - The Dave Clark Five

9. Help! - The Beatles

10. Il Silenzio - Nini Rosso

The Rhondels play at The Downtown night club, New York City, USA.

The front page story in Billboard magazine in the USA is that virtually all of the major record companies have either stopped production of monaural recordings or will do so in the very near future. Stereo is now the standard format, although some radio stations still prefer mono.

Jimi Hendrix continues rehearsals in New York City, USA, with Band Of Gypsys for their upcoming Fillmore East show.

Prior to recording together, George Harrison of The Beatles visits Bob Dylan at his home on MacDougal Street, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.

The Band play at The Casino, Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA.

Emerson, Lake and Palmer (E.L.P.) play at the WNEW-FM benefit show in Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA.

Pat Benatar plays at The Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles, California, USA.

The Police play at the Nassau Coliseum, New York State, USA.

The Sun newspaper in the UK runs a feature questioning the sanity of David Bowie, which includes the quote "I’m terrified of going mad."

Johnny Thunders plays at Tiffany's, Newcastle, England, UK, Europe.

David Cassidy plays at the St David's Centre, Cardiff, Wales, UK, Europe.

Bob Dylan plays at the Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, Washington, USA, with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

Bob Dylan plays at L'Amphitheatre, Joliette, Quebec, Canada.

The album Revolver by The Beatles is chosen as the top rock album of all time by The Vatican's official newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, in Rome, Italy, Europe. The full Vatican Top Ten is :
The Beatles: Revolver
David Crosby: If I Could Only Remember My Name
Pink Floyd: Dark Side Of The Moon
Fleetwood Mac: Rumours
Donald Fagen: The Nightfly
Michael Jackson: Thriller
Paul Simon: Graceland
U2: Achtung Baby
Oasis: (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
Carlos Santana: Supernatural

Bob Dylan plays at The Warfield, San Francisco, California, USA.

Rihanna plays in the Mohegan Sun Grandstand at The Great New York State Fair, Syracuse, New York State, USA.

Obsessive fan Robert Linhart appears in court in New York City, USA, on charges of criminal mischief, graffiti and being in possession of a homemade 7.5 inch ice pick, after writing messages to the pop superstar on the sidewalk outside Madonna's apartment on the Upper West Side. Manhattan Court Judge Frank Nervo sets Linhart's bail at $20,000.

The various artists compilation album Subterranean Homesick Blues: A Tribute to Bob Dylan's Bringing It All Back Home is released in the USA and UK. the album features versions of Bob Dylan songs by artists including Laura Veirs, J. Tillman, William Fitzsimmons, Ane Brun, The Morning Benders, Castanets and The Helio Sequence.