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The musical Milk And Honey, with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, is playing at The Martin Beck Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 543 performances.
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.
Winifred Atwell, Lance Percival, Ronnie Carroll, Antonio Vargas And The Spanish Dancers, Gerard Sety, Des Lane, Toni Ros, The Mistins and The Don Robb Group are playing during the summer season at The Star Light Roof, The Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, England, UK, Europe.
Helen Shapiro is undertaking a ten-week summer season engagement at The Aquarium Theatre, Great Yarmouth, England, UK, Europe, supported by Peter Jay and The Jaywalkers, Ronnie Corbett and Jimmy Savile.
Lou Rawls is playing during ten days of shows at The 20 Grand, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Brenda Lee is appearing during six days as Dorothy in a production of The Wizard Of Oz, in Warren, Ohio, USA.
Nina Simone is playing during six nights at The Minor Key, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
The Mills Brothers are playing during three weeks at The Venetian Room, Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, California, USA.
Murray The K's Holiday Revue plays during ten days at The Brooklyn Fox Theatre, New York City, USA, featuring Ben E. King, Little Stevie Wonder, Jan And Dean, The Drifters, The Shirelles, Gene Pitney, The Miracles (including Smokey Robinson), Paul And Paula, The Angels , The Dovells, Jay And The Americans, The Tymes, The Chiffons, and Randy And The Rainbows.
The Blenders are playing during week at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
The Sentinals play at The Cascade Club, Portland, Oregon, USA.
The Clyde Valley Stompers play at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
Elvis Presley continues with filming of studio-based scenes at MGM Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, for his fifteenth movie Viva Las Vegas.
The Detours, featuring Pete Townshend, who will go on to form The Who, play at the White Hart, Acton, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Top Ten tracks on KQV Radio, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, on this date are as follows :



1. My Boyfriend's Back - The Angels

2. Candy Girl - Four Seasons.

3. Monkey Time - Major Lance

4. If I Had A Hammer - Trini Lopez

5. Mockingbird - Inez and Charlie Foxx

6. Lover Boy - The Cleftones

7. Hey Girl - Freddy Scott

8. Painted Tainted Rose - Al Martino

9. What Makes Little Girls Cry - The Victorians

10. Till Then - The Classics

Aiming to launch himself as a movie star, Gene Pitney begins taking acting lessons.
Illinois Jacquet And His Organ Trio plus saxophonist Tom Archia begins a season at McKie's DJ Lounge, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Miriam Makeba plays at the Berkshire Music Barn, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA.
The Beatles are in Studio One, Didsbury Studio Centre, Manchester, England, UK, Europe, recording an appearance on the ABC-tv show Big Night Out, hosted by comedy duo Mike And Bernie Winters.
Barbra Streisand plays the twelfth night in three-weeks of shows at Cocoanut Grove, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers play at Birdland, New York City, USA.
The Rolling Stones play two gigs today, first at Ken Colyer's Studio 51 Club, Soho, London, and second at The Crawdaddy in Richmond Athletic Football Ground, Richmond, England, UK, Europe
Jet Harris and Tony Meehan play at The Princess Theatre, Torquay, Devon, England, UK, Europe.
Billy Fury, The Tornados, Freddie And The Dreamers, Tommy Bruce, Mike Preston, Dickie Pride, Mike And Tony Nevitt and The Barron Knights play in a Sunday residency slot at The Britannia Theatre, Great Yarmouth, England, UK, Europe.