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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 musical Zizi is presented at The Broadway Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 49 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 Paul Butterfield Blues Band, featuring Butterfield on vocals and harmonica, Michael Bloomfield and Elvin Bishop on guitars, Mark Naftalin on organ, Jerome Arnold and bass and Sam Lay on drums, is playing during a month of live shows at The Unicorn, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Ketty Lester plays during two weeks at Annie's Room, London, England, UK, Europe.
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.
The Temptations are playing during eight nights at The Regal, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Paul Anka is playing during a two-week stay at The Copacabana, New York City, USA.
The musical Anya is performed at The Ziegfield Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of just two weeks.
Judy Garland is playing during a two-week engagement at The Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, backed by the 30-piece Louis Basil orchestra. She is paid $50,000 per week.
The Rolling Stones play at The Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, USA, supported by The Wailers, Paul Revere and The Raiders, Ian Whitcomb, Patti LaBelle And The BlueBells and The Vibrations.
The Mystery Trend play at the Museum Of Modern Art, San Francisco, California, USA.
On his weekly series, The Dean Martin Show, on NBC-tv in the USA, Dean Martin sings Don Gibson's Blue Blue Day. Tony Bennett also appears on this edition of the show.
Swing jazz clarinettist Hank D'Amico dies in New York City, USA. In a long and productive career he had played with Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Les Brown, Red Norvo, Bob Crosby, Jack Teagarden and others.
The Statler Brothers record Quite A Long Long Time and This Ole House in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Richard and Mimi Farina play the first of two nights at Club 47, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
The Kinks enter the UK singles chart with Till The End Of The Day, which will peak at No8.
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Jimmie Davis with Owen Bradley as producer, records Who Am I, My Heart Can See and Will The Circle Be Unbroken in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
British tv show Top Of The Pops premieres The Beatles new promo films for the new single, Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out.
Robbie Basho plays at The Jabberwock, Berkeley, California, USA.
Lalo Schifrin records his arrangements of A Taste Of Honey, The In Crowd, Papa's Got A Brand New Bag and other tracks in Los Angeles, California, USA, for Verve Records.
Casey Beathard is born in Torrance, California, USA. He will achieve success as a songwriter, authoring hits including Don't Blink (Kenny Chesney) Don't Blink, Come Back Song (Darius Rucker), Homeboy (Eric Church) and The Breath You Take (George Strait).
The Rising Sons, featuring Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder, record Dust My Broom, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The New Jump Band plays at Society Hall, Cordelia Road, Stanwell, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Small Faces play in The Starlight, Crawley, UK, Europe, supported by The Riot Squad.
A full-page feature about Bob Dylan is published in the San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, California, USA.
Leroy Van Dyke performs Auctioneer and Walk On By on ABC-TV's Shindig! in the USA. On the same edition, We Five perform Let's Get Together. Also appearing are Melody Patterson and The Blossoms.
The Marquee Show, featuring Manfred Mann, The Yardbirds, Inez And Charlie Foxx, Paul And Barry Ryan, Gary Farr And The T-Bones, The Mark Leeman Five and The Scaffold, plays at The Granada, Bedford, England, UK, Europe
The AGVA Youth Fund Salutes Louis 'Satchmo' Armstrong show takes place at Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA. Artists appearing include Louis Armstrong, Tom Jones and Sammy Davis Jr.
Gerald Wilson and His Orchestra record Round Midnight, So What and other tracks at Pacific Jazz Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Robert Maurice Meloon is born in Milton, New Jersey, USA. He will find success under the name Bob Malone as a pianist and singer-songwriter, working as a solo performer and also with John Fogerty, Ringo Starr and Avril Lavigne.
The Graham Bond Organisation play at The Marquee, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
TV pop show Where The Action Is in the USA features Tommy Roe performing Everybody, and Gale Garnett performing We'll Sing in the Sunshine.
Jazz saxophonist Frank Foster records the album Fearless for Prestige Records in Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
Work is completed on The Supremes' song My World Is Empty Without You, at Hitsville Studios, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Esther Phillips, with the Ray Ellis' Orchestra, records I Could Have Told You So, He Touched Me, You Can't Go Home Again and The Shadow Of Your Smile, for Atlantic Records in New York City, USA.
Kay Adams records Roll Out The Red Carpet, She Didn't Color Daddy and Old Heart Get Ready in Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Geno Washington And The Ram Jam Band play at The Birdcage, Portsmotuh, England, UK, Europe.
The Fugs play a midnight show at The Bridge Theatre, 4 St. Mark's Place, New York City, USA.
Dusty Springfield plays at Tito's, Stockton, England, UK, Europe
Jazz pianist and vocalist Kitty White plays in Paris, France, Europe.
Brian Poole and The Tremeloes play at the The City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Bohemians and Just Us.