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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.
Billy Eckstine is playing during a lengthy engagement at The Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Duke Ellington plays during a nineteen day season at The Golden Key Club, 641 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Roy Acuff is playing during a four-week long series of shows in The Mint, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The Beatles' Christmas Show is presented during a season at The Astoria, Finsbury Park, London, England, UK, Europe, featuring The Beatles Cilla Black, Rolf Harris, Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas, The Barron Knights, The Fourmost and Tommy Quickly.
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Glenn Yarbrough, until recently a member of The Limeliters, is playing during four weeks of shows at The Hungry i, San Francisco, California, USA. Also on the bill are Wes Harrison and The Town Criers.
The Rolling Stones record Route 66, Mona and Carol for Decca Records at Regent Sound Studios in London, UK.
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The Rolling Stones play at The Glenlyn Ballroom, Forest Hill, London, UK. Support act is The Detours, featuring future leader of The Who, Pete Townshend.
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The Squires, featuring lead guitarist Neil Young, play at St Ignatious CYO, Winnipeg, Canada.
The Animals play at the Club A'Gogo, Newcastle, UK, for a fee of
The Tornados play as Billy Fury's backing group for the last time in Amsterdam, Holland, Europe.
The Beatles Christmas Show continues at The Astoria, Finsbury Park, London, UK.
The Swinging Blue Jeans play at the The City Hall, Salisbury, supported by Clive Shane and Ricky Lewis and The Avengers.
The Yardbirds, featuring guitarist Eric Clapton, play at The Marquee Club, Oxford Street, London, UK.
Betty Carter and The Roger Kellaway Trio play at The Village Vanguard, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Raymond McGinley of Teenage Fanclub is born in Glasgow, Scotland.
When weekly UK pop music paper The New Musical Express (NME) publishes its list of Britain's most successful artists, based on chart placings during the previous year, the Top 5 are as follows:
  1. The Beatles
  2. Cliff Richard
  3. The Shadows
  4. Gerry And The Pacemakers
  5. Frank Ifield
The Beatles first appearance on American tv is a film clip on The Jack Parr Show, in which they are seen performing in Bournemouth, UK.
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Music trade magazine Billboard in the USA publishes a chart based on international record sales, showing that Cliff Richard is now the world's most successful recording artist, followed by Elvis Presley.
Betty Carter and The Roger Kellaway Trio play at The Village Vanguard, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
The panto Babes In The Wood starring Gerry And The Pacemakers at The Gaumont Cinema, Hanley, Staffordshire, England, UK, Europe, comes to an end.
Cliff Richard is in the Canary Islands, Spain, Europe, continuing with the filming of his next movie, Wonderful Life.
Dusty Springfield plays the sixth night in a week of dates at The Chinchilla Club, Leeds, UK.
The Daily Telegraph reveals that UK pop idol Cliff Richard has been named for the second year running by the London Bureau of the New York Motion Picture Herald as Britain's favourite film star.