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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.
Jimmy Dean, Don Gibson and Patsy Cline play at a Kentucky Derby show in Louisville, Kentucky, USA, two days before the race is actually run.
The Platters begin a ten day tour of Spain, Europe.
The patent for the Gibson Maestro Fuzz-Tone guitar effects pedal is filed in the USA.
Paul Anka records The Nearness Of You, You And The Night And The Music, Embraceable You, It Had To Be You and You Go To My Heart, with an orchestra arranged and conducted by Ray Ellis, in New York City, USA.
Bobby 'Blitz' Ellsworth, vocalist of Over Kill is born in New Jersey, USA.
Johnny Griffin And Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis record the album Pisces for Riverside Records in New York City, USA. (1962)
The Kingston Trio play at Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, Texas, USA.
Yvonne Baker And The Sensations perform Let Me In on tv pop show American Bandstand at WFIL Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Gospel group The Capitol City Stars record It's All Right, Friends Talk About Me and other tracks in New York City, USA, for Tru-Sound Records.
The teen-oriented movie, Teen-age Millionaire, featuring performances by Jackie Wilson, Chubby Checker, Dion, Marv Johnson, Bill Black's Combo, Vicki Spencer and Jack Larson, is released to cinemas in Mexico. The movie had been released to most other countries during August 1961.
The teen-oriented movie, Teen-Age Millionaire, featuring Chubby Checker, Dion, Marv Johnson, Bill Black's Combo, Jimmy Clanton, Vicki Spencer and Jack Larson, opens at theatres in Mexico, North America.
UK r'n'b pioneers Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated, featuring Cyril Davies, begin a Thursday night residency at The Marquee Club (formerly a jazz-only venue) in Soho, London, UK, which continues until the end of the year.
Bobby Darin plays the first of twenty nights at The Copacabana, New York City, USA.
The Capitol City Stars record It's All Right, Friends Talk About Me and other tracks in New York City, USA, for Tru-Sound Records.
Elvis Presley continues with filming studio scenes for his latest movie, Girls! Girls! Girls!, at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Adam Faith appears live on the 100th edition of UK kids tv show Crackerjack.
Bob Dylan plays the third of seven nights at Gerde's Folk City, New York City, USA.
UK r'n'b pioneers Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated, featuring Cyril Davies, begin a Thursday night residency at The Marquee Club [formerly a jazz-only venue] in Soho, London, UK, which continues until the end of the year.
Bob Dylan plays the third of seven nights at Gerde's Folk City, New York City, USA.
Jerry Lee Lewis, The Viscounts and Johnny Kidd And The Pirates play at King George's Hall, Blackburn, UK.
Adam Faith appears live on the 100th edition of childrens' tv show Crackerjack in the UK.
The Don Wilkerson Quintet records Lone Star Shuffle, Poor Butterfly, San Antonio Rose and other tracks in Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey for Blue Note Records.
The Gene Ammons Quartet record You'll Never Walk Alone, Abide With Me and other tracks for Prestige Records, in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Bobby Darin plays the first of twenty nights at The Copacabana, New York City, USA.
Bill Monroe records Blue Ridge Mountain Blues,Foggy River and How Will I Explain About You?, in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, with producer Owen Bradley.
Jerry Lee Lewis, The Viscounts and Johnny Kidd And The Pirates play at King George's Hall, Blackburn, UK.