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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.
Margie Rayburn is playing during a two week booking at The Hesperia Inn, Hesperia, California, USA.
Damita Jo is playing during two weeks at The Club Harlem, Atlantic City, USA.
Ferlin Husky is playing during six nights at The Flame Room, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
The Knightranes are playing during four nights at The Miami Steak House, Delavan Lake, Walworth County, Wisconsin, USA. The band includes Steve Miller (gtr/voc) and Boz Scaggs (bs/voc), both of whom will later play with The Steve Miller Band.
James Hetfield, guitarist and vocalist with Metallica, is born in Downey, California, USA.
A UK Silver Disc is awarded to the single Devil In Disguise by Elvis Presley.
A UK Silver Disc is awarded to the hit single I'm Confessin' by Frank Ifield.
Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys play at The Wexford County Fair, Cadillac, Michigan, USA.
Fingertips (Part 2) by Little Stevie Wonder reaches No1 in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA.
A UK Silver Disc is awarded to the single In Dreams by Roy Orbison.
Flamenco guitar virtuoso Sabicas plays at The Berkshire Music Barn, Music Inn, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA.
Ray Charles plays at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, New York City, USA, with "added attraction" Nina Simone.
The Beatles appear at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe, for the last time. The Merseybeats are on the same bill.
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Miles Davis plays at the Antibes Festival, Antibes, France, Europe.
Sam Cooke plays the second night of a week at The Regal, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Rock 'N Flames play at The Coliseum Ballroom, Davenport, Iowa, USA.
The Rolling Stones play at St Leonard's Hall, Horsham, England, UK, Europe, supported by Peter And The Hustlers.
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Ed Roland is born in Stockbridge, California, USA. He will become the chief songwriter in Collective Soul, a rock band that will score a mid-1990s hit with Shine.
Surf City by Jan And Dean reaches No1 in the Australian pop singles chart.
Elvis Presley continues with filming of studio-based scenes at MGM Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, for his latest movie Viva Las Vegas, co-starring Ann-Margret.
American music trade magazine Billboard reports that three top executives of Chicago-based Vee-Jay Records (President Ewart Abner, Jr., PR chief Barbara Gardner, and A + R boss Bill Sheppard, have left the company. (Vee-Jay's main hitmakers at this time are The Four Seasons)
Alexis Korner and Graham Bond play at The Empire Rooms, London, England, UK, Europe.
Surfer Girl by The Beach Boys is the highest new entry in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA, entering at No74.
The Beatles achieve their first American chart entry when From Me To You enters the Billboard singles chart in the USA at No116.
Jerry Lee Lewis is playing during a two-week season at The Thunderbird Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, for a fee reported to be $9,500 per week.
The Beach Boys play at The Terp Ballroom, Austin, Minnesota, USA.
Bob Dylan makes a guest appearance during a Joan Baez concert as part of Camden Music Fair, Camden, New Jersey, USA.
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Martha And The Vandellas release a new single, Heat Wave, on Gordy Records in the USA.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet plays at The Convention Hall, Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA.