4th December

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.

Female saxophonist Vi Redd is playing during a month-long engagement at The Sugar Hill, San Francisco, California, USA.

Billy Eckstine is playing during a lengthy engagement at The Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

King Curtis is playing during a two-week season at The Latin Casino, Camden, New Jersey, USA.

Stan Getz is playing during ten days at Shelley's Manne Hole, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Anita O'Day is playing at The Safari Room, San Jose, California, USA.

Damita Jo is playing at The Three Rivers Inn, Syracuse, New Jersey, USA.

Marvin Gaye is playing during a week at The Apollo, Harlem, New York City, USA, supported by The Vibrations, The Contours, Billy Stewart, Jimmy Pelham and The Charmettes.

Folksinger Paul Sykes is appearing at The Ice House, Pasadena, California, USA.

UK newspaper The Daily Mail carries the headline, Beatles Boost For Varsity Oxfam Campaign. Unfortunately, The Beatles had agreed to no such thing. Their manager, Brian Epstein, is furious but, after consulting with the group, agrees to take part.

Bobby Rydell, Helen Shapiro, The Spotnicks, The Chants, The Harlems and The Trebletones play at The ABC, Exeter, England, UK, Europe.

London-based entrepreneur Nicky Byrne delivers a contract for the merchandising of products bearing The Beatles name and/or likenesses, to the office of showbiz lawyer David Jacobs, who is acting on behalf of The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein. The contract, involving the establishment of a company called Seltaeb owned by Byrne, will in due course prove exceptionally unfavourable to Epstein who will lose many thousands of dollars in profits.

The Tubby Hayes Quintet plays at The Dancing Slipper, West Bridgford, Nottingham, England, UK, Europe.

Barbra Streisand plays at San Jose Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, USA.

Jan and Dean record Dead Man's Cu rve in Los Angeles, California, USA, with guitarist Glen Campbell among the studio musicians.

Ray Charles opens for a week of two shows per night at The Latin Casino, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA.

The Ray Conniff Singers record Speak To Me Of Love, You'll Never Walk Alone, The Sweetest Sounds and Beyond The Sea in CBS Recording Studio, 6121 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Glynnis Johns, Jo Stafford and The Big Three are the musical guests on tonight's edition of The Danny Kaye Show on CBS-tv in the USA.

Stevie Wonder records his version of the Bob Dylan composition Blowin' In The Wind for Tamla Records in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Mel Torme With Johnny T. Williams' Orchestra records Let Me Off Uptown, Sunday In New York, Broadway and Sidewalks Of New York for Atlantic Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Folk group The Weavers, whose line-up included Pete Seeger from 1949 until 1958 plays its farewell concert at The Orchestra Hall, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Gene McDaniels is the musical guest on tv's Steve Allen Show in KFMB Studios, San Diego, California, USA.

Jerry Lee Lewis plays the fourth of six nights at The Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Bassist and songwriter Danny Weinkauf is born in the USA. He is best-known as the long-standing bassist for They Might Be Giants, but has also released material under his own name and has worked with Fountains Of Wayne, Candy Butchers, Lincoln, Richard Barone, Mono Puff, Nate Ouderkirk, David Mead and Stephen Fretwell.

Phil Ochs plays a Hazard, Kentucky, miners benefit show at The University of Pennsylvania Irvine Auditorium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

The Serendipity Singers spend the first of two days in Soundmakers Studio, New York City, USA, recording tracks for their Philips Records debut LP.

The Rolling Stones play at The Baths, Doncaster, England, UK, Europe.