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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 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 Mar-Keys record Grab This Thing Parts 1 and 2, for Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Gene Pitney and Peter And Gordon play at The Capitol Theatre, Cardiff, Wales, UK, Europe.
The Sir Douglas Quintet play the late show at The Flamingo Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Geno Washington And The Ram Jam Band.
Bill Anderson and The Po' Boys release the album Bright Light And Country Music on Decca Records in the USA.
Bobby Bare and Arthur Godfrey appear on The Jimmy Dean Show on ABC-TV in the USA.
Booker T. And The MG's record Be My Lady and Red Beans And Rice for Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
The Top Ten Singles for this week on WLS Radio's Silver Dollar Survey in Chicago, Illinois, USA, are as follows :

1. GET OFF OF MY CLOUD The Rolling Stones - London

2. A LOVER'S CONCERTO The Toys - Dynovoice

3. KEEP ON DANCING The Gentrys - MGM

4. LOOK THRU ANY WINDOW The Hollies - Imperial

5. YOU'RE THE ONE The Vogues - Coce

6. EVERYBODY LOVES A CLOWN Gary Lewis - Liberty

7. LIAR LIAR The Castaways - Soma

8. I HEAR A SYMPHONY The Supremes - Motown

9. YESTERDAY The Beatles - Capitol

10. EVERYONE'S GONE TO THE MOON Jonathan King - Parrot

David Bowie and the Lower Third play at The Marquee, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
Shirley Bassey releases a new single, It's Yourself, in the UK and USA simultaneously.
The Doors play for a private party on The Pioneer Club Boat Ride, in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Otis Redding releases a new single, My Girl, in the UK on Atlantic Records
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The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein provides Sullivan Productions in New York City, USA, with the first print of the tv-film, The Beatles At Shea Stadium.
The Wynton Kelly Trio with Wes Montgomery on guitar play at The Half Note, New York City, USA.
Chuck Berry plays at Studios des Buttes-Chaumont, Paris, France, Europe.
The Small Faces release a new single, I've Got Mine, on Decca Records in the UK.
Dennis Day plays the first of three days at Arizona State Fairgrounds, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Herman's Hermits, Wayne Fontana, Johnny Kidd And The Pirates, The Fortunes, Little Frankie and The Country Gents play at The ABC, Cleethorpes, England, UK, Europe. Johnny Kidd is playing as a replacement for Billy Fury.
Johnny Cash plays at Spokane Coliseum, Spokane, Washington, USA.
Country Joe And The Fish perform live on the campus at Berkeley, California, USA, with The Fugs and Allen Ginsberg.
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich release a new single, You Make It Move, on Fontana Records in the UK.
The Action play at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe, with Earl Preston's Realms.
Duke Lee plays at El Partido, Lewisham, London, England, UK, Europe.
Elvis Presley releases a new single, Tell Me Why, in the UK on RCA Victor Records.
Country star George Jones performs at a nightclub in La Porte, Texas, USA. The next morning, fan club secretary Jackie Young, who had attended the gig, is found beaten and strangled to death in a convertible parked in a pasture outside of town.
Angelo Christopher Moore is born in Los Angeles, California, USA. He will find success as lead singer and saxophonist for the Los Angeles-based alternative rock band Fishbone.
British pop weekly the NME [New Musical Express] reports that Lulu and Jonathan King are the latest UK artists to be denied permission to perform in the USA because of union rules.
Solomon Burke, with Leroy Glover's Orchestra, records I Don't Want You No More, Can't Stop Lovin' You Now and Baby Come On Home for Atlantic Records in New York City, USA.
The Velvet Underground provide music for the show Rites of the Dream Weapon in The Filmmakers' Cinematheque, New York City, USA.
Kim Fowley advertises in the LA Free Press, promoting the remaining copies of his single, The Trip, describing it as having a "psychedelic sound". This is among the earliest examples of the word psychedelic being used in connection with rock music.
Otis Redding records I Can't Turn You Loose and Just One More Day, for Volt Records in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
The Rolling Stones play at The Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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TV rock show Where The Action Is in the USA features The Animals and The Shangri-Las.
The Who and The Sir Douglas Quintet appear on UK tv show Ready, Steady, Go! at Wembley Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
That Funny Feeling, Bobby Darin's third and final movie with his wife Sandra Dee, opens at cinemas in Finland, Europe.
Wayne Fontana plays at St. George's Ballroom, Hinckley, Leicestershire, England, UK, Europe.
Georgie Fame And The Blue Flames play an early show at The Flamingo Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
Canadian jazz pianist Paul Bley records tracks for his sixth album, Touching, in Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe, which will be released on the Fontana label.
Bob Dylan plays at The Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Manfred Mann release their second LP, Mann Made, on Ascot Records in the USA.
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.