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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 Drifters play the third night of a six-day season at the Buckingham Club, Manchester, UK.
Producer David Axelrod oversees The Four Preps recording of I'll Never Be The Same at Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys is recording instrumental tracks for the song California Girls at Western Studios in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Elvis Presley releases a new single, Crying In The Chapel, on RCA Records in the USA. It will peak at No3 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.
The Beatles continue filming on an Indian Restaurant set at Twickenham Film Studios, St Margaret's, Twickenham, UK, for their second film, Help!
The Yardbirds pre-record an appearance for the Radio Luxembourg show Ready Steady Radio. On the same day, they form a company, Yardbirds Ltd, to handle their business dealings.
Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV is born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. he will find success as Black Francis, aka Frank Black, leader of The Pixies.
Intelsat 1, aka Early Bird, the first commercial communications satellite is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, into a geosynchronous orbit around the Earth. Record producer Joe Meek will compose a celebratory instrumental entitled Early Bird for The Tornados, hoping to repeat their earlier success with Telstar. Instead, it will peak at a disappointing No49 in the Melody Maker charts.
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 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.