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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.
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.
Damita Jo is playing at The Three Rivers Inn, Syracuse, New Jersey, USA.
Folksinger Paul Sykes is appearing at The Ice House, Pasadena, California, USA.
Ray Charles is playing during a week of two shows per night at The Latin Casino, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA.
The Art Farmer Quartet Featuring Jim Hall is playing at The Half Note Cafe, New York City, USA. The session is recorded and will released in 1964 on the LP The Art Farmer Quartet Featuring Jim Hall - "Live" At The Half-Note.
Judy Garland performs Over The Rainbow for Episode 15 of her American tv series The Judy Garland Show. It will be broadcast on December 22, 1963.
The Ray Conniff Singers record Blue Moon, You Stepped Out Of A Dream and Honeycomb in CBS Recording Studio, 6121 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Successful German band The Rattles play at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
Leon McAuliffe and His Swingin‘ Western Band play at The Farmer's Daughter, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
The Fall 1963 Dick Clark Cara van Of Stars tour, featuring a line-up consisting of Bobby Vee, Brian Hyland, The Ronettes, Little Eva, The Dovells, Myron Lee And The Caddies, Linda Scott, Jimmy Clanton, The Jaynettes, The Thymes and Paul And Paula, plays in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
The Yardbirds, with Eric Clapton on guitar, play at Edwina's, Finsbury Park, London, England, UK, Europe.
Jazz vibes players Cal Tjader And Gary McFarland record Original No1 and Greensleeves for Verve Records in the USA. The tracks will remain unreleased.
Tony Bennett plays at Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Chris Barber's Jazz Band play at Fairfield Halls, Croydon, England, UK, Europe, supported by Sonny Boy Williamson II.
The Downliners Sect play at Ken Colyer's Studio 51, Great Newport Street, London, England, UK, Europe.
Bobby Rydell, Helen Shapiro, The Spotnicks, The Chants, The Harlems and The Trebletones play at The ABC, Luton, England, UK, Europe.
The Swinging Blue Jeans release a new single, Hippy Hippy Shake, in the UK.
Liz Lands releases May What He Lived For Live on Gordy Records in the USA. The song is a tribute to US Presdent John F. Kennedy, written by Motown founder Berry Gordy with his sister Esther Edwards and Lincoln Perry, during the week following the president’s assassination.
Popular pianist Carmen Cavallaro records Londonderry Air, Annie Laurie, Comin' Thru The Rye and Home Sweet Home for Vocalion Records in New York City, USA.
Jim Kewskin plays at Cholmondeley, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Pat Wayne And The Beachcombers release a new single, a cover version of Chuck Berry's song Roll Over Beethoven, in the UK on Columbia Records. Guitarist on the single is session man Jimmy Page, later to play for The Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin.
Tony Bennett plays at Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
The Squires, including guitarist Neil Young, play at St Mary's Community Youth Organisation, Winnipeg, Ontario, Canada.
Stay by The Hollies enters the NME singles chart in the UK at No21. It will peak at No8. The song is a cover version of an American hit by Maurice Williams And The Zodiacs.
Jerry Lee Lewis plays the last of six nights at The Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Ernest Ashworth records I Love To Dance With Annie, Heartbreak Avenue and other tracks for Hickory Records in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Lloyd Price releases a new single, Auld Lang Syne, on Double-L Records in the USA.
The Billy J. Kramer Pop Parade tour, featuring Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas, Johnny Kidd And The Pirates, Cilla Black, The Fourmost, Houston Wells, Tommy Quickly and The Marauders plays at The Granada, Kingston, England, UK, Europe.
A package tour featuring Gerry And The Pacemakers, The Overlanders, The Rolling Stones and The Original Checkmates, plays at The Odeon, Romford, England, UK, Europe.
Pianist and bandleader Peter Duchin records Sometimes I'm Happy for Decca Records in New York City, USA.
George Hamilton IV has a recording session with Chet Atkins as producer and Floyd Cramer on piano, in RCA Victor Studio, 1610 Hawkins Street, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Tracks recorded are not known.
The Detours play at Glenlyn Ballroom, Forest Hill, London, England, UK, Europe. The group will go on to achieve greater success after evolving to become The Who.
A half-ton rental truck carrying stage gear for James Brown And The Famous Flames crashes on the Tualatin River bridge along the Salem Freeway, causing the band's costumes and instruments to be dumped into the river. Divers are quickly hired, the equipment retrieved and the show goes on in Seattle, Washington, USA, as planned.
The Gil Evans Orchestra records Johmpa-Bokuis-Shay-I'd Par and Concorde for Verve Records in New York City, USA.
Bob Dylan posts a letter to his friend and blues musician Dave Glover, in San Leandro, California, USA. In the letter, Dylan mentions that he "last month gave too much money t scc or as you'd say sncc" (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) and asks Glover, "where's it at? I dont know I dont even know what the fuck the 'it' is let alone where this so called 'it' is at".
Judy Collins plays at Club 47, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.