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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 musical Zizi is presented at The Broadway Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 49 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 Paul Butterfield Blues Band, featuring Butterfield on vocals and harmonica, Michael Bloomfield and Elvin Bishop on guitars, Mark Naftalin on organ, Jerome Arnold and bass and Sam Lay on drums, is playing during a month of live shows at The Unicorn, Boston, Massachusetts, 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.
Paul Anka is playing during a two-week stay at The Copacabana, New York City, USA.
The musical Anya is performed at The Ziegfield Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of just two weeks.
Judy Garland is playing during a two-week engagement at The Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, backed by the 30-piece Louis Basil orchestra. She is paid $50,000 per week.
Donovan begins a fortnight-long Scandinavian tour at the Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe.
Freddie And The Dreamers perform I'm Telling You Now on the Merv Griffin Show on tv in the USA.
Chris Farlowe plays at the Star Hotel, Croydon, England, UK, Europe.
TV show Hullaballoo in the USA features performances by The Ronettes, The Hollies, The Yardbirds, Frankie Avalon and Nancy Sinatra.
The Small Faces play in the Town Hall, Torquay, Devon, England, UK, Europe
Joseph Gershenson records music for the soundtrack of the film Madame X for Decca Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Louis Armstrong And His All-Stars play at the Civic Center, Lansing, Michigan, USA.
Turn! Turn! Turn! By The Byrds reaches No1 in the Canadian pop singles chart.
The Byrds release their second album, Turn! Turn! Turn! In the USA on Columbia Records. The album includes two Bob Dylan songs, The Times They Are A-Changin' and Lay Down Your Weary Tune.
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Astrud Gilberto records A Felicidade, She's A Carioca and Look To The Rainbow in New York City, USA, for Verve Records.
The Rolling Stones record 19th Nervous Breakdown and Mother's Little Helper at RCA Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, during the first of five days in the studios.
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The Hollies play at The Silver Blades, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
Dusty Springfield begins a week in cabaret at Mr Smiths, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
Red Simpson records Truck Drivin' Man, Truck Driver's Blues, Six Days On The Road and Give Me Forty Acres in Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Beatles release a new album, Rubber Soul, and a new single, Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out, in the USA on Parlophone Records.
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The Gentrys record Spread It On Thick and Brown Paper Sack for MGM Records in New York City, USA.
The Marquee Show, featuring Manfred Mann, The Yardbirds, Inez And Charlie Foxx, Paul And Barry Ryan, Gary Farr And The T-Bones, the Mark Leeman Five and The Scaffold, comes to an end at The Adelphi, Slough, England, UK, Europe
At Eltham Baths, Eltham Hill, South London, England, UK, Europe, The Who play a gig with Viv Prince of The Pretty Things standing in for Keith Moon, who has fallen ill with whooping cough. Keith will not return to the band until the 17th.
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The Beatles release a new EP, The Beatles Million Sellers, on Parlophone Records in the UK.
Smokey Robinson And The Miracles release a new single, Going To A-Go-Go, on Tamla Records in the USA.
Jimmy C. Newman records The One Rose (That's Left In My Heart) for Decca Records in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Gary McFarland And His Orchestra record Mary Jane, Soul Bird and other tracks for Impulse Records in New York City, USA.
TV rock show Where The Action Is in the USA features Dee Dee Sharp performing Mashed Potato Time. Johnny Tillotson is also on the show.
A group of Elvis Presley's friends, including Jerry Schilling and Marty Lacker, commission art instructor John McIntire to sculpt a 5ft statue of Jesus (The Graceland Christ) for the Meditation Garden at Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The statue is to be their Christmas present to Elvis.
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Peter And Gordon play the second night of a week at The Fiesta, Stockton, England, UK, Europe
Connie Haines is playing during two weeks at the ACT IV Restaurant-Supper Club, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Eddie Peabody, billed as 'The King Of The Banjo, opens for seventeen nights at The Roostertail, Detroit, Michigan, USA, supported by 'song stylist' Gloria Loring.