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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 Three Sounds record Secret Love, A Foggy Day, Over The Rainbow and other tracks for Blue Note Records at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
Lloyd Price, The Coasters, Ben E. King, Solomon Burke and Huey 'Piano' Smith play the second of seven nights at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Miles Davis records Pfrancing and Drad-Dog, for Columbia Records in New York City, USA.
The Blue Mitchell Octet record Hootie Blues and I Can't Get Started for Riverside Records in New York City, USA.
Helen Shapiro plays at The Ritz, Romford, UK.
The Springfields, featuring Dusty Springfield, are undertaking a six-week season at The Empire , Liverpool, UK, in a show headlined by popular pianist Russ Conway.
Helen Shapiro plays at The Ritz, Romford, UK.
Cliff Richard and The Shadows play at The ABC, Kingston, UK. A live recording of the show is made, but will not be released until forty years later.
Saxophonist, clarinetist, singer and big band leader Jimmy Joy dies in Dallas, Texas, USA. One of his claims to fame was his ability to play two clarinets at the same time.
Cliff Richard and The Shadows play at The ABC, Kingston, UK. A live recording of the show is made, but will not be released until forty years later.
Jacques Brel spends the second of nine days recording his sixth studio album, Les Bourgeois, at Studio Barclay-Hoche, Paris, France, Europe.
The Beatles record a live set for the BBC radio show Teenager's Turn, in which they sing Dream Baby, Memphis Tennessee, Please Mr Postman and their own composition, Hello Little Girl, at The Playhouse Theatre, Manchester, UK.
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Nat King Cole, accompanied by The Ralph Carmichael Orchestra, records Tres Palabras, Piel Canela and Solamente Una Vez, for Capitol Records in Mexico City, Mexico, Central America.
Clyde McPhatter performs Lover Please on daily tv pop show American Bandstand, recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Lesley Wunderman is born in Baldwin, Long Island, New York, USA. She will find fame in the late 1980s as hitmaker Taylor Dayne.
Brook Benton, backed by Quincy Jones And His Orchestra, records Trouble In Mind, Blues In The Night and other tracks for Mercury Records at Fine Recording Studios, New York City, USA.
Chubby Checker plays the third night of a week of shows at The Holiday house, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Blue Mitchell Octet record Hootie Blues and I Can't Get Started for Riverside Records in New York City, USA.
Lesley Wunderman is born in Baldwin, Long Island, New York State, USA. She will find fame as hitmaker Taylor Dayne.
The album Sentimental Sing Along With Mitch by Mitch Miller And The Gang is awarded a Gold Disc in the USA by the R.I.A.A..
Marty Robbins records Old Red, Doggone Cowboy and other tracks at Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Session players on these tracks include guitarist Grady Martin.
Clyde McPhatter performs Lover Please on daily tv pop show American Bandstand, recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The album Sentimental Sing Along With Mitch by Mitch Miller And The Gang is awarded a GoldDisc in the USA by the R.I.A.A.
The Three Sounds record Secret Love, A Foggy Day, Over The Rainbow and other tracks for Blue Note Records at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.