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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.
Glad All Over by The Dave Clark Five is the highest new entry in Cash Box magazine's chart of the best-selling singles in the USA, entering at No71.
The Pathfinders play at The Iron Door Club, Liverpool, UK, supported by The Pilgrims and Vic And The TT's.
The Who play at the wedding reception of Joan Wilson and Alec Parker in Old Oak Common Institute, Shepherd's Bush, West London, UK. Joan's brother Harry had played drums with The Detours, an earlier incarnation of The Who. Later the same day, The Who play at Mead Hall, Ealing, West London.
Jimmy Powell and the Dimensions play at The Twisted Wheel, Manchester, UK.
Ernie Ashworth, best known for his No1 single Talk Back Trembling Lips, is inducted into the Grand Ole Opry, in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, on the same day as bluegrass duo Jim And Jesse.
Gerry And The Pacemakers appear on UK tv series The Arthur Haynes Show.
Think by Brenda Lee is the highest new entry in Cash Box magazine's chart of the best-selling singles in the USA, entering at No62.
The first edition of Gerry And The Pacemakers fan magazine is published in the UK.
The All-Star 64 package tour comes to an end at The Winter Gardens, Morecambe, UK, featuring The Rolling Stones, John Leyton, Mike Berry, Jet Harris, Billie Davis, Bern Elliott And The Fenmen, and The Paramounts
Jazz pianist Earl 'Fatha' Hines records the solo piano LP Fatha's Blues, in New York City, USA.
Hoyt Axton plays at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
Brian Epstein, manager of The Beatles, is interviewed for the BBC radio show Frankly Speaking.
The Yardbirds, with Eric Clapton on lead guitar, play at Pearce Hall, Maidenhead, UK.
Kissin' Cousins, the title song from the latest movie by Elvis Presley, enters the Billboard Best-Selling Singles chart in the USA, where it will peak at No12 during a seven-week run.
The Searchers release their latest single, Needles And Pins, in the USA.
Chris Sandford and The Coronettes play at the The City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK, supported by Red Starr And The Stereos.
The Squires, featuring lead guitarist Neil Young, play at Peterson's Ranch House, Winnipeg, Canada.
The Rip Chords perform Three Window Coupe on weekly tv pop show American Bandstand in Los Angeles, California, USA.
UK tv show Thank Your Lucky Stars features performances by Jess Conrad, The Caravelles, Freddie And The Dreamers, Chris Barber's Jazzband, Gene Vincent, The Maurauders and The Hustlers.
18-year-old Carly Simon and her sister Lucy appear on the ABC-tv show Hootenanny, in the USA.
Stay by The Four Seasons enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA, where it will peak at No16.
Cassius Clay declares himself to be "better and prettier than Chubby Checker". It appears that his recent victory over Sonny Liston in the World Boxing Championship has sent demand for Clay's 1963 album, I Am The Greatest, rocketing.
The Searchers, Bobby Vee, Dusty Springfield, Big Dee Irwin, The Echoes and others play at The City Hall, Sheffield, UK.
Cal Tjader plays the twelfth night of a booking at Off Broadway, a night club located at 1024 Kearney Street, San Francisco, California, USA.
Bob Dylan plays at Cousins Gym, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Glad All Over by The Dave Clark Five enters the Billboard Top 40 singles chart in the USA, where it will peak at No6.
The Commonwealth Ragpickers and Carol Langstaff play at Club 47, Harvard Square, Cambridge, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Cassius Clay and Sam Cooke are seen on UK tv sports show Grandstand, being interviewed by presenter David Coleman.
Elvis Presley is shooting location scenes for his latest movie, Roustabout, at locations in and around Los Angeles, California, USA.
Surf pop duo Jan And Dean enter the Billboard Singles Chart in the USA with Dead Man's Curve, which will peak at No8 during a fourteen-week run.