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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.
Al Martino is playing during three weeks at Basin Street East, New York City, USA.
The Modernaires are playing during nine days at The Imperial Room of the Royal York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Jerry Vale is playing at The Americana Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, USA.
Enzo Stuarti is playing during a series of live shows at The Village Club, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Tom Jones plays during a week of cabaret appearances in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England, UK.
Kathy Keegan is playing during four weeks at The Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Italian-American tenor Sergio Franchi is playing at The Copacabana, New York City, USA, during a two-week season.
Xavier Cugat is headlining during three weeks at The Flamingo, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, supported by Charo.
The Five Rogues play at the Gogue Inn, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with the Last Words and Jackie Ross And the Jades.
Zoot Money's Big Roll Band plays at The Twisted Wheel Club, Manchester, England, UK, Europe. The band's guitarist, Andy Summers, will go on to worldwide acclaim as the guitarist in The Police.
The New Brothers play at The Questing Beast, 2504 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, California, USA.
Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones throws a party at his house just off Baker Street, London, England, UK, Europe, which is attended by John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr of The Beatles.
The Chessmen play at the Flamingo Club, Wardour Street, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Steam Packet play in Ramsgate, Kent, England, UK, Europe.
We Can Work It Out becomes The Beatles first Billboard No1 single in the USA of their most astonishing year -1966.
Their First LP by The Spencer Davis Group enters the album charts in the UK at No20. It will peak three weeks later at No6.
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A Sweet Woman Like You by Joe Tex reaches No1 in the Record Mirror R'n'B singles chart in the UK.
The Reactions (aka The Reaction) play at The Princess Pavilion, Falmouth, England, UK, Europe. The band includes Roger Taylor, later to find success globally as the drummer in Queen.
The Alan Price Set plays at The Ricky Tick Club, Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK, Europe.
As Tears Go By by The Rolling Stones enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA, where it will peak at No6.
The Beach Boys play at Nagoya-shi Koukaido, Nagoya, Japan, Asia.
Cilla Black is a guest on the weekly ABC Weekend tv show Lucky Stars in the UK, Europe.
Rubber Soul by The Beatles becomes the No1 album on the Billboard chart in the USA.
The Who play at the Jigsaw Club, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
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Get Out Of My Life, Woman by Lee Dorsey is the highest new entry in the Cashbox chart of the best-selling singles in the USA, entering at No79.
Elkie Brooks, Herbie Goins And The Nightimers, The Marionettes and Ray Ford and The Statesiders play at The House of Aden, Witham Hall, Essex, England, UK, Europe.
Today's edition of weekly UK music paper Record Mirror reports that The Fortunes are planning to complain to their MP about the poor treatment they received during their recent visit to the USA because of problems with their H1 Work Permits.
Red Sovine's recitation Giddyup Go begins six-weeks at No1 on the Billboard country singles chart in the USA.
Sounds Incorporated play at Marlborough Hall, Halifax, England, UK, Europe.
The final edition of tv pop show Shindig! in the USA, features The Kinks and The Who..
An Acid Test, organised by author and counter-culture promoter Ken Kesey, is staged at the Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA, with muasic by The Grateful Dead.
John Fahey plays the second of two nights at The Jabberwock, Berkeley, California, USA.
The Thoughts featuring Tiffany, plus Ricky and The Gamblers play in The City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
The Small Faces play at La Peau de Vache, Lille, France, Europe.
Dion And The Wanderers play at The Hullabaloo Club, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Glenda Grainger is playing during two weeks at The Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Elvis Presley celebrates his 31st birthday with a private screening of the film It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World at The Memphian Theatre, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Jan Garber And His Orchestra play at The Lady Luck Lounge in The Desert Inn, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The Yardbirds play at the Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, USA.
The panel on tonight's edition of the BBC-1 record-rating tv show Juke Box Jury features Catherine Boyle, Paul Jones, Pete Murray and Dee Dee Warwick. The show is hosted by David Jacobs.
The KYA Super Harlow A Go-Go dance and show is held at Longshoremen's Hall, San Francisco, California, USA, with The Vejtables, The Baytovens, Just Six and William Penn And His Pals.
TV show American Bandstand in the USA features The Knickerbockers performing Lies and Lou Christie performing Lightning Strikes.
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Giddyup Go by Red Sovine reaches No1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in the USA.
The Yardbirds, Johnny Nash and Billy Page appear on syndicated tv pop show Shivaree, recorded for KABC in Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Action play at The Birdcage, Portsmouth, England, UK, Europe.
Jefferson Airplane and The Charlatans play at the California Hall, San Francisco, California, USA.
UK music biz manager Kenneth Pitt meets with Mike Pruskin, manager of Marc Bolan, to decide whether or not to buy his contract. He decides instead to take on another aspiring pop star, David Bowie.
The Exciters play a live gig in Manchester, England, UK, Europe.