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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.Nicholas Bates is born in Mosely, Birmingham, UK. He will find international fame as Nick Rhodes, keyboardist of DuranDuran.
The first British rhythm and blues album, R'n'B From The Marquee by Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated, is recorded, not in The Marquee as it name suggests, but in Decca Records' West Hampstead Studios, London, UK.
R'n'b band Frank Frost And The Nighthawks release a new single, Jelly Roll King, on Phillips Records in the USA.
Brenda Lee plays the fifth of what is planned as fourteen nights at The Latin Casino, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA. She will, however, dislocate her neck on the 12th, necessitating cancellation of the remaining dates.
The Orlons perform Wah-Watusi on
daily tv pop show American
Bandstand, recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jay
And The Americans release a new single, This Is It, on United
Artists Records in the USA. The track is produced by Jerry
Leiber and Mike Stoller.
Chubby Checker plays the eighth of ten nights at the National Stadium, Mexico City, Mexico, Central America.
Jerry Lee Lewis plays the first of three nights at The Holiday House, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Bob Dylan's girlfriend Suze Rotolo leaves New York City, USA, with her mother to study at the University of Perugia in Italy, Europe. Her departure will inspire Dylan to write two memorable love songs - Don't Think Twice, It's Alright and Tomorrow Is A Long Time. The pair will break up in 1964.
Neil Sedaka plays the third night of a week of shows at the International Club, New York City, USA.
Liverpool-born Billy Fury plays at The Windmill, Great Yarmouth, UK, supported by the Karl Denver Trio, Marty Wilde, Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers, The Tornados and The Vernons Girls.
Country singer and songwriter Johnny Cash records The Danger Zone and Hardin Couldn't Run at Columbia Studio, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Musicians on the session include Johnny Cash on vocals and guitar, Luther Perkins on electric guitar, Marshall Grant on bass, Bill Pursell on piano, W.S. Holland on drums, Joe Babcock on banjo and The Carter Family on backing vocals.
Elvis Presley completes the filming of studio scenes for his latest movie, Girls! Girls! Girls!, at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
US r'n'b band Frank Frost And The Nighthawks release a new single, Jelly Roll King, on Phillips Records.
UK music weekly NME [New Musical Express] publishes its first albums chart, showing Blue Hawaii by Elvis Presley at No1.
Carl Perkins plays the eighth of fifteen nights at The Golden Nugget, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Jay
And The Americans release a new single, This Is It, on United
Artists Records in the USA. The track is produced by Jerry
Leiber and Mike Stoller.
Elvis Presley completes the filming of studio scenes for his latest movie, Girls! Girls! Girls!, at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, California, USA.
Neil Sedaka plays the third night of a week of shows at The International Club, New York City, USA.
Billy Fury plays at The Windmill, Great Yarmouth, UK, supported by the Karl Denver Trio, Marty Wilde, Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers, The Tornados and The Vernons Girls.
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Bob Dylan's girlfriend Suze Rotolo leaves New York City, USA, with her mother to study at the University of Perugia in Italy. Her departure will inspire Dylan to write two memorable love songs - Don't Think Twice, It's Alright and Tomorrow is a Long Time. The pair will break up in 1964.