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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 stage musical She Loves Me with music by Jerry Bock and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick is playing at The Eugene O'Neill Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 301 performances.
Winifred Atwell, Lance Percival, Ronnie Carroll, Antonio Vargas And The Spanish Dancers, Gerard Sety, Des Lane, Toni Ros, The Mistins and The Don Robb Group are playing during the summer season at The Star Light Roof, The Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, England, UK, Europe.
The Mills Brothers are playing during three weeks at The Venetian Room, Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, California, USA.
Murray The K's Holiday Revue plays during ten days at The Brooklyn Fox Theatre, New York City, USA, featuring Ben E. King, Little Stevie Wonder, Jan And Dean, The Drifters, The Shirelles, Gene Pitney, The Miracles (including Smokey Robinson), Paul And Paula, The Angels , The Dovells, Jay And The Americans, The Tymes, The Chiffons, and Randy And The Rainbows.
Frank Sinatra Jr, backed by The Tommy Dorsey Band, plays at The Americana Hotel, Manhattan, New York City, USA.
Gene Vincent plays at The Gaumont, Bournemouth, England, UK, Europe.
King Curtis plays the fifth night of two weeks of shows at Birdland, New York City, USA.
The Dynachords play at The Twisted Wheel, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
Elvis Presley appears on the cover of Pop Weekly No2 magazine in the UK.
The Beatles play at The ABC, Blackpool, UK, Europe, supported by Chas McDevitt And Shirley Douglas, The Countrymen, Jack Douglas, Lee Leslie, Terry Young and The Sons Of The Piltdown Men.
Would-be singer Robert Wace and his friend-manager Grenville Collins drop in on a rehearsal of The Boll-Weevils at the Athenaeum Ballroom in Muswell Hill, London, England, UK, Europe. Seeing potential in the Boll-Weevils as a backing band for Wace, he and Collins repair to the Clissold Arms with the band to discuss the possibilities. The band, formed by brothers Ray and Dave Davies, will however eventually become The Kinks, managed by Wace and Collins.
The Detours, featuring Pete Townshend, who will go on to form The Who, play at The White Hart, Acton, London, England, UK, Europe.
Dick Dale And The Del-Tones record The Wedge and Night Rider for Capitol Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Four Seasons appear on tv's Ed Sullivan Show in New York City, USA.
Shirley Bassey is playing at The Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, England, UK, Europe, with Acker Bilk And His Paramount Jazz Band.
Barbra Streisand comes to the end of three weeks at the Cocoanut Grove in The Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Beryl appear on the grand opening of the second television station in France, Europe. Their performance is so well received that they will sign to Festival Records soon after and change their name to Les Surfs, proving very successful for the remaineder of the 1960s.
The Rolling Stones make their second appearance on UK TV show Thank Your Lucky Stars, recorded in Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
Marc Duff is born in Ontario, Canada. He will find success as the original bodhran and whistle player for Scottish folk-music group Capercaillie.
Winifred Atwell, Millicent Martin, The Kaye Sisters, Ronnie Carroll and Bob Miller And The Millermen are appearing in Sunday Night at the Blackpool Opera House, Blackpool, England, UK, Europe.
Billy Fury, The Tornados, Freddie And The Dreamers, Tommy Bruce, Mike Preston, Dickie Pride, Mike And Tony Nevitt and The Barron Knights play in a Sunday residency slot at The Britannia Theatre, Great Yarmouth, England, UK, Europe.
Johnny Cash plays at Dorton Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.