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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.
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.
Johnny Cash plays at Memorial Auditorium, Topeka, Kansas, USA.
The Penn Theatre in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, a much-loved cinema, closes after almost thirty years. It will, however, open again in 1966 as a venue for music concerts by artists as diverse ar Victor Borge, The Beach Boys, Otis Redding, Jefferson Airplane, Tommy James, and Al Hirt.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra spend the second of three days recording tracks for their version of the soundtrack from the film Mary Poppins, for reprise Records in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Everly Brothers record Gone Gone Gone, Love Is All I Need, It's Been A Long Dry Spell and Torture for Warner Brothers Records.
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Cliff Richard And The Shadows release a new soundtrack album, Wonderful Life, in Canada on Capitol Records.
The Animals, Jan And Dean, Chuck Berry and Del Shannon play the fifth of ten nights at The Paramount Theatre, Brooklyn, New York City, USA.
Fats Domino records Kansas City and Heartbreak Hill for ABC Records in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
The Soul Agents play at The Waterfront Club, Cliff Hotel, Woolston, Southampton, Hampshire, UK.
The Applejacks play at The Royal, Tyldesley, UK.
The Shadows, Ruby Murray, Morton Fraser's Harmonica Gang and others are appearing in the Summer Season at the ABC Theatre, Great Yarmouth, UK.
Dusty Springfield plays the first of six days in a Murray The K-promoted show at The Fox Theater, Brooklyn, New York City, USA.
Andy Williams is honoured with a civic reception in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. The mayor declares this to be Andy Williams Day, and the singer is presented with the Keys To The City at an event in Fountain Square, a local landmark.
The Pretty Things play at the 100 Club, Oxford Street, London, UK.
The Bill Evans Trio plays the sixth night in a week of dates at The Cafe Au Go Go, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, supported by jazz vocalist Nancy Harrow.
The Woody Herman Orchestra appears on the BBC 2 tv jazz series Jazz 625, in the UK.
The Paul Desmond Quartet (including Jim Hall on guitar) records Glad To Be Unhappy, Hi Lili Hi-Lo and I've Grown ASccustomed To Her Face in RCA Victor Recording Studio, New York City, USA.
The Who, billed as The High Numbers, play at The Railway Hotel, Harrow And Wealdstone, UK.
The Beatles play at The Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Support acts on this show are The Righteous Brothers, The Exciters, Jackie De Shannon and the Bill Black Combo. While in Montreal, death threats are made against drummer Ringo Starr, so the group leaves the city immediately after their two shows.
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