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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 Paul Winter Sextet is playing during three weeks at The London House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme are playing during two weeks at The Latin Casino, Camden, New Jersey, USA.
Maurice Chevalier is starring in a one-man show during four weeks at The Ziegfeld Theater, New York City, USA.
Xavier Cugat and Abbe Lane play at The San Juan Hotel, Puerto Rico, Caribbean.
Accordionist and singer Dick Contino is playing at Ray's Supper Club, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Eddie Fisher is playing at The Desert Inn, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The John Coltrane Quartet is playing during six nights at The Jazz Temple, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Luisillo And His Spanish Dance Theatre, a 28-piece troupe, provide music and dance billed as "The Greatest Show Ever Brought To Town" during a week of shows at Sky, Singapore, Asia.
Dionne Warwick releases her debut LP, Presenting Dionne Warwick, produced by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, on Scepter Records in the USA.
Patsy Cline writes a letter to her friend Anne Armstrong in which she says, "Jimmy Dean dropped by my session the other night and said, "I see you're still singing your ass off." And I said to him, "I see you're still as big-headed as you Texans always are."
The Improvisational Workshop Orchestra, recently formed by jazz trumpet player Don Ellis, gives its debut performance at the Five Spot, New York City, USA.
Judy Garland is playing during a three-week engagement at the South Shore Room, Harrah's Resort, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA.
Helen Shapiro, Danny Williams, Kenny Lynch, The Honeys, The Kestrels, Dave Allen and the Red Price Orchestra, and Peter Jay and The Jaywalkers play at The Embassy Theatre, Peterborough, England, UK, Europe. [The Beatles were booked for this show but pulled out because of imminent recording commitments in London).
Elvis Presley continues filming scenes for his next movie, Fun In Acapulco, at Paramount Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Tony Niemistö is born in Danderyd, Stockholm County, Sweden, Europe. He will find success as the drummer in the band Europe.
Doc Watson plays at Club 47, Cambridge (near Boston), Massachusetts, USA.
Miles Davis comes to the end of a two-week engagement at The Sutherland Lounge, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Shortly after this gig, Paul Chambers and Wynton Kelly quit Davis' group.
Carlos Malcolm And His Afro Jamaican Rhythms play at The Carib Cinema, Kingston, Jamaica, Caribbean, with guest artists The Sheridans, Jackie Estick and Desmond Decker (who will find international success as reggae star Desmond Dekker).
Jet Harris and Tony Meehan appear on UK radio show Easy Beat , in London, England, UK, Europe. Also on the bill is Eden Kane.
J.F. Hetherington in the Consumer Services department of The RCA Victor Record Division in New York City, USA, writes to a fan explaining that they cannot fulfil his request for an Elvis Presley discography because, "we have not yet compiled such a listing."
Brian Hyland, Little Eva and The Brook Brothers play at The Empire, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
Patti Page sings a medley of Big Daddy / Baby, Won't You Please Come Home and Just a Simple Melody on the Ed Sullivan Show on tv in New York City, USA.
Connie Francis records L'Amour Est Un Cadeau Du Ciel - a French-language version of her hit single I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter.
Kes Chin And His Souvenirs play at The Mona Theatre, Kingston, Jamaica, Caribbean.
British pop idol Cliff Richard buys a Chevrolet for his mother, Dorothy Webb.
David Victor Emmanuel is born in London, England, UK, Europe. He will find success in the 1980s as reggae singer and DJ chatter Smiley Culture.
Jet Harris and Tony Meehan appear on UK tv's Billy Cotton Band Show, in London, England, UK, Europe.
The Beatles have a photographic session with photographer Cyrus Andrews in the lobby of The Royal Court Hotel, and other locations around Sloane Square, London, England, UK, Europe.
Francoise Hardy appears on the tv show Tele Dimanche in Paris, France, Europe.