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Jazz guitar virtuoso
Carl Kress collapses and dies, aged 58, of a heart attack while on tour with George Barnes in Reno, Nevada, USA. In a glittering career, Kress found success as a solo and duet performer, as well as working in the bands of
Paul Whiteman, Bix Beiderbecke, The
Dorsey Brothers and others.
Chet Atkins with Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops plays in Symphony Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The session is recorded by RCA Records and will be released as the album The Pops Goes Country.
John Lennon of
The Beatles receives the guarantee for his recently delivered Rolls Royce Phantom V, license plate number FJB111C. The vehicle is nineteen feet long and weighs three tons.
The Iveys play at Ritz Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz), Skewen, South Wales, UK, with The Blackjacks.
The Iveys will find greater fame as
Badfinger.
Frankie Laine records House Of Laughter, What Do You Know?, Two Loves Have I and A Girl in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Cliff Richard has a session at Studio 2,
Abbey Road, London, England, UK, during which he records the songs Long Ago, I'll Walk Alone, A Summer Place and My Foolish Heart.

Actor Peter Lawford hosts a party for
Judy Garland on the occasion of her 43rd birthday.

Joseph Alberto Santiago is born in Manila, Philippines, Asia. He will find fame as
Joey Santiago, guitarist for The
Pixies.

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.

The stage musical
Man Of La Mancha is playing at the ANTA Washington Square Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of almost two and a half years.