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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.
Harry Belafonte is playing during a month of shows at The Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Judy Henske is playing during three weeks of gigs at The Gate Of Horn, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Flamenco guitarist Juan Serrano is playing during three weeks of gigs at The 2nd Fret, Philadelphia, pennsylvania, USA.
The Dillards are playing during three weeks at The Shadows, Washington DC, USA.
Jazz singer Sylvia Syms is playing during two weeks at The Living Room, New York City, USA.
Jerry Lee Lewis is playing during a month-long series of shows at The Chez Paree Club, Chicago, Illinois, USA. This series of shows is considered to have contributed greatly to turning his flagging career around.
The Miles Davis Quintet is playing during eleven nights at The It Club, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Folk duo The Goldcoast Singers is appearing at The Ice House, Pasadena, California, USA, during a four-week booking, with The Willow Creek Ramblers.
Carl Smith is playing during six days at The Flame Theatre Cafe, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
House band, The Alan Price Rhythm and Blues Combo is playing in The Jazz Lounge, Club A-Gogo, Percy Street, Haymarket, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, UK, Europe. The group will find greater success when it evolves to become The Animals.
Jazz multi-instrumentalist Roland Kirk plays at Ronnie Scott's Club, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Ronnie Scott Quartet and The Brian Auger Trinity.
John Malea is born in Windsor, England, UK, Europe. He will find success as Johnny Male, guitarist of Republica.
The Detours play at The Oldfield Hotel, Greenford, London, England, UK, Europe. The group will find greater success after changing its name to The Who.
Richard Nolan, bass player of UK 80s prog-rock hit-makers It Bites, is born in Egremont, Cumbria, England, UK, Europe.
Gerry And The Pacemakers enter the UK singles chart with You'll Never Walk Alone which will peak at No1 during a nineteen-week run. It will be their third consecutive UK No1, a feat they achieve before The Beatles.
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Having completed a tour through New Mexico, Colorado, Mississippi, Indiana, Iowa and Minnesota, Buck Owens And Buckaroos return to their base in California, USA.
Gene Vincent plays in L'Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium, Europe, accompanied by The Sunlights.
Eddy Arnold and The Needmore Creek Singers record the Lead Belly song Cotton Fields in the USA.
Peter, Paul And Mary enter the UK Singles Chart with Blowin' In The Wind. The song will prove a major hit and will introduce the name of its composer, Bob Dylan, to a much wider audience.
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Billy Fury, Joe Brown, The Karl Denver Trio, The Tornados, Marty Wilde, Daryl Quist, Dickie Pride, Larry Burns and The Ramblers play at The ABC, Dover, England, UK, Europe.
The Top 5 Singles in The Lever Hit Parade in New Zealand, oceania, on this day are as follows :

1. SHE LOVES YOU - THE BEATLES

2. Blue Velvet - Bobby Vinton

3. Hello Mudduh,Hello Fadduh (A Letter From Camp) - Allan Sherman

4. It's All In The Game - Cliff Richard

5. If I Had A Hammer - Trini Lopez

The Everly Brothers, Little Richard, Bo Diddley and The Rolling Stones play at The Gaumont, Wolverhampton, England, UK, Europe.
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Cyril Davies All-Stars play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
Margie Singleton records Old Records for Mercury Records at Bradley Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Singleton also joins Faron Young to cut Keeping Up With The Joneses.
Legendary French chanteuse Edith Piaf dies of an aneurysm due to liver failure aged 47, at her villa in Plascassier (Grasse), on the French Riviera, France, Europe.
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The Searchers enter the UK singles chart with Sweet Nothin's, on Philips Records, which will peak at No48 during a two-week run.
The Red Holloway Sextet record Monkey Sho' Can Talk, Miss Judie May and other tracks for Prestige Records at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
The Moray Dance Club presents The Caravelles in The Two Red Shoes, Elgin, Scotland, UK, Europe.
Do You Love Me by Brian Poole And The Tremeloes reaches No1 in the UK pop singles chart.
The Wes Montgomery Trio records the Miles Davis composition Freddie Freeloader, for Riverside Records in Radio City Music Hall, New York City, USA.
Tony Bennett opens to a standing room only audience at The Copacabana, New York City, USA.
New York City-based folk trio The Big Three are the musical guests on tonight's edition of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in the USA.
Producer Norman Petty overdubs contributions by The Fireballs onto Buddy Holly's original recording of the song Gone, in order to release the track in a more complete form.
Alexis Korner plays at The Six Bells Jazz Club, Chelsea, London, England, UK, Europe.
Jay And The Americans record an Italian version of their hit single Cara Mia, for United Artists Records at Bell Sound Studios, New York City, USA.
Today's edition of Mersey Beat magazine in Liverpool, England, UK, Europe, features The Escorts on the front cover.
James Patrick Glennie, founder of and bassist with UK 90s hitmakers James, is born in Moss Side, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
Elvis Presley records vocal tracks for songs including Once Is Enough and Catchin' On Fast, which will appear in his next film Kissin' Cousins, at MGM Studios Soundstage, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.