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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.
Ronnie by The Four
Seasons is the highest new entry in Cash Box magazine's chart of the best-selling singles in the USA, entering
at No64.
Louis Armstrong And The All Stars spend the last of thee days recording tracks in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, for his Kapp Records album of songs from the Broadway show Hello Dolly.
Bits And
Pieces by The Dave
Clark Five enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA, where it will peak
at No4.
Novelty song We Love You
Beatles by The Carefrees enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA at No39, but
it will rise no higher.
The Rolling Stones' fourth UK tour continues at The Pier Ballroom, Hastings, supported by Peter And Gordon, The Overlanders, The Barron Knights, David John And The Mood, Julie Grant and Tony Marsh.
A UK Silver Disc is awarded to the single A World Without
Love by Peter
And Gordon. The song was written by Paul
McCartney of The Beatles.
With rock'n'roll increasing in popularity, rockabilly star Bill Lloyd's country-oriented programme, Jamboree, on WCKY (AM) Radio in Louisville, Kentucky, USA, is dropped.
It's
Over by Roy Orbison enters the Cashbox magazine chart of
Best-Selling Singles in the USA, where it will peak at No10 five
weeks later.
UK newspaper The Evening Standard reveals that Bill Wyman, bassist of The Rolling Stones, is a married man!
Can't Buy Me
Love by The Beatles reaches No1 in Cash Box magazine's chart of the best-selling singles in the USA.
The New Christy Minstrels play the second of three nights at Ledbetter's, Los Angeles, California, USA. The show is recorded and, after languishing in the vaults for decades, tracks from the concert will be released on the album Live From Ledbetter's in 1999.
The Dovells appear on popular tv show American Bandstand in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Elvis Presley continues with the shooting of location scenes for his latest
movie, Roustabout, at locations in and around Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Squires, featuring lead guitarist Neil Young, play at Petersons' Ranch House, Winnipeg, Canada.
The Beatles set another record when no less than fourteen of their singles are listed simultaneously in the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart in the USA. Can't Buy Me Love is at No1, while Love Me Do holds down the bottom at No81.