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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 Hollies play at The New Pier, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
The Alan Price Combo plays at Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Skyliners.
Janis Joplin writes a letter to her boyfriend, Peter De Blanc, saying, "I'm writing because I've been thinking about you all day. I tried to call you this morning but the hospital said that you don't have a phone in your room and I couldn't call you. So here I am, distraught as ever."
John Mayall plays at The Mojo Club, Sheffield, England, UK, Europe.
The Action play at The Pontiac Club, Zeeta House, Putney, London, England, UK, Europe.
Simon And Garfunkel release the re-mixed version of their flop single The Sound Of Silence on Columbia Records in the USA. This version features electric rock instruments added by producer Tom Wilson to make the track more contemporary. The strategy will prove to have been successful when the song goes to No1 in the USA at the start of January 1966.
The Golden Earrings play at Houtrusthallen, The Hague, Netherlands, Europe. The group will find greater fame after a name-change to Golden Earring.
John Fisher, bassist of Fishbone, is born in El Camino, California, USA.
The Who play at The Oa sis Club, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
Singer, songwriter and pianist Miki Yoshinaka is born in Yokohama, Japan, Asia.
The Beatles, Cilla Black and The Remains are musical guests on tv's Ed Sullivan Show in New York City, USA. Both performances were pre-recorded almost a month earlier.
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Elvis Presley is filming his next movie, Paradise Hawaiian Style at Paramount Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Don Byas and his band perform Lady Bird, I Remember Clifford, Stella By Starlight and I'll Remember April for the BBC at The BBC Television Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe.
The First New York Blues Project, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, John Hammond Jr. and The Little John Trio come to the end of a week of shows at The Cafe Au Go Go, Greenwich, Village, New York City, USA.
The Golden Earrings release their first single, Please Go, in Holland, Europe, on Polydor Records. In 1969 the group will win international success after a name change to Golden Earring.
Following an explosion, The Fiesta Ballroom, Montevideo, Minnesota, USA, is destroyed by fire.
Julie Andrews is the musical guest on tv's Andy Williams Show in the USA.
Dizzy Gillespie And His Quintet play during a season in The Penthouse at The Playboy Club, Chicago, Illinois, USA, with singer Millicent Brown and Johnny Janis.
Ali Akbar Khan, The Beers Family, The Moving Star Hall Singers, The Pennywhistlers and Tom Paxton play on the third and last day of the Philadelphia Folk Festival in Wilson Farm, Paoli, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jackie Wilson, Chuck Jackson, Bobby 'Blue' Bland, The Temptations, The Drifters, Maxine Brown, Yvonne Fair, Eloise Hester, The Bobby Scott Band and The Joe Scott Band play in Parker Field, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
The Rolling Stones play at The Grugahalle, Essen, Germany, Europe, supported by Jimmy And The Rackets.
Barbra Streisand is given an Emmy Award for the tv music special My Name Is Barbra.
Paul Simon plays at The Central Hotel, Birkenhead, England, UK.
Fats Domino is playing the fourth of five nights at Club Laurel, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Hello Little Girl by The Fourmost enters the UK singles chart, where it will peak at No9. The song is written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles.
The Walker Brothers play at The Starlite, Wembley, London, England, UK.
Herbie Goins And The Nightimers play at The Birdcage club, Portsmouth, England, UK, Europe.
Four singers - Miss Lok Wun, Miss May Wong, Miss Swee Lee and Miss Pak Ling plaus Teddy And His Band play at the opening of Cabaret Singapura, at Gay World, Singapore, Asia.
Shirley Bassey, accompanied by The Alan Ainsworth Orchestra, opens at The Pigalle, London, England, UK. The show is recorded and will be released as an LP by EMI Records.
Lulu And The Luvvers, The Smokestacks and The Iveys play at Ritz Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz), Skewen, South Wales, UK. The Iveys will find greater success after a name-change to Badfinger.
Cilla Black appears on UK tv show Blackpool Night Out.
The Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Temptations, Martha And The Vandellas, Brenda Holloway, Patti LaBelle And The Bluebelles and The Beau Brummels play the last night of a ten-day season, promoted by top radio DJ Murray The K, at the Brooklyn Fox Theatre, New York City, USA.
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.