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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.
The Motortown Revue, featuring The Miracles, Marvin Gaye, Little Stevie Wonder, Mary Wells, and Martha And The Vandellas, plays during a week of shows at The Regal Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Judy Collins is undertaking a week-long tour of the midwest of the USA which takes her to Kansas City, Minneapolis, Denver, St. Louis, Oklahoma City and Dallas.
Buddy Bair And His Orchestra with vocalist Elaine Powell are playing during a three-week booking at The Skyway, Hotel Peabody, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein has a second meeting with American tv mogul Ed Sullivan in New York City, USA, to finalise an agreement under which Sullivan will book The Beatles for the Ed Sullivan Show.
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Paul McCartney of The Beatles collapses during rehearsals for a show at The Guildhall, Portsmouth, England, UK, Europe.
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Leon McAuliffe And The Cimarron Boys at The Corral, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Kay Starr records Allez-Vous-En and Half A Photograph in Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, California, USA.
Bluegrass group The Kentucky Colonels play the sixth night in a week of shows at Gerde's Folk City, New York City, USA. Their steel guitar player, Clarence White, will go on to play for The Byrds.
Lyricist, keyboardist and singer-songwriter Tom Marshall is born in Princeton, New Jersey, USA. He will become best known for his association with Trey Anastasio and the rock band Phish.
The New York Contemporary Five, which includes Don Cherry and Archie Shepp, record tracks for their debut album Consequences on Fontana Records.
The Shouts, The Beatcombers, The Shondells and The Tempos play at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
Stand-up comedian and recording artist Allan Sherman appears as a guest on tonight's edition of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on tv in the USA.
Following his arrest the previous day in a gents toilet in Madras Place, London, England, UK, Europe, famed British record producer Joe Meek is charged with 'importuning for an immoral purpose' at Clerkenwell Magistrates Court. Meek is found guilty and fined £15.
The New Christy Minstrels, The Big 3, Leon Bibb, Will Holt and The Dukes Of Dixieland play at Fordham University, The Bronx, New York City, USA.
The New York Contemporary Five, which includes Don Cherry and Archie Shepp, record tracks for their debut album Consequences on Fontana Records.
Dusty Springfield, The Searchers, Freddie And The Dreamers and Brian Poole And The Tremeloes play at The Essoldo, Tunbridge Wells, England, UK, Europe.
Sonny Boy Williamson II plays at the Town Hall, High Wycombe, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Rolling Stones.
Johnny Cash records Dark As A Dungeon and Understand Your Man, in Columbia Recording Studio, Music Row, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Neil Sedaka, Dion and Timi Yuro play at L'Olympia, Paris, France, Europe, for the second time in a month.
Elvis Presley is in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, completing work on his next MGM movie, Kissin' Cousins.
Jerry Lee Lewis plays the ninth of thirteen nights at the Oriental Club, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
The Beatles second album, With The Beatles, is released in Germany, Europe, on Odeon Records.
The musical comedy film Bye Bye Birdie opens at cinemas in Sweden, Europe. The film, based on Elvis Presley being drafted into the US Army, stars Janet Leigh and Dick Van Dyke, with Jesse Pearson as fictitious pop idol Conrad Birdie (a pun on Conway Twitty), along with Ann-Margret and Bobby Rydell. TV show host Ed Sullivan appears as himself.
The Hollies play at McIlroy's Ballroom, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
The Fall 1963 Dick Clark Cara van Of Stars tour, featuring a line-up consisting of Bobby Vee, Brian Hyland, The Ronettes, Little Eva, The Dovells, Myron Lee And The Caddies, Linda Scott, Jimmy Clanton, The Jaynettes, The Thymes and Paul And Paula, plays in The War Memorial Auditorium, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA.
Tommy Sands records Ten Dollars And A Clean White Shirt, Don't Play That Song Again and other tracks in Bell Sound Studios, 237 West 54th Street, New York City, USA.
Billy Taylor records That's Where It Is, A Lot Of Livin' To Do, Right Here Right Now and other tracks in New York City, USA, for his Capitol Records album Right Here Right Now.