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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 Moody Blues play at The College Of Technology, Oxford, UK.
The Yardbirds play at Loughborough College, Loughborough, and later at The Twisted Wheel, Manchester, UK.
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It is announced that Eric Clapton is leaving The Yardbirds. Jeff Beck is his replacement, but Jimmy Page has also been approached.
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Irish blues band Them, with vocalist Van Morrison, play in Manchester, UK.
The film soundtrack album Mary Poppins, featuring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, reaches No1 in the Billboard albums chart in the USA, for the first of fourteen (non-consecutive) weeks.
Judy Garland plays the third night in a ten-day residency at The Fountainbleau Hotel, Miami, Florida, USA.
The Walker Brothers get their first UK press coverage in the form of a brief interview with journalist Chris Welch in Melody Maker, partly about their connections to P.J. Proby.
Brenda Holloway, Connie Stevens, The Supremes, and Johnny Tillotson appear on syndicated tv pop show Shivaree, recorded for KABC in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Georgie Fame And The Blue Flames play at The Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex, UK.
Tired Of Waiting For You by The Kinks enters the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the USA, where it will peak at No6.
The Beatles leave the UK to carry out further filming for their second movie, Help!, in Austria, Europe.
The Squires, featuring Neil Young, play at River Heights Community Club, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Silhouettes by Herman's Hermits peaks at No3 in the UK singles chart.
Johnny Cash begins a North American tour with two shows at Massey Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The Beatles reach No1 again in the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart in America with their current single Eight Days A Week. It will remain on top for two weeks.
I'll Never Find Another You by The Seekers reaches No1 in the Australian pop singles chart.
Phil Ochs plays the second of three nights at Main Point, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Rolling Stones, supported by The Hollies and Dave Berry, play at The Granada, Rugby, UK.
A package tour headlined by Roy Orbison and featuring Marianne Faithfull, The Rockin' Berries and Cliff Bennett And The Rebel Rousers, plays at the Colston Hall, Bristol, UK.
The highest new entry in Cash Box magazine chart of the 100 best-selling singles in the USA is Tired Of Waiting For You by The Kinks, entering at No62.
Tom Jones makes his first major tv appearance on UK tv series The Billy Cotton Band Show.
The Rolling Stones release a new single, The Last Time, in the USA.
I'm Telling You Now by Freddie And The Dreamers enters the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the USA, where it will peak at No1.
Adam Faith plays at The Wimbledon Theatre, Wimbledon, UK.
The Kinks play in Peterborough, UK.
The Who play at The Club Noreik, Tottenham, London, UK.
Do The Clam by Elvis Presley enters the Billboard Best-Selling Singles chart in the USA, where it will peak at No21 during a six-week run.
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.