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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 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 Brothers Four play in Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
The Swinging Blue Jeans play at Bristol University, Bristol, England, UK, Europe.
The Lovin' Spoonful release their second single, You Didn't Have to Be So Nice, on Kama Sutra Records in the USA.
Joan Baez plays at The Civic Theatre, San Diego, California, USA.
John Lee Hooker plays in an all-nighter session at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe, with The Big Three.
Yesterday by The Beatles reaches No1 in the Top 40 singles chart in the Netherlands, Europe.
The Rolling Stones play two shows in one day. First, in the afternoon, is The Coliseum, Washington DC, USA. That evening, they play at The Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
John Mayall And The Bluesbreakers play at The Blue Moon Club, Cheltenham, England, UK, Europe.
Judy Garland is seen appearing as the host in an ABC-TV Special The Hollywood Palace, in the USA.
Steam Packet play at the Club A'Gogo, Newcastle, England, UK, Europe. (The group includes Rod Stewart, Long John Baldry, Julie Driscoll and Brian Auger.)
A Silver Disc is awarded in the UK to the single Yesterday Man by Chris Andrews.
The Who play at La Locomotive, Paris, France, Europe.
The highest new entry in Cash Box magazine chart of the 100 best-selling singles in the USA is Puppet On A String by Elvis Presley, entering at No67.
The Applejacks play at The Hermitage, Hitchin, England, UK, Europe.
The film soundtrack album, The Sound Of Music, featuring Julie Andrews, reaches No1 in the Billboard albums chart in the USA for the first of two weeks.
Ella Fitzgerald plays to 3,000 people at the University Of Cal;ifornia, Berkeley, California, USA, supported by The Ramsey Lewis Trio.
Herman's Hermits, The Yardbirds, The Fortunes, Little Frankie and The Country Gents play at The Embassy Theatre, Peterborough, England, UK, Europe.
The McCoys release a new single, Fever, in the USA.
I Got You (I Feel Good) by James Brown simultaneously enters the Billboard R'n'B and Pop singles charts in the USA. It will reach No1 on the R'n'B list, and No3 on the pop chart.
The Brothers Four play to an audience of 3,000 at the University Of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois, USA. Also on the bill are Addiss And Crofut.
The Supremes play in Dallas, Texas, USA, supported by The Lovin' Spoonful.
It's My Life by The Animals hits No7 on the UK singles chart.
The Castiles, featuring a young vocalist called Bruce Springsteen, appear at The Fire House, Hazlet, New Jersey, USA.
The Dixie Cups, The Del Vikings, The Chiffons, The Belmonts and The VIPs play for an audience of 800 at Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
The Top Ten Singles for the week ending on this date in Cashbox magazine in the USA are as follows :

1. GET OFF OF MY CLOUD - Rolling Stones - London

2. I HEAR A SYMPHONY - Supremes - Motown

3. A LOVER'S CONCERTO - The Toys - DynoVoice

4. 1-2-3 - Len Barry - Decca

5. YESTERDAY - The Beatles - Capitol

6. KEEP ON DANCING - The Gentrys - MGM

7. RESCUE ME - Fontella Bass - Checker

8. YOU'RE THE ONE - The Vogues - Co And Ce

9. EVERYBODY LOVES A CLOWN - Gary Lewis And The Playboys - Liberty

10. LET'S HANG ON! - The Four Seasons - Philips

The Riot Squad play at The Royal Links Pavilion, Cromer, Norfolk, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Style.
The Statler Brothers release a new single, Flowers On the Wall, in the USA.
Billy Fury plays at The Winter Gardens, Banbury, England, UK, Europe.
A Silver Disc is awarded in the UK to the single Get Off Of My Cloud by The Rolling Stones.
Trevor Chambers is born in England, UK, Europe. He will find success as Lover's Rock reggae artist Trevor Spar ks.
The Knickerbockers, Mel Carter and Vic Dana appear on syndicated tv pop show Shivaree, recorded for KABC in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Ronnie Jones And The Blue Jays, The Movement and Duke Lee play at El Partido, Lewisham, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Monkees begin filming the pilot episode for their upcoming tv series, in Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Blues Project play at The Café Au Go Go, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
The Honeycombs play in The Adelphi, West Bromwich, England, UK, Europe.
Rick Nelson, Roy Head, Davy Jones, The Turtles and The Righteous Brothers are guests on today's edition of ABCtv's Shindig! in the USA.
The New Jump Band plays at Hillside School Dance, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK, Europe.
Herbie Goins And The Nightimers play at The Birdcage, Portsmouth, England, UK, Europe.
An hour-long special, Walt Disney At The Jack Benny Hour, is broadcast by NBC-tv in the USA, with featured guests including The Beach Boys, Bob Hope, Elke Sommer and Walt Disney.
Cilla Black and Tom Jones are the musical guests on "a special teenage edition" of The Billy Cotton Band Show on BBC-1 tv in the UK.
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, featuring Butterfield on vocals and harmonica, Michael Bloomfield and Elvin Bishop on guitars, Mark Naftalin on organ, Jerome Arnold and bass and Sam Lay on drums, is playing during a month of live shows at The Unicorn, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Sandie Shaw, David Wigg, Muriel Young and Bill Kerr are the jury on tonight's edition of the record rating show Juke Box Jury on BBC-1 tv in the UK.
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.