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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.
Kathy Keegan is playing during four weeks at The Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Xavier Cugat is headlining during three weeks at The Flamingo, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, supported by Charo.
Italian-American tenor Sergio Franchi is playing at The Copacabana, New York City, USA, during a two-week season.
Glenda Grainger is playing during two weeks at The Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Billy Daniels is playing during six days at The Imperial Room of the Royal York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Rick Martin And The Showmen Featuring Nickey Reynolds are playing at Jay's Disc-Au-Go Go, 913 Ocean Avenue, Asbury Park, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA. The group includes Tim Bogert and Mark Stein, both of whom will achieve greater fame as founder-members of Vanilla Fudge.
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Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich play at The Palais, Wimbledon, England, UK, Europe.
Stevie Wonder releases a new single, Up Tight (Everything's Alright), on Tamla Motown Records in the UK.
The Beatles single Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out is released in Argentina, South America, on Odeon Pops Records.
Elvis Presley orders a Highspeed Raceway Road America slot-car racetrack at a cost of $4,990.
Ronnie And The Daytonas release a new single, Sandy, on Stateside Records in the UK.
The Warlocks play at The Fillmore, San Francisco, California, USA. The band will later change its name to The Grateful Dead.
The Small Faces play in The Co-Op Hall, Gravesend, England, UK, Europe.
The New Christy Minstrels, with producer: Sid Garris, record Una Rosa Da Vienna and A La Buena De Dios in CBS Recording Studio, 6121 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
TV rock show Where The Action Is in the USA features The Beau Brummels performing Good Time Music and Don't Talk to Strangers. On the same show, Bobby Freeman performs the latest dance-craze song, The Swim.
The Swinging Blue Jeans release a new single, Don't Make Me Over, in the UK on HMV Records.
Barbara Ann by The Beach Boys enters the Billboard Hoy 100 Singles chart in the USA, where it will peak at No2. The song was first a hit in 1961 for The Regents.
The Exciters play a live gig in Manchester, England, UK, Europe. They also appear on the Granada tv pop show Scene At 6.30.
The Beach Boys play at Fukuoka Kyuden Taikuka, Fukuoka, Japan, Asia.
Chris Farlowe releases a new single, Think, in the UK, written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones.
Ray Charles releases a new single, Crying Time, on HMV Records in the UK.
Gary Farr And The T-Bones play at The Marquee Club, London, England, UK, Europe.
Johnny Hodges and Earl 'Fatha' Hines record the album Stride Right for Verve Records in New York City, USA.
Jefferson Airplane play two shows. First is a noon performance at UBC Brock Hall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In the evening they play at the Kitsilano Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Unit Four Plus Two play in Arthur Adams College, Newport, Wales, UK, Europe.
Jazz guitarist Tony Mottola performs Brasilia and Sabor A Mi on tonight's edition of The Sammy Davis Jr Show on NBC-tv in the USA.
Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Sonny Stitt, Zoot Sims, Ruby Braff and others play in the Boston Globe Jazz Festival, War Memorial Auditorium, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Jimmy James And the Vagabonds play at The Birdcage, Portsmouth, England, UK, Europe.
The Chantels record You're Welcome To My Heart and Soul Of A Soldier in New York City, USA, for Verve Records.
The Who play in the Municipal Hall, Pontypridd, Wales, UK, Europe
Aspiring British rock musician David Jones changes his name to David Bowie to avoid confusion with Davy Jones of The Monkees, just in time for the release of his new single, Can't Help Thinking About Me.
Bluegrass group The Friendly Strangers play at The Questing Beast, 2504 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, California, USA.
The Alan Price Set plays in Krinkotab, Hermitage Halls, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, UK, Europe.
John Davidson records I Still Send Flowers, I'll Try Lovin' You Less and Can't Help This Feeling I Feel for Columbia Records in New York City, USA.
Billy Vaughan releases a new single, Michelle, on Warner Brothers Records in the UK. The song is composed by John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles.
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American musician and songwriter, Allan Roberts, dies of a heart attack, aged 62, in hospital in Hollywood, Florida, USA. His songs, co-written with Doris Fisher and others, were successfully recorded by the Mills Brothers, Ella Fitzgerald, the Ink Spots, Billie Holiday, the Andrews Sisters, Marilyn Monroe, Perry Como, and others.
The Lovin' Spoonful release a new single, You Didn't Have To Be So Nice, on Pye International in the UK.
The Drifters play at the 32 Club, Harlesden, London, England, UK, Europe.
Cliff Bennett And The Rebel Rousers play at Lanchester School of Technology, Coventry, England, UK, Europe.
The Nashville Teens play a gig in Newcastle, England, UK, Europe.
Loading Zone play at the Open Theatre, Berkeley, California, USA.
That Funny Feeling, Bobby Darin's third and final movie with his wife Sandra Dee, opens at cinemas in Ireland, Europe.
The Mark Leeman Five release a new single, Forbidden Fruit, on Columbia Records in the UK.
Composer, producer and musician Anders Eliasson is born in Malmö, Sweden, Europe. From 1980 to 1983 he will be a member of the band Page.
The Hank Crawford Octet records Lonely Avenue, The Turfer and Junction for Atlantic Records in New York City, USA.
Barry McGuire releases a new single, This Precious Time, on RCA Records in the UK, Europe. Back up vocals on the song are provided by The Mamas And Papas.
Lee Dorsey appears on UK tv pop show Ready, Steady, Go. He also makes live appearances at The In Place, Marylebone, London, England, UK, Europe, at The Roaring 20s Club, London, and at The Flamingo, Soho, London.
BBC tv acquires the British exhibition rights for the film of The Beatles At Shea Stadium.
Gary Walker of The Walker Brothers flies home from the UK to California, USA, to recover from a bout of pneumonia.