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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.
Principal photography on the next Elvis Presley movie, Frankie And Johnny, continues at Goldwyn Studios, Hollywood, California, USA.
Nina Simone plays the fifth night of a ten-day residency at The Charade, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
The Yardbirds play in Stamford Hall, Altrincham, UK.
A new Elvis Presley EP, Tickle Me, is shipped out in the USA by RCA Records.
Dusty Springfield records Some Of Your Lovin' and I've Been Wrong Before in Philips Studios, Stanhope Place, London, UK, for Philips Records.
The 30th Ravinia Festival - seven weeks of jazz, folk, classical and light music - begins in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Joker's Wild, including future Pink Floyd guitarist Dave Gilmour, play at The May Ball, Peterhouse College, Cambridge, UK.
The Four Tops perform I Can't Help Myself live on tv show It's What's Happening Baby, in the USA.
Jazz saxophonist Sonny Criss records Saturday Morning, When Sunny Gets Blue and other tracks in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Rhythm guitarist Harold Chiang quits one of Singapore's top rock bands, The Jets, and will be replaced by Willy Lau.
The Spencer Davis Group play in The Marquee Club, Soho, London, UK.
The Serendipity Singers are undertaking a two-week season at Bitter End, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Look magazine in the USA runs a seven-page story headlined, "The Far-Out World Of Teen Music".
While working with Bob Dylan on his new electric music, Columbia Records producer Tom Wilson has some free studio time. Using Dylan's musicians, he overdubs electric guitar and drums onto The Sound Of Silence, a song by acoustic folk duo Simon And Garfunkel, in the hope that it might be a hit during the current folk-rock boom.
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Screaming Lord Sutch And The Savages play at The Golf Drouot, Paris, France, Europe.
The Rolling Stones begin a brief Scottish tour at The Odeon, Glasgow.
Todays edition of Broadside, a contemporary folk music magazine published from New York City, USA, includes sheet music for new songs composed by Phil Ochs, Eric Andersen, Tom Paxton, Peter La Farge, Malvina Reynolds and others.
The Beatles record It's Only Love, for their second film soundtrack album Help!, at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK.
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Bob Dylan has his first electric session for the album Highway 61 Revisited, with producer Tom Wilson, at Columbia Records Studios, New York City, USA.
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Sandie Shaw plays the second night of a week at La Dolce Vita, Newcastle, UK.
The Times reports that former Liberal MP, Hector Dupuis, and former RAF Squadron-leader Paul Pearson, are returning their MBEs to the Queen because The Beatles have been listed in the Birthday Honours.
"Exciting hit recording stars" The Who play at The Town Hall, High Wycombe, UK. The contract specifies that the group will receive £125 or 60% of the gross takings.
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.