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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.Winifred Atwell, Lance Percival, Ronnie Carroll, Antonio Vargas And The Spanish Dancers, Gerard Sety, Des Lane, Toni Ros, The Mistins and The Don Robb Group are playing during the summer season at The Star Light Roof, The Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, England, UK, Europe.
Helen Shapiro is undertaking a ten-week summer season engagement at The Aquarium Theatre, Great Yarmouth, England, UK, Europe, supported by Peter Jay and The Jaywalkers, Ronnie Corbett and Jimmy Savile.
Jerry Lee Lewis is playing during a two-week season at The Thunderbird Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, for a fee reported to be $9,500 per week.
Jazz vocalist Keely Smith is playing during three weeks at The Venetian Room, Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Beatles are playing during six nights of shows at The Odeon Cinema, Llandudno, Wales, UK, Europe, supported by Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas, Tommy Quickly, The Lana Sisters, The Sons Of The Piltdown Men, Gary And Lee and Tommy Wallis And Beryl. Compere is comedian Billy Baxter.
Ernest Tubb And His Texas Troubadours play the first of two nights at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, USA.
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The Isley Brothers, produced by Bert Berns, record Do The Twist, Long Tall Sally, Surf And Shout, Please Please Please, Stagger Lee and other tracks for United Artists Records at Bell Sound Studios in New York City, USA.
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Lenny Tristano And His Orchestra are playing nightly at The Playhouse Cafe, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Sammy Davis Jr records That Old Black Magic and Without You I'm Nothing, for Reprise Records in the USA.
Singer and songwriter Billy Edd Wheeler records his original version of Blistered for Kapp Records. It will become a hit again in 1969 for Johnny Cash.
Eddie Strevens And His Quartet provide the musical entertainment on the BBC Home Service Radio Show Music While You Work in the UK.
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Elvis Presley continues with filming of studio-based scenes at MGM Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, for his fifteenth movie Viva Las Vegas, co-starring Ann-Margret.
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Ray Charles with his Orchestra and The Raelets plays at The Civic Auditorium, Bakersfield, California, USA.
The Detours play at The White Hart Hotel, Acton, London, England, UK, Europe. The group will find greater fame after a name change to The Who.
Kierin Magenta Kirby is born in Youngstown, Ohio, USA. She will find fame as Lady Miss Kier of Deee-Lite.
The Squires, a group including guitarist Neil Young, play at West End Memorial Community Club, Winnipeg, Ontario, Canada.Bobby Rydell and Jan And Dean play at the Mountain Top Ballroom, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA.
Julie Christie makes her breakthough as an actress when the film Billy Liar opens in the UK. Christie makes a significant impact in the role of Liz, one of Billy Liar's girlfriends. As well as appearing in many more movies, including Dr. Zhivago, Far From The Madding Crowd and The Go-Between. She will also inspire at least two songwriters, appearing as Julie in The Kinks' song Waterloo Sunset (1967) and taking centre stage in Brian Eno's Julie With... (1977).
Liverpool quintet The Dennisons enter the UK singles chart with Be My Girl on Decca Records. It will peak at No46 during a six-week run.
Jimmy Witherspoon records the album Evenin' Blues, with T-bone Walker on guitar, for Prestige Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Confessin' by Frank Ifield reaches No1 in the Lever Hit Parade, New Zealand, Oceania, for the first of two weeks.
The movie Hootenanny Hoot is released to cinemas in the USA. The movie is a spin-off from the recent folk music revival, and features appearances by Johnny Cash, The Brothers Four, Sheb Wooley, Judy Henske, George Hamilton IV, Joe And Eddie and more.