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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 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.
Sonny And Cher, Len Barry, The Enemies and The Changing Times play at The Orpheum Theatre, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
The Shacklefords record The City Never Sleeps, Muddy Muddy River, Ain't It Babe and The Leaves for Capitol Records in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. The group includes Lee Hazlewood who will go on to greater success in his own right.
Loretta Lynn begins recording tracks for her next album, I Like 'Em Country, with producer Owen Bradley, at Columbia Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Calne-based band The Pack play a two-hour set at Lyneham Village Hall, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe. The show is attended by their booking manager 'Big' Pete Grant, who will go on to manage Led Zeppelin.
Record producer George Martin completes post-production work on The Beatles album Rubber Soul, in Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Blues Project play at The Cafe Au Go Go, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Bob Dylan plays the second of two nights at Massey Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Steam Packet, including Rod Stewart, Long John Baldry, Julie Driscoll and Brian Auger, appear on the Tyne-Tees tv presentation The Steam Packet Show.
In London, England, UK, Europe, The Rolling Stones' manager Andrew Oldham is editing the film Charlie Is My Darling, which had been shot during the Stones' Irish gigs in early September.
The Rolling Stones make their debut on TV's Hullaballoo in the USA, playing Get Off Of My Cloud. Today's edition also features The Kingsmen, performing Money, plus Barry McGuire and Brenda Lee.
The Jefferson Airplane becomes the first San Francisco hippy band to land a record contract when they sign to RCA Records.
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The Frank Sinatra album Sinatra's Sinatra is certified as a gold album by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
Herman's Hermits, Wayne Fontana, Billy Fury, The Fortunes, Little Frankie and The Country Gents play at The Granada, Maidstone, Kent, England, UK, Europe.
Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons release the album Sing Big Hits by Burt Bacharach- Hal David … Bob Dylan.
The Ventures record Action Plus for Dolton Records in the USA.
Motown Records' artist Barbara McNair releases her first single for the label, The Touch Of Time. Miss McNair might be totally forgotten, if not for the fact that her backing vocalist, a certain Diana Ross, is singing louder than she is.
Unable to dislodge Get Off Of My Cloud by The Rolling Stones, Patty Duke peaks at No2 in the Canadian pop singles chart with Say Something Funny.
The Spencer Davis Group plays at Bluesville, Manor House Ballroom, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK, Europe.
The Mothers Of Invention is established legally and officially as a musical group with Frank Zappa as its leader. Guitarist Henry Vestine also officially joins The Mothers on this date.
Chris Farlowe plays at Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Applejacks play at The Labour Hall, Bletchley, England, UK, Europe.
Two Beach Boys albums, Surfer Girl and Surfin' USA, are certified gold by the R.I.A.A. in the USA for sales of 500,000 copies each.
The Who play at The Pavilion, Bath, England, UK, Europe. (This was originally scheduled as a Chuck Berry gig, but when Berry cancelled The Who stood in.)
The Yardbirds release a new LP, Having A Rave Up, on Epic Records in the UK. the album features tracks recorded in London, New York City, Memphis and Chicago, featuring Eric Clapton his replacement, Jeff Beck.
Dolly Parton records Control Yourself, Don't Drop Out and I've Known You All My Life for Monument Records in Fred Foster Sound Studio, 319 17th Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Loretta Lynn releases a new gospel album Hymns, on Decca Records in the USA.
Jimmy James And The Vagabonds play at The Marquee, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Rolling Stones play at The Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
P.J. Proby reveals that he is now 'flat broke, penniless, destitute.'
Petula Clark begins a season at The Copacabana, New York City, USA.
TV rock show Where The Action Is in the USA features The Strangeloves (from Marineland of the Pacific) performing Cara Lin, plus Mel Carter performing My Heart Sings.
The Country Gentlemen record Home Sweet Home, This Land Is Your Land, Take This Hammer and other tracks including the Bob Dylan composition Blowin' In The Wind in Wynwood Studios, Falls Church, Virginia, USA.
Sonny James releases a new single, True Love's A Blessing, on Capitol Records in the USA.
The Motown Record Corporation files trademarks for Motown and Tamla with the Australia Intellectual Property Office as Unique IDs to identify the company's marks in Australia.
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.