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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.
Female saxophonist Vi Redd is playing during a month-long engagement at The Sugar Hill, San Francisco, California, USA.
Billy Eckstine is playing during a lengthy engagement at The Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Folksinger Jean Redpath and Ramblin' Jack Elliot are playing during six nights at The 2nd Fret Coffee House, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
The Rolling Stones, Georgie Fame And The Blues Flames, Carter Lewis And The Southerners, The Yardbirds and The Graham Bond Organisation, play in "A Concert In Rhythm'n'Blues" at the Civic Hall, Guildford, England, UK, Europe.Bobby Rydell, Helen Shapiro, The Spotnicks, The Chants, The Harlems and The Trebletones bring their UK tour to an end with a show at The ABC, Hull, England, UK, Europe.
Al Martino records I Love You More And More Every Day for Capitol Records in the USA. It will peak at No9 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart in the USA.
Seriously drunk blues musician and recording artist Pat Hare is arrested in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, for the murders by shooting of his married girlfriend and an attending police officer. He will be sentenced to life imprisonment. Throughout the 1940s and '50s Hare had been an in-demand accompanist to a roster of blues greats including Sonny Boy Williamson, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, James Cotton, Bobby 'Blue' Bland and Junior Parker.
The Beatles record an appearance on an All-Liverpool edition of UK tv show Thank Your Lucky Stars, at Alpha Television Studios, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe, which also features The Searchers, Cilla Black and Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas.
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Vocalist, songwriter and producer Don Gant records The Luckiest Guy In The World, Don't Ya Even Try, High Hoss Baby and Early In The Morning at Fred Foster Sound Studio, 319 17th Avenue, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. 
Episode Five of The Judy Garland Show is broadcast on CBS-TV in the USA. Judy's guests are Tony Bennett and Dick Shawn.
Helen Rachel Slater is born in Bethpage, New York State, USA. She will first find fame as actress Helen Slater, starring in the 1984 movie Supergirl but in 2003 will launch a career as a singer-songwriter with the album One Of These Days.
Peter, Paul And Mary play at The Boys' Club of America, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA.
The Downliners Sect play an afternoon session at Ken Colyer's Studio 51, Great Newport Street, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Detours play at St. Mary's Hall, Putney, London, England, UK, Europe. The group will find international success after evolving to become The Who.Billy Fury and The Karl Denver Trio play at The Granada Theatre, Woolwich, London, England, UK, Europe.
Jazz producer Bill Grauer dies following an unexpected heart attack. In 1953, Grauer had co-founded the New York-based Riverside Records with Orrin Keepnews.
Little Stevie Wonder continues with his Christmas season booking at L'Olympia, Paris, France, Europe.
Brook Benton continues with his two-week engagement at Basin Street West, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Whirlwinds play at The Twisted Wheel, Manchester, England, UK, Europe. The group was founded by, and included, Graham Gouldman, who would find greater success as a songwriter and member of 10cc.
Shirley Horn spends the first of two days recording the album Shirley Horn With Horns with Quincy Jones as producer, at A+R Studios, New York City, USA, for Mercury Records. Tracks recorded on this day include Mack The Knife, On The Street Where You Live