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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 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.
Billy Eckstine is playing during a lengthy engagement at The Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Folksinger Paul Sykes is appearing at The Ice House, Pasadena, California, USA.
The musical Zizi is presented at The Broadway Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 49 performances.
The Beatles album Beatles '65 - a compilation from documentary sources - is released in Germany, Europe, on Odeon Records.
Jr. Walker And The All Stars record Shotgun for Motown Records in Hitsville Studio A, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
The Who play at The Marquee, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Sneakers.
Wayne Fontana And The Mindbenders play at The Saints, Sheffield, England, UK, Europe.
The Animals play at L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France, Europe.
Earl Royce And The Olympics, The Cresters, The Pretenders and The Stormers play on a Twins Night (all twins are given free entry) at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
Marianne Faithfull records a version of the Jackie De Shannon composition Come And Stay With Me at Decca Studio 2, West Hampstead, London, England, UK, Europe. This version will not be released.
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The Devons (formed by Chuck Girard formerly of The Castells) record This Bike Of Mine and Honda Bike for Decca Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Bobbi Martin records Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You), I Can't Stop Loving You, Kiss Me Goodnight and We'll Sing In The Sunshine for Coral Records in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Dusty Springfield is arrested in South Africa for "blatantly flouting apartheid laws" i.e. performing in front of an multiracial audience at a show in Witteborne near Cape Town. An South African Government statement declares, "She was on two occasions warned through her manager to observe our South African way of life in regard to entertainment and was informed that if she failed to do so she would have to leave the country. She chose to defy the Government and was accordingly allowed to remain in the country for a limited time only." Dusty will be deported two days later.
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The Squires, with Neil Young on lead guitar, play the first of six nights at The Twilight Zone, Winnipeg, Canada.
The Tridents, featuring future rock guitar hero Jeff Beck, play at the 100 Club, Oxford Street, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by The King B Four.
The Rolling Stones shoot promotional films for songs including Heart of Stone and Oh Baby in Haliford Studios, Shepperton, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Honeycombs play at The Essoldo, Scunthorpe, England, UK, Europe.
Howlin' Wolf plays at The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire, England, UK, Europe.
Chuck Berry records Lonely Schooldays, His Daughter Caroline, Dear Dad, I Want To Be Your Driver, Jamaica Farewell and other tracks in Chess Recording Studio, 2120 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell records Lotus Land and Loie for his Verve Records album Guitar Forms at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
The Dave Clark Five play a live gig in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Johnny Cash re-releases his 1955 recording of Folsom Prison Blues in the USA.