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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.
The Frank Wright Trio records The Earth, Jerry and The Moon for ESP-Disk Recordings in New York City, USA.
San Francisco-based innovator Bill Ham demonstrates a complex system of lights and slides which he calls a "light show". This will become a vital ingredient for rock shows in the psychedelic era.
The Supremes play in Statesboro, Georgia, USA, supported by the Lovin' Spoonful.
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Producer George Martin chooses the running order for The Beatles album Rubber Soul, and telephones it to Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Top Ten Singles on WABC Radio in New York City, USA, for this week are as follows :

1. I Hear a Symphony - The Supremes (Motown)

2. A Lover's Concerto - The Toys (DynoVoice)

3. 1-2-3 - Len Barry (Decca)

4. Rescue Me - Fontella Bass (Checker)

5. Get Off of My Cloud - The Rolling Stones (London)

6. Keep On Dancing - The Gentrys (MGM)

7. Let's Hang On! - The 4 Seasons (Philips)

8. Taste of Honey - Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass (A+M)

9. You're the One - The Vogues (Co + Ce)

10. Everyone's Gone to the Moon - Jonathan King (Parrot)

Stereo and mono mixes of the North American version of The Beatles' album Rubber Soul are made by Hal Mulhonnen and Billy Smith for Capitol Records in the USA.
Paul McCartney of The Beatles goes to see Gene Pitney in concert in Slough, England, UK, Europe.
The Wonder Who release a cover version of the Bob Dylan song Don't Think Twice on Philips Records in the USA. The group performing the track, however, is actually The Four Seasons.
The Great Society record another version of Free Advice at Golden State Recorders, San Francisco, California, USA. The group includes Grace Slick, later to join Jefferson Airplane.
The Blues Project play at the Cafe Au Go Go, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
The Applejacks play at Stone Cross Hall, Harlow, England, UK, Europe.
The Spencer Davis Group plays at The Marquee, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
CBS-tv in the USA broadcasts Sinatra, a documentary in which Frank Sinatra is interviewed about his life and music by Walter Cronkite.
Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra record the LP The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume Two for ESP-Disk at RLA Sound Studios, New York City, USA.
Jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan records the LP Infinity for Blue Note records in Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
The Graham Bond Organisation plays at Klooks Kleek Club, Railway Hotel, West Hampstead, London, England, UK, Europe.
At the start of a nine-day tour, The Animals play at Sala Kongresowa, Warsaw, Poland, Europe.
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TV rock show Where The Action Is in the USA features Peter And Gordon performing I Go to Pieces and To Know You Is to Love You, plus Barbara Lewis performing Baby, I'm Yours.
The Who are recording The Kids Are Alright at IBC Studio, London, England, UK, Europe, followed by a gig at The Winter Gardens, Malvern, England, UK, Europe.
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Sonny And Cher play at the RKO Orpheum Theatre, Davenport, Iowa, USA.
The Rolling Stones, The Vibrations and Patti Labelle And The Bluebelles play at The Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
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.