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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 musical Zizi is presented at The Broadway Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 49 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 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.
Connie Haines is playing during two weeks at the ACT IV Restaurant-Supper Club, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Eddie Peabody, billed as 'The King Of The Banjo', plays during seventeen nights at The Roostertail, Detroit, Michigan, USA, supported by 'song stylist' Gloria Loring.
Mose Allison is headlining for three weeks at The Village Vanguard, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Stage musical La Grosse Valise is performed at the 54th Street Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of just seven performances.
The Blues Project play at The Café Au Go Go, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Turn Turn Turn by The Byrds is at No1 in the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart, while in the UK, The Carnival Is Over by The Seekers is the number one hit.
The Goldberg-Miller Blues Band begins a four-week booking at The Phone Booth, New York City, USA.
Robbie Basho plays at The Jabberwock, Berkeley, California, USA.
Willie Nelson records Columbus Stockade Blues, Seasons Of My Heart, Heartaches By The Number, Go On Home, My Window Faces The South and San Antonio Rose in RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Ella Fitzgerald and Gordon MacRae sing a medley of You Are My Sunshine, Red River Valley and Bury Me Not On The Lonesome Prairie with their host on The Dean Martin Show' on tv in the USA.
More than fifty artists, managers, attorneys and record company executives attend a public hearing at the offices of State Attorney General Louis K. Lefkowitz in New York City, USA. The hearing is intended to begin investigations into 'misrepresentation in the music industry". Peter Nero, Xavier Cugat and Maxine Brown are among those making statements, about the ways in which companies, for example, re-package old unsuccessful albums after an artist achieves success, to make it appear that these are new recordings.
Barbara Lewis, with Jimmy Wisner's Orchestra, records Since I Fell For You, Let It Be Me, Who Can I Turn To, I Only Miss Him When I Think Of Him for Atlantic Records in New York City, USA. She also records Yesterday, written by Paul McCartney of The Beatles.
Manfred Mann play at the The City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Impacts and The Mundanes.
The Alan Price Set play at The Marquee, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Bluesology, whose line-up includes Reg Dwight, later to become Elton John.
The initial instrumental tracks for Monday, Monday by The Mamas And The Papas are recorded at Western Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jefferson Airplane begin recording their first LP, Jefferson Airplane Takes Off, at RCA Recording Studio C, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Among the tracks recorded today are Runnin' Round This World and That's All Right.
Claude Alexander Campbell is born in the parish of Saint Thomas, Jamaica, West Indies, Caribbean. He will find success as DJ Little Harry.
Freddie And The Dreamers open in the pantomime Aladdin at The Palace Theatre, Manchester, England, UK, Europe, with Des O'Connor and The Barry Sisters.
The double-A-sided Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out by The Beatles reaches No1 in the UK singles chart, where it will remain for five weeks.
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Jay And The Americans record Crying (written by Roy Orbison], for United Artists Records at Bell Sound Studios, New York City, USA.
Jerry Naylor records Walk A Little Taller and For Her in Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Neither tyrack will be released.
The Bill Evans Trio record Time Remembered, Blue Interlude and other tracks for Verve Records in New York City, USA.
Tammi Terrell begins recording All I Do Is Think About You for Motown Records in Detroit, Michigan, USA. The song is co-written by Stevie Wonder.
The Small Faces play in The Flying Fox Club, Cottisloe, England, UK, Europe
Lulu And The Luvvers play the fifth night in a week of shows at The Cabaret Club, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
The Fugs, Richie Havens and The New Group play at The Cafe Au Go Go, New York City, USA.
Pioneering jazz clarinettist Gus Mueller, dies aged 75 in Hollywood, Los ANgeles, Calfornia, USA.
Jingle Bells becomes the first song to be be broadcast live from space when Gemini 6 mission astronauts Walter M. 'Wally' Schirra Jr. and Thomas P. Stafford perform Jingle Bells from their orbiting spacecraft, using a Hohner Little Lady harmonica and a set of miniature sleigh bells.
The Everly Brothers play the second of six nights at The Hullaballoo Club, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Loose Ends play at Cook’s Ferry Inn, Edmonton, north London, England, UK, Europe.
The Supremes make an appearance at the Shamrock Hilton DJ Party in Houston, Texas, USA.
Jimmy Newman, with Owen Bradley as producer, rec ords Bouquet Of Roses, The One Rose, Roses Are Red and Ramblin' Rose in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Nancy Sinatra releases a new single, These Boots Are Made for Walkin', on Reprise Records in the USA. The song is written by Lee Hazlewood.
The Jimmy Smith Quartet records Satisfaction, Hi Heel Sneakers and other tracks for Verve Records at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
The Beach Boys LP Surfer Girl is certified as a gold album by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
The Who play in the Town Hall, Kidderminster, England, UK, Europe.
TV rock show Where The Action Is in the USA features Barbara Lewis performing Baby, I'm Yours and Tommy Roe performing Sheila.
The Stormsville Shakers play at The Birdcage, Portsmouth, England, UK, Europe.
A special tribute programme, The Music Of Lennon And McCartney, is broadcast on Independent tv in the UK. As well as The Beatles, the show features performances by Cilla Black, Peter Sellers, Marianne Faithfull, Esther Phillips, Peter Sellers, George Martin, Henry Mancini, Lulu, Billy J. Kramer and others.
Ronny And The Daytonas, Marijohn Wilkin, Sue York, Diane Jordan and Murv Shiner leave Nashville, Tennessee, USA, to begin a USO-sponsored tour of military bases in France and Germany, scheduled to run until January 3, 1966.
During a press conference in Los Angeles, California, USA, Bob Dylan is asked how many folk-rock singers perform 'protest' songs. Dylan responds, "About 136."