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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.
Elvis Presley continues with the shooting of location scenes for his latest movie, Roustabout, at locations in and around Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jazz pianist, composer and bandleader Michiel Braam is born in Nijmegen, Netherlands, Europe.
The Ford Mustang automobile, manufactured by the Ford Motor Company, is launched in the USA. The vehicle will inspire Sir Mack Rice to write and record Mustang Sally in 1965, but the song will not become a major hit until a version by Otis Redding is released in 1966.
The Rolling Stones' fourth UK tour continues at The Locarno, Coventry, supported by The Overlanders, The Barron Knights, David John And The Mood, Julie Grant, The Caravelles and Tony Marsh.
Dion records Too Much Monkey Business (written by Chuck Berry) and Chicago Blues in Columbia Studios, New York City, USA.
The name of The Beatles' first film is publicly revealed as A Hard Day's Night.
The Charles Mingus Sextet with Eric Dolphy plays at The Salle Wagram, Paris, France, Europe.
Muddy Waters releases his fourth album, Folk Singer, on Chess Records in the USA. It is his only all-acoustic album.
The Melodons, The Belcastro Trio, The Jazz Interpreters, The Denver University Stage Band, The Billy Harper Sextet, The Henderson Collegians, The Mitch Farber Sextet, The Dick Sisto Quartet, The peabody Jazz Quintet, The Ed Fritz Trio, The Notre Dame Jazz Quartet and others play at The 1964 Collegiate Jazz Festival, University Of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, USA.
Cliff Richard And The Shadows' tour plays at The City Hall, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK.
Ray Charles plays the first of three nights at McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Over the three nights he will gross $60,097.
Denny Laine And The Diplomats play two gigs in one day. First is at The Tyburn House pub in Erdington, Birmingham, UK, and the second is at Tamworth Assembly Rooms, Tamworth, UK.
Mickey Finn And The Blue Men release a new single, Pills/Hush Your Mouth, on Oriole Records in the UK.
Bluegrass group The Kentucky Colonels play the first of two nights at The Cabale, Berkeley, California, USA. The group includes Clarence White, who will go on to play guitar with The Byrds.
Irish r'n'b group Them, including 18-year-old vocalist Van Morrison, make their first live appearance at The Maritime Hotel, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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Ain't She Sweet by Tony Sheridan and The Beatles is released in Germany, Europe, on Polydor Records.
Maynard James Keenan of Tool and A Perfect Circle is born in Ravenna, Ohio, USA.
Jump blues vocalist Jimmy Witherspoon plays the first of four nights at The Cafe Au Go Go, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
The Yardbirds, with Eric Clapton on lead guitar, play at The Marquee Club, Wardour Street, Soho, London, UK.
In the wake of allegations that The Kingsmen's hit single Louie, Louie, includes pornographic lyrics, the FBI reports that it cannot accurately decipher the lyrics of the song.
Jimmy Witherspoon is playing during four nights at The Cafe Au Go Go, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, with the Coleridge Parkinson Trio.
The Kinks release their second single, You Still Want Me, in the UK on Pye Records.