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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.
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Shortly after moving to a new flat in Belgravia, London, England, UK, guitarist Pete Townshend of The Who's bedroom is described in a feature in UK pop weekly Disc.
The Fugs play the third of five consecutive Saturday gigs at The Bridge Theatre, New York City, USA.
A finished master tape of The Small Faces' first single, Whatcha Gonna Do About It is delivered to Decca Records in London, England, UK.
Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs and P.J. Proby appear on syndicated tv pop show Shivaree, recorded for KABC in Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Byrds perform the Bob Dylan songs Mr. Tambourine Man and All I Really Want To Do on tv pop music series Hollywood A Go Go, recorded in Los Angeles, California, USA.
The 200th episode of ABC-tv pop show Thank Your Lucky Stars, in the UK, features the Dave Clarke Five, Billy Fury, The Searchers, Helen Shapiro, Mike Sarne and Mark Wynter, plus clips from The Beatles' film Help!
UK pop singer Ian Whitcomb has his one and only hit when You Turn Me On (Turn On Song) peaks at No8 in the Billboard Singles Chart in the USA.
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Frank Sinatra sets a new sales record when he plays at The Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, with Count Basie, Quincy Jones and The Oscar Peterson Trio. During Sinatra's performance of I've Got You Under My Skin, the screaming of women in the audience becomes so loud that the show has to be temporarily halted.
The Who play in The Town Hall, Torquay, England, UK, supported by The Hunters and The Dicers.
The English Folk Dance and Song Society Festival gets underway at Keele Universty, Keele, England, UK. "Five hundred 'traditional' folk singers, some strumming guitars, others with Jew's-harps in their pockets, converged this afternoon on Keele University for the biggest folk festival ever held in Britain," reported The Guardian. Attendees are adamant that their is 'traditional' not 'commercial' folk of the sort Bob Dylan and The Byrds have recently made popular.
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James Brown enters the Billboard R'n'B and pop charts in the USA with Papa's Got A Brand New Bag. It will reach No1 in the R'n'B chart, but peak at No8 on the pop chart.
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The Righteous Brothers release a new single, Hung On You, on Philles Records in the USA. the song is written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, and produced by Phil Spector. The b-side, Unchained Melody, will be released as a single in 1990 and will become a major hit.
Judy Garland breaks the venue's record for the longest standing ovation when she plays at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Forest Hills, New York City, USA.
Chad And Jeremy, The Kingsmen, The Zombies and The Searchers play the last of three nights at The Arie Crown Theatre, McCormick Pace, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Dusty Springfield, Billy Fury and Georgie Fame And The Blue Flames appear live on UK radio show Saturday Club in London, England, UK.
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.