18th June

The musical Milk And Honey, with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, is playing at The Martin Beck Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 543 performances.

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.

Ray Charles reaches No1 in the Canadian singles chart with Born To Lose. (1962)

The Don Wilkerson Quintet records Homesick Blues, Pigeon Peas and other tracks at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, for Blue Note records.

Tony Bennett releases a new album, I Left My Heart In San Francisco, on Columbia Records in the USA.

The Bobby Timmons Trio record God Bless The Child, You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To and Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most for Riverside Records in New York City, USA.

Connie Francis records The Biggest Sin Of All, You're The Only One Who Can Hurt Me, Out Of This World, I Walk The Line, He Thinks I Still Care, Someday [You'll Want me To Want You], I'm A Fool To Care, It's Gonna Take Some Time and Vacation at Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, with backing musicians including guitarists Grady Martin, Harold Bradley, Jerry Kennedy and Wayne Moss, pianist Floyd Cramer, saxophonist Boots Randolph, bassist Bob Moore, drummer Buddy Harman and backing vocalists The Jordanaires.

Linda Eastman marries her college boyfriend, John Melvin See Jr. She will divorce him in 1965, and marry Paul McCartney in 1969, thus becoming Linda McCartney.

The Shower Of Stars package tour, featuring Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Don Gibson, George Jones, Mother Maybelle Carter and Leroy Van Dyke plays at the National Guard Armory, Douglas, Arizona, USA.

The Dovells play at Sciolla's, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Connie Francis records The Biggest Sin Of All, You're The Only One Who Can Hurt Me, Out Of This World, Vacation, I Walk The Line, He Thinks I Still Care, Someday [You'll Want me To Want You], I'm A Fool To Care and It's Gonna Take Some Time, at Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, with backing musicians including guitarists Grady Martin, Jerry Kennedy, Harold Bradley and Wayne Moss, pianist Floyd Cramer, saxophonist Boots Randolph, bassist Bob Moore, drummer Buddy Harman and backing vocalists The Jordanaires.

Martin Denny releases an instrumental version of A Taste Of Honey in the USA.

The Shower Of Stars package tour, featuring Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Don Gibson, George Jones, Mother Maybelle Carter and Leroy Van Dyke plays at The National Guard Armory, Douglas, Arizona, USA.

Rod McKuen appears as an imposter on an episode of tv quiz show To Tell the Truth in New York City, USA. When asked in the show describe his real occupation, he replies, "I'm a published poet and Twist singer".

The Dovells play at Sciolla's, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

MCA buys the Decca record label in the USA.

Elvis Presley and his girlfriend, Priscilla Beaulieu, spend the day together in Los Angeles, California, USA.