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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.
The Crickets record Break It Easy, in United Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, for Liberty Records.
Petula Clark plays at The Room At The Top, Ilford, UK.
Shelly Fabares performs Johnny Angel on daily tv pop show American Bandstand, recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Elvis Presley and his girlfriend Priscilla Beaulieu fly from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, where they check in at the Sahara Hotel.
A front page story in Daily Variety magazine reports that comedian and musical parodist Allan Sherman has been axed as producer of the new Steve Allen TV show after holding the position for just one week.
The Herbert Katz Quintet with Albert Ayler play in Helsinki, Finland, Europe.
The Top Ten Singles on WABC Radio in New York City, USA, on this date are as follows :

1. I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles

2. The Stripper - David Rose And His Orchestra

3. Playboy - The Marvelettes

4. The One Who Really Loves You - Mary Wells

5. I Love You - The Volumes

6. Palisades Park - Freddie Cannon

7. The Wah Watusi - The Orlons

8. Roses Are Red (My Love) - Bobby Vinton

9. Al Di La' - Emilio Pericoli

10. Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) - Chuck Jackson

Elvis Presley and his girlfriend Priscilla Beaulieu fly from Los Angeles, California, USA, to Las Vegas, Nevada, where they check in at The Sahara Hotel.
Paula Abdul is born in San Fernando, California, USA.
The John Coltrane Quartet records Out Of This World, Soul Eyes and other tracks for Impulse! Records at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
The soundtrack to the film The Music Man, featuring Meredith Willson, Robert Preston and Shirley Jones, is released in the USA.
Connie Francis records I Really Don't Want To Know, She'll Have To Go, I Don't Hurt Anymore, I Can't Stop Loving You, Heartaches By The Number, I Fall To Pieces, Oh Lonesome Me and I'm Movin' On, 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.
Petula Clark plays in The Room At The Top, Ilford, England, UK, Europe.
The Bobby Timmons Trio record Turn Left, Alone Together, Why Was I Born? and other tracks for Riverside Records in New York City, USA.
Nat King Cole records Ramblin' Rose, for Capitol Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Shelley Fabares performs Johnny Angel on daily tv pop show American Bandstand, recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Singer/dancer Paula Abdul is born in Van Nuys, California, USA.
The Crickets record Break It Easy, in United Western Recorders, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, for Liberty Records.
The Shower Of Stars package tour, featuring Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Don Gibson, George Jones, Mother Maybelle Carter and Leroy Van Dyke plays at Safford Armory, Graham County, Arizona, USA.
The Beatles play two shows at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, UK, supported by the Bluegenes, who will become The Swinging Blue Jeans, plus The Merseybeats.