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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 stage musical She Loves Me with music by Jerry Bock and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick is playing at The Eugene O'Neill Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 301 performances.
Buddy Bair And His Orchestra with vocalist Elaine Powell are playing during a three-week booking at The Skyway, Hotel Peabody, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
The Atlantic Cara van Of Stars is playing during a week of shows at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA, featuring Ben E. King, The Drifters, The Coasters, Doris Troy, Rufus Thomas, Otis Redding, The Falcons and King Curtis.
Bobby Rydell is the musical guest (pre-recorded) in tv's Red Skelton Hour in the USA, during which he performs a medley of Strike Up The Band, Make Mine Drums and The Music Stopped.
Canadian rock artist, author and music biz entrepreneur Jaimie Vernon is born in Scarborough, Ontario.
Bill Door, owner of Fax Records, is found dead, having been bludgeoned and shot, along with his nude girlfriend Ellen Criss, at his home on Fountain Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Door, whose company manufactured salacious sex-oriented 'party' records, was always controversial and was in trouble with federal authorities for failure to report income. A Los Angeles police spokesman later states, "Door had so many enemies, it was almost impossible to guess who committed the murders."
Wayne Fontana And The Mindbenders play at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
The Fall 1963 Dick Clark Cara van Of Stars tour, featuring a line-up consisting of Bobby Vee, Brian Hyland, The Ronettes, Little Eva, The Dovells, Myron Lee And The Caddies, Linda Scott, Jimmy Clanton, The Jaynettes, The Thymes and Paul And Paula, plays in Davenport, Iowa, USA.
The Billy J. Kramer Pop Parade tour, featuring Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas, Johnny Kidd And The Pirates, The Caravelles, The Fourmost, Houston Wells, Tommy Quickly and The Marauders plays at The Odeon, Chelmsford, England, UK, Europe.
The Kingston Trio record Hobo's Lullaby and Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream for Capitol Records in the USA.
Bobby Rydell, Helen Shapiro, The Spotnicks, The Chants, The Harlems and The Trebletones play at The Odeon, Nottingham, England, UK, Europe.
The Rolling Stones play at The State, Kilburn, London, England, UK, Europe.
Patti Page is the musical guest on tonight's edition of the NBC-tv series The Bell Telephone Hour, in the USA.
Lee Jackson is born in Austin, Texas, USA. He will find success as a composer, musician, voice actor and video game audio designer/director/producer. He should not be confused with 60s rock artist Python Lee Jackson.
Dan Pred is born in Aberdeen, South Dakota, USA. He will find success as drummer for the Dan Reed Network.
Mary Lou Williams, with The Ray Charles Singers, is recording tracks for her Folkways LP Black Christ Of The Andes in Nola Studios, New York City, USA.
Sam Cooke begins a week of shows at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA, supported by Mary Wells.
The Alan Price Rhythm and Blues Combo is playing a lunchtime session at The Students Union, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, UK, Europe. The group will find greater success when it evolves to become The Animals.
Johnny Burnette and his backing group The Rebounds appear on the Rediffusion-tv childrens' show Five O'Clock Club in London, England, UK, Europe.
The Beatles release a new single, I Want To Hold Your Hand / This Boy, on Parlophone Records in Sweden, Europe.
The Beatles play at The Gaumont, Wolverhampton, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Vernons Girls, The Brook Brothers, Peter Jay and The Jaywalkers, and others.
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The Sons Of The Pioneers record I Still Do, My Heart Cries For You, Cold Cold Heart and Ramona in RCA Victor Studio, 6363 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Billy Fury, Eden Kane, Karl Denver, Joe Brown And The Bruvvers, The Allisons, Tommy Bruce, Chas McDevitt And Nancy Whiskey, Peter Jay And The Jaywalkers, Dave Sampson, The Viscounts, Gordon Peters and Terry Hale play at The Empire Theatre, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.