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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.
The stage musical On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, with lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Burton Lane, is playing at the Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 280 performances.
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, featuring Butterfield on vocals and harmonica, Michael Bloomfield and Elvin Bishop on guitars, Mark Naftalin on organ, Jerome Arnold and bass and Sam Lay on drums, is playing during a month of live shows at The Unicorn, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Donovan makes his New York live debut with a show at The Village Theatre, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA. The show is promoted by Harold Leventhal, longtime manager of Pete Seeger, The Weavers, and others.
The Beatles album Los Beatles is released in Argentina, South America, on Odeon Pops Records. On the same day, the band releases an EP, Les Beatles, on Odeon Records in France, Europe.
John Mayall And The Bluesbreakers play at The Zambesi Club, Hounslow, England, UK, Europe.
Paul And Barry Ryan and Joe Brown And His Bruvvers are the musical guests on today's edition of Crackerjack on BBC1 tv in London, England, UK, Europe.
The Rolling Stones play in Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
The Kinks record a live session at The Camden Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, for BBC radio's Joe Loss pop Show.
Lothar And The Hand People play in the KBTR Battle of The Bands, Denver, Colorado, USA.
The Who and The Hollies headline the LSE Glad Rag Ball at The Empire Pool, Wembley, London, England, UK, Europe. The Kinks and John Lee Hooker are also billed to appear but both pull out and are replaced by Donovan and Marc Bolan respectively. The Who's set is plagued with PA problems, causing vocalist Roger Daltrey to storm off stage, fuelling rumours that the band is about to split. Other acts on the show include Georgie Fame, Barron Knights, Wilson Pickett, Geno Washington, The Merseybeats, The Birds and Ready, Steady, Go! presenter Cathy McGowan.
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The Everly Brothers record Nite Time Girl in RCA Victor Studio, 6363 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. The session players on the track include guitarists James Burton and Glen Campbell, bassists Doris Hallcom and Joe Osborn, drummers Jerry Allison and Jim Gordon, plus harpsichordist Larry Knechtel. The track will not be released.
The Alan Price Set plays at St. George's Ballroom, Hinckley, Leicestershire, England, UK, Europe.
Celebrated Cajun accordion player Joe Falcon dies aged 65 in Crowley, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA.
Calne-based band The Pack play at Calne Town Hall, Calne, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, with two other bands.
The Herbie Mann Octet record Today, Arrastao, The Moocheand If You've Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody for Atlantic Records in New York City, USA.
Mimi and Richard Farina play the first of two nights at The King's Rook, Ipswich, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Jazz alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges and organist Wild Bill Davis are recording tracks for their Verve Records LP Blue Pyramid in New York City, USA.
The Shakedown Sound (including Jess Roden) play at The Birdcage, Portsmouth, England, UK, Europe.
Chris Farlowe plays at The Hermitage, Stevenage, England, UK, Europe.
Steam Packet play at Il Rondo, Leicester, England, UK, Europe. (The group includes Rod Stewart, Long John Baldry, Julie Driscoll and Brian Auger.)
Elvis Presley releases a new album, Elvis For Everyone, in the UK on RCA Victor.
Peter, Paul And Mary play at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, USA, to an audience of 6,600 people.
The Spencer Davis Group plays at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
Bob Dylan plays at The Veterans Memorial Auditorium Columbus, Ohio, USA.
The Loose Ends play in The California Ballroom Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England, UK, Europe.
The Blues Project play at The Café Au Go Go, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
The Doors play at The Hughes Aircraft Union Dance, Los Angeles, California, USA.
TV special The Big TNT Show, is filmed before a live audience at the Moulin Rouge club, 6230 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA. The show is produced by Phil Spector and features Ray Charles, The Byrds, The Lovin' Spoonful, Ike And Tina Turner, Bo Diddley, Donovan, The Ronettes, Roger Miller, Joan Baez, Petula Clark and The Modern Folk Quartet. David McCallum acts as host/presenter.
The Marquee Show, featuring Manfred Mann, The Yardbirds, Inez And Charlie Foxx, Paul And Barry Ryan, Gary Farr And The T-Bones, the Mark Leeman Five and The Scaffold, plays at The ABC, Chesterfield, UK, Europe.
Elvis Presley releases a new album, Elvis For Everyone, in the UK on RCA Victor.
Jody Miller is the musical guest on ABC-TV's The Jimmy Dean Show in the USA.
The Beach Boys play at Minneapolis Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, supported by The Gentrys, The Strangeloves, and The Castaways. Ticket prices are $2.50, $3.50, and $4.50.
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Hedgehoppers Anonymous play in The Manor Lounge, Stockport, England, UK, Europe.
TV rock show Where The Action Is, in the USA, features Freddie And The Dreamers plus Glen Campbell.
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The EP Farlowe In The Midnight Hour, by Chris Farlowe, is released in the UK, Europe. The EP is produced by Andrew Loog Oldham with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones.
Roy Orbison records Twin kle Toes in RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
David Bowie And The Lower Third play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Honeycombs play in The O asis, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
Don Crawford plays at The Jabberwock, Berkeley, California, USA.
The Birds, including guitarist Ron Wood, sign a contract with The Harold Davison Agency to play at The Assembly Hall, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, Europe, in early December.
Jason Andrew Pierce is born in Rugby, England, UK, Europe. He will find success in the 80s and 90s as Jason Pierce founder and frontman of Spacemen 3 and Spiritualized.
The Applejacks play at The Raven, Thurnby, England, UK, Europe.
Herman's Hermits, Wayne Fontana, Billy Fury, The Fortunes, Little Frankie and The Country Gents play at the City Hall, Sheffield, England, UK, Europe.
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.