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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.
Female saxophonist Vi Redd is playing during a month-long engagement at The Sugar Hill, San Francisco, California, USA.
Billy Eckstine is playing during a lengthy engagement at The Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Folksinger Duke Ellington plays during a nineteen day season at The Golden Key Club, 641 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Roy Acuff is playing during a four-week long series of shows in The Mint, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Johnny Kidd and the Pirates play at the The City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Bob Charles Combo.
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Frankie Laine records Prairie Belle and Up Among The Stars in CBS Recording Studio, 6121 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Liverpool, England, UK, Europe, pop newspaper Merseybeat reveals a new Tricel pleated 'Beatles dress', manufactured exclusively for Littlewoods stores, which has been launched at The Cavern Club.
The Doris Day – James Garner movie Move Over Darling opens across the USA. The film's controversial theme song, Move Over Darling, will provide a world-wide hit for Doris Day.
Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra record Fools Rush In, Maria Elena (cha cha), Dominique, Deep Purple, Blue Velvet, Washington Square and more for Decca Records in New York City, USA.
Brook Benton continues with his two week engagement at Basin Street West, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. 
The Emergency Civil Liberties Committee sends out a letter to all attendees of the recent dinner at which Bob Dylan was, controversially, given The Tom Paine Award by for his work to advance civil rights. The letter defends the Committee's decision to confer the award on Dylan.
Little Stevie Wonder continues with his Christmas season booking at
L'Olympia, Paris, France, Europe.
The song You're Gone (But Always In My Heart), written by Holland-Dozier-Holland is recorded at Hitsville USA studio, Detroit, Michigan, USA, and assigned to Martha And The Vandellas. It will subsequently be re-assigned to Gladys Knight And The Pips, with a new lead vocal and strings added.
Having been banned by many radio and TV stations in the USA, Lena Horne's racial integration plea, Now, is released in the UK. The BBC and ITV both decide not to ban it.
An interview with poet/singer and songwriter Leonard Cohen is broadcast by CBC in Canada. 
The Rolling Stones are filmed as part of a new BBC tv drama series, Cops And Robbers, at St Michael's Youth Centre, Sydenham, England, UK, Europe. However, the show is deemed to be too poorly acted to merit broadcast, and is never shown.
Jim Reeves, with producer Chet Atkins, records Roses, It's Only A Paper Moon, There's A New Moon Over My Shoulder and One Dozen Roses in RCA Victor Studio, 1611 Hawkins Street, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The band on this session includes guitarists Harold Bradley and Velma Smith, bassist Bob Moore, drummer Kenny Buttrey [drums], pianist Hargus Robbins, saxophonist Boots Randolph and The Anita Kerr Singers.
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In a live session for BBC Radio in London, England, UK, Europe, The Chris Barber Band records Route 66, Swanee River, Sweet Georgia Brown and other tracks.
The Top 5 Singles in the Lever Hit Parade in New Zealand, oceania, on this date are as follows :
1. DOMINIQUE - THE SINGING NUN
2. I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
3. Deep Purple - Nino Tempo And April Stevens
4. I'm Leaving It Up To You - Dale And Grace
5. Don't Talk To Him - Cliff Richard And The Shadows
1. DOMINIQUE - THE SINGING NUN
2. I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
3. Deep Purple - Nino Tempo And April Stevens
4. I'm Leaving It Up To You - Dale And Grace
5. Don't Talk To Him - Cliff Richard And The Shadows
John McEwen, a future member of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, receives a Ludwig banjo for his 18th birthday.
The musical comedy film Bye Bye Birdie opens at cinemas in Belgium, Europe. The film, based on Elvis Presley being drafted into the US Army, stars Janet Leigh and Dick Van Dyke, with Jesse Pearson as fictitious pop idol Conrad Birdie (a pun on Conway Twitty), along with Ann-Margret and Bobby Rydell. TV show host Ed Sullivan appears as himself.