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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 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.
Rudy Lewis of The Drifters dies aged 27, of a probable drug overdose, in Harlem, New York City, USA. The group is due to record Under The Boardwalk the next day, and former lead vocalist Johnny Moore will be brought back to perform lead vocals for the recording. The next day, The Drifters will record I Don't Want To Go On Without You, with lead vocals by Charlie Thomas in tribute to Lewis. Charlie Thomas was the one who closed Lewis' eyes when he was found dead.Chuck Berry [backed by The Nashville Teens] plays at The Rialto, York, UK., supported by Carl Perkins [also backed by The Nashville Teens] and The Animals. The line-up also includes two Liverpool bands, Kingsize Taylor And The Dominoes and The Swinging Blue Jeans.
The musical Brian Poole And The Tremeloes, Kathy Kirby and The Four Pennies appear live on UK tv show Top Of The Pops.When The Four Pennies arrive to play a one-nighter gig in Altringham, UK, they find that the gig has been cancelled because, according to a local police spokesman, "We didn't have enough reinforcements."
The Graham Bond Quintet plays at The Marquee Club, 165 Oxford Street, London, UK. The band includes Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker, who will go on form Cream with Eric Clapton, plus virtuoso guitarist John McLaughlin.
A short-lived pirate radio station, Radio Atlanta, begins broadcasting in the UK based on a ship off the Essex coast. After two months on the air it will be absorbed by Radio Caroline and re-brand itself as Radio Caroline South.
The Rolling Stones' fourth UK tour continues at Caird Hall, Dundee, Scotland, supported by Peter And Gordon, The Overlanders, The Barron Knights, David John And The Mood, Julie Grant and Tony Marsh.
Carmen McRae records When Sunny Gets Blue, How Did He Look? and other tracks, in New York City, USA, for her album Bittersweet.
The Grant Green Quartet (with McCoy Tyner on piano) records My Favourite Things, Matador and other tracks for Blue Note Records in Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.Judy Garland plays at The Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia. After playing only half of her show, she flees the stage in the face of taunts from the audience about her poor performance.