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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.
Judy Garland is admitted to a nursing home in London, UK.
A one-off UK tv special, The Man They Call Genius, is recorded for tv during a Ray Charles concert at Fairfield Halls, Croydon, London, UK, in front of an audience of celebrity guests from the world of pop, including members of The Rolling Stones.
Buck Owens And His Buckaroos release a new album, Together Again, on Capitol Records in the USA
The Hollies release a new album, Stay With The Hollies, in Canada on Capitol Records.
In London, UK, Ray Charles records a one-off UK tv special, The Man They Call Genius, to be broadcast the following month.
Manfred Mann play at The Marquee, Soho, London, UK.
A new USA-only album, Something New by The Beatles, is released along with two new singles, I'll Cry Instead and And I Love Her, on Capitol Records.
A multi-artist concert - Tribute To Eddie Condon - takes place at Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA. Artists taking part include Henry 'Red' Allen, Wild Bill Davison, Buck Clayton, Dizzy Gillespie and Ruby Braff. Master of ceremonies is Sammy Davis Jr.
Elvis Presley continues filming studio-based scenes for his seventeenth movie, Girl Happy, at MGM Studios, Culver City, California, USA.
The Yardbirds, with Eric Clapton on lead guitar, play the second of five nights at The Lugano Hotel, Lugano, Switzerland, Europe.
Songwriter Phil Ochs writes a feature in Broadside magazine, defending the Bob Dylan song The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Caroll, which has been criticised for being "another one of those black and white songs."
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Hank Snow records Lonesome, She Wears My Ring, White Silver Sands, Trouble In Mind and Mary Ann Regrets, in RCA Victor Studio, 1611 Hawkins Street, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Christopher John Boyle is born in Seattle, Washington, USA. He will find success as Chris Cornell, frontman of Soundgarden and Audioslave.
The Animals, The McKinleys, The Nashville Teens and Wayne Gibson And The Dynamic Sounds appear on the BBC2 tv show The Beat Room, in the UK.
The Beach Boys play at The Veterans Auditorium, Des Moines, Iowa, USA.
The Animals play at The Manor Ballroom, Ipswich, UK.
Shares in a new company, The Beatles Ltd, are made available for purchase. The company is a partnership, enabling each of The Beatles to have a specified stake in their success, and to ensure lower rates of corporate tax.
The Cumberland Trio (actually a quartet) continue their summer season at The Hotel Greystone, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, USA.