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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.
John Coltrane plays the third of four nights at Leo's Casino, Euclid Quad Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
The Turtles enter the Billboard Top 40 singles chart in the USA with their version of the Bob Dylan composition It Ain't Me, Babe, which will peak at No8.
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Barry McGuire, formerly of the New Christy Minstrels, releases a new single, Eve Of Destruction, on Dunhill Records in the USA.
The Standells are currently the resident band at PJ's Club, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Byrds' version of the Bob Dylan song All I Really Want To Do enters the Billboard Top 40 singles chart in the USA, in a race with Cher's rival version. Cher will reach No15 while The Byrds stall at No40.
Soul hit-maker Joe Simon makes his R'n'B chart debut in the USA with Let's Do It Over, written by Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham, on Vee Jay Records.
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The Four Seasons play the last of seven nights in The Marine Ballroom, The Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.
Patti Page is appearing during two weeks at The Copa Room of The Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Burt Bacharach is given a script for the upcoming James Bond film Casino Royale, which he and his songwriting partner Hal David will work on.
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The Beatles are greeted by 4,000 fans when they touch down in Minneapolis to play at Metropolitan Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
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Manager Chris Stamp tells Record Mirror that The Who is to become a limited company, and that fans will be able to buy shares in the group.
The Hurricanes play at The Kinema Ballroom, Dunfermline, Scotland, UK, supported by The Red Hawks.
The new Rolling Stones' album, Out Of Our Heads, reaches No1 in the Billboard albums chart in the USA, where it will stay for three-weeks.
Shawn Elliott is appearing during one week at The Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami, Florida, USA, promoting his new Roulette Records single, The Joker.
Cilla Black plays the sixth night of a two-week season at The Forty Thieves Club in Bermuda, Caribbean.
The Ramsey Lewis Trio enter the Billboard Top 40 Singles chart in the USA with The 'In' Crowd, which will peak at No5 during a twelve-week stay on the chart.
The front page headline feature in today's edition of music trade magazine Billboard in the USA is about the increasing popularity of 'protest music', with politically-oriented songs such as Eve Of Destruction and Home Of The Brave doing well in the charts, while artists including Bob Dylan and Sonny And Cher are exploring socially-relevant topics in their music.
When The Beatles play at The Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, George Harrison is presented with a Rickenbacker 12-string by Ron Butwin and Randy Resnick of local music store B-Sharp Music. Also on the bill are King Curtis, Cannibal And The Headhunters, Brenda Holloway, and Sounds Incorporated.
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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.