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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 musical Zizi is presented at The Broadway Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 49 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 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.
Eddie Peabody, billed as 'The King Of The Banjo', plays during seventeen nights at The Roostertail, Detroit, Michigan, USA, supported by 'song stylist' Gloria Loring.
Mose Allison is headlining for three weeks at The Village Vanguard, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
The Isley Brothers overdub their new lead vocals to the previously recorded instrumental track of the song What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted in Motown's Hitsville Studio, Detroit, Michigan, USA. The song now also has a new lyric and is re-named Smile.
The Who play in The Marquee, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by the Mark Leeman Five. Attending this gig is Simon Brogan who will, in due course, book The Who to play at Leeds University where they will record the Live At Leeds album.
Mel Torme is playing during two weeks at Mister Kelly's, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Gospel/folk duo Joe And Eddie open at The Troubadour, Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Bob Dylan releases a new single, Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window, on Columbia Records in the USA. It will peak at No58 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
Simon And Garfunkel record Kathy's Song, April Come She Will and Blues Run The Game in New York City, USA, for Columbia Records.
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Lonnie Donegan, Herbie's People and Vince Hill appear on UK tv show The Five O'Clock Club.
The Blues Project play at the Café Au Go Go, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Gabrielle Glaser (aka Gabby Glasser) of Luscious Jackson is born.
TV rock show Where The Action Is in the USA features Little Richard performing Lucille and I Don't Know What You've Got But It's Got Me, possibly filmed in Ports O'Call, California.
Gerry and The Pacemakers record Today I'm In Love at EMI Recording Studio, 3 Abbey Road, St John’s Wood, London, England, UK, Europe.
Johnny Hallyday plays at L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France, Europe.
The Pretty Things play in the 100 Club, Oxford Street, London, England, UK, Europe, with The Artwoods.
Yesterday Man by Chris Andrews reaches No1 in in the Kvällstoppen (Evening top list) popular singles chart in Sweden, Europe, for the first of three weeks.
Hong Kong band The Fabulous Echoes open for ten weeks at The Sahara Hotel Lake Tahoe, California, USA.
John Lennon of The Beatles orders a Sterno Radio Telephone with the number WEYBRIDGE 46676, for his Rolls Royce Phantom V.
American folk musician Burl Ives donates a collection of personal papers, recordings and materials related to his radio and television career, to the US Library Of Congress, where it is archived as The Burl Ives Collection.
Count Basie and his Orchestra with Arthur Prysock finishes recording tracks for the Verve Records album Arthur Prysock With Count Basie, in New York City, USA.
John Lennon of The Beatles is visited for three days at his home, Kenwood, London, England, UK, Europe, by his father Alfred, who had abandoned him as a child.
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Trade magazine Cash Box shows (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones as the song which scored the most points in the US charts for this year.
The Rhondels play at The Downtown night club, New York City, USA.
Ricky Nelson records Freedom And Liberty for Decca Records in the USA.
Frank Ifield opens in the pantomime Babes In The Wood, at The Palladium Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Railroad Record Club in the USA releases a set of three 12" discs, lasting for two hours at 33 1/3rpm, as Special Pressing number 4. The discs record the complete run of interurban train No. 108 from Chicago, Illinois, to South Bend, Indiana.