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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.
Old time fiddle player and occasional recording artist David French Carpenter dies in Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA.
The Max Roach Quintet and Abbey Lincoln play during a month of shows at The Cafe Au Go Go, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Ian Whitcomb releases the single You Turn Me On, in the USA.
The Small Faces play at The Mojo Club, Leeds, England, UK, owned by Peter Stringfellow, later to become a major UK clubland entrepreneur.
Doc Watson plays the second of three nights at Main Point, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA.
The highest new entry in Cash Box magazine chart of the 100 best-selling singles in the USA is Wonderful World by Herman's Hermits, entering at No72. The song was originally a hit for Sam Cooke in 1960.
The Walker Brothers and Goldie And The Gingerbreads play at The Odeon, Leeds, England, UK. The Walkers are deputising for The Kinks who dropped out of the tour after guitarist Dave Davies was injured in an onstage fight with drummer Mick Avory.
An early line-up of Pink Floyd plays at The Summer Dance, Homerton College, Cambridge, England, UK, Europe.
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The Who play at The Astoria Ballroom, Rawtenstall, UK, supported by The Avalons and The Imps.
Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte, from the film of the same name, by Patti Page enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA where it will peak at No8.
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The new UK No1 album is The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. It will log up a remarkable forty-nine weeks on the chart.
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The Ivy League play at The Lyola Ballroom, Stamford Hill, London, England, UK, supported by The Sidekicks.
Ticket To Ride by The Beatles reaches No1 in the Billboard Top 40 singles chart in the USA
The Rolling Stones play two shows in one day. The first is at Radcliff Convention Hall, Fresno, California, USA, followed by The Municipal Auditorium, Sacramento, California.
The Animals' second album, Animal Tracks, enters the UK chart where it will peak at No6.
Cher performs the Bob Dylan song All I Really Want To Do on the KABC-tv pop music series Shivaree, in Los Angeles, California, USA. Also appearing on this edition of the show are Nino Tempo And April Stevens and Eddie Hodges.
The Squires, featuring Neil Young, play the first of nine consecutive nights at the Fourth Dimension, Fort William, Manitoba, Canada.
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, featuring Eric Clapton, play at The Flamingo Club, Soho, London, England, UK.
The Yardbirds play at The City Hall, Perth, Scotland, UK.
Help Me, Rhonda by The Beach Boys rises from No8 to No3 in the Cashbox Magazine Top 100 Singles Chart in the USA.
The Fourmost play at The Starlight Room, Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire, UK.
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.