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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.
Manfred Mann complete recording of Do Wah Diddy Diddy at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, UK.
Jerry Lee Lewis plays the fourth of nine nights at The Montreal Club, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Manfred Mann play at The Marquee Club, London, UK.
George Jones records Holiday For Love, Gold And Silver, Love's Gonna Live Here and She's Mine, at Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
The Who play at Glenlyn Ballroom, Forest Hill, London, UK.
Lawton Williams (aka Slim Williams) records Everything's OK On The LBJ, Don't Look Down and Big Jim, at RCA Victor Studio, 1611 Hawkins Street, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Backing musicians include Floyd Cramer on piano, Harold Bradley and Ray Edenton on guitars, Charlie McCoy on harmonica and The Jordanaires on backing vocals.
The Toggery Five record the Willie Dixon song Bye Bye Bird at Studio 3, Abbey Road Studios, London, UK.
Bobby Gillespie of The Jesus And Mary Chain and Primal Scream, is born in Glasgow, Scotland.
Barbra Streisand signs a $5m deal with CBS Television to do up to ten musical specials.
The New Departures Quartet, with Stan Tracey on piano, record Love With Variations, McTaggart, Culloden Moor and Afro Charlie, at Olympic Studios, London, UK.
The Rolling Stones play in Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, England, UK, Europe.
The Albert Mangelsdorff Quintett plays at the Jazz Haus, Freiburg, Germany, Europe.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra play at The Hiroshima Kokaido, Hiroshima, Japan, Asia.
Tommy Cunningham is born in Drumchapel, Glasgow, Scotland. he will find success as the drummer for Wet Wet Wet.
Elvis Presley begins filming for his seventeenth movie, Girl Happy, at MGM Studios, Culver City, California, USA.
The Cliffie Stone Singers record I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Nobody's Lonesome For Me, Jambalaya and There'll Be No Teardrops tonight at Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Beatles play the first of two nights at The Town Hall, Wellington, New Zealand.
Richard Michael Barrett is born in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He will find success as Dicky Barrett, frontman of Ska punk band The Mighty Mighty Bosstones.
Mike Edwards, vocalist/guitarist for successful UK 90s rock band Jesus Jones, is born in London, UK.
The Kinks play at The Majestic, Reading, UK.
Guy Lombardo And His Orchestra play at The World's Fair, New York City, USA.
The Mojos play at The Windmill, Rushden, UK.
The Beach Boys have a recording session at Western Recorders, Los Angeles, California, USA, working on the track Don't Hurt My Little Sister.
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The Four Pennies play at The Winter Gardens, Margate, UK.
The Kai Winding Sextet records The 7th Dawn, New Song Of India and Don't Blow Your Cool, for Verve Records in New York City, USA.