22nd September

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.

Kenny Ball and Susan Maughan are playing during a season at The Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England, UK, Europe.

Freddie And The Dreamers are playing during a season at The Queen's Theatre, Blackpool, England, UK, Europe.

The Seekers and Yana are playing during a season at The Pavilion, Bournemouth, England, UK, Europe.

Russ Conway is playing during a season at The Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, England, UK, Europe.

Gerry And The Pacemakers, Gene Vincent and Karl Denver are playing during a season at The South Pier, Blackpool, England, UK, Europe.

Ken Dodd, The Kaye Sisters and Eddie Calvert are playing during a season at The London Palladium, London, England, UK, Europe.

Matt Monro is playing during a season at Wellington Pier, Great Yarmouth, England, UK, Europe.

The Black And White Minstrel Show is playing during a season at Victoria Palace Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe.

Mark Wynter is playing during a season at The ABC Theatre, Blackpool, England, UK, Europe.

Cher releases a new single, Where Do You Go, written by Sonny Bono, in the USA on Imperial Records. It will peak at No25.

The Gentrys are playing at The Whisky A-GoGo, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

The Supremes record I Hear A Symphony for Motown Records in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

The Silkie play at The Marquee, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.

Billy J. Kramer plays at The Locarno, Montrose, Scotland, UK.

TV rock show Where The Action Is in the USA features We Five and Round Robin.

The Miracles release a new single My Girl Has Gone, on Tamla Records in the USA.

Elvis Presley is filming his next movie, Paradise Hawaiian Style at Paramount Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

The Top Ten Singles on WMCA Radio in on this day are as follows :

1. YESTERDAY - The Beatles (Capitol)

2. EVE OF DESTRUCTION - Barry McGuire (Dunhill)

3. HANG ON SLOOPY - The McCoys (Bang)

4. YOU WERE ON MY MIND - We Five (A+M)

5. THE 'IN' CROWD - The Ramsey Lewis Trio (Argo)

6. UNCHAINED MELODY - The Righteous Brothers (Philles)

7. HELP! - The Beatles (Capitol)

8. LIKE A ROLLING STONE - Bob Dylan (Columbia)

9. YOU'VE GOT YOUR TROUBLES - The Fortunes (Press)

10. CATCH US IF YOU CAN - The Dave Clark Five (Epic)

The Who set off on a three-day tour of Scandinavia, Europe, during which tensions in the band will result in fisticuffs.

Dean Martin plays at The Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, supported by The Earl Twins.

Ringo Starr of The Beatles and his wife Maureen leave Queen Charlotte’s Maternity Hospital, London, England, UK, Europe, with their nine-day-old son, Zak Starkey, en route to their home at 34 Montagu Square, London.

Peter, Paul And Mary play at The Town Hall, Birmingham, England, UK.

The Wynton Kelly Trio with Wes Montgomery record Unit Seven, Four On Six and What's New? at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, for Verve Records.

Del Reeves records Green Green Grass Of Home, The Love Bug, Get A Little Bit Of Heaven and Engine Engine No9 in RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Andy Cairns guitarist/vocalist of Therapy? is born in Ballyclare, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK, Europe.

Mel Tillis records Bring On The Blues for Kapp Records in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Goldie And The Gingerbreads fly to Germany, Europe, to play a couple of live gigs.

The Fortunes play in The Town Hall, Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, UK, Europe.

Changing Times are playing upstairs and Duke Lee is playing downstairs at El Partido, Lewisham, London, England, UK, Europe.

Rock band The Great Society, featuring vocalist Grace Slick, makes its first appearance at The Coffee Gallery, North Beach, San Francisco, California, USA.

Cliff Richard And The Shadows star in their own tv special (the second of three) on ATV in the UK.

The Willows record World Without Sunshine and Outside The City, for MGM Records in the USA.

The Turtles play the first of twelve nights at Golden Gate A-Go-Go, Golden Gate Race Track, Berkeley, California, USA, with Miss Judy Mac.

John Coltrane records tracks for the album First Meditations at Coast Recorders, San Francisco, California, USA.

Junior Wells spends the first of two days recording the LP Hoodoo Man Blues for Delmark Records in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The album features contributions by Buddy Guy.

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.