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The musical Milk And Honey, with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, is playing at The Martin Beck Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 543 performances.
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.
Jerry Lee Lewis is playing during a month-long series of shows at The Chez Paree Club, Chicago, Illinois, USA. This series of shows is considered to have contributed greatly to turning his flagging career around.
Folk duo The Goldcoast Singers is appearing at The Ice House, Pasadena, California, USA, during a four-week booking, with The Willow Creek Ramblers.
Toni Carroll is playing during three weeks at The Blackstone Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Damita Jo is playing during two weeks at The Embers, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Horace Silver is playing during two weeks at Birdland, New York City, USA.
Monique Van Vooren is playing during ten days at The Chase Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
The Motortown Revue, featuring The Miracles, Marvin Gaye, Little Stevie Wonder, Mary Wells, and Martha And The Vandellas, is playing during seven days at The Apollo Theatre, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Thieves in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, steal a saddle embedded with 65 silver dollars from country star Webb Pierce's car while the singer appears on an all-night radio show. Police later find the saddle - but not the silver dollars.
Blues pianist/songwriter Walter Davis dies in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, after suffering ill-health for many years. [He should not be confused with jazz pianist Walter Davis Jr. The pair are not related].
The Searchers release a new single, Sugar And Spice, in the UK, Europe, on Pye Records. The song is credited to Fred Nightingale, to hide the identity of hit songwriter Tony Hatch.
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Kenny Rogers marries his third wife, Margo Gladys Anderson, in Houston, Texas, USA.
John Coltrane plays at The Konserthusen, Stockholm, Sweden, Europe. The show is taped and will be released as the LP Live In Stockholm 1963.
Stonewall Jackson releases a new single, B.J. The D.J. on Columbia Records in the USA.
The Everly Brothers, Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Mickie Most, Julie Grant, The Flintstones and The Rolling Stones play at The Gaumont, Sheffield, England, UK, Europe.
David Allan Coe begins serving a four-year prison sentence at Ohio State Penitentiary, Ohio, USA, for car theft, among other charges. He will receive encouragement to begin writing songs from fellow inmate Screamin' Jay Hawkins. However, he will also kill a fellow inmate during his incarceration.
The Greatest Record Show Of 1963, starring Brook Benton, Dion, Trini Lopez, Timi Yuro, Lesley Gore and The Ken Thorne Orchestra plays at The Capitol, Cardiff, Wales, UK, Europe.
Tommy Roe, Freddie And The Dreamers, The Searchers, Ian Crawford And The Boomerangs and The Rob Charles Combo play at The Astoria, Middlesborough, England, UK, Europe.
Dee Dee Sharp, Johnny Kidd And The Pirates, The Big Three, Heinz And The Saints play at The Granada, Kettering, England, UK, Europe.
Gene Vincent plays in Marseille, France, Europe, backed by The Sunlights.
The Kingston Trio plays in McFarlin Auditorium, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, USA.
The Mojos play at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
Ray Charles plays at The Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Elvis Presley continues with location filming for his next film, Kissin' Cousins, at Big Bear, near San Bernardino, California, USA.
Stan Getz records Charade, Nitetime Street and other tracks for Verve Records in A + R Studios, New York City, USA.
The Shadows play the second of three nights at L'Olympia, Paris, France, Europe.
Leon McAuliffe And The Cimarron Boys play in Sulphur, Oklahoma, USA.
Singer, dancer and actress Jane Powell is the musical guest on tv's Red Skelton Show in the USA.
A major feature about Brian Epstein, manager of The Beatles, appears in UK newspaper The Daily Mirror, written by Noel Whitcomb.
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