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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 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 Sons Of Adam are playing during six nights at Gazzarri's, 319 North La Cienega Boulevard, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Association are playing during two weeks at The Ice House, Glendale, California, USA.
Dusty Springfield enters the UK albums chart with Everything's Coming Up Dusty, which will peak at No6.
The Seekers appear on UK tv pop show Thank Your Lucky Stars.
Roy Acuff Jr. makes his Grand Ole Opry debut, introduced by his legendary father in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. On an encore, Junior reprises his father's classic Wabash Cannonball.
The 4 Tops, The Temptations, Martha And The Vandellas, Stevie Wonder, Jr. Walker And The All-Stars, The Marvelettes, The Spinners, Kim Westen, Willie Tyler And Lester play in the Motortown Revue, at The Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
The Everly Brothers play at The Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, England, UK, Europe, in the Brian Epstein-promoted Star Scene 65 tour, supported by Liverpool hitmakers Cilla Black and Billy J. Kramer.
Hello Vietnam by Johnny Wright reaches No1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles Chart in the USA. It will remain at No1 for four weeks.
Billboard's newly published R'n'B Album chart shows The In Crowd by The Ramsey Lewis Trio in the No1 slot in the USA.
Richfield, Minnesota quartet The Castaways score their only hit when Liar, Liar peaks at No12 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA.
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Respect by Otis Redding enters the Billboard Singles Chart in the USA where it will peak at No35.
The Byrds, Dobie Gray, Delaney Bramlett and Glen Campbell appear on popular tv show Shindig in Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Beach Boys pre-record a live appearance for tv's Jack Benny Hour, in NBC-tv's Color City Studios, Burbank, California, USA.
Lulu, Henry Mancini, Chrissie Shrimpton and Billy Walker comprise the panel on tonight's edition of popular BBC1-tv show Juke Box Jury, hosted by David Jacobs.
Rescue Me by Fontella Bass enters the Billboard Singles Chart in the USA, where it will peak at No4.
Bob Dylan plays at Patrick Gymnasium, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA.
The Grand Steam Package Show tour, featuring Long John Baldry, Rod Stewart, Julie Driscoll and The Brian Auger Trinity plays at The Royal Lido, Prestatyn, Wales, UK, Europe, supported by The Raynes.
The Kinks spend the first of eight days recording tracks for their album The Kink Kontroversy in Pye Studios, London, England, UK, Europe. One track recorded at these sessions, If I Remember, will be held over until the release of their 1966 album Face To Face.
The Byrds release a new single, Turn! Turn! Turn! in the USA on Columbia Records. It features the oldest lyrics ever used in a pop hit - adapted from Chapter 3 of the Book of Ecclesiastes, by Pete Seeger.
Gene Pitney, The Rockin' Berries, Lulu And The Luvvers, Peter And Gordon, The Mike Cotton Sound and The Quiet Five play at The Granada, Walthamstow, England, UK, Europe.
Georgie Fame And The Blue Flames play at The Twisted Wheel, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
The Animals play at The Palais, Peterborough, England, UK, Europe.
The Who play at the Rhodes Centre, Bishop's Stortford, UK, Europe
While driving home from The Memphian Cinema in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, Elvis Presley is stopped by police and given a speeding ticket.
Chris Farlowe And The Thunderbirds play at The Birdcage, Portsmouth, Enbgland, UK, Europe.
I Live For The Sun by The Sunrays peaks at No51 in the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart in the USA, and reaches No20 in Australia. The track is produced by Murry Wilson, father of Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys, whose musical style is shamelessly copied in the song.
The Loose Ends play at El Partido club, Lewisham, southeast London, England, UK, Europe, with The Minor Birds and Duke Lee.
Dickie Henderson is the musical guest on today's edition of BBC radio's The Billy Cotton Show, in London, England, UK, Europe.
The Turtles, Sonny And Cher, Nancy Sinatra and Brenda Holloway appear on syndicated tv pop show Shivaree, recorded for KABC in Los Angeles, California, USA.
The highest new entry in Cash Box magazine chart of the 100 best-selling singles in the USA is I Hear A Symphony by The Supremes, entering at No59.
A Lover's Concerto by The Toys reaches No1 in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA.
The Small Faces play in The Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsgate, England, UK, Europe.
Petra Pierrette Burger is born in Amstelveen, Netherlands, Europe. She will find success as classical crossover singer, composer, photographer and musical actress Petra Berger.
The Turtles perform the Bob Dylan composition It Ain't Me Babe and Eddie Hodges performs the Bob Dylan song Love Minus Zero on US tv pop music series Hollywood A Go Go, recorded in Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Yardbirds play at the Student Union, University of Leeds, Leeds, England, UK, Europe.
The Chiffons play at Rider College, Trenton, New Jersey, USA.
Ferrante And Teicher play at Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, USA, to an audience of 4,000. Also on the bill are The Rooftop Singers.
The Wry Catchers and Ale Ekstrom play the second of two nights at The Jabberwock, Berkeley, California, USA.
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.