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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.
Tony Bennett plays the first of five nights at Oakdale Music Theatre, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA.
A new musical, The Passion Flower Hotel, by John Barry, opens at the Prince Of Wales Theatre, London, England, UK, where it will run for 148 performances. The show, featuring Barry's future wife, Jane Birkin, is about a group of schoolgirls opening a bordello.
Guitarist Billy Strange records versions of several topical folk-rock hits including Eve Of Destruction, Do You Believe In Magic, Colours, You Were On My Mind and the Bob Dylan compositions Like A Rolling Stone, It Ain't Me Babe in RCA Victor Studio, 6363 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. The studio band includes Wrecking Crew members Glen Campbell, Tommy Tedesco, Jerry Cole, Carol Kaye, Al de Lory, Hal Blaine and Julius Wechter.
While The Beatles are taking a break from their North American tour in a rented house at 2850 Benedict Canyon Drive, Hollywood, California, USA, actor Burt Lancaster invites the group to visit him in his Bel Air, Los Angeles, house.
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Woody Herman And His Herd play at Disneyland, Los Angeles, California, USA. On the same day, the park's Humdinger concert features Joey Paige, The Young Men, The Mustangs, and Special Guest Star Jackie de Shannon.
Gerry And The Pacemakers, Gene Vincent and Karl Denver play at the South Pier, Blackpool, England, UK.
Oscar Brown Jr comes to the end of a season at The Cafe Au Go Go, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Cilla Black plays the ninth night of a two-week season at The Forty Thieves Club in Bermuda, Caribbean.
In the evening, Alan Livingston, President of Capitol Records, throws a party for The Beatles (George Harrison does not attend) at his home in Beverly Hills, with guests including Tony Bennett, Jane Fonda, Rock Hudson, Groucho Marx, Dean Martin, Jimmy Stewart Eleanor Bron and Hayley Mills. During the day, John Lennon writes a letter home to his wife, Cynthia, expressing how unhappy he has been on this trip.
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Calne, Wiltshire-based band The Pack drive
to Kingsway Recording Studio, London, England, UK, to record their debut single, a cover of the Lovin' Spoonful song Do You Believe In Magic, with legendary producer Mickie Most in charge of the recording session.
During a month-long tour, Johnny Cash plays the first of two days at Franklin County Fair, Malone, New York State, USA.
Buck Owens And His Buckaroos record Waitin' In Your Welfare Line, That's What I'm Like Without You, There Never Was A Fool and In The Palm Of Your Hand, in Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Wayne Fontana And The Mindbenders and The Iveys play at Haggars Ballroom, Pembroke, South Wales, UK.
TV rock show Where The Action Is, in the USA, features Ian Whitcomb performing Sugar Babe, The Impressions performing It's All Right and The Detergents performing Leader of the Laundromat.
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At The Hilton Hotel, London, England, UK, The Rolling Stones have business meetings with entrepreneur Allen Klein, who is keen to become their manager.
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.