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Adam Faith, The John Barry Seven, Johnny Worth and The Honeys play during a week of shows at The Granada, Shrewsbury, England, UK, Europe.
The Oliver Nelson Sextet records Screamin' The Blues, Three Seconds and other tracks at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, for New Jazz Records.
The Oliver Nelson Sextet records Screamin' The Blues, Three Seconds and other tracks at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, for New Jazz Records.
Connie Francis plays at Blinstrub's, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, for the fifth of seven nights.
Carol Burnett has the first of three recording sessions for her Decca Records album Let Me Entertain You.
The
Ventures release a new single, Walk
- Don't Run, on Blue Horizon Records in the USA.
Lloyd Price, Clyde McPhatter, The Coasters, Bo Diddley, LaVern Baker, Little Anthony And The Imperials, Jimmy Reed and Jimmy Jones play at the Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Gospel vocalist James Cleveland records Just to Behold His Face during his first studio session with Savoy Records in the USA.
The Ventures release a new single, Walk - Don't Run, on Blue Horizon Records in the USA. This famous guitar-based instrumental is widely regarded as the first surf music song to reach the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart. Contrary to popular belief, the song is not a Ventures' original. It was first recorded as, and inspired by, a jazz piece by guitarist Johnny Smith in 1955, and has been covered by many artists over the years.
The
Ventures release a new single, Walk
- Don't Run, on Blue Horizon Records in the USA. This famous
guitar-based instrtumental is widely regarded as the first surf
music song to reach the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart.
Ray Charles releases a new single, Sticks And Stones, in the USA on ABC-Paramount Records.
Jackie Wilson begins a week of shows at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
