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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 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.
The Astrals play at the The City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
The musical film Mary Poppins, starring Julie Andrews, has its Los Angeles premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theater, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Johnnie Ray undertakes his first recording session for his new label, RCA Records, in New York City, USA.
Tony Bennett plays the fourth of five nights at The Oakdale Music Theatre, Wallingford, Connecticut, USA.
Nat King Cole records French and Japanese versions of Autumn Leaves, Spanish and Italian versions of You Are So Amiable, and a French version of Passing By, at Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. There are three guitarists on the session - Laurindo Almeida, Bobby Gibbons and Al Hendrickson.
Rip Taylor opens at The Copacabana, New York City, USA.
Capitol Records in Los Angeles, California, USA, prepares stereo mixes from the three-track concert tape of The Beatles performing at Hollywood Bowl four days earlier. The plan is to release a live album but it will be stopped by the band and producer George Martin who are not happy with the quality of the performances.
Dick Dale and The Del-Tones record Who Can He Be?, Oh Marie and Angry Generation, for Surf records in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
From their chartered plane 23,000 feet above Kansas, USA, en route to Cincinnati, The Beatles transmit thank-you messages to guests at a Melody Maker awards lunch in London, UK.
Della Reese is playing during a three-week engagement at The Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Johnny Cash records the Bob Dylan composition It Ain't Me Babe, at Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Sessioneers include Charlie McCoy on harmonica and Norman Blake on guitar, with The Carter Family supplying harmony vocals.
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The Crickets record I Think I've Caught The Blues and We Gotta Get Together, in producer Norman Petty's Studios, Clovis, New Mexico, USA, for Liberty Records.
The Tridents, featuring future rock guitar hero Jeff Beck, play at Ken Colyer's Studio 51, Soho, London, UK.
Vaughn Meader, and folk group The Au Go Go Singers (featuring two future Buffalo Springfield members, Stephen Stills and Richie Furay), play at The Cafe Au Go Go, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
The Swallows (not the identically-named doo-wop r'n'b group of the 1950s) record I Wanna be Your Man, She Loves You, How Do You Do It, Please Please Me, I'll Keep You Satisfied, I'm Telling You Now, I Want To Hold Your Hand and From Me To You, for Atco Records in Los Angeles, California, USA. The tracks are for a cash-in album, The Amazing Beatles And Other Great English Group Sounds, featuring songs written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles, and songs relating to The British Invasion.
Memphis Slim plays at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, UK.
The Honeycombs reach No1 in the UK singles chart with Have I The Right?, produced by Joe Meek.
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The Beatles play at Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
The Yardbirds, with Eric Clapton on lead guitar, play at The Lugano Hotel, Lugano, Switzerland, Europe.