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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 Oscar Peterson Trio records Let's Fall In Love, The Strut, This Nearly Was Mine, Satin Doll and For Lena And Lennie, for Verve Records in New York City, USA.
Thelonious Monk appears on the cover of Time Magazine in the USA.
The All-Star 64 package tour plays at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales, featuring Helen Shapiro, The Rolling Stones, Mike Berry, Jet Harris, Billie Davis, Bern Elliott And The Fenmen, and The Paramounts
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Cal Tjader plays the fourth night of a thirteen-night booking at Off Broadway, a night club located at 1024 Kearney Street, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Tarriers and The Rev. Gary Davis play at Wollman Auditorium, New York City, USA.
The Supremes and The Velvelettes play at The Graystone Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Thelonious Monk is featured on the cover of Time Magazine. Inside, in an article titled 'Jazz: The Loneliest Monk', he is hailed as 'the High Priest of Bebop"
A live LP - The First British Rhythm And Blues Festival - is recorded at The Town Hall, Birmingham, UK. The line-up for the show and album includes Sonny Boy Williamson II and The Yardbirds [including Eric Clapton] plus The Spencer Davis R And B Quartet (including Steve Winwood), Long John Baldry And The Hoochie Coochie Men [including Rod Stewart] and The Liverpool Roadrunners. The show is introduced by Liverpudlian deejay Bob Wooler.
Gene Pitney, Billy J. Kramer, The Hollies, Kathy Kirby and Jess Conrad appear on UK weekly tv pop show Ready, Steady, Go!, recorded live in London, UK.
The Lucky Thompson Octet plays at The Little Theatre, New York City, USA.
Polydor Records releases a single, Why/Cry For A Shadow, by The Beatles with Tony Sheridan. Both tracks were recorded in Hamburg, Germany, Europe, before the group became famous.
Arizona-based surf-hot rod band The Astronauts play the second of four nights at The Tulagi, Boulder, Colorado, USA.
Peter And Gordon release a new single, A World Without Love, written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles, in the UK.
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The Beach Boys play at Santa Clara Fairgrounds, San Jose, California, USA.
The Beatles record live versions of You Can't Do That, Roll Over Beethoven, Til There Was You, I Wanna Be Your Man, Please Mr. Postman, All My Loving, This Boy and Can't Buy Me Love for their second From Us to You radio show at the BBC Piccadilly Studios, London, UK.
Elvis Presley is at Paramount Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, doing pre-production work on his next film, Roustabout.
Wayne Fontana And The Mindbenders play at The Oasis Club, Lloyd Street, Manchester, UK, supported by The Stylos.
Ed McCurdy plays the third of four nights at Main Point, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA.
Cilla Black plays at Leo's Cavern, Windsor, England, UK.