28th July

The musical Milk And Honey, with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, is playing at The Martin Beck Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 543 performances.

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.

Winifred Atwell, Lance Percival, Ronnie Carroll, Antonio Vargas And The Spanish Dancers, Gerard Sety, Des Lane, Toni Ros, The Mistins and The Don Robb Group are playing during the summer season at The Star Light Roof, The Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, England, UK, Europe.

Helen Shapiro is undertaking a ten-week summer season engagement at The Aquarium Theatre, Great Yarmouth, England, UK, Europe, supported by Peter Jay and The Jaywalkers, Ronnie Corbett and Jimmy Savile.

A new musical production, Money, starring George Coe, David Rounds and Barbara Quaney, is playing at Upstairs At The Downstairs, New York City, USA, during a run of 214 performances. The show's book and lyrics are by David Axelrod and Tom Whedon, while the music is by Sam Pottle.

Margie Rayburn is playing during a two week booking at The Hesperia Inn, Hesperia, California, USA.

Damita Jo is playing during two weeks at The Club Harlem, Atlantic City, USA.

Count Basie is playing during five days at Freedomland, The Bronx, New York City, USA.

The Cannonball Adderley Sextet plays at Hibaya Open Theatre, Tokyo, Japan, Asia, supported by The Japanese Modern Jazz All-Stars.

The Dukes Of Dixieland play at The Berkshire Music Barn, Music Inn, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA.

Faron Young plays at Harry Smythe's Buck Lake Ranch, Angola, Indiana, USA.

Gene Vincent plays live at The Floral Hall, Southport, England, UK, Europe.

Ella Fitzgerald and Stan Getz play at The Carter Barron Amphitheater, Washington DC, USA.

The Beatles play at The ABC, Great Yarmouth, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Kestrels, The Trebletones, Freddie Starr And The Midnighters, Barry Barnett and Glenda Collins. The compere is comedian Alan Field. A crew from Italian television network RAI films The Beatles from the cinema balcony.

Singer-songwriter Katharina Franck is born in Dusseldorf, Germany, Europe.

Jazz sax player Johnny Griffin releases the album Grab This!, on Riverside Records in the USA.

The Merseybeats play at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.

Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys play at The New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Maryland, USA.

Beverly Craven is born in Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), South Asia. She will find success as a pop singer and songwriter after moving to the UK in the mid-60s.

The Beach Boys play at Peony Park Ballroom, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.