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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 T.A.M.I. Show is recorded in the Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, USA. The show is hosted by Jan And Dean, and its amazing line-up includes The Rolling Stones, James Brown, Chuck Berry, The Beach Boys, The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson And The Miracles, Gerry And The Pacemakers, Leslie Gore, Billy J Kramer, The Barbarians and more. TAMI is believed to have been an acronym for Television Audience Measurement Index.
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Elvis Presley continues with filming of studio scenes for his eighteenth film, Tickle Me, at Allied Artists studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas, Dick And Dee Dee, The Blossoms and Bobby Sherman appear on tv show Shindig!, recorded in ABC-tv studios, New York City, USA.
The Moody Blues play at The Blue Indigo Club, Southampton, UK.
The Who, billed as The High Numbers, play at the Town Hall, Greenwich, UK.
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers play at McKie's Disc Jockey Lounge, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Young poet Leonard Cohen takes part in a poetry reading tour with Irving Layton, Earle Birney, and Phyllis Gotlieb at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Mike Berry And The Innocents play at The Kinema Ballroom, Dunferline, Scotland, supported by Rhythm And Blues Incorporated and The Red Hawks.
The Serendipity Singers play at Hanover College, Hanover, Indiana, USA.
Unit 4+1 play at Wolsey Hall, Cheshunt, UK.
Bobby Bare and Skeeter Davis, with producer Chet Atkins, record That's All I Want From You, Invisible Tears, True Love and Dear John Letter, in RCA Victor Studio, 1611 Hawkins Street, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The players on the session are Jerry Kennedy [gt], Velma Smith [gt], Jerry Reed [gt], Pete Drake [steel], Bob Moore [bass], Kenneth Buttrey [drums], Jerry Smith [vibes] and Hargus Robbins [piano].
Recently-formed band 1984 play their first gig at St. Mary's Church Hall, Twickenham, UK. Guitarist for the group is Brian May, who will go on to play for Queen.
Errol Garner plays at Fairfield Halls, Croydon, UK.
Heinz And The Wild Ones, including guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, later to find fame in Deep Purple, play as part of a pckage tour at The ABC, Ipswich, UK. The tour also features The Hollies, The Dixie Cups, Jess Conrad, The Tornados and Wayne Gibson.
Nina Simone notices an unauthorised album, Starring Nina Simone, in Waxey Maxey's Record Store in Washington DC, USA. She buys the album, listens to it and realises it consists of old demo recordings made in the mid-1950s. She will go on to sue Premier Records, R.H.Macy and others in the State Supreme Court, New York City, USA, over sales of the album, in the USA.