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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.
Buddy Bair And His Orchestra with vocalist Elaine Powell are playing during a three-week booking at The Skyway, Hotel Peabody, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Female saxophonist Vi Redd is playing during a month-long engagement at The Sugar Hill, San Francisco, California, USA.
Billy Eckstine is playing during a lengthy engagement at The Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The McGuire Sisters are the musical guests on tonight's edition of The Jimmy Dean Show on ABC-tv in the USA.
The Detours play at The Oldfield Hotel, Greenford, London, England, UK, Europe. The group will find much greater success after they evolve to become The Who.
The Fall 1963 Dick Clark Cara van Of Stars tour, featuring a line-up consisting of Bobby Vee, Brian Hyland, The Ronettes, Little Eva, The Dovells, Myron Lee And The Caddies, Linda Scott, Jimmy Clanton, The Jaynettes, The Thymes and Paul And Paula, plays in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Chad Mitchell Trio plays at Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA.
Stan Getz opens for ten days at Shelley's Manne Hole, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Highwaymen play the last of four nights at The Gaslight, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
A new after-hours nightspot, The Geary Breakfast Club, opens in San Francisco, California, USA. Among the first performers to play is Lou Rawls.
Duane Eddy, The Shirelles, Gene Vincent, Gary 'US' Bonds, Carter-Lewis And The Southerners, Mickie Most, The Flintstones and The Roof-Raisers play at The Odeon, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
The Beatles play at The ABC, Lincoln, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Vernons Girls, The Brook Brothers, Peter Jay and The Jaywalkers, and others.
UK newspaper the Daily Mirror reports on a recent meeting between American recording star Gene Pitney and The Rolling Stones, quoting Pitney as saying, "When I first saw them I didn't know whether to say hello or bark."
The Barron Knights play at the The City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Crescendos featuring Joe E Martin.
Joe Carson plays in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
The Cyril Davies All-Stars play at The Marquee, Oxford Street, London, England, UK, Europe.
Chet Baker plays at George's Jazz Cafe in Arnhem, Netherlands, Europe.
The Alan Price Rhythm And Blues Combo plays at The Jazz Lounge, Club A Gogo, Percy Street, Haymarket, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, UK, Europe. The group will, soon after, change its name to The Animals.
Having dropped from the top spot for seven weeks, She Loves You by The Beatles returns to No1 in the UK pop singles chart for a further two weeks.
Tony Bennett, Liza Minnelli and Carol Lawrence are the musical guests on the Arthur Godfrey Thanksgiving Special on NBC-tv in the USA.
The Merseybeats play a lunchtime session at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
The Rolling Stones play at The Memorial Hall, Northwich, England, UK, Europe.
The New Hope Singers, Sandy Lessin and Doug Moore play in the Holiday Hootenanny at Philadelphia Arthletic Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Billy J. Kramer Pop Parade tour, featuring Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas, Johnny Kidd And The Pirates, The Caravelles, The Fourmost, Houston Wells, Tommy Quickly and The Marauders plays at The Odeon, Southport, England, UK, Europe.
The current No1 single in the Billboard US Top 40 chart is I'm Leaving It Up To You by Dale And Grace.
Leon McAuliffe and His Swingin‘ Western Band play at The Auditorium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
The Top Ten Singles on WKNR Radio in Detroit, Michigan, USA, on this day are as follows :

1. Louie Louie The Kingsmen

2. Since I Fell For You Lenny Welsh

3. Nitty Gritty Shirley Ellis

4. As Long As I Know He's Mine The Marvelettes

5. When The Lovelight Starts Shining The Supremes

6. Dominique The Singing Nun

7. Misery/I'm the Man The Dynamics

8. Leaving It All Up To You Dale And Grace

9. Drip Drop Dion

10. There I Said It Again Bobby Vinton

King Curtis is playing during a two-week season at The Latin Casino, Camden, New Jersey, USA.
Jazz vocalist Jon Dodson, best known as lead tenor vocalist of The King's Men, dies in Los Angeles, California, USA.