28th December

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.

Billy Eckstine is playing during a lengthy engagement at The Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Folksinger Paul Sykes is appearing at The Ice House, Pasadena, California, USA.

Duke Ellington plays during a nineteen day season at The Golden Key Club, 641 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Roy Acuff is playing during a four-week long series of shows in The Mint, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Gerry And The Pacemakers are starring in the panto Babes In The Wood at The Gaumont Cinema, Hanley, Staffordshire, England, UK, Europe.

The Jim Kweskin Jug Band is playing during seven nights at The 2nd Fret Coffee House, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Surfin' Bird by The Trashmen enters the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart in the USA where it will peak at No4 during the first week of February, 1964. The song is a combination of two R'n'B hits by The Rivingtons - Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow and The Bird’s the Word.

Jimmy McCracklin plays at the recently-opened after-hours nightspot The Geary Breakfast Club, San Francisco, California, USA.

Connie Francis opens at The Concord Hotel, New York City, USA.

Rockabilly pioneer Billy Adams records Got My Mojo Workin', Betty And Dupree, I'm Like Poison Ivy, Big M, Raining In My Heart, Just Plain Hurt and other songs for Sun Records in Sam Phillips Recording Studio, 639 Madison Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

A country music package tour, starring Carl Perkins, plays in Orlando, Florida, USA.

The Singing Nun hits No1 in the Billboard albums chart in the USA with her album, The Singing Nun. She is still also at No1 with the single, Dominique, extracted from the album.

The guest panel on today's edition of BBC-tv record-rating programme Juke Box Jury consists of Polly Elwes, Matt Monro, Jimmy Savile and Adrienne Posta. The records played and the jury's verdicts on them is as follows :

My Baby Left Me – Dave Berry (Decca) HIT

Dumb Head – Sharades (Decca) MISS

Don’t Blame Me – Frank Ifield (Columbia) MISS

I Just Don’t Understand – Cresters (HMV) HIT

As Usual – Brenda Lee (Brunswick) HIT

Song Of Mexico – Tony Meehan (Decca) MISS

I’m Talkin’ About You – Jackie Lynton (Piccadilly) HIT

My Special Dream – Shirley Bassey (Columbia) HIT

Diana – Bachelors (Decca) MISS

The Graham Bond Quartet plays in an 'All Nighter' at The Twisted Wheel, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.

Bobby Vee marries his first and only wife, Karen Bergen, in Holy Rosary Church, Orchard Lane, Detroit, Michigan, USA, then heads off to honeymoon in Acapulco. They will have four children, sons Jeffrey, Thomas, and Robert, and daughter Jennifer.

The Yardbirds, with Eric Clapton on guitar, play at The Star, Croydon, England, UK, Europe.

Buddy Britten And The Regents play at the The City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, supported by Rod And The Stereos.

Skeeter Davis plays in Lansing, Michigan, USA.

The Animals play at Club 11, Sunderland, UK, Europe.

Little Stevie Wonder releases a new album, With A Song In My Heart on Tamla Records, in the USA.

The Rolling Stones play at The Club Noreik, Tottenham, London, England, UK, Europe.

The album Romantically by Johnny Mathis enters the Billboard magazine album chart in the USA, where it will peak at No23 over the course of 27 weeks.

Ray Charles, His Orchestra And The Raeletts play at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA.