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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.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe is playing during four weeks at The Hungry i, San Francisco, California, USA. Also on the bill is Vicki Frazer.
The Thelonious Monk Quartet records Nice Work If You Can Get It for CBS Records in New York City, USA.
The Paramounts, later to become Procol Harum, record their version of the American hit Little Bitty Pretty One at EMI Studio 2, Abbey Road, London, UK.
Roy Orbison, The Beach Boys, The Surfaris, Paul And Paula and The Joy Boys play in The Town Hall, Wellington, New Zealand.
Vera Hall, the great Negro folk-singer and recording artist from Livingston, Alabama, USA, dies.
Roddy Frame, founder and guitarist of Aztec Camera, is born in East Kilbride, Scotland.
The Top Ten tracks played on WMCA Radio in New York City, USA, for this week are :
1. I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles (Capitol)
2. She Loves You - The Beatles (Swan)
3. You Don't Own Me - Lesley Gore (Mercury)
4. Anyone Who Had A Heart - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
5. Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um - Major Lance (Okeh)
6. What Kind Of Fool (Do You Think I Am) - The Tams (ABC-Paramount)
7. Java - Al Hirt (RCA Victor)
8. Louie Louie - The Kingsmen (Wand)
9. I Only Want To Be With You - Dusty Springfield (Philips)
10. Since I Fell For You - Lenny Welch (Cadence)
1. I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles (Capitol)
2. She Loves You - The Beatles (Swan)
3. You Don't Own Me - Lesley Gore (Mercury)
4. Anyone Who Had A Heart - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
5. Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um - Major Lance (Okeh)
6. What Kind Of Fool (Do You Think I Am) - The Tams (ABC-Paramount)
7. Java - Al Hirt (RCA Victor)
8. Louie Louie - The Kingsmen (Wand)
9. I Only Want To Be With You - Dusty Springfield (Philips)
10. Since I Fell For You - Lenny Welch (Cadence)
Cliff Richard And The Shadows are in the Canary Islands, Spain, Europe, working on the film Wonderful Life.
The Searchers, Manfred Mann, The Rolling Stones, The Fourmost, The Bachelors, The Swinging Blue Jeans, Gerry And The Pacemakers and Billy Fury make live appearances on UK tv show Top Of The Pops in Manchester, UK. Brian Poole And The Tremeloes appear on film.
The Beatles have a recording session at Pathe Marconi studios in Paris, France, Europe, where they record Can't Buy Me Love and also make German-language versions of She Loves You and I Want To Hold Your Hand.