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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 On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, with lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Burton Lane, is playing at the Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 280 performances.
The Association are playing during two weeks at The Ice House, Glendale, California, USA.
The Sons Of Adam play during a six-night booking at Gazzarri's, 319 North La Cienega Boulevard, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
T-bone Walker comes to the end of a British tour with a show in Southampton, England, UK, Europe.
Yesterday by The Beatles returns to No1 in the Cashbox magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA, having been briefly deposed by The Toys with A Lover's Concerto.
Piano duettists Ferrante And Teicher play to 4,500 people at the University of Missouri, University City, Missouri, USA.
The Young Rascals play at The Phone Booth, Manhattan, New York City, USA.
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David Bowie And The Lower Third play at The Birdcage, Portsmouth, England, UK, Europe.
John Mayall And The Bluesbreakers play at The Mojo Club, Sheffield, England, UK, Europe.
The Yardbirds release a new single, a cover of Bo Diddley's I'm A Man, on Epic Records in the USA. It will peak at No17.
The Gentrys, Johnny Tillotson, The Contessas, Lyn Roman and Ian Whitcomb appear on syndicated tv pop show Shivaree, recorded for KABC in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Barbara McNair adds her lead vocals to the pre-existing instrumental backing track for the Motown Records song You're Gonna Love My Baby in Hitsville Studio, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
The Kinks spend the last of eight days recording tracks for their album The Kink Kontroversy in Pye Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
Yesterday by The Beatles reaches No1 in the pop singles chart, Tio i topp, in Sweden, Europe.
The Yardbirds play at The Baths, Leyton, England, UK, Europe.
Blues musicians Mississippi Fred McDowell and Doctor Ross spend some time at the Hotel du Mont Blanc in Paris, France, Europe.
Them (including Van Morrison), Steam Packet (including Rod Stewart) and The Gas Board (including Bryan Ferry). play at the Rag Goes Pop dance The Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle, England, UK, Europe. Also on the bill are Long John Baldry, Julie Driscoll, The Brian Auger Trinity and Derrie Wilkie And The Pressmen.
Aspiring actor Larry Hankin and improv group The Committee play at Harmon Gym, University Of California, Berkeley, California, USA, supported by Jefferson Airplane. This is the first show by The Airplane to include their new bassist Jack Casady.
Wayne Fontana And The Mindbenders play their last gig together, at The Pavilion, Buxton Gardens, Derbyshire, England, UK, Europe
A Taste Of Honey by Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass reaches No1 on the Billboard Easy Listening singles chart in the USA.
Maurice Kinn (publisher of the New Musical Express), Peter Noone (aka Herman of Herman's Hermits) and Catherine Boyle are panel members on the BBC1-tv record rating show Juke Box Jury in London, England, UK, Europe.
Peter, Paul And Mary play at the University Of Nebraska, USA, for 6,900 fans.
Memphis, Tennessee, USA, septet The Gentrys score their only hit when Keep On Dancing, recorded in 35 minutes as a b-side, peaks at No4 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA.
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The Shindogs [house band of tv series Shindig!] perform Do You Wanna Dance and Inka Dinka Doo on tv special Jimmy Durante Meets The Lively Arts, in the USA.
Gene Pitney's British tour, along with Peter And Gordon, Lulu and The Rockin' Berries, plays at the ABC, Stockton, England, UK, Europe.
Bob Dylan plays for over 3,500 fans at Bushnell Memorial Auditorium in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
The Small Faces play in the Town Hall, Grantham, England, UK, Europe.
The Who play at the University of Manchester, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
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Country music star Ronnie Milsap marries Joyce Reeves in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Adam Faith appears on UK tv pop show Thank Your Lucky Stars.
Yesterday by The Beatles enters the Dutch Top 40 singles chart where it will peak at No1.
Loose Ends play at El Partido, Lewisham, southeast London, England, UK, Europe, with Hamilton And The Movement and Duke Lee.
The Rolling Stones play two shows in one day during their fourth American tour. First, in the afternoon, is at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York State, USA. That same evening, they play at War Memorial Hall, Syracuse, New York State, USA. They also squeeze in a press conference at the New York Hilton. During the day, Bob Dylan drops by to visit The Stones' member Brian Jones.
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Rescue Me by Fontella Bass, on Checker Records, becomes the No1 Single in the Billboard R'n'B Singles Chart in the USA.
Peter, Paul And Mary play at Colston Hall, Bristol, England, UK, Europe.
David Bowie And The Lower Third play at The Birdcage, Portsmouth, England, UK, Europe.
The highest new entry in Cash Box magazine chart of the 100 best-selling singles in the USA is I Will by Dean Martin, entering at No66.
The Spencer Davis Group play at The Twisted Wheel, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
The stage musical Man Of La Mancha is playing at the ANTA Washington Square Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of almost two and a half years.