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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 musical Zizi is presented at The Broadway Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 49 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 Paul Butterfield Blues Band, featuring Butterfield on vocals and harmonica, Michael Bloomfield and Elvin Bishop on guitars, Mark Naftalin on organ, Jerome Arnold and bass and Sam Lay on drums, is playing during a month of live shows at The Unicorn, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Ketty Lester plays during two weeks at Annie's Room, London, 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.
The Temptations are playing during eight nights at The Regal, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Paul Anka is playing during a two-week stay at The Copacabana, New York City, USA.
Larry Hanks and Chris Selsor play at The Jabberwock, Berkeley, California, USA.
The Statler Brothers record My Darling Hildegarde, Memphis and King Of The Road in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
The Applejacks play at The Floral Hall, Gorleston, England, UK, Europe
Chris Farlowe plays at The Assembly Hall, Barking, UK, Europe
John Lennon and George Harrison of The Beatles go to the offices of NEMS Enterprises in London, England, UK, Europe, where they are interviewed by deejay Brian Matthew for the UK radio show Pop Profile.
The musical Anya is performed at The Ziegfield Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of just two weeks.
Boston-based band The Remains open at Trude Heller's, New York City, USA.
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The Marquee Show, featuring Manfred Mann, The Yardbirds, Inez And Charlie Foxx, Paul And Barry Ryan, Gary Farr And The T-Bones, The Mark Leeman Five and The Scaffold, plays at The Guildhall, Portsmouth, England, UK, Europe.
The Who play at the Town Hall, High Wycombe, England, UK, Europe.
Petula Clark releases her British hit single Downtown on Warner Bros Records in the USA.
The Riot Squad play at The Europa Hotel, 60-62 Anson Road, Holloway, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Ornette Coleman Trio plays at The Tivoli, Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe.
The Top Ten Singles on WABC Radio in New York City, USA, on this date are as follows :

1. Taste of Honey - Herb Alpert And the Tijuana Brass (A+M)

2. I Hear a Symphony - The Supremes (Motown)

3. Turn! Turn! Turn! - The Byrds (Columbia)

4. Rescue Me - Fontella Bass (Checker)

5. Let's Hang On! - The 4 Seasons

6. 1-2-3 - Len Barry (Decca)

7. A Lover's Concerto - The Toys (DynoVoice)

8. I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown And His Famous Flames (King)

9. You've Got to Hide Your Love Away - The Silkie (Fontana)

10. Get Off of My Cloud - The Rolling Stones (London)

Bill Carlisle records I Love That Little Woman Of Mine, I'm A Runnin' and Wouldn't That Cock Your Pistol for Hickory Records in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Judy Garland is playing during a two-week engagement at The Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, backed by the 30-piece Louis Basil orchestra. She is paid $50,000 per week.
The Hollies play at KB Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe.
TV rock and pop show Where The Action Is in the USA features Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs.
The Great Society record another version of Someone To Love at Golden State Recorders, San Francisco, California, USA. The group includes Grace Slick, later to join Jefferson Airplane.
The Animals play at The Marquee, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
Gerald Wilson and His Orchestra record Yesterday, written by Paul McCartney of The Beatles, in United Recorders studio, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Cannonball Adderley Quartet plays at Shelley's Manne-Hole, Los Angeles, California, USA. Producer of the live album made from this concert is David Axelrod.
The second edition of Elvis - a 32-page magazine devoted to Elvis Presley - is published in the UK.
The Small Faces play in The Starlight Club, Herne Bay, England, UK, Europe
Dizzy Gillespie appears on the BBC Jazz 625 Television Show in London, England, UK, Euroipe.
Bob Dylan is recording Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window and Visions Of Johanna in Columbia Studios, New York City, USA.
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