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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.
Donovan releases his debut single, Catch The Wind, in the UK.
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The Rolling Stones, supported by The Hollies and Dave Berry, play at The Trocadero, Leicester, UK.
A package tour headlined by Roy Orbison and featuring Marianne Faithfull, The Rockin Berries and Cliff Bennett And The Rebel Rousers, plays at the Capitol, Cardiff, Wales, UK.
Dion releases a new single, Sweet Sweet Baby, in the UK on CBS Records.
The Righteous Brothers release a new single, Bring Your Love To Me, in the UK.
Fraser Calder and James Giffen of Scottish band The Blues Council die when the group's van is involved in a crash on the A8, driving home to Glasgow after a gig in Edinburgh.
Despite concerns about the length of his hair, David Jones makes his first tv appearance with his group, The Manish Boys, on UK tv show Gadzooks! It's All Happening. They sing their current single, I Pity The Fool. Jones will change his name to David Bowie within a year.
Nancy Lewis of Fabulous magazine interviews The Who during a gig at Goldhawk Road Social Club, Shepherd's Bush, London, UK.
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The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein signs The Silkie to a NEMS management contract, securing the quartet a recording contract with Philips.
I Know A Place by Petula Clark enters the UK's NME Top Thirty singles chart at No24.
Judy Garland plays the second night in a ten-day residency at The Fountainbleau Hotel, Miami, Florida, USA.
Georgie Fame And The Blue Flames play at The Palais, Wimbledon, UK.
Manfred Mann begin the first of three days recording Oh No Not My Baby at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, UK.
I Don't Want To Go On Without You by The Moody Blues enters the UK's NME Top Thirty singles chart at No29.
Adam Faith plays at The Wimbledon Theatre, Wimbledon, UK.
The Four Pennies and Twinkle appear on UK tv show Ready, Steady, Go!, in London, UK.
Do The Clam by Elvis Presley enters the UK's NME Top Thirty singles chart at No28.
She's Lost You by The Zephyrs enters the UK's NME Top Thirty singles chart at No23.
Dave Berry releases a new single, Little Things, in the UK on Decca Records.
The Minute You're Gone by Cliff Richard enters the UK's NME Top Thirty singles chart at No25.
Gary Lewis And The Playboys release a new single, Count Me In, which will peak at No2 in the Billboard chart in the USA.
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The Zombies audition for US movie mogul Otto Preminger at The Cromwellian Club, London, UK, hoping to land a part in his new movie Bunny Lake Is Missing.
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Phil Ochs plays the first of three nights at Main Point, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA.
P.J. Proby plays the second of two nights at The Hippodrome, Birmingham, UK, supported by The Fourmost and The Artwoods.
Aretha Franklin releases a new single, Can't You Just See Me, on CBS Records in the UK.
The Yardbirds play at Hillside Ballroom, Hereford, UK.
Irish blues band Them, featuring vocalist Van Morrison, play in Morecambe, UK.
For Your Love by The Yardbirds enters the UK's NME Top Thirty singles chart at No30. the song is written by Graham Gouldman who will find greater fame as a member of 10cc.
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 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.