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Sweet Sixteen by B.B. King on Kent Records makes its Billboard R'n'B singles chart debut in the USA. It will peak at No2.
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The All American Rock Spectacular featuring Duane Eddy, Johnny Restivo, Crash Craddock, The Diamonds and Santo And Johnny plays the second of two nights in Melbourne, Australia.
The Hank Mobley Quartet records Soul Station, Dig Dis and other tracks at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, for Blue Note Records.
The EP Strictly Elvis by Elvis Presley enters the UK Pop Singles Chart at No26 for one week.
Jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson records Way Down Upon The Swanee River at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
Bobby Darin continues with his season at The Chase Hotel, St Louis, Missouri, USA.
Sanford Clark releases a new single, Pledging My Love, on Jamie Records in the USA. The same song is also released on the same day by Johnny Tillotson on Cadence Records.
Chuck Berry's trial, on charges of transporting 14-year-old native American girl, Janice Escalanti, from El Paso, Texas, to St. Louis, Missouri, USA, for immoral purposes, begins. He will be sentenced to five years in prison and fined $5000 by United States District Judge George H Moore. (outlaw)
Youth-oriented weekly magazine Valentine in the UK features a comic strip story on its front cover based on the song All Of Me by Frank Sinatra.
At Chess Studios, Chicago, Illinois, USA, Chuck Berry records Down The Road Apiece, Confessin' The Blues, Sweet Sixteen, and other tracks.
Brook Benton, Dinah Washington and Dion And The Belmonts play the fourth of ten nights at The Paramount Theatre, Brooklyn, New York City, USA.
Cliff Richard And The Shadows, Kathy Kirby, Jerry Lordan, Peter Elliott and The Four Jones Boys play at The Odeon, Manchester, UK.
The
Platters play the fourth night of a two week engagement at
Fack's II Club, San
Francisco, California, USA.
Cliff Richard And The Shadows, Kathy Kirby, Jerry Lordan, Peter Elliott and The Four Jones Boys play at The Colston Hall, Bristol, UK.
Sam Cooke plays the third night in a week of headlining dates at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
The Charles Mingus Nonet records Weird Nightmare, Eclipse and other tracks in New York City, USA, for Mercury Records.
The Johnny Griffin Orchestra records Holla, Jubilation and So Tired in Plaza Sound Studios,New York City, USA. These tracks will appear on his Riverside Records album The Big Soul Band.
The Curtis Fuller Sextet records Accident and New Date in New York City, USA, for Savoy Records.
Dion And The Belmonts play
the second of two nights at The Safari Club, Long Island, New York
State, USA.
When Patsy Cline appears at the Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, wearing a clinging blouse and gold lame trousers, her attire causes asensation, and she is firmly told to stick to dresses.
Henry Mancini has the second of three recording sessions in Los Angeles, California, USA, for his RCA Victor Records album Combo!. On this day Mancini records Far East Blues, Scandinavian Shuffle and other tracks.
Count Basie And His Orchestra, featuring Joe Williams on vocals, plays at Birdland, New York City, USA.
Judy Garland records Stormy Weather, Do It Again, Lucky Day and Chicago (That Todding Town) for Capitol Records, in London, UK.
Jan And
Dean appear on popular tv show American
Bandstand, recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, singing
WeGo Together.
The Coasters, Bo Diddley, Little Anthony And The Imperials, Big Maybelle and Bobby 'Blue' Bland play the fourth night of a week of shows at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Debbi Peterson, who will grow up to play with The Bangles, is born in Northridge, California, USA.
KQV Appreciation Day at West View Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, features Bobby Vee, Dion And The Belmonts, The Fleetwoods, Ray Petersen and many others.
Ray Charles plays the last night of a week of shows at The Palladium, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jazz saxophonist Leo Wright records Autumn Leaves, Indian Summer and other tracks in Atlantic Studios, New York City, USA, for his Atlantic Records album Blues Shout.
Roosevelt Sykes records Jail Bait, Yes Lawd and other tracks at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NewJersey, USA.
Sam Cooke plays the first night of a week at The Town Hill Club, Brooklyn, New York, USA.
McDonald's Cave by studio-based instrumental band The Piltdown Men, enters the UK singles chart, where it will peakat No8.
The Beatles play the final night of a season at the Indra Club, Hamburg, Germany, after which they will switch to The Kaiserkeller.
The Isley Brothers play the sixth of ten nights at the Baby Grand Club, New York City, USA.
Jazz saxophonist Jimmy Skidmore plays at the Modern Jazz Club, Deer's Leap, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK. N.B. Click here to visit SwindonMusicScene, for an in-depth look at this era of Swindon music.
Little Anthony And The Imperials record This Love Of Mine, Undecided, Don't Get Around Much Anymore, Ooh Looka There, Ain't She Pretty and All Or Nothing At All.
Barbra Streisand comes the the end of a lengthy residency at The Bon Soir Club, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Ronnie Scott plays at the Modern Jazz Club, Deer's Leap, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK. N.B. Click here to visit SwindonMusicScene, for an in-depth look at this era of Swindon music.
Three Aces And A Joker release a new single, Sleigh Bell Rock, on GRC Records, in the USA.
The Coasters record Red Ridin' Hood at Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, California, USA, with Lee Hazlewood as producer.
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