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The musical Milk And Honey, with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, is playing at The Martin Beck Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 543 performances.
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 Man Who
Shot] Liberty Valance, sung by Gene Pitney and written by
Burt
Bacharach and Hal David reaches No1 in the Australian Top Twenty Singles
chart.
Screamin' Lord Sutch And His Raving Savages play at The Civic Hall, Exter, UK,Helen Shapiro plays the sixth night of a week at The Hippodrome, Brighton, UK. Also on the bill are Gary Miller, The Red Price Combo and comedy vocal trio The Hillsiders.
The Gerry Mulligan Quintet records Capricious, Blue Boy, Lonely Town and other tracks for Columbia Records in New York City, USA.
UK pop weekly newspaper Disc, reports that Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated is to appear on the BBC radio programme Jazz Club, at The Paris Theatre, London, on July 12. This appearance prevents Korner's band from appearing in their weekly Thursday session at The Marquee Club, London, as a result of which, their place will be taken by a new rhythm and blues group, The Rolling Stones.
Billboard magazine in the USA reviews the new Elvis Presley album Pot Luck, declaring, "The chanter comes through with his usual exciting performances of brand-new material, rockers, romantic ballads, blues and tunes with a Latin beat. And the backing swings all the way."
Helen Shapiro plays the sixth night of a week at The Hippodrome, Brighton, UK. Also on the bill are Gary Miller, The Red Price Combo and The Hillsiders.
The Gerry Mulligan Quintet records Capricious, Blue Boy, Lonely Town and other tracks for Columbia Records in New York City, USA.
The Beatles play at Heswall Jazz Club, in the Barnston Women's Institute, Wirrall, Cheshire, UK.
Fats Domino enters the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart in the USA with Nothing New (Same Old Thing) on Imperial Records. It will peak at No77 during a run of five weeks.
Swedish off-shore pirate radio station Radio Nord, which has been on the air since March 8, 1961, is forced to close down because it is breaking the existing laws governing broadcasting in Sweden, Europe.