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Joseph Fohn Castaldo is born in The Bronx, New York City, USA. He will achieve some success as an Elvis Presley-styled rockabilly-rock'n'roll singer under the name Joey Castle Bill Haley turns down a $2000 dollar a day, fifteen-date tour of Australia because some of his band members are afraid of flying.
Popular young singer Brenda Lee gets her first recording deal when she is signed to Decca Records in the USA by A + R man Paul Cohen.
The Chas McDevitt Group, featuring Shirley Douglas, plays at The Festival Hall, Kirkby In Ashfield, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Malcolm Allen Quintet.
Clive And The Cyclones play at The Majestic Ballroom, Milton Street, 
LaVern Baker headlines during a week of shows at The Howard Theater, Washington DC, USA, with The Edsels, Gary 'US' Bonds and The Solitaires
Elvis Presley continues filming studio-based scenes for his latest movie, Follow That Dream, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Nancy Sinatra and teen singing idol Tommy Sands are the guests on tonight's edition of US tv's Perry Como Show.
Bill Haley And His Comets play the twelfth night of a three-week season at The El Cortez Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Lloyd Price plays the seventh of ten nights at Sciolla's, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Joe Brown And The Bruvvers, Mark Wynter and Julie Grant begin a week of shows at the Empire, Newcastle, England, UK, Europe.
The Beach Boys begin a North American tour at Danceland, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA.
Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas release a new single in the UK, Bad To Me, written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles.
The Beatles achieve their first American chart entry when From Me To You enters the Billboard singles chart in the USA at No116.
Elvis Presley continues with filming of studio-based scenes at MGM Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, for his fifteenth movie Viva Las Vegas, co-starring Ann-Margret.
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Gene Vincent plays in The Forum, Liege, Belgium, Europe, accompanied by The Sunlights.
The Beatles have a brief recording session in EMI's Abbey Road studio, London, England, UK, then fly out to Sweden, Europe, to begin their first foreign tour.Adam Faith, Eden Kane, Brian Poole And The Tremeloes, Dave Berry and The Undertakers play at The Rank, Stockton, UK.
Elvis Presley continues filming studio-based scenes for his seventeenth movie, Girl Happy, at MGM Studios, Culver City, California, USA.
The Squires, including Neil Young on lead guitar, play the fifth of six nights at The Flamingo Club, Fort William, Ontario, Canada.
Paul Anka, Barbara Heiman, Jay And The Americans, Petula Clark, The Everly Brothers, Marvin Gaye and Brenda Lee appear on tv show Hullaballoo in the USA.
Heinz And The Wild Ones play at 
Blues-rocker Mark Leeman of the Mark Leeman Five dies, aged 24, dies in a car smash, returning from Blackpool, England, UK, to London after a concert.
Jokers Wild, a group including guitarist David Gilmour, later to join Pink Floyd, plays at Les Jeux Interdits, The Victoria Ballroom, Cambridge, England, UK.
The Beatles are greeted by 4,000 fans when they touch down in Minneapolis to play at Metropolitan Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
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Paul And Barry Ryan and Joe Brown And His Bruvvers are the musical guests on today's edition of Crackerjack on BBC1 tv in London, England, UK, Europe.
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The final episode of tv series The Adventures Of Ozzie And Harriet, featuring rock star Rick Nelson, is filmed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA..
Elvis Presley records A Little Less Conversation at Western Recorders, Los Angeles, California, USA. The song will be largely overlooked for more than thirty years until a re-mix propels it to No1 in the USA and UK during 2002.
The KPPC Strike Fund Benefit concert is held at The Kaleidoscope Club, Los Angeles, California, USA. Live music is supplied by The Doors, Traffic, Bo Diddley, Canned Heat, The Holy Modal Rounders, The Collectors and Kaleidoscope.
The Beach Boys are working on the tracks Carnival and I Just Got My Pay for the album Sunflower in leader Brian Wilson's home studio in Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Elvis Presley is awarded the status of Captain in the Memphis Police Reserve, in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Alexandra Palace, London, England, UK, Europe, is severely damaged by fire for the second time. The Great Hall, Banqueting Suite, roller rink and theatre dressing rooms are completely destroyed. Only Palm Court and the area occupied by the BBC escapes damage.
Scotty Moore, the original guitarist for Elvis Presley, plays at Swindon Arts Centre, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, Europe.Gibson Guitars, currently around $500m in debt, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware, USA. The company is based in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
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