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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 musical Fiddler On The Roof, starring Zero Mostel, is performed at The Majestic Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It will run continuously (but at three different theatres) until 1972 notching up 3,242 performances.
The rock musical Your Own Thing is presented at The Orpheum Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 937 performances.
The musical comedy The Happy Time is presented at The Broadway Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 286 performances. The show features music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb.
The musical Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris, is performed at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, during a run of 1,847 performances.
Pop duo Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme are starring in the musical Golden Rainbow, at The Shubert Theater in New York City, USA.
The Checkmates Ltd are appearing during an extended engagement at The Cave Supper Club, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The Beacon Street Union are playing at The Scene, New York City, USA.
The Lemon Pipers are playing during a two-week engagement at The Bitter End, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, with Jake Holmes.
Barbara McNair is playing during two weeks at The Frontier Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The stage musical Cabaret is presented at The Palace Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 336 performances.
Al Martino is playing during a three-week stint at The Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Diahann Carroll is playing during an engagement at The Hilton Plaza, Miami, Florida, USA.
Eddie Floyd, Pigmeat Markham, J.J. Barnes, Pat Lewis, The Holidays, Ruby Andrews and Barbara Mercer play in the Memphis Sounds Show during a lengthy booking at The Riviera Theater, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Fleetwood Mac play at The Cromwellian, London, England, UK, Europe.
Simon Dupree And The Big Sound release a new album, Without Reservations, in Canada on Capitol Records.
The Mothers Of Invention release the album We're Only In It For The Money, produced by Tom Wilson, in the USA. The cover of the album is a parody of The Beatles' cover for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
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Patsy Kensit, vocalist with Eighth Wonder, actress and wife first of Jim Kerr of Simple Minds, then Noel Gallagher of Oasis, is born in Hounslow, London, England, UK, Europe.
When their car skids on an icy turnpike and hits a truck, Eddie Kendricks and Otis Williams of The Temptations are hospitalised in Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA.
Psychedelic band Aquarian Age begin recording 10,000 Words In A Cardboard Box, in EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Nice play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, Europe.
Tetragrammaton Records in the USA begins a major press advertising campaign for the LP You Can't Beat People Up And Have Them Say I Love You by stand-up comedian Murray Roman. The reason for the campaign is that the LP's controversial subject matter, frankly covering sex and drugs, will preclude it from receiving any radio or tv exposure.
Plastic Penny play at The Pavilion, Bath, England, UK, Europe.
John Davidson is playing during a week of shows at The Latin Casino, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
The Rolling Stones spend the sixth day in a fortnight of rehearsals at R.G.Jones Studio, Morden, Surrey, UK, Europe.
Status Quo play at The Town Hall, Greenwich, England, UK, Europe.
Tim Buckley spends the first of two days recording demos at Mayfair Studio New York City, USA. Demos recorded over these two days include Song To The Siren and Buzzin' Fly.
The Troggs play on the BBC radio show Radio One O'Clock in the UK.
Glen Campbell, Nancy Sinatra, Buck Owens, Lee Hazlewood, Tommy Smothers, Merle Haggard, Roy Clark, The Collins Kids, Richard Long, Pat Boone and Fess Parker appear at the third annual Academy Of Country And Western Music Awards Show in the Century Plaza Hotel, Burbank, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Status Quo play at The Town Hall, Greenwich, London, England, UK, Europe.
Pink Floyd play at a private party held by actress Vanessa Redgrave in London, England, UK, Europe.
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While his bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell fly off to The Bahamas, Caribbean, Jimi Hendrix jams with Eric Clapton at The Scene Club, New York City, USA
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The controversial hippy musical, Hair is playing at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1750 performances.
The rock musical Hair (which includes a scene with a fully nude cast) is presented during a run of 1,997 performances at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe. The cast includes Marsha Hunt, Paul Nicholas, Sonja Kristina and Jimmy Winston.