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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 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.
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.
The Youngbloods' single Get Together is certified as a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
Jethro Tull, Savoy Brown and Terry Reid play at The Town Hall, Leeds, UK.
Jay And The Americans record Walkin' In The Rain, for United Artists Records at A + R Recording Corp, New York City, USA. The song is composed by Phil Spector, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil].
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The Jackson 5 release their debut single, I Want You Back, in the USA. The word "Five" in their name has now been changed to the numeral "5" at the behest of Motown Records boss, Berry Gordy.
The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson, release their debut single for Motown Records, I Want You Back, in the USA.
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Crowds gather when it is rumoured that The Rolling Stones are to play on a rooftop in Berlin, Germany, Europe, overlooking the Berlin Wall. Fighting breaks out when police arrive, and fifty youths are arrested.
The Jackson 5 release their debut single, I Want You Back, in the USA. The word "Five" in their name has now been changed to the numeral "5" at the behest of Motown Records boss, Berry Gordy.
Dave Van Ronk plays at Mothers, Erdington, Birmingham, UK, supported by Duffy Power.