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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 stage musical Cabaret is presented at The Palace Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 336 performances.
Tennessee Ernie Ford and The Good Time Singers are playing a three week engagement at Harrah's, Lake Tahoe, California, USA.
Renee Raff is playing during a two-week stand at The Apartment, New York City, USA, with Charles De Forest and The Ray Starling Trio.
Marilyn Michaels plays during a four-week engagement at The Latin Quarter, New York City, USA.
Lou Rawls is playing during two weeks at The Cave, Vancouver, British Ciolumbia, Canada.
Long John Baldry plays during a week in cabaret at The Fiesta, Stockton, UK, Europe.
Tom Jones is playing during a month of live dates at The Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Grapefruit film a promo-clip for their upcoming single, Elevator, in Kensington Gardens, London, England, UK, Europe, with Paul McCartney of The Beatles as director.
Aynsley Dunbar plays at The Star Hotel, Croydon, England, UK, Europe.
During Tom Jones' run of gigs at The Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, Elvis Presley attends the show and leads a standing ovation for Jones. It is also during this set of shows that women begin throwing their bras and panties at Jones during his performance - a stunt set up by his PR man Jay Bernstein.
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Traffic play the second of four nights at The Whisky A-Go-Go, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Kinks play at The Granada, Bedford, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Tremeloes, The Herd, Ola And The Janglers and Gary Walker And The Rain.
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The single Lady M adonna by The Beatles is awarded a Gold Disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
Buffalo Springfield play at The County Hall, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Jazz drummer Elvin Jones records Village Greene, Jay-Ree and other tracks at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, for Blue Note Records.
Randy Walker is born in Queens, New York City, USA. He will find success as a rapper under the name Stretch.
The Yardbirds, with Jimmy Page on Guitar, play the first of three nights at Thee Image Club, Miami, Florida, USA.
Lady M adonna by The Beatles reaches No1 in the Canadian pop singles chart.
Journalist Derek Taylor returns from a sojourn in Los Angeles, California, USA, and joins Apple in London, England, UK, Europe, as The Beatles' press officer – a position he had held in earlier years.
At the D rake Hotel, East 56th Street, New York City, USA, Jimi Hendrix records some demos.
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When The Cream play at The Capitol Theater, Ottowa, Canada, in the middle of their second North American tour, bassist Jack Bruce decides to go home.
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The Move play at Silver Blades Ice Rink, Streatham, England, UK, Europe.
Canned Heat play the first of four nights at The Kaleidoscope, Los Angeles, California, USA.
A Wayne Newton tv special airs on ABC-tv in the USA.
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.