11th January

The stage musical On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, with lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Burton Lane, is playing at the Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 280 performances.

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.

Kathy Keegan is playing during four weeks at The Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Italian-American tenor Sergio Franchi is playing at The Copacabana, New York City, USA, during a two-week season.

Xavier Cugat is headlining during three weeks at The Flamingo, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, supported by Charo.

Glenda Grainger is playing during two weeks at The Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Billy Daniels is playing during six days at The Imperial Room of the Royal York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Unit 4 + 2 play at the Winter Gardens, Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK, Europe.

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich play at The Youth Centre, Andover, England, UK, Europe.

Earl Hines And His Orchestra record Black And Tan Fantasy, You Can Depend On Me, Hash Brown and other tracks for Impulse Records in New York City, USA.

We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper by The Beatles reaches No1 in the Swedish Pop Singles Chart for the first of five weeks.

Jazz pianist Jaki Byard records the album Freedom Together for Prestige Records in RLA Sound, New York City, USA.

Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass record It Was a Very Good Year and I'll Remember You in Gold Star Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA.

The album The Best Of Herman's Hermits by Hermans Hermits is awarded a Gold Disc in the USA by the R.I.A.A.

In a school questionnaire, 17-year-old Billy Joel states that, among other things, he likes "good music, New York City, pretty girls and Chinese food". He also says he hates "loud-voiced people, phony people, prejudiced people" and declares that Nat King Cole was the best "swinger of popular music." Among his other answers, he reveals that he wants to know "why Negroes are persecuted" and that when he grows up "I want to be successful."

The Spencer Davis Group play at The Marquee Club, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by the Alex Harvey Group.

Jefferson Airplane play at The Matrix, San Francisco, California, USA.

Joe McDonald plays the second of two nights at The Jabberwock, Berkeley, California, USA. He will achieve greater fame as leader of Country Joe And The Fish.

Patti LaBelle And The Bluebells play at The Cromwellian club, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Bluesology.

Kicks by Paul Revere And The Raiders peaks at No11 in the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart in the USA.

Militaristic right wing anthem, The Ballad of the Green Berets by Staff Sgt Barry Sadler, is released in the USA.

The Riot Squad play at Church Elm, Church Elm Lane, Dagenham, Greater London, England, UK, Europe.

TV rock show Where The Action Is in the USA features Billy Joe Royal performing Down In The Boondocks. Patty La Belle and the Bluebells appear on the same show.

Marvin Gaye spends a third day recording You're The One For Me for Tamla Records, in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Ronnie Jones And The Blue Jays play at The Birdcage, Eastney, Hampshire, England, UK, Europe.

The Temptations finish recording the song Ain't Too Proud To Beg, at Hitsville USA Studios, Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Dean Martin records Somewhere There's A Someone and The Old Clock On The Wall, for Reprise Records in United Recording Corporation Studios, 6050 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Johnny Cash records Dirty Old Egg Sucking Dog, The Bug That Tried To Crawl Around The World and other tracks in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, for Columbia Records.

Mary Hansen, vocalist/guitarist of Stereolab, is born in Maryborough, Brisbane, Australia, Oceania.

Them, with Van Morrison on vocals, play at The Hut, Westcott, Surrey, England, UK, Europe.