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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.
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.
Rick Martin And The Showmen Featuring Nickey Reynolds are playing at Jay's Disc-Au-Go Go, 913 Ocean Avenue, Asbury Park, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA. The group includes Tim Bogert and Mark Stein, both of whom will achieve greater fame as founder-members of Vanilla Fudge.
The Lovin' Spoonful release a new single, You Didn't Have To Be So Nice, on Pye International in the UK.
Jazz guitarist Tony Mottola performs Brasilia and Sabor A Mi on tonight's edition of The Sammy Davis Jr Show on NBC-tv in the USA.
The Chantels record You're Welcome To My Heart and Soul Of A Soldier in New York City, USA, for Verve Records.
Lee Dorsey appears on UK tv pop show Ready, Steady, Go. He also makes live appearances at The In Place, Marylebone, London, England, UK, Europe, at The Roaring 20s Club, London, and at The Flamingo, Soho, London.
Composer, producer and musician Anders Eliasson is born in Malmö, Sweden, Europe. From 1980 to 1983 he will be a member of the band Page. 
The Exciters play a live gig in Manchester, England, UK, Europe. They also appear on the Granada tv pop show Scene At 6.30.
Bluegrass group The Friendly Strangers play at The Questing Beast, 2504 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, California, USA.Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Sonny Stitt, Zoot Sims, Ruby Braff and others play in the Boston Globe Jazz Festival, War Memorial Auditorium, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Gary Walker of The Walker Brothers flies home from the UK to California, USA, to recover from a bout of pneumonia.
The Hank Crawford Octet records Lonely Avenue, The Turfer and Junction for Atlantic Records in New York City, USA.
Barbara Ann by The Beach Boys enters the Billboard Hoy 100 Singles chart in the USA, where it will peak at No2. The song was first a hit in 1961 for The Regents.
Billy Vaughan releases a new single, Michelle, on Warner Brothers Records in the UK. The song is composed by John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles.
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Jefferson Airplane play two shows. First is a noon performance at UBC Brock Hall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In the evening they play at the Kitsilano Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Tammi Terrell completes recording of All I Do Is Think About You for Motown Records in Detroit, Michigan, USA. The song is co-written by Stevie Wonder.
Cliff Bennett And The Rebel Rousers play at Lanchester School of Technology, Coventry, England, UK, Europe.
Stevie Wonder releases a new single, Up Tight (Everything's Alright), on Tamla Motown Records in the UK.
The Beatles single Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out is released in Argentina, South America, on Odeon Pops Records.
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The Alan Price Set plays in Krinkotab, Hermitage Halls, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, UK, Europe.Aspiring British rock musician David Jones changes his name to David Bowie to avoid confusion with Davy Jones of The Monkees, just in time for the release of his new single, Can't Help Thinking About Me.
BBC tv acquires the British exhibition rights for the film of The Beatles At Shea Stadium.
Chris Farlowe releases a new single, Think, in the UK, written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones.
Bob Dylan releases a new single, Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?/Highway 61 Revisited on CBS Records in the UK.
Elvis Presley orders a Highspeed Raceway Road America slot-car racetrack at a cost of $4,990.
Jeffery Phillip Wiedlandt is born in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. He will find fame as Zakk Wylde, lead guitarist in Ozzy Osbourne's band.
That Funny Feeling, Bobby Darin's third and final movie with his wife Sandra Dee, opens at cinemas in Ireland, Europe.
Roy Orbison releases a new single, Breakin' Up Is Breakin' My Heart on London Records in the UK, Europe.
John Davidson records I Still Send Flowers, I'll Try Lovin' You Less and Can't Help This Feeling I Feel for Columbia Records in New York City, USA.
The Mark Leeman Five release a new single, Forbidden Fruit, on Columbia Records in the UK.