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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 rock musical A birthday party for Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones is held at the home of Stephen Stills in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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The Who play at Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, supported by The James Gang.
Aspiring rock musician Fred Bulsara of the band Ibex writes to his former flat-mate Celine, announcing, among other things, "Just heard Zeppelin II LP and it's a knock-out. Saw t hem at The Lyceum and they were really great." Fred will find fame as Freddie Mercury of Queen. He also tells Celine that drummer Miffer Smith has left his group, Ibex, further revealing that Miffer had annoyed him because he 'told everybody down here that I had seriously turned into a fully-fledged queer.'
Nina Simone records a live album, Black Gold, in Philharmonic Hall, New York City, USA. The best-known song from the album is probably To Be Young Gifted And Black, a tribute to Simone's friend Lorraine Hansberry, author of the play A Raisin in the Sun, who had died in 1965 aged 34.
Petula Clark celebrates her 30th anniversary in show business with a concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK, Europe. The show is filmed and will be broadcast as the first program ever transmitted in colour by the BBC.
The fourth and final day of the 12th Berkeley Folk Festival is held at the University of California, Berkeley, California, USA. Artists appearing over the four days of the event include Doug Kershaw, The Youngbloods, Country Joe McDonald, John Fahey, Commander Cody, Charley Musselwhite, Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee, Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup and Sam Hinton.
Country outlaw Waylon Jennings marries singer Jessi Colter at her mother's church in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
British group White
Plains [formerly known as The Flowerpot Men]
record My
Baby Loves Lovin', which will become a major international hit
the following year.
Chuck Berry plays the sixth of eight nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA, supported by Five-Man Electrical Theatre.