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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.
Tiny Tim plays during six nights at The Hook And Ladder Club, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The Modern Jazz Quartet play during a week of shows at Red Foxx's Club, San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA, with The Les McCann Trio.
Who'll Stop The Rain by Creedence Clearwater Revival begins its second week at No1 in the Canadian Pop Singles chart.
Jeff Lynne, having replaced vocalist Carl Wayne, plays his first live gig with The Move.
Badfinger play at Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent, England, UK, Europe.
Jerry Butler, Jr. Walker And The All Stars, The Impressions and Pattri LaBelle And The Bluebells play at The Felt Forum, New York City, USA.
Three Dog Night release a new single, Celebrate, in the USA.
Neil Young and Crazy Horse play at The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Beach Boys, supported by Paul Revere And The Raiders, play in The Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Jack Bruce and Friends play the last of three nights at The Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA.
Golden Earring play the fourth of five nights at The Whisky A Go Go, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Amboy Dukes play at The Silverbell Hideout, Clarkston, Michigan, USA.
David Bowie and The Hype play at The Arts Centre, Basildon, England, UK, Europe.
A Rainy Night In Georgia by Brook Benton peaks at No4 in the Canadian pop singles chart.
Pink Floyd play at Refectory Hall, Leeds University, Yorkshire, England, UK, Europe.
Peter Green, lead guitarist of Fleetwood Mac, reveals in an interview in UK music weekly the NME, that he intends to give away all of his money to help the starving people of the world.
The Third Ear Band play at the Technical College during the Arts Festival of the University of North Wales, Wales, UK, Europe.
The Jazz Crusaders record Another Blues, I Think It Was A Dream and other tracks at Pacific Jazz Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Elvis Presley plays the second of three nights at the Annual Texas Livestock Show in the Astrodome, Houston, Texas, USA.
Gordon Lightfoot plays at Pasadena City College, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Norman Greenbaum releases a new single, Spi rit In The Sky, in the UK.
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Sergio Mendes and Brazil 66 play at The Royal Festival Hall, London, England, UK, Europe.
Simon and Garfunkel begin the first of six weeks at the top of the Billboard Singles Chart in the USA with Bridge Over Troubled Water.
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It is revealed that UK vocalist Tony Burrows currently appears in the singles charts as a member of three separate groups - Edison Lighthouse, Brotherhood Of Man and White Plains.
Richie Havens and The Paul Butterfield Blues Band play the second of two nights at The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, New York State, USA.
David Bowie's New Electric Band plays at The Arts Lab, Basildon, England, UK, Europe. Also on the bill are Iron Butterfly, Overson and High Tide.
Fleetwood Mac play in The Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
The group playing as The Nobs tonight in the KB Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe, is actually Led Zeppelin. The name change is necessary to avoid legal action by Frau Eva Von Zeppelin who objects to "four shrieking monkeys abusing my family name."
The Grateful Dead play at The Family Dog, San Francisco, California, USA. During this show they play Friend Of The Devil live for the first time. Support band is Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen.
Steel Mill, a band featuring Bruce Springsteen on guitar and vocals, plays the second of two nights at The Center, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Pentangle play at Queen's Hall, Burslem, England, UK, Europe.