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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 musical Hallelujah Baby!, starring Leslie Uggams, is presented at The Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 293 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.
The Checkmates Ltd, are playing during four weeks at Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
John Davidson is playing during a month of shows at The Plaza Hotel, New York City, USA.
Brenda And The Tabulations are playing during ten nights at The Nixon Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Temptations, Edwin Starr, The Monitors and Willie Tyler are playing during a week of shows at The Apollo, Harlem, New York City, USA.
The controversial hippy musical, Hair is playing at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1750 performances.
Al Green is playing during a week of shows at The Pine Grill, Buffalo, New York State, USA.
Jimmy McGriff is playing during a week of shows at The Orbit Lounge, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
Big Brother And The Holding Company, featuring Janis Joplin, play at Chico State College, Chico, California, USA.
Jazz saxophonist Peter Brötzmann releases a new LP, Machine Gun, in the USA.
John Hartford appears on the Steve Allen Show on tv in the USA.
The Byrds record All I Have Is Memories at Columbia Studios, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, but the track is not released.
D'Arcy Wretzky, original bassist of The Smashing Pumpkins, is born in South Haven, Michigan, USA.
The Love Affair play at The Top Rank, Reading, England, UK, Europe.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience record tracks for the songs House Burning Down and Tax Free at Record Plant, New York City, USA.
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Alice Cooper plays at Cheetah, Santa Monica, California, USA.
The Bee Gees play at Savoy, Cork, Ireland, Europe.
Country star Minnie Pearl attends the annual party for elderly residents given by the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Holy Family Home for the Aged at Horton Ave, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Stock in country star Minnie Pearl's Chicken System is traded publicly for the first time in the USA.
Jazz group The Vince Guaraldi Trio accompanied by the Amici Della Music Ensemble record The Charlie Brown Suite at a live show in Mr D's, San Francisco, California, USA. The recording is later released as an album.
Singer Robert Knight arrives in London, UK, Europe, to play club and concert dates.
Robert Plant plays at Three Men In A Boat, Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK, Europe.
The Everly Brothers are the musical guests on tv show The Kraft Music Hall in the USA. They perform the John D. Loudermilk composition It's My Time.
Jazz pianist Kevin Hays is born in New York City, USA.
Ike And Tina Turner play at The Mistrale Club (formerly Beckenham Ballroom, Beckenham, Kent, England, UK, Europe.
Elvin Jones releases a new LP, Heavy Sounds, on Impulse! Records in the USA.
Bobby Lewis plays the first of two nights in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
The Sons Of Champlin play at How Do You Want to Live: Free City Convention, in the Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
Leslie Uggams stars in her own tv special on ABC-tv in the USA, with guests The Rascals, Noel Harrison and Robert Morse.
Josh White Jr. plays at Mankato State College, Minnesota, USA.
Elvis Presley and his wife Priscilla throw a party at their house on La Cienega, Los Angeles, California, USA, to celebrate their first wedding anniversary.
Gospel group Hovie Lister And The Statesmen Quartet is signed to an exclusive five-year recording contract with The Skylite Recording Company in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Bill Haley And The Comets play at The Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Duane Eddy. After the show, the audience refuses to leave the hall, causing problems for the hall's managers.
Sam And Dave play at East Tennessee State University, Tennessee, USA.
Dean Martin plays at The Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, supported by Bracia And Tybee.
Simon Says by The 1910 Fruitgum Company reaches its UK chart peak of No2.
The Cream release the single Anyone For Tennis in the UK and USA simultaneously. The track is used as the theme song for the film The Savage Seven.
Ray Charles plays a live show in Rochester, New York State, USA.
The King's Singers are officially born, when six recently- graduated choral scholars from King's College, Cambridge, England, UK, Europe, give a concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on the Southbank in London.
Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band spend the seventh day of recording their album Strictly Personal for Blue Thumb Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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.