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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 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 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 controversial hippy musical, Hair is playing at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1750 performances.
The 5th Dimension are playing during a three-week engagement at The Americana Hotel, New York City, USA.
Jazz pianist Erroll Garner is playing during a three-week season at The Tropicana, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The Parliaments are playing during ten nights at Phelp's Lounge, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Led by George Clinton, the group will eventually evolve into funk pioneers Parliament and Funkadelic.
Leon Bibb is playing during a thirteen-night engagement at The Maisonette in the St. Regis Hotel, New York City, USA.
Henry Mancini is playing during two weeks at The Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The Arthur Lyman Quartet is playing during a run of dates at Hop Louie's Latitude 20 Club, Torrance, California, USA. Vibraphonist Lyman is considered a pioneer of the exotica style of music, which blended Hawaiian styles with jazz and pop.
The Four Tops, Gladys Knight And The Pips, Barbara Randoph and Hugh Masekela play during six nights at The Carousel, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Sweet Inspirations are playing at Leo's Casino, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Canned Heat are playing during four nights at Tempo City, New York City, USA.
Tommy Hunt is playing during three nights at Loretta's Hi Hat, Lawnside, New Jersey, USA.
Trini Lopez is headlining during a two-week season at The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, USA.
Inez And Charlie Foxx play during a week of shows at The Apollo Theatre, Harlem, New York City, USA.
B.B. King is playing in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Aynsley Dunbar plays at the Alex Disco in The Alexandra Rooms, New Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, with DJ Kazoon.
It is reported that the record production and music publishing company Koppelman-Rubin Associates has been bought for $3m by Commonwealth United Corporation. Koppelman-Rubin handles recordings by, among others, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Turtles, Tim Hardin, Tommy James And The Shondells, Rick Nelson and Peggy Lee.
Spirit and the Illinois Speed Press play the fourth of five nights at The Whisky A-Go-Go, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The James Cotton Blues Band plays the second of two nights at The Kinetic Playground [aka The Electric Theater], 4812 North Clark Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA, supported by Holy Om.
On their second North American tour, The Cream play at The Sales Pavilion, Edmonton, Canada.
The Dells play at Pocano Downs, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA.
Quicksilver Messenger Service play the last of three nights at Three Image, Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
The Honeybus play at The Blue Lagoon, Newquay, Cornwall, England, UK, Europe.
Taj Mahal plays the second of three nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA, supported by Creedence Clearwater Revival, Dave Van Ronk, and The A.B.Skhy Blues Band.
The highest new entry in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA, is Yester-Love by Smokey Robinson And The Miracles.
Wes Montgomery And His Quintet are playing at The Plugged Nickel, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Seekers play at The ABC, Exeter, England, UK, Europe.
The Greatest Show On Earth play at The Starlite Ballroom, Greenford, North London, England, UK, Europe.
Ronnie Bond, drummer of The Troggs, collapses from exhaustion and is unable to play with the band for the next week.
Tim Buckley and Mary McCaslin play the twelfth of thirteen nights at Doug Weston's Troubadour, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
It is announced that the LP Disraeli Gears by The Cream has been awarded gold status by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
Simon And Garfunkel reach No1 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA with Mrs. Robinson, Theme From The Film The Graduate.
Leslie Uggams is playing at The Pines Hotel, South Fallsburg, New York State, USA.
John Fred and the Playboy Band play two gigs in one day, first at The Civic Hall, Nantwich, England, UK, Europe, and then at The Clockwork Orange, Chester.
If I Only Had Time by John Rowles is awarded a Silver Disc in the UK, Europe.
Pink Floyd play at Lijn 3, Amsterdam, Holland, Europe.
Dave Mason re-joins Traffic. He had left in 1967 after the recording of their debut LP, Mr. Fantasy, and will remain in the band for much of the recording of their second album, Traffic, but will then leave again.
Arthur Prysock is playing at The Living Room, New York City, USA.
The album Cliff In Japan by Cliff Richard enters the UK albums chart where it will peak at No29, in a chart run of just two weeks.
Love, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown and The Psychedelic Stooges play at The Grande Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Moby Grape, The Fugs and The Gary Burton Quartet play the second of two nights at the Fillmore East, New York City, USA.
Tom Jones plays the first of three nights at The Coventry Theatre, Coventry, England, UK, Europe.
The highest new entry in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA, is Yester-Love by Smokey Robinson And The Miracles.
Little Milton is playing a live gig in Chicago, Illinois, 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.