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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 controversial hippy musical, Hair is playing at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1750 performances.
Trini Lopez is playing during three weeks at The Latin Casino, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA.
Blood Sweat And Tears are playing during a season at The Cafe Au GoGo, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
The 5th Dimension are playing during eleven nights at The Cave, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Folk-rock duo Bunky And Jake are playing at The Bitter End, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA. Headline act is Joni Mitchell.
The Everly Brothers are playing during a fourteen-night stint at The Latin Quarter, New York City, USA.
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The Beatles continue working on the John Lennon song Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey, in EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
Jackie De Shannon releases the album Lonely Girl, on Sunset Records in the USA.
Sly And The Family Stone release their third album, Life, on Epic Records in the USA.
The Band release their mould-breaking debut album, Music From Big Pink, on Capitol Records in the USA. One of the songs, I Shall Be Released, is written by Bob Dylan, while two others, Tears Of Rage and This Wheel's On Fire, are co-written by Dylan.
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Jimi Hendrix jams with organist Graham Bond at The Record Plant, New York City, USA.
Roy Orbison begins a three-week season at The Club Embassy, Toronto, Canada.
Esther And Abi Ofarim play at the Fairfield Halls, Croydon, England, UK, Europe.
Creedence Clearwater Revival play at KSAN Stereo Radio 95's Family Freakout at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
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The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Sly And The Family Stone and The Velvet Underground play the first of two nights at The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA.
John Lennon of The Beatles publicly declares his love for Yoko Ono at the opening of his first art exhibition, You Are Here, in London, England, UK, Europe.
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The Foundations play in Hong Kong, Asia.
Joni Mitchell is playing during eight nights at The Bitter End, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA. Her support acts change during this period, but include David Steinberg and Bunky And Jake.
Elvis Presley begins a week long vacation in Palm Springs, California, USA.
Cliff Richard and The Shadows record Mr Nice, at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
Muddy Waters plays at The Community Renewal Team summer concert in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
Easy-listening vocal group The Doodletown Pipers play at The Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.
The Shadows record Voyage To The Bottom Of The Bath and Banana Man at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Platters play at The Orchid Ballroom, Purley, UK, Europe.
Steamhammer play at the The City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, supported by Aardvark. Rumours continue to circulate that a fan collapsed and had to be hospitalised after gyrating frantically to the music of Aardvark but the plain facts are that Aardvark never hurt anybody.
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.