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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.
Elvis Presley is filming scenes for his latest movie, Charro, near Apache Junction, Arizona, USA.
The Serendipity Singers are playing at The Embers, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Tony Bennett is playing during a two-week season at Cocoanut Grove, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Hugh Masekela and Jimmy Smith are playing during a ten day season at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Judy Garland is spending time with friends during a short break in Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band is playing during ten nights at The Golden Bear, Huntington Beach, California, USA.
Taste record a live session for BBC radio show Top Gear in BBC Studio 1, Piccadilly, London, England, UK, Europe.
Bruce Channel plays at The Orchid Ballroom, Purley, UK, Europe.
Ornette Coleman plays at The Fillmore, San Francisco, California, USA.
Rockabilly performer and recording artist Luther Perkins dies in Vanderbilt University Hospital, from injuries sustained two days earlier in a fire at his newly-constructed home on Riverwood Drive, Hendersonville, Tennessee, USA. He had apparently fallen asleep in the living room while holding a lit cigarette. Perkins is perhaps best known as guitarist for Johnny Cash.
The Nite People play at The Marquee, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Yes.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience fly from Texas to New York City, USA.
On UK radio show Desert Island Discs, Louis Armstrong chooses five of his own records to accompany him on his (imaginary) desert island and, as a book, selects his own autobiography.
The Beach Boys release the album Best Of The Beach Boys Vol 3, in the USA.
When Ten Years After play a second night at The Scene Club, New York City, USA, they are joined for an onstage jam by Jimi Hendrix, Mitch Mitchell and Larry Coryell.
Roy Orbison begins a four-week residency at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
Lou Rawls and Joe Keyes play at The Schaefer Music Festival, Wolman Skating Rink, Central Park, New York City, USA.
Terri Lynn Sauson is born in Montreal, Canada. She will achieve success as country singer, songwriter and recording artist Terri Clark
Traffic play in Grona Lund, Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe.
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.