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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 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.
Vikki Carr is playing during three weeks at The Sahara, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, 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.
Tim Hardin is playing during five nights at the Cafe Au Go Go, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Diana Ross And The Supremes are playing during two weeks at Cocoanut Grove, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Lesley Gore is playing during a week of shows at The Shoreham Hotel, Washington DC, USA.
The Hello People are playing at Doug Weston's Troubadour Club, Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA.
It is reported that the recent 11th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival netted $146,000 from its five concerts, and attracted 26,000 attendees. Performers had included Vince Guaraldi, Muddy Waters and Willie Mae Thornton, Mel Torme and Gary Burton.
The Monkees release a new single, Porpoise Song (Theme From Head), in the USA. The song is written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King.
James Brown, The Chambers Brothers, Sly And The Family Stone, Sam And Dave, Street, Joe Namath, Alan Alda and others appear in the local New York tv special Rock Of New York, hosted by Frankie Crocker.
Eric Burdon And The Animals, Sly And The Family Stone, Linn County play the second of two nights at The Fillmore East, New York City, USA.
Fleetwood Mac play at The Links, Borehamwood, England, UK, Europe.
Muddy Waters releases a new album, Electric Mud, in the USA on Cadet/Concept Records. Using members of Rotary Connection as his backing group, Waters was attempting to fuse blues with psychedelia.
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The Who begin a British tour at The Roundhouse, Camden Town, London, England, UK, Europe, along with Joe Cocker, Small Faces and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown.
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It is announced that Peter Asher, formerly of the pop duo Peter And Gordon, has been appointed as head of the A+R Department of Apple Records, owned by The Beatles.
Doc Severinsen and Orchestra with Marilyn Maye, plus Johnny Carson play at the University Events Building, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
The Moody Blues play at The Seagull Club, Ryde, Isle Of Wight, UK, Europe.
The Monkees play at Kaikan Hall, Kyoto, Japan, Asia.
Those Were The Days by Mary Hopkin is awarded a Silver Disc in the UK, Europe.
Maurice Chevalier ends his current world tour with the first of a series of shows at the Theatre De Champs Elysees, Paris, France, Europe.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience play in The International Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
On their third and final Tour of North America, The Cream play at The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Steppenwolf release a new single, Magic Carpet Ride, on ABC Dunhill Records in the USA.
The Dream Police play at The Marquee Club, 90 Wardour Street, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Kippington Lodge.
John Mayall And The Bluesbreakers play the second of three nights at The Kinetic Playground [aka The Electric Theater], 4812 North Clark Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA, supported by Pacific Gas And Electric.
The Move begin a brief tour of Sweden, Europe.
The Cowsills are playing during five days on the Mobil Stage at The State Fair Of Texas, Grand Prairie, Texas, USA.
The Velvet Underground play the second of three nights at La Cave, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
The Hopscotch, supported by Transition, play at The Cobweb, Hastings, Sussex, England, UK, Europe.
Blood, Sweat And Tears play at Glen Park Casino, Buffalo, New York State, USA.
The Beatles are in Trident Studios, London, England, UK, Europe, working on overdubs to the songs Savoy Truffle and Honey Pie.
Canned Heat play the last of three nights at The Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA.
The highest new entry in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA, is I'm In A Different World by The Four Tops entering at No65.
The Steve Miller Band plays the fourth of five days at the Whisky A Go Go, Los Angeles, California, USA, supported by Chicago Transit Authority.
Ten Years After play at The Grande Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, Illinois, supported by Rationals and Orange Fuzz.
Having been briefly deposed by Revolution, The Beatles return to No1 in the Canadian singles chart with Hey Jude.
Eclection play at Mothers, Erdington, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe. the band's leader, Georg Kajanus, will enjoy a more prominent subsequent career with his band Sailor.
Margaret Whiting performs the American National Anthem at Tiger Stadium in Detroit, Michigan, USA, where the St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Tigers, 7-3, in a World Series game.