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The stage musical On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, with lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Burton Lane, is playing at the Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 280 performances.
Al Martino is playing during three weeks at Basin Street East, New York City, USA.
The Modernaires are playing during nine days at The Imperial Room of the Royal York, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Jerry Vale is playing at The Americana Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, USA.
Enzo Stuarti is playing during a series of live shows at The Village Club, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Tom Jones plays during a week of cabaret appearances in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England, UK.
Kathy Keegan is playing during four weeks at The Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Xavier Cugat is headlining during three weeks at The Flamingo, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, supported by Charo.
Italian-American tenor Sergio Franchi is playing at The Copacabana, New York City, USA, during a two-week season.
The Exciters play a live gig in Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
The Thoughts featuring Tiffany, plus Ricky and The Gamblers play in The City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
Acker Bilk appears on UK tv series The Arthur Haynes Show.
Red Sovine's recitation Giddyup Go begins six-weeks at No1 on the Billboard country singles chart in the USA.
Giddyup Go by Red Sovine reaches No1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in the USA.
The New Brothers play at The Questing Beast, 2504 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, California, USA.
Jefferson Airplane and The Charlatans play at the California Hall, San Francisco, California, USA.
Jan Garber And His Orchestra play at The Lady Luck Lounge in The Desert Inn, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Rubber Soul by The Beatles becomes the No1 album on the Billboard chart in the USA.
The Yardbirds play at the Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, USA.
The final edition of tv pop show Shindig! in the USA, features The Kinks and The Who..
Elvis Presley celebrates his 31st birthday with a private screening of the film It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World at The Memphian Theatre, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Zoot Money's Big Roll Band plays at The Twisted Wheel Club, Manchester, England, UK, Europe. The band's guitarist, Andy Summers, will go on to worldwide acclaim as the guitarist in The Police.
TV show American Bandstand in the USA features The Knickerbockers performing Lies and Lou Christie performing Lightning Strikes.
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The Beach Boys play at Nagoya-shi Koukaido, Nagoya, Japan, Asia.
The KYA Super Harlow A Go-Go dance and show is held at Longshoremen's Hall, San Francisco, California, USA, with The Vejtables, The Baytovens, Just Six and William Penn And His Pals.
The Who play at the Jigsaw Club, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
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UK music biz manager Kenneth Pitt meets with Mike Pruskin, manager of Marc Bolan, to decide whether or not to buy his contract. He decides instead to take on another aspiring pop star, David Bowie.
As Tears Go By by The Rolling Stones enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA, where it will peak at No6.
It is announced in British weekly pop paper Record Mirror that Donovan's next single will be entitled For John And Paul, but it will eventually appear under the title Sunshine Superman.
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The Yardbirds, Johnny Nash and Billy Page appear on syndicated tv pop show Shivaree, recorded for KABC in Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Chessmen play at the Flamingo Club, Wardour Street, London, England, UK, Europe.
Cilla Black is a guest on the weekly ABC Weekend tv show Lucky Stars in the UK, Europe.
Dion And The Wanderers play at The Hullabaloo Club, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Alan Price Set plays at The Ricky Tick Club, Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK, Europe.
Get Out Of My Life, Woman by Lee Dorsey is the highest new entry in the Cashbox chart of the best-selling singles in the USA, entering at No79.
The Five Rogues play at the Gogue Inn, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with the Last Words and Jackie Ross And the Jades.
The Small Faces play at La Peau de Vache, Lille, France, Europe.
The Steam Packet play in Ramsgate, Kent, England, UK, Europe.
Today's edition of weekly UK music paper Record Mirror reports that The Fortunes are planning to complain to their MP about the poor treatment they received during their recent visit to the USA because of problems with their H1 Work Permits.
Elkie Brooks, Herbie Goins And The Nightimers, The Marionettes and Ray Ford and The Statesiders play at The House of Aden, Witham Hall, Essex, England, UK, Europe.
Glenda Grainger is playing during two weeks at The Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
A Sweet Woman Like You by Joe Tex reaches No1 in the Record Mirror R'n'B singles chart in the UK.
The Action play at The Birdcage, Portsmouth, England, UK, Europe.
Their First LP by The Spencer Davis Group enters the album charts in the UK at No20. It will peak three weeks later at No6.
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The Velvet Underground play at the 43rd Annual Psychiatrists' Convention Dinner in the Delmonico Hotel, New York City, USA.
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The Loose Ends play at The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex, England, UK, Europe, with The Web
John Fahey plays the second of two nights at The Jabberwock, Berkeley, California, USA.
The Reactions (aka The Reaction) play at The Princess Pavilion, Falmouth, England, UK, Europe. The band includes Roger Taylor, later to find success globally as the drummer in Queen.
The Highwaymen play at Georgia Southern College, Statesboro, Georgia, USA.
Sounds Incorporated play at Marlborough Hall, Halifax, England, UK, Europe.