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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 Harrah's, Reno, Nevada, USA.
Shirley Bassey is playing during a week of shows at The Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Rolf Harris is playing during a four-week residency at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
Johnny Tillotson is undertaking a tour of American Military bases in Germany, Europe.
Canned Heat play at Tofts, Folkestone, England, UK, Europe.
The Kinks, Gilbert Becaud, Jacques Dutronc and others play in the Seventh Festival Teenagers at Le Chatelet, Belgium, Europe. Pink Floyd are also billed to appear but somehow miss the show.
Marty Robbins plays in Macon, Georgia, USA. The support band is The Jades, featuring his son Ronny Robbins.
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience plays at The Coliseum, Spokane, Washington, USA, supported by Vanilla Fudge, Soft Machine and Eire Apparent.
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Bluegrass legend Bill Monroe plays at The Chautauqua Park Bluegrass Festival in Franklin, Ohio, USA.
Jerry Butler records Are You Happy and Only The Strong Survive at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, with production duo Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. Musical arranger on the track is Thom Bell.
The Mandrake Memorial play at The Kinetic Playground [aka The Electric Theater], 4812 North Clark Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
James Brown plays for 5,500 fans at New Haven Arena, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, grossing $27,000.
Chicken Shack play at Mothers, Erdington, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
Ray Wilson is born in Dumfries, Scotland, UK, Europe. He will find success in the 90s as vocalist/songwriter with Stiltskin.
Quicksilver Messenger Service plays at the University Of New Mexico, New Mexico, USA.
Love play the last of five nights at The Whisky A-Go-Go, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The New Yardbirds, later to re-name themselves Led Zeppelin, play two gigs in one day. First is at Raventlow Park, Falster, Denmark, Europe, and second is at Fjordvilla Roskilde, Denmark, Europe.
Jazz trumpeter Woody Shaw records Soul, Conversation Point and other tracks at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 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.