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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 Charles Lloyd Quartet including pianist Keith Jarrett plays during a run of eight nights at Shelly's Manne-Hole, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Velvet Underground And Nico are playing during thirteen nights at Steve Paul's Scene, New York City, USA.
Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels play the last of ten nights at Ondine's, New York City, USA, supported by Buffalo Springfield.
Buffalo Springfield are in Atlantic Studios, New York City, USA, working on the tracks Mr. Soul, We'll See and My Kind Of Love. Otis Redding, who is interested in recording Mr Soul, visits them during the session, but Neil Young refuses Redding the opportunity to record it. Later that night at their hotel, bassist Bruce Palmer is arrested for possession of marijuana. He is subsequently sentenced to three months in prison and deported to Canada.
Marty Robbins releases a new single, No Tears Milady in the USA.
Flutes, trumpets, piccolos and a flugelhorn are overdubbed onto The Beatles' song Penny Lane at EMI Studio 2, Abbey Road, London, England, UK, Europe.
TV rock show Where The Action Is, in the USA, features Buffalo Springfield plus Paul Revere And The Raiders.
Dave Matthews of The Dave Matthews Band is born in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The Doors play the third of five nights at The Matrix, San Francisco, California, USA.
Steve Harwell, vocalist of 90s rock quartet Smash Mouth is born in Santa Clara, California, USA.
The Byrds release a new single, So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star/ Everybody's Been Burned, in the USA on Columbia Records.
Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys records a vocal insert for the song Wonderful, co-written with Van Dyke Parks, in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Hey Joe by the Jimi Hendrix Experience enters the UK singles chart at No48. The band does a photo session at the Seven and a Half Club, Whitehorse St, London, England, UK, Europe.
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The Four Seasons release their latest single, Tell It To The Rain, in the UK.
Van Morrison, having parted from his group Them, signs a recording contract as a solo artist with the New York-based Bang! Records.
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.
Engelbert Humperdinck is appearing in a season as Robinson Crusoe in pantomime at The Palladium Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra are playing during a three-week engagement at Harrah's, Reno, Nevada, USA.
Ed Ames is playing during a three-week engagement at The Frontier Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Georgie Fame is playing during a three-week season at The Mayfair Hotel, London, England, UK, Europe.