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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 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.
The controversial hippy musical, Hair is playing at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1750 performances.
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.
Ike And Tina Turner, Mongo Santamaria and Fats Domino play the first of two nights at The Fillmore East, New York City, USA.
Australian country duo Bobby And Laurie win the Major Broadcasting Award for Best Country Record of 1969 for Carroll County Accident, presented at The Menzies Hotel, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania. The song is a cover version of a hit for Porter Wagoner in the USA.
Black Sabbath release their first single, Evil Woman, in the UK on Fontana Records.
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The Mothers Of Invention release a new album, Burnt Weeny Sandwich, in the USA on Bizarre/Reprise Records.
B.B. King, Cold Blood and The J. Geils Band play at The Boston Tea Party, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Badfinger make a live appearance at The Electric Garden, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe, on the BBC Radio One show Radio One Club.
The Beach Boys are working on the song Dierdre for the album Sunflower in leader Brian Wilson's home studio in Bel Air, California, USA.
British group White Plains [formerly known as The Flowerpot Men] release a new single, My Baby Loves Lovin', which will become a major international hit.
The Allman Brothers Band plays the first of two nights at the Electric Factory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Led Zeppelin play at the Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK, Europe.
The film Zabriskie Point, with a soundtrack by The Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, Youngbloods and others, opens at cinemas in the USA.
Sweet Water Canal play at The Marquee Club, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Lace.
Jerry Butler records I Could Write A Book at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, with production duo Kenny Gamble And Leon Huff. The track is arranged by Thom Bell.
Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young play at The Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden, Europe.
McCoy Tyner records the album Extensions for Blue Note Records at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
Hillbilly-country recording artist Danni Leigh is born in Strasburg, Virginia, USA.