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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.
The musical variety revue New Faces Of 1968 is presented during a run of 52 performances at The Booth Theatre, New York City, USA, featuring performers including Madeline Kahn, Robert Klein, Suzanne Astor and Gloria Bleezarde.
The Righteous Brothers are playing at Cocoanut Grove, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jazz pianist Erroll Garner is playing during a three-week season at The Tropicana, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Trini Lopez is headlining during a two-week season at The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, USA.
Bobby Vinton is playing at The Latin Quarter, New York City, USA.
The James Brown Revue is on tour in Vietnam, Asia, playing live shows for American troops.
The Hour Glass are playing during a week of shows at The Whiskey A Go Go, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Actress and singer Lainie Kazan is playing during six nights at The O'Keefe Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Bobby Vee is playing during a week of appearances at The Social Club, Greaseborough, England, UK, Europe.
Joni Mitchell is playing at The Troubadour, Los Angeles, California, USA, supported by Dave Van Ronk.
The Spencer Davis group plays at The May Ball, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England, UK, Europe.
Family play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
The 5th Dimension are playing during a week of shows at The Sherman House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Paul McCartney of The Beatles records Blackbird at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe. On the same day, McCartney is filmed in Abbey Road with Mary Hopkin for a promotional clip.
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience is in The Record Plant, New York City, recording with Buddy Miles and Jim McCarty. Some sources allege that Jack Bruce of Cream was also present, but Cream were playing on that same night almost 600km distant in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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The Seekers are playing during a season at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
Folk supergroup The Pentangle play at St Andrews Hall, Norwich, England, UK, Europe.
The Pat Martino Septet records Distant Land and other tracks for Prestige Records in New York City, USA.
The Who, The Scaffold and Spooky Tooth perform at the St John's College Ball, Cambridge, England, UK, Europe.
Barbara McNair opens for three weeks at The Royal Box of The Americana Hotel, New York City, USA.
Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones is committed for trial in London, England, UK, Europe, on drugs charges.
Cliff Richard and The Shadows appear in their own Rediffusion tv special, After Ten, Fellers … Ten!, broadcast in the UK, to celebrate their tenth anniversary in the music business.
On their second North American tour, The Cream play at the Paul Suave Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Jazz flautist and recording artist Neil Gerstenberg is born in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Europe.
Jazz flautist and recording artist Neil Gerstenberg is born in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Europe.
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.