15th January

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.

Engelbert Humperdinck is appearing in a season as Robinson Crusoe in pantomime at The Palladium Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe.

The Shadows play during a three-week cabaret season at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe, with Brian Locking standing in for bassist John Rostill who has suffered a nervous breakdown.

Ahmad Jamal is playing during a one-month engagement at The Top Of The Gate, New York City, USA.

The Treniers are playing during a lengthy engagement at The Sahara Lounge, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Jazz vocalist Bobbe Norris is playing during two weeks at The Living Room, New York City, USA.

Lulu is playing during a two-week engagement at Cesar's Palace, Luton, England, UK, Europe.

Jean Shepard is playing during a week-long engagement at The Nashville Club, New York City, USA.

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers play during two weeks at The Cafe Au Go Go, New York City, USA.

Sammy Davis Jr. is appearing during two weeks at The O'Keefe Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Bobby Taylor And The Vancouvers and The Monitors play in a week-long Motown Revue at The 20 Grand Driftwood Lounge, Detroit, Michigan, USA.

Gail Martin (the daughter of Dean Martin) is playing at The Club Caribe, Caribe Hilton, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Caribbean.

Buddy Charles And His Trio are playing at The Winner's Circle, Chicago. Illinois, USA.

Tom Watson, billed as "King Of The Banjo" is playing at The Sabre Room, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

The rock musical Your Own Thing is presented at The Orpheum Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 937 performances.

On a tour to promote their second Smash Records LP, Love Lost And Found, Jay And The Techniques play the second of three nights in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Tony Bennett records The Glory Of Love, I'm Confessin' and other tracks at CBS Studios, 30th Street, New York City, USA.

Having recently been purchased for $75,000 by James Brown, WJBE Radio of Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, begins broadcasting in a new r'n'b format.

The Herd play at The Top Rank, Cardiff, Wales, UK, Europe.

The Platters play at The Orchid Ballroom, Purley, England, UK, Europe.

Earl 'Fatha' Hines is playing during a long engagement at The Colonial Tavern, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Green Tambourine by The Lemon Pipers reaches No1 in the Canadian pop singles chart.

The Monkees complete recording of the Mike Nesmith song While I Cry at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Brenton Wood begins a ten-day promotional visit to the UK, Europe.

The Top Ten singles being played on WCOL Radio, Columbus, Ohio, USA, for the week beginning on this date, are as follows :

1. Love Is Blue - Paul Mauriat

2. Bottle Of Wine – The Fireballs

3. Soul Coaxin' - Raymond Lefevre

4. Soul Struttin' - Jamie Lyons

5. Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) - John Fred And His Playboy Band

6. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Gladys Knight And The Pips

7. Darlin' - The Beach Boys

8. Itchycoo Park - Small Faces

9. I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight - Tommy Boyce And Bobby Hart

10. Susan - The Buckinghams

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra begin rehearsing Ellington's Second Sacred Concert at The Cathedral Of St. John The Divine, New York City, USA.

During sessions for his next film, Stay Away Joe, Elvis Presley records the Chuck Berry song, Too Much Monkey Business, in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

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.