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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.
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.
The Treniers are playing during a lengthy engagement at The Sahara Lounge, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Ahmad Jamal is playing during a one-month engagement at The Top Of The Gate, New York City, USA.
Lulu is playing during a two-week engagement at Cesar's Palace, Luton, England, UK, Europe.
Jazz vocalist Bobbe Norris is playing during two weeks at The Living Room, New York City, USA.
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers play during two weeks at The Cafe Au Go Go, New York City, USA.
The rock musical Your Own Thing is presented at The Orpheum Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 937 performances.
Earl 'Fatha' Hines is playing during a long engagement at The Colonial Tavern, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Barbara McNair is playing during two weeks at The Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Big Brother And The Holding Company are playing during six nights at The Golden Bear, Huntington Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Kirby Stone Four are playing at The London House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The New Formula play during a three-night engagement at The Cromwellian Club, London, England, UK, Europe.
Wayne Newton is playing during four weeks at Harrah's, Reno, Nevada, USA.
Rhetta Hughes is playing in the main dining-room of The Roostertail, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
The Eire Apparent release a new single, Follow Me / Here I Go Again, on Track Records in the UK.
Eyes Of Blond play at The Yourh Club, Dereham, Norfolk, England, UK, Europe.
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 Butterfield Blues Band, Charles Lloyd and The Ultimate Spinach play the second of three nights at The Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Move release a new single, Fire Brigade, in the UK on Regal Zonophone Records.
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The Joe Loss Show on BBC Radio 1 in London, England, UK, Europe, features The Joe Loss Orchestra, Ross McManus, Larry Gretton, Andee Silver, The Breakaways and Kaleidoscope.
Lou Rawls plays at Chico State College, Chico, California, USA.
Chicken Shack release a new single, It's OK With Me Baby, on Blue Horizon Records in the UK. the band's vocalist Christine Perfect will find greater fame as Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac.
Pink Floyd play at The Town Hall, Lewes, Sussex, England, UK, Eope.
The Doors play the first of two nights at the Carousel Theater In the Round, West Covina, California, USA, supported by the Sunshine Company.
The Cream play at The Top Rank, Brighton, England, UK, Europe.
Janis Ian appears on the UK tv show New Release.
Creedence Clearwater Revival record a cover version of the Dale Hawkins hit Suzie Q, for Fantasy Records in San Francisco, California, USA.
Genesis, Siegel Schwall and Mother Earth play the first of three nights at the Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
On a tour to promote their second Smash Records LP, Love Lost And Found, Jay And The Techniques play in Dallas, Texas, USA.
The Who arrive at Mascot Airport, Sydney, Australia, Oceania, to begin a tour with The Small Faces and Paul Jones.
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The Santana Blues Band and Beautiful Daze play at The Matrix, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Osborne Brothers record Lonesome Road Blues, Jesse James, John Hardy and other songs at RCA Victor Studio, 1610 Hawkins Street, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The recordings will be released under the name of The Bluegrass Banjo Pickers.
The Spencer Davis Group appear on the BBC1-tv children's show Crackerjack in London, England, UK, Europe.
The three-day long Autorama is staged at Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Over the course of the three days, acts appearing include The Bob Seger System, The Rationals, Scott Richard Case, The Camel Drivers, The Amboy Dukes and The Talasmen.
Ten Years After play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, Engl;and, UK, Europe.
The Butterfield Blues Band, The Charles Lloyd Quintet and The Ultimate Spinach, play the second of three nights at The Fillmore, San Francisco, California, USA.
Hello Goodbye by The Beatles reaches No1 in the New Zealand Songles Chart, for the first of two weeks.
Ravi Shankar is playing at Orchestra Hall, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Johnny Winter records Going Down Slow at Andros Studios, Houston, Texas, USA.
The Foundations release their second single, Back On My Feet Again, in the UK on Pye Records.
Jørn Øien, jazz pianist, keyboard player and recording artist, is born in Narvik, Norway, Europe.
The Herd play at St. Luke's College, Exeter, England, UK, Europe.
Geno Washington And The Ram Jam Band play at The Queen's Hall, Burslem, Staffordshire, England, UK, Europe. Also on the bill are The Iveys, who will find greater fame as Badfinger.
Hank Mobley records Goin' Out Of My Head, Reach Out (I'll Be There) and other tracks at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA. (His band includes George Benson on guitar)
The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Donovan, Cilla Black and Rolling Stones' guitarist Brian Jones attend a launch party at The Bag O'Nails in London, England, UK, Europe, for The Grapefruit who have just been signed to Apple.
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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 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.