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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.
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.
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.
Sammy Davis Jr. is appearing during two weeks at The O'Keefe Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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.
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.
The New Formula play during a three-night engagement at The Cromwellian Club, London, England, UK, Europe.
The New Christy Minstrels are playing during a lengthy engagement at The Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, Louisana, USA.
Rhetta Hughes is playing in the main dining-room of The Roostertail, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Wayne Newton is playing during four weeks at Harrah's, Reno, Nevada, USA.
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.
Genesis, Siegel Schwall and Mother Earth play the first of three nights at the Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Herd play at St. Luke's College, Exeter, England, UK, Europe.
Janis Ian appears on the UK tv show New Release.
Johnny Winter records Going Down Slow at Andros Studios, Houston, Texas, USA.
The Spencer Davis Group appear on the BBC1-tv children's show Crackerjack in London, England, UK, Europe.
Lou Rawls plays at Chico State College, Chico, California, USA.
The Foundations release their second single, Back On My Feet Again, in the UK on Pye Records.
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.
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 Who arrive at Mascot Airport, Sydney, Australia, Oceania, to begin a tour with The Small Faces and Paul Jones.
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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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Johnny Tillotson plays the first of two nights at The Shriners Convention in Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Association, The Stone Poneys (including Linda Ronstadt), Oscar Brown Jr. and Jean Pace play in a Benefit concert to raise scholarship funds for Negro students in the south Los Angeles area, at Pauley Pavilion, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Hello Goodbye by The Beatles reaches No1 in the New Zealand Songles Chart, for the first of two weeks.
The Yardbirds play at The Middle Earth, London, England, UK, Europe.
Peter, Paul And Mary play at the Colston Hall, Bristol, England, UK, Europe.
The Eire Apparent release a new single, Follow Me / Here I Go Again, on Track Records in the UK.
Freddie Mack's Band plays a live gig in Yarmouth, England, UK, Europe.
Eyes Of Blond play at The Yourh Club, Dereham, Norfolk, England, UK, Europe.
Ravi Shankar is playing at Orchestra Hall, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra premiere Ellington's Second Sacred Concert in a performance at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City, USA, to an audience of six thousand people.
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The Moody Blues play at The Punch Bowl, Lapworth, England, UK, Europe.
On a tour to promote their second Smash Records LP, Love Lost And Found, Jay And The Techniques play in Dallas, Texas, USA.
Creedence Clearwater Revival record a cover version of the Dale Hawkins hit Suzie Q, for Fantasy Records in San Francisco, California, USA.
The Butterfield Blues Band, Charles Lloyd and The Ultimate Spinach play the second of three nights at The Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA.
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 Monkees are working on the song Shorty Blackwell, at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Santana Blues Band and Beautiful Daze play at The Matrix, San Francisco, California, USA.
Gordon Waller, formerly of Peter And Gordon, releases his solo debut single, Rosecrans Boulevard, in the UK on Columbia Records. The song is composed by Jimmy Webb.
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.
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.