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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 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.
Marilyn Michaels plays during a four-week engagement at The Latin Quarter, New York City, USA.
The Checkmates Ltd, are playing during four weeks at Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
John Davidson is playing during a month of shows at The Plaza Hotel, New York City, USA.
The Cream resume their second North American tour with a gig at Massey Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The Bee Gees and The Foundations play at The ABC, Lincoln, England, UK, Europe.
The Thad Jones - Mel Lewis Orchestra appears on the NET-tv show Jazz Casual in San Francisco, California, USA.
The Kinks play at The Odeon, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
Pioneering Swedish Big band leader Theodor Pinet dies aged 78 in John Township, Stockholm County, Sweden, Europe.
Warner Mack releases a new single, I'm Gonna Move On, on Decca Records in the USA.
The Small Faces play at Silver Blades Ice Rink, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
Country music comedy duo Homer And Jethro record the album Live At Vanderbilt U, in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, for RCA Victor Records.
Ernest 'Pop' Stoneman, of The Stoneman Family, has two-third of his stomach, plus his gall bladder, removed at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Count Basie and Georgie Fame play at The Odeon, Streatham, London, England, UK, Europe.
Thelonious Monk releases a new LP, Underground, on Columbia Records in the USA.
Herb Alpert stars in his own tv special on CBS-tv in the USA.
Top RCA Victor executive Steve Sholes dies of a heart attack, aged 57, in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. As head of country and R'n'B recording for RCA, he was responsible for signing or developing talents as diverse as Elvis Presley, Chet Atkins, Eddy Arnold, The Browns, Hank Locklin, Homer And Jethro, Hank Snow, Jim Reeves and Pee Wee King.
Buffalo Springfield play at The Municipal Coliseum, Lubbock, Texas, USA.
The Showstoppers play at The Orchid Ballroom, Purley, England, UK, Europe.
Simon And Garfunkel release a new single, Mrs. Robinson, on CBS Records in the USA.
Jethro Tull play at The Star, Croydon, England, UK, Europe.
Pink Floyd have a recording session in Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe, working on The Most Boring Song etc (See Saw)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience record 1983…(A Merman I Should Turn To Be)/Moon Turn The Tides…Gently Gently Away at Record Plant, New York City, USA.
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Jazz saxophonist Hank Mobley arrives in England, UK, where he will appear at Ronnie Scott's Club in Soho, London, on several occasions.
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.