11th 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.

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.

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

Ed Ames is playing during a three-week engagement at The Frontier Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Georgie Fame is playing during a three-week season at The Mayfair Hotel, 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.

The musical, Love And Let Love, is presented at Sheridan Square Playhouse, off-Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of just fourteen performances.

Louis Prima, Sam Butera And The Witnesses, Little Richie Varola, Dominique and The Ben Arden Orchestra are playing at The Empire Room, Palmer House, Chicago, Illinois, 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.

Ronnie Dove is playing at The Embassy, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Paul Anka is playing during a week of shows at The Roostertail Supper Club in Detroit, Michigan, USA, supported by The Lazy Eggs and The Utopias.

Latin jazz guitarist Bola Sete is playing during six nights at The Golden Bear, Huntington Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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

George Harrison of The Beatles is undertaking four days of recording sessions in Bombay, India, Asia, which will result in his soundtrack for the film Wonderwall.

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

Bob Dylan's album John Wesley Harding is given a highly favourable four-column review in the New York Times.

Bobby Bare with Chet Atkins as producer, records, Don't Do Like I Done Son, When Am I Ever Gonna Settle Down and Maggie, in RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The band on the session includes Fred Carter and Jerry Reed [gtrs], Junior Huskey [bass], Jerry Carrigan [drums], Floyd Cramer [piano] and Ray Stevens [vibes].

The Who play at The Assembly Hall, Worthing, England, UK, Europe.

Freddie Mack's Band plays at Concord, Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK, Europe.

The Hollies spend the second of two days in Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe, working on the song Open Up Your Eyes, which will become the b-side of their eighteenth single, Jennifer Eccles.

The Iveys play at Hebburn Workingman's Club, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, UK, Europe. The band will find greater success after a name change to Badfinger.

The Miles Davis Quintet records Fun in Columbia Studio B, New York City, USA.

Eight days after becoming divorced from Johnny Cash, Vivian Cash marries policeman Dick Distin from Ventura, California, USA.

Hank Williams Jr. records Blue Moon Of Kentucky, You Win Again, Dear John and My Son Calls Another Man Daddy in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, but the tracks will not be released.

Linda Ronstadt And The Stone Poneys record the Bob Dylan composition Mr. Tambourine Man and The Ballad Of William Sycamore in Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Neither track will be released.

Tom Dumont, guitarist with No Doubt, is born in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Skeeter Davis with producer Felton Jarvis, records There's A Fool Born Every Minute and Instinct For Survival in RCA Victor Studio, 1611 Hawkins Street, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The band on the session features Grady Martin, Chip Young and Jack Eubanks [gtrs], Norbert Putnam [bass], Jerry Carrigan [drums] and Floyd Cramer [piano].

The Top Ten Singles being played on WKNR Radio, Detroit, Michigan, USA, for the week ended on this date are as follows :

1. Green Tambourine The Lemon Pipers

2. Itchycoo Park The Small Faces

3. Baby Now That I Found You The Foundations

4. Nobody But Me The Human Beinz

5. Love Power The Sand Pebbles

6. I Wish It Would Rain The Temptations

7. Judy in Disguise John Fred And His Playboy Band

8. Tomorrow Strawberry Alarm Clock

9. We're a Winner The Impressions

10. I Cant Stand Myself/Was A Time James Brown

Herman's Hermits are live guests on the BBC Radio One show Pop North in the UK.

Graham Leath plays at The New Orleans House, Berkeley, California, USA.

Weekly tv pop show Top Of The Pops, on BBC One tv in the UK, features in-studio performances from Georgie Fame – The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde, The Tremeloes – Suddenly You Love Me, The Bee Gees – World, The Herd – Paradise Lost, LOVE AFFAIR – Everlasting Love and The Small Faces with P.P. Arnold – Tin Soldier.

Geno Washington And The Ram Jam Band play at The Locarno Ballroom, Streatham, London, England, UK, Europe.

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

Glen Campbell records I Wanna Live, written by John D. Loudermilk, at Capitol Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Ravi Shankar plays at the Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

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

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.