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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.
Tom Jones is playing during a month of live dates at The Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Tennessee Ernie Ford and The Good Time Singers are playing a three week engagement at Harrah's, Lake Tahoe, California, USA.
Renee Raff is playing during a two-week stand at The Apartment, New York City, USA, with Charles De Forest and The Ray Starling Trio.
Marilyn Michaels plays during a four-week engagement at The Latin Quarter, New York City, USA.
Barbara McNair is playing during a week of shows at The Embers, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
During their Sounds Of Ireland tour, The Irish Rovers' are playing a week of shows at The Place Des Arts, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Lou Rawls is playing during two weeks at The Cave, Vancouver, British Ciolumbia, Canada.
Elton Britt and Rosalie Allen are playing at The Nashville Room, New York City, USA.
The Linn County Blues Band is playing during four nights at La Cave, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Big Brother And The Holding Company play the fourth of six nights at The Generation Club, New York City, USA.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience play at Symphony Hall, Newark, New Jersey, USA. (The day after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King.) In the evening, Jimi jams with Buddy Guy at the opening of the new Generation Club in New York City.
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The Love Affair release a new single, Rainbow Valley, in the UK on CBS Records.
As riots spread in the aftermath of Martin Luther King's Assassination, James Brown plays a concert at the Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, which is broadcast live on tv, a strategy reckoned to have reduced the amount of rioting in that city.
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The Bee Gees play at The Adelphi, Slough, England, UK, Europe, supported by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich plus Grapefruit.
The Troggs, Tiffany Shade, MC5, Junior Wells,The Psychedelic Stooges, Up and The Apostles play the first of three nights at The Grande Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Aretha Franklin, The Baja Marimba Band and Joanie Sommers appear on the musical comedy program, Operation: Entertainment, on ABC-tv in the USA. The show is hosted by Flip Wilson.
The Turtles, The Regiment and The Bubble Gum Machine play at The Cheetah Club, 1106 Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Yardbirds are in Columbia Studios, New York City, USA, working on the songs Avron Knows and My Baby.
Phil Ochs plays at Orchestra Hall, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Scaffold play at Fairfield Halls, Croydon, England, UK, Europe.
It's A Beautiful Day, The Blues Project and The Nazz Are Blues Band, play the first of three nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA. Lights are provided by Jerry Abraham's headlights.
In the morning, The Who are photographed feigning sleep beneath a Union Jack flag at Grant's Tomb, New York City, USA. The picture will eventually be used as the cover of the album The Kids Are Alright. That same evening, The Who play the first of two nights in the Fillmore East, New York City, supported by Buddy Guy and The Free Spirits.
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The Lovin' Spoonful release a new album, Everything Playing, in the UK on Kama Sutra Records.
The Hollies fly to Bremen, Germany, Europoe, to make a tv appearance.
Pink Floyd have an Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe, recording session, working on Nick's Boogie.
The James Cotton Band plays the second of three nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Gene Pitney plays at The Odeon, Lewisham, England, UK, Europe, supported by Status Quo, Don Partridge, Simon Dupree and Amen Corner.
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Lazy Sunday by The Small Faces is released as a single on Immediate Records, against the wishes of the group.
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Simon And Garfunkel release a new single, Mrs. Robinson, on Columbia Records in the USA.
On their second Tour of North America, The Cream play at Back Bay Theater, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Tony Bennett, Duke Ellington and Jack E. Leonard play at Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York State, USA,
Tony Blackburn plays on the BBC tv show Whistle Stop in the UK. The show is hosted by Roger Whittaker.
The Monkees are recording the songs Nine Times Blue and Carlisle Wheeling at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Both songs are composed by Michael Nesmith.
John Lee Hooker, Loading Zone and Mother Earth play the second of three nights at The Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
Ten Years After play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Bar-Kays release a new single, a cover version of The Beatles' hit A Hard Day's Night, in the UK on Stax Records.
Canadian band The Paupers play the last of three nights at newly-opened rock venue, The Kinetic Playground, 4812 North Clark Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band play the fourth of six nights at the Ice House, Glendale, California, USA.
Champion Jack Dupree plays at The Nag's Head, High Wycombe, England, UK, Europe, with Shakey Vic's Bluesband.
The single Young Girl by Gary Puckett and the Union Gap is awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
The Cream, with Eric Clapton on guitar, play at The Back Bay Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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.