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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 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.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra are playing during a three-week engagement at Harrah's, Reno, Nevada, USA.
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.
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.
Ahmad Jamal is playing during a one-month engagement at The Top Of The Gate, New York City, USA.
B.B. King is playing during four nights at The Cafe Au Go Go, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
The American Breed are playing during a three-night stint at The Cheetah (formerly The Aragon Ballroom), Chicago, Illinois, USA, supported by The Troys and The Y-Nots.
The album Magical Mystery Tour by The Beatles reaches No1 in the Billboard albums chart in the USA, a position it will hold for eight weeks.
Russ Morgan And His Orchestra play at The Top O'The Strip in The Dunes Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
It is reported that 15,000 copies of the LP Mass In F Minor by The Electric Prunes (composed by David Axelrod) have been sold in the past month despite "an almost total lack of AM airplay exposure". The album has been promoted by Reprise Records through FM radio outlets and by marketing aimed at "underground" newspapers.
During a Scandinavian tour, The Jimi Hendrix Experience travel from Sweden, Europe, to Copenhagen, Denmark, where Hendrix is interviewed by Casten Grolin for Ekstra Bladet.
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On a tour to promote their second Smash Records LP Love Lost And Found, Jay And The Techniques play in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs (aka Flatt And Scruggs) release a new album, Changin' Times, on Columbia Records in the USA. The album includes their versions of several Bob Dylan songs, plus folk oriented songs by Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger and Bobbie Gentry.
The Iveys play at The Marquee Club, Soho, Londonb, England, UK, with The Open Mind. The Iveys will find greater success when they change their name to Badfinger.
Buffalo Springfield play at the Earl Warren Showgrounds, Santa Barbara, California, USA, supported by Charles Lloyd and Turquoise.
Happening '68, a new Dick Clark-produced tv show, debuts in the USA. The show is co-hosted by Mark Lindsay and Paul Revere, and will feature many performances by Paul Revere And The Raiders.
Nina Simone plays an acclaimed concert at Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA.
The Beatles' album Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band is finally knocked off the UK No1 slot by the equally innovative album, Val Doonican Rocks But Gently.
Vanilla Fudge, The Steve Miller Band and Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee play the second of two nights at Winterland, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Who release their concept album The Who Sell Out, in the USA. On the same day, they play at The Civic Hall, Nantwich, England, UK, Europe.
The Mike Stuart Span play at The Boat Club, Nottingham, England, UK, Europe.
The highest new entry in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling US singles, is I Wish It Would Rain by The Temptations, entering at No77.
Josh White and The Bee Gees are the guests on tonight's edition of the BBC-2 tv show Once More With Felix, hosted by Julie Felix, in the UK.
Tommy James, Marilyn McCoo and Gene Pitney appear in the tv show Upbeat in the USA. the show is syndicated out of ABC affiliate WEWS-TV 5in Cleveland, Ohio.
It is reported that East German Ministr y Of Culture has decided to ban appearances by American musical performers for the current season.
Eyes Of Blond play at Lynton Hall Palace, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England, UK, Europe.
The Herd play at The Civic Hall, Winsford, England, UK, Europe.
Love Is Blue by orchestra leader Paul Mauriat is released in the USA.
Tom Rush, The Smothers Brothers and Marty Wilde appear on UK tv show Dee Time, hosted by Simon Dee.
The front page story in Billboard magazine in the USA is that virtually all of the major record companies have either stopped production of monaural recordings or will do so in the very near future. Stereo is now the standard format, although some radio stations still prefer mono.
The Who play at The Civic Hall, Nantwich, England, UK, Europe.
Neil Diamond plays at the State University of New York at Cortland, Cortland, New York State, USA.
Rudie and Sam and The Jamaican All Stars play at the The City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Bossmen.
Big Brother And The Holding Company play at Sacramento State College, Sacramento, California, USA.
The Spencer Davis Group appear on UK tv show Good evening, hosted by Jonathan King.
Jay And The Techniques begin a three-week, 10,000 mile tour through fifteen cities with a show in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Freedom Highway and Dominic Cummins play the second of two nights at The New Orleans House, Berkeley, California, USA.
The Bee Gees perform World when they appear in UK tv show Once More With Felix, hosted by folk singer Julie Felix.
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.