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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 Checkmates Ltd are appearing during an extended engagement at The Cave Supper Club, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The Beacon Street Union are playing at The Scene, New York City, USA.
The Lemon Pipers are playing during a two-week engagement at The Bitter End, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, with Jake Holmes.
The stage musical Cabaret is presented at The Palace Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 336 performances.
Al Martino is playing during a three-week stint at The Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Barbara McNair is playing during two weeks at The Frontier Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Diahann Carroll is playing during an engagement at The Hilton Plaza, Miami, Florida, USA.
Eddie Floyd, Pigmeat Markham, J.J. Barnes, Pat Lewis, The Holidays, Ruby Andrews and Barbara Mercer play in the Memphis Sounds Show during a lengthy booking at The Riviera Theater, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
John Davidson is playing during a week of shows at The Latin Casino, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
The Rolling Stones spend the eighth day in a fortnight of rehearsals at R.G.Jones Studio, Morden, Surrey, UK, Europe.
Herbie Hancock records Maiden Voyage at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, for Blue Note Records.
ABC Records in New York City, USA, announces that all future singles from the company will be issued in stereo. Elektra and Buddah Records have already begun issuing singles in stereo and MGM is expected to be the next label in the rush.
The Esquires are presented with a gold record award for their hit single Get On Up, at The Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York City, USA.
The Top Ten Singles being played on KGB Radio, San Diego, California, USA, for the week beginning on this date are as follows :

1. (Sittin' On The) Dock of the Bay Otis Redding

2. Kiss Me Goodbye Petula Clark

3. La La Means I Love You The Delphonics

4. The Mighty Quinn Manfred Mann

5. Words The Bee Gees

6. I'm Gonna Make You Love Me Madeleine Bell

7. Love is Blue Paul Mauriat

8. Young Girl Union Gap

9. Everything That Touches You The Association

10. I Thank You Sam And Dave

The Troggs play at Bristol University, Bristol, England, UK, Europe.
Jimi Hendrix is in Sound Center, 247 West 46th St, New York City, USA, recording 1983 (A Merman I Should Turn To Be), Somewhere, Moon Turn The Tides. Later, Jimi jams with The Hollies at The Scene Club.
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Country Joe And The Fish and The Fugs play in a benefit for Vietnam war resisters at The Palladium, New York City, USA.
The Mindbenders play on the BBC Radio show Parade Of The Pops in London, England, UK, Europe.
The three-day long Grande Gala Du Disques opens in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe. Among the artists appearing is Dusty Springfield.
Simon Dupree And The Big Sound play at The Winter Gardens, Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK, Europe.
The Moody Blues play at The Technical College, Portsmouth, England, UK, Europe.
The Incredible String Band plays on the BBC Radio show Night Ride in London, England, UK, Europe.
Buffalo Springfield have a recording session in Sunset Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, California, USA, working on the song Kind Woman.
Sandie Shaw secretly marries boutique owner Jeffrey Banks at the Register Office, Greenwich, England, UK, Europe.
San Francisco-based rock entrepreneur Bill Graham expands his concert venue empire by opening The Fillmore East (formerly the Village Theatre) in New York City, USA.
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Plastic Penny play at The Ritz, Bournemouth, England, UK, Europe.
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.