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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.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.
Elton Britt and Rosalie Allen are playing at The Nashville Room, New York City, USA.
During their Sounds Of Ireland tour, The Irish Rovers' are playing a week of shows at The Place Des Arts, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
The Linn County Blues Band is playing during four nights at La Cave, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. The Troggs, Tiffany Shade, MC5, Junior Wells, The Psychedelic Stooges, Up and The Apostles play the second of three nights at The Grande Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
John Lee Hooker, Loading Zone and Mother Earth play the last of three nights at The Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
First generation San Francisco hippy band Big Brother And The Holding Company play the fifth of six nights at The Generation Club, New York City, USA.
The highest new entry in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA, is Tighten Up by Archie Bell And The Drells entering at No59.
The Lemon Pipers appear on tv show American Bandstand in the USA, performing Green Tambourine and Rice Is Nice.
Buffalo Springfield play at The Minges Coliseum, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Prog-rockers Caravan play their first ever gig, at The Beehive Club, Canterbury, England, UK, Europe.
On their second Tour of North America, The Cream play at the Commodore Ballroom, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA.
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The James Cotton Band plays the last of three nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA.
James Brown flies to riot-torn Washington DC, USA, to advise the youth of the city not to cause further grief in the wake of the assassination of Martin Luther King.
Carl Douglas and The Big Stampede play at the Alex Disco in the Alexandra Rooms, New Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, with DJ Kazoon.
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band play the fifth of six nights at the Ice House, Glendale, California, USA.
With the assistance of Carole King, Davy Jones of The Monkees records the song Look Down at T.T.G. Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Gene Pitney plays at The Gaumont, Hanley, England, UK, Europe, supported by Status Quo, Don Partridge, Simon Dupree and Amen Corner.
The Eurovision Song Contest is held at The Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK, Europe. Cliff Richard sings the British entry, Congratulations, which comes second. The winner is La La La by Massiel, representing Spain.
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The Soundtrack to The Graduate, featuring several songs by Simon And Garfunkel, reaches No1 in the Billboard albums chart in the USA.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience play at Westchester County Convention Center, White Plains, New York State, USA.
Young Girl by The Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett, peaks at No2 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA. It is kept from the top spot by Otis Redding's (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay.
Nancy Sinatra appears on the tv show Hollywood Palace in the USA.
The Yardbirds leave London, England, UK, Europe, to begin an eight-day tour of Scandinavia.
It's A Beautiful Day, The Blues Project and The Nazz Are Blues Band, with a lightshow by Jerry Abram's Headlights, play the second of three nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Kinks begin a UK tour at the Granada Theatre, Mansfield, England, also featuring The Tremeloes, The Herd, Ola And The Janglers, and Gary Walker, formerly of The Walker Brothers, with his new band The Rain.Syd Barrett officially leaves Pink Floyd, although he has long-since been replaced by David Gilmour.
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