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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.
Nico (backed by Jackson Browne on guitar) plays at Stanley's in the basement of The Dom, New York City, USA, supported by Tim Buckley.
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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.
Big Beat '67, at The Royal Albert Hall, London, features the first UK appearance of Joe Tex, plus The Alan Price Set and The Ferris Wheel.
San Francisco band The Quicksilver Messenger Service record Pride Of Man for their debut album.
Moby Grape play the second of three nights at the 2nd Fret, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jimi Hendrix attends a party for The Foundations at The Speakeasy, London, UK.
Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush by Traffic peaks at No8 in the UK pop singles chart during a twelve week run on the chart.
Otis Redding begins a two day recording session in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, during which he cuts [Sittin' On] the Dock Of The Bay. The song was written while Otis was staying on a houseboat in Sausalito, California, USA, overlooking San Francisco Bay.
San Francisco band Moby Grape play the second of three nights at the 2nd Fret, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
John Mayall is in recording studios in London, UK, for the second of two days, working on the tracks Jenny and Picture On The Wall, with Peter Green on guitar.
Samuel J. Hoffman dies aged 63 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He had been a pioneer of electronic music, a notable player of the early electronic musical instrument the theremin. He featured prominently on several science fiction movie soundtracks, and recorded three studio albums with bandleader Les Baxter, regarded as forerunners of the exotica genre. As late as 1967, he was working with Captain Beefheart.