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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 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.
Edwin Starr plays at the New Town Hall, Oakengates, Shropshire, England, UK Europe. On the same night he also plays at The Plaza, Oswestry
Pentangle play at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales, UK, Europe.
David Ackles plays the second of three nights at Canterbury House, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
The Doors play the second of two nights at The Allen Theater, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Deep Purple play at The Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band plays at Manchester University, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
The Moody Blues are recording overdubs for their forthcoming album A Question Of Balance in Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, England, UK, Europe.
Delaney, Bonnie And Friends, including Eric Clapton, play at The Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Dan Hicks And His Hot Licks play the second of two nights at Brown's Hall, Mill Valley, California, USA.
The Amboy Dukes play at Daniel's Den, Saginaw, Michigan, USA.
Dr Strangely Strange play at Les Cousins, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by John Martyn.
This is the second of two nights during which The Grateful Dead's performances at the Fillmore East, New York City, USA, are recorded and, eventually, released as the album History Of The Grateful Dead, Vol1 (Bear’s Choice). The Allman Brothers and Love are on the same bill.
Boz Scaggs plays the last of three nights at The Matrix, San Francisco, California, USA, supported by Steel Mill, whose guitarist is the young Bruce Springsteen.
Albert King, Sha-Na-Na, The Coasters and The Platters play at The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, New York State, USA.
Elvis Presley continues with his four-week second season at The International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup plays at Mothers, Erdington, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
Badfinger play at The Olympia East Kilbride, Scotland, UK, Europe.
The Soft Machine play at London School Of Economics, London, England, UK, Europe.
DJ David Mancuso opens The Loft, a members-only private disco dance club based in his own home in New York City, USA. This is often cited as an early indication of the coming disco boom.
The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson are recording Money Honey, for Motown Records in Hitsville Studios, Detroit, Michigan, USA. The song was originally a hit for Clyde McPhatter And The Drifters in 1953.
UK pop music weekly Disc votes Cliff Richard as the Best-Dressed Male Star in Britain.
Jerry Lee Lewis plays at The Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Sly and the Family Stone reach No1 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA with Thank You (Falettin' Me Be Mice Elf Agin) / Everybody Is A Star. The song also goes to No1 in Canada on the same date.
Music trade magazine Billboard in the USA reports that music business organisation the R.I.A.A. is about to start an all-out war against record bootleggers and pirates.
Country Joe And The Fish play at The Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA.
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra play at The Royal Festival Hall, London, England, UK, Europe.
The album Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel enters the Billboard Album Chart in the USA, where it will peak at No1 – a position it will maintain for ten weeks.
The Byrds play at Indianapolis Coliseum, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
A live concert by The Who at Leeds University, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK, Europe, is recorded for future release as an album.
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