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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 rock musical Elvis Presley continues with his comeback season of concerts at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Pioneering British jazz-rock band Jon Hiseman's Colosseum play the first of three nights at The Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Woodstock Festival begins its 'Three days of peace and love'. The first day includes Joan Baez, Arlo Guthrie, Tim Hardin, Richie Havens, Incredible String Band, Ravi Shankar and Sweetwater.
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Johnny Winter, Paul Butterfield and The Flock play the first of two nights at The Kinetic Playground, 4812 North Clark Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Earth play the sixth of seven nights at The Star Club, Hamburg, Germany, Europe, supported by Junior's Eyes and The Tremors. Soon after returning to the UK, Earth will announce that they are changing their name to Black Sabbath.
When Melanie plays at The Woodstock Festival, New York State, USA, rain is pouring down. When the rain stops, the crowd responds by lighting candles and Melanie is so charmed that she will write her song Lay Down [Candles In The Rain] about the moment. Joni Mitchell, meanwhile, is stuck in New York City and cannot get to the festival. She will compose her song Woodstock based on accounts of the event told to her by members of Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young. Another song about Woodstock is For Yasgur's Farm by Mountain.
The Beatles oversee the recording of producer/arranger George Martin's orchestral backings for the songs Something, Here Comes the Sun, Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight and The End, at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
Blind Faith release their debut album, Blind Faith, in the UK on Polydor Records. The group includes Eric Clapton on guitar and Steve Winwood on organ.