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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.
Engelbert Humperdinck is appearing in a season as Robinson Crusoe in pantomime at The Palladium Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe.
The rock musical Your Own Thing is presented at The Orpheum Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 937 performances.
Wayne Newton is playing during four weeks at Harrah's, Reno, Nevada, USA.
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.
Pop duo Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme are starring in the musical Golden Rainbow, at The Shubert Theater in New York City, USA.
Jazz pianist Erroll Garner is playing at Al Hirt's Club, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
The Blues Project are playing during thirteen nights at The Matrix, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Four Tops are playing at The Roostertail, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Lulu plays during a two-week cabaret season at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
Fabian is playing at The Pheasant Run, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Every Mother's Son are playing during three nights at The Scene, New York City, USA.
Paul Revere And The Raiders play a one-nighter in Wichita, Kansas, USA.
The Byrds play at The McMillin Theater, Columbia University, New York City, USA, supported by Da Da.
The Copycats play at Hatchett's Playground, Piccadilly, London, England, UK, Europe.
First generation San Francisco hippy band Big Brother And The Holding Company play at Palestra, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Willie Bobo's Group records Soul Cookin' for Verve Records in New York City, USA.
Traffic play at The Middle Earth club, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Herd play at Didsbury Training College, Didsbury, England, UK, Europe.
Cat Stevens, Francoise Hardy, Tim Rose and Long John Baldry appear on Southern Television tv series Time For Blackburn, hosted by radio deejay Tony Blackburn in Southampton, England, UK, Europe.
MCA Records formally launches its new office in London, England, UK, Europe. The MCA label has been created as a replacement for the Brunswick and Coral labels, and is intended to release US Decca and Kapp label material outside North America.
The LP How Great Thou Art by Elvis Presley is awarded a Gold Disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
The Beatles EP [extended player] Magical Mystery Tour is released in Argentina, South America, on Odeon Pops Records.
Miles Davis, with The Gil Evans Orchestra, records Falling Water, at Columbia Studios in New York City, USA.
Jethro Tull play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
Sheb Wooley aka Ben Colder records Tie A Tiger Down in RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Diana Ross And The Supremes play at The Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Caribbean.
Peter, Paul And Mary play the first of two nights at The Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, USA.
The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation play at Bluesville, manor House, London, England, UK, Europe.
Two Of Each play at The California Ballroom, Dunstable, England, UK, Europe.
The two-day long Boston Globe Jazz festival begins at The War memprial Auditorium, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Artists appearing over the two days of the event include Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Mongo Santamaria, Herbie Mann, Miriam Makeba, Wes Montgomery, The Jim Kweskin Jug Band and Gary Burton.
Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac release their debut album Fleetwood Mac on Blue Horizon Records in the UK.
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The Mike Stuart Span release a new single, Children of Tomorrow / Concerto Of Thoughts, on Jewel Records in the UK.
Buffalo Springfield record Questions and Merry-Go-Round in Sunset Sound studios, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Nice play the second of four nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra play two concerts of Sacred Music at St. Augustine Presbyterian Church, The Bronx, New York City, USA.
The Moody Blues play at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, England, UK, Europe.
The Cream spend the seventh of eleven days of recording tracks in Atlantic Studios, New York City, USA, for their double album Wheels Of Fire.
The Youngbloods, Mount Rushmore and Phoenix play the first of three nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
Status Quo play at Butts College, Coventry, England, UK, Europe.
Amen Corner play at The Hillside, Hereford, England, UK, Europe.
Aretha Franklin plays a 'homecoming' gig at Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan, USA. The day is declared Aretha Franklin Day by the city mayor, and at the show she is presented with Billboard magazine plaques recognising her achievements in 1967, including several gold disc awards. Playing to an audience of 12,000, the show hits a $60,000 gross - a record-breaking total for the venue.
The Beacon Street Union play during a three-night stand at The Cheetah, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Judy Lynn, with producer Frank Jones, records Miss May I Drive You Home, What's A Honky Tonk Woman, Green Paper and Bull By The Tail, in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Quicksilver Messenger Service, Freedom Highway and Mad River play at Balconades, 181 W Santa Clara, San Jose, California, USA.
Jethro Tull release their debut single, Sunshine Day/Aeroplane, on MGM Records in the UK, but their name is mis-spelled on the record as Jethro Toe.
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.