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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 Come Together/Something by The Beatles enters the Billboard Top 40 singles chart in the USA, where it will peak at No1, during a sixteen-week run.
Little Richard, The Move and Joe Cocker play the third of four nights at the Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA.
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Presley reaches No1 in the Canadian singles chart, and also in
the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA.
B.B. King, Albert King and Santana play the second of two nights at The Kinetic Playground, 4812 North Clark Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA.Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane is arrested in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, for possession of marijuana.
British rock paper NME [New Musical Express] reports that Rod Stewart has joined The Faces as vocalist.
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The Jackson 5 make their first tv appearance as a Motown Records act, when they appear on Hollywood Palace, billed as 'Diana Ross's proteges'. Also appearing on the show are Diana Ross, The Supremes and Sammy Davis Jr.
The soundtrack to the cult hippy movie Easy Rider enters the Billboard Albums Chart in the USA, where it will peak at No6 during a 41-week stay on the chart.When Taj Mahal and Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup play at The Ash Grove, Los Angeles, California, USA, the audience includes The Rolling Stones.