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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.
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.
The rock musical Your Own Thing is presented at The Orpheum Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 937 performances.
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.
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.
Pop duo Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme are starring in the musical Golden Rainbow, at The Shubert Theater in New York City, USA.
The stage musical Cabaret is presented at The Palace Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 336 performances.
The controversial hippy musical, Hair is playing at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1750 performances.
Shirley Bassey is playing during a lengthy engagement at The Sahara, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA.
The 9th Annual Antibes Jazz Festival, a six-day event, is taking place in Juan-les-Pins, France, Europe. Artists appearing over the course of the event include Mahalia Jackson, Count Basie and His Orchestra, Don Ellis, The Pharoah Sanders Quartet, The Drayton Singers and Betty Carter.
Patti Page is playing during a week of shows at Disneyland, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Arthur Prysock is playing during ten nights at Club Harlem, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.
Lonnie Smith releases a new LP, Think!, on Blue Note records in the USA.
Jefferson Airplane play at Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Phil Ochs plays in a political benefit show for Democratic Senator Eugene McCarthy in Eugene's, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
The Blues Roll On, a three-part survey of the blues in Britain, put together by Alexis Korner, is broadcast in the UK by BBC Radio 3. The programme includes, among other things, a pre-recorded live version by Fleetwood Mac of Mean Old World.
Moby Grape, The Jeff Beck Group, with Rod Stewart on vocals, and Mint Tattoo play the first of three nights at The Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA.
Country Joe And The Fish play the first of three nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
Steppenwolf play at The Community Concourse, San Diego, California, USAm supported by Brain Police.
John Lee Hooker is playing during three nights at The Cafe Au GoGo, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Elvis Presley is filming scenes for his latest movie, Charro, near Apache Junction, Arizona, USA.
The Jackson 5 arrive in Detroit, Michigan, USA, to audition for Motown Records.
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Andy Williams is playing during a week of shows at The Carousel Theatre, Framingham, Massachusetts, USA, supported by The Osmond Brothers.
Pink Floyd play at The Auditorium, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Mothers of Invention and Alice Cooper play at The Whisky A-Go-Go, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Beatles' personal assistant Mal Evans signs The Iveys to The Beatles' company, Apple. The group will achieve success after a name-change to Badfinger.
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Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones spends the first of two days recording The Master Musicians of Joujouka in Marrakesh, Morocco, Africa.
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Hoyt Axton is playing during six nights at The Golden Bear, Huntington Beach, California, USA, supported by Hedge And Donna.
Vanilla Fudge, the debut album by Vanilla Fudge is awarded a Gold Disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
The Beatles finish their recording of Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey in EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
James Brown Day is declared in Los Angeles, California, USA, in recognition of his sellout concert at the Great Western Forum.
Jumpin' Jack Flash by The Rolling Stones reaches No1 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA.
Roy Orbison plays the third night in a week of shows at the Variety Club, Batley, UK, Europe.
The MC5 play at The Loft, Leonard, Michigan, USA, supported by Mung.
Judy Collins and Arlo Guthrie become the first artists to perform at the newly-opened Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
The Who play two shows, neither of which is sold out, at The Mosque, Richmond, Virginia, USA, supported by The Troggs. The Who are paid $6,000 for their two shows, but The Troggs have to be paid out of that fee.
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.