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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.
Billboard magazine in the USA announces that, "Dave Geffen, business manager for contemporary music acts, will be launching a label operation shortly." More usually known as David Geffen he will become one of the most powerful billionaires in the entertainment industry.
Amen Corner, Jethro Tull and Bob And Earl play at the Warwickshire Bar B-Q Festival, Walsall Common Equestrian Centre, Coventry, England, UK, Europe.
Sly And The Family Stone play the second of two nights at the Fillmore East, New York City, USA, supported by Clarence Carter and Rotary Connection.
Pentangle play at The Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK, Europe.
Roy Orbison plays the first of three nights at The ABC, Blackpool, UK, Europe.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono start a new company, Bag Productions, to make films and publish books. On the same day, John and Yoko fly to The Bahamas, where they are planning another Bed-In.
The Who play the second of two nights at The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Country Joe McDonald, The Pitschell Players, Johnny Sunshine, Pipe Joint Compound, Billy T. Grey Quintet, Angel's Own Social Grace and Blessed Deliverance Band, John Fromer, The Lamb, Dennis Doyle and Co., Sky, Andy Rice, Drake Deknatel and The Afro-Cubanos play in Haight-Ashbury Festival, Golden Gate Park Panhandle, San Francisco, California, USA.
Pink Floyd play at The City Hall, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK, Europe.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience plays at The International Sports Arena, San Diego, California, USA.
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Pinball Wizard by The Who peaks at No19 in the Billboard Singles Chart in the USA.
Led Zeppelin, Pacific Gas And Electric and The Illinois Speed Press, play the second of two nights at The Kinetic Playground, 4812 North Clark Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Entering at No59, the highest new entry in the Cash Box magazine chart of the top-selling singles in the USA is Love Me Tonight by Tom Jones.
Get Back by The Beatles, with Billy Preston on organ, spends the first of five weeks at No1 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA. On the same day it also goes to No1 in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA, and in the Canadian Singles Chart.
Blossom Toes play at University College, London, England, UK, Europe.
It is announced that Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones will star with Marianne Faithfull in the upcoming film Ned Kelly, to be made in Australia.
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Albert Collins plays the sixth of seven nights at The Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA, supported by Charlie Musselwhite.
The Rolling Stones are working on the song Live With Me, in Olympic Studios, London, England, UK, Europe. It is the first song to include their new guitarist Mick Taylor.
Petula Clark plays the sixth of seven nights at the O'Keefe Cente, Toronto, Canada.
Howlin' Wolf plays at The Flamingo Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
Billy Fury appears at The Fiesta, Stockton, England, UK, Europe.
When Tom Jones opens at The Copacabana, New York City, USA, a woman throws her panties onto the stage beside him, starting one of popular music's most enduring rituals.
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Steppenwolf play in Amsterdam, Holland, Europe.