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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.
Engelbert Humperdinck is appearing in a season as Robinson Crusoe in pantomime at The Palladium Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Treniers are playing during a lengthy engagement at The Sahara Lounge, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Ahmad Jamal is playing during a one-month engagement at The Top Of The Gate, New York City, USA.
Earl 'Fatha' Hines is playing during a long engagement at The Colonial Tavern, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Barbara McNair is playing during two weeks at The Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The New Christy Minstrels are playing during a lengthy engagement at The Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, Louisana, 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.
Felicia Sanders and Vaughn Meader are playing during two weeks of shows at Mister Kelly's, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Bobby Darin is playing at The Latin Casino, Camden, New Jersey, USA.
The Everly Brothers are playing during six nights at The Club Embassy, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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.
Joe Tex earns a Gold Disc in the USA for his hit single Skinny Legs And All.
The Temptations, Gladys Knight And The Pips and Brenda Holloway play at The Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Cowsills play at The Opera House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Victoria Williams And J.B. Ledbetter record We're So Satisfied and Show Some Sign for Verve Records in New York City, USA.
Buffalo Springfield and Canned Heat play at the Campus Hall, University of California, Irvine, California, USA. After the concert, Buffalo Springfield bassist Bruce Palmer is arrested for possession of drugs and is subsequently detained at an immigration camp in El Centro for two weeks before being deported to Canada. Within a few days Buffalo Springfield will replace Palmer with recording engineer/bassist Jim Messina.
The Detroit Emeralds and The Fantastic Four play at The 20 Grand, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience record the song Tax Free at Olympic Studios, London, England, UK, Europe, and add bass overdubs to their cover of the Bob Dylan song All Along The Watchtower.
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Big Brother And The Holding Company, The Electric Flag, The Youngbloods and Ultimate Spinach play the first of two nights at Winterland, San Francisco, California, USA.
Jesse Malin is born in Whitestone, Queens, New York City, USA. He will sing, play and write songs with hardcore bands D Generation and Heart Attack before launching a solo career.
Steppenwolf and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers play the second of four nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Country Joe And The Fish, The Charlatans and Dan Hicks And The Hot Licks play the first of three nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
The J. Geils Blues Band plays at The Catacombs, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Janis Ian plays at The Masonic Auditorium, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
The Yardbirds, Eric Burdon And The Animals and Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick And Tich play at Bingley Hall, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
The Monkees are working on the song Long Title, at Sunset Sound Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The final edition of teen tv show Sump'n Else is broadcast on WFAA-tv Channel 8 in the Dallas-Fort Worth Area, Texas, USA. During its two and a half years in existence, the show featured acts including James Brown, The Mothers Of Invention, 13th Floor Elevators, Jefferson Airplane, Sonny And Cher, Peter And Gordon, Chad And Jeremy, Paul Revere And The Raiders, The Monkees, Tom Jones and The Five Americans - to name a just a few.
The Tremeloes appear on the BBC-1 tv children's programme Crackerjack, in London, England, UK, Europe.
Dusty Springfield records Don't Speak Of Love in Philips Studios, Stanhope Place, London, England, UK, Europe.
Pink Floyd play at Southampton University, Southampton, England, UK, Europe.
The Herd play at Queen's Ballroom, Blackpool, England, UK, Europe.
A feature in the current edition of Newsweek magazine in the USA declares that The Bosstown Sound - a largely manufactured scene based on bands from Boston, Massachusetts, USA, is the latest music industry craze. Bands deemed to be part of the craze are The Beacon Street Union, Orpheus, The Phluph and The Ultimate Spinach, but none of those bands will achieve lasting success.
The Everly Brothers, Minnie Pearl and Gladys Knight and The Pips appear on the ABC-tv series Operation Entertainment in the USA.
The Dubliners play at the Fairfield Halls, Croydon, England, UK, Europe.
The Three Sounds play the first of two nights at Hatchett's Playground, Piccadilly, London, England, UK, Europe.
Cats Pyjamas release a new single, Baby I Love You on Direction Records in the UK.
Fairport Convention play at The Middle Earth, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Robert Plant's Band Of Joy, Pegasus and The Flute Girl. Deejay for the night is Jeff Dexter.
The Paupers play at The Blue Light, Midland, Michigan, USA.
Plastic Penny play at The Technical College, Nottingham, England, UK, Europe.
The Cryan Shames play at The New Place, near Algonquin, Illinois, USA.
San Francisco hippy band Moby Grape play at the Action House, Island Park, New York, USA.
Paul McCartney of The Beatles is in EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe, assisting his brother Mike McGear and Liverpudlian poet Roger McGough with recordings for their group McGough And McGear.
The Grateful Dead and Quicksilver Messenger Service play the first of two nights at Eagles Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Jigsaw play at The Cromwellian Club, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Iveys and The Track play at The Youth Club, Peterborough, England, UK, Europe. The Iveys will find greater success after a name change to Badfinger.
The Maori Quin Tikis play at The Four Lions, Hotel Singapura, Singapore, Asia.
Ravi Shankar plays at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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.