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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 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.
Arthur Prysock is playing during ten nights at Club Harlem, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.
Patti Page is playing during a week of shows at Disneyland, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Elvis Presley is filming scenes for his latest movie, Charro, near Apache Junction, Arizona, USA.
Andy Williams is playing during a week of shows at The Carousel Theatre, Framingham, Massachusetts, USA, supported by The Osmond Brothers.
James Brown releases a new single, Licking Stick, in the UK on Polydor Records.
The Moody Blues release the LP In Search Of The Lost Chord, in the UK on Deram Records. Many of the songs on the album are written by the band's vocalist Justin Hayward.
At Record Plant, New York City, USA, the Jimi Hendrix Experience tracks Long Hot Summer Night and House Burning Down are mixed. (House Burning Down is said to have been inspired by the Watts Riots in Los Angeles.)
The Vesuvio Club, part-owned by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones, opens at 26 Tottenham Court Road, London, England, UK, Europe. Paul McCartney of The Beatles is among those attending the opening.
Pioneering San Francisco hippy band Jefferson Airplane plays the first of two nights at The Fillmore East, New York City, USA, supported by The Charles Lloyd Quartet.
Iron Butterfly play the second of four nights at The Kinetic Playground [aka The Electric Theater], 4812 North Clark Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Max Roach Quintet records Members Don't Git Weary and Abstrutions for Atlantic Records in New York City, USA.
The Steve Miller Band plays the first of three nights at The Grande Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, USA, supported on this night by Odds Ends.
Roy Orbison plays the sixth night in a week of shows at the Variety Club, Batley, UK, Europe.
The Rascals play in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Joan Baez is among the artists appearing at The Newport Folk Festival, Fort Adams Park, Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Also on the bill are Arlo Guthrie and Pete Seeger.
The Rolling Stones' seventh album, Beggars Banquet, fails to be released on time because of objections to the sleeve, which features a graffiti-scrawled lavatory wall. Release is delayed until a less offensive cover can be substituted.
Fats Domino plays the penultimate night of a season at Al Hirt's Club, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
UK tv show How It Is, presented by Peter Asher of Peter And Gordon, features Eric Burdon, The Nice, Fairport Convention and Mary Hopkin.
Johnny Cash releases a new single, A Boy Named Sue, composed by Shel Silverstein, on Columbia Records in the USA.
Aretha Franklin releases a new single, I Say A Little Prayer/The House That Jack Built, in the USA. I Say A Little Prayer is composed by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.
At Paul McCartney's house in Cavendish Road, St John's Wood, London, England, UK, Europe, John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles complete the writing of Hey Jude.
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The Beat Of The Brass, the tenth album by Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass, reaches No1 in the Billboard album chart in the USA.
When Tim Hardin plays at The Free Trade Hall, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK, Europe, his backing group is Barclay James Harvest.
Chicken Shack play at The Bluesville Club, Manor House, London, England, UK, Europe.
Al Stewart plays at La Fiesta, Chelsea, London, England, UK, Europe.
Pink Floyd, Blue Cheer and The Jeff Beck Group (with Rod Stewart on vocals) play the first of two nights at The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jeannie C. Riley records Harper Valley PTA, the first release on the Plantation label owned by Shelby Singleton Jr. (who the following year would buy Sun Records from its founder, Sam Phillips). Two weeks after release, it will reach No1 in the USA, having sold 1,750,000 copies.
The Show Stoppers (aka The Showstoppers) release a new single, Shake Your Mini, in the UK on Beacon Records.
Radio station WKYR in Cumberland, Maryland, USA, debuts its new country music format by playing three solid days of Buck Owens records.
Blood Sweat And Tears play the first of two nights at The Cafe Au Go Go, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Steppenwolf play at Eagles Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, USA. The band is also seen on NBC-tv's Steve Allen Show, which is broadcast from Long Beach, California.
Wilson Pickett, Mitch Ryder, Sly And The Family Stone and John Hammond play at The Summer Music Festival, JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Kinks are seen on the BBC2-tv show Colour Me Pop, in London, England, UK, Europe.
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band plays at The Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, USA.
The Royal Checkmates, The Soul Sisters and Thee Misfits play in a Summer Teen Dance at Our Lady Of Talpa Auditorium, Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Who play two shows at Saint Bernard Civic Auditorium, Chalemette, Louisiana, USA, supported by The People.
The Siegel Schwall Blues Band and Travel Agency play the second of four nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Savoy Brown Blues Band plays at Dorking Halls, Dorking, Surrey, England, UK, Europe, supported by Katch 22.
Jethro Tull play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
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.