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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.
Ahmad Jamal is playing during a one-month engagement at The Top Of The Gate, New York City, USA.
The Treniers are playing during a lengthy engagement at The Sahara Lounge, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The rock musical Your Own Thing is presented at The Orpheum Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 937 performances.
Barbara McNair is playing during two weeks at The Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Earl 'Fatha' Hines is playing during a long engagement at The Colonial Tavern, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Wayne Newton is playing during four weeks at Harrah's, Reno, Nevada, USA.
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.
The Everly Brothers are playing during six nights at The Club Embassy, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Bobby Darin is playing at The Latin Casino, Camden, New Jersey, USA.
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.
Deb Talan is born in Pelham, Massachusetts, USA. She will find success as an indie-folk singer-songwriter, best-known for her work with The Weepies.
The Grateful Dead and Quicksilver Messenger Service play the second of two nights at Eagles Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, USA.
The Three Sounds play the second of two nights at Hatchett's Playground, Piccadilly, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation play at London School Of Economics, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Blossom Toes.
The Maori Quin Tikis play at The Four Lions, Hotel Singapura, Singapore, Asia.
The Bee Gees make their first American live appearance with a show at Anaheim Convention Center, Los Angeles, California, USA, supported by Spanky And Our Gang.
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The Gods play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe. The band includes Greg Lake, later to find greater success with Emerson Lake And Palmer (ELP).
Sergio Mendes And Brazil '66 play at Philharmonic Hall, New York City, USA, supported by The Fifth Dimension. During Mendes' set, jazz flute star Herbie Mann makes a guest appearance during a cover version of The Beatles' song Daytripper.
The J. Geils Blues Band plays at The Catacombs, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band play at The Middle Earth, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Alexis Korner and Fusion. Deejay for the night is Jeff Dexter.
Merle Travis records Up The Lazy River, Ma He's Makin' Eyes At Me, I'll See You In My Dreams, Cannonball Rag, Guitar Rag and Gotta Have My Baby Back in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Neil Diamond plays in Niles West High School auditorium, Skokie, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Tracy Lawrence is born in Atlanta, Texas, USA. He will find success as a country vocalist, scoring a string of hits that features Sticks And Stones, Time Marches On, Alibis and Find Out Who Your Friends Are.
Plastic Penny play at Queen's Hall, Narbeth, England, UK, Europe.
Big Brother And The Holding Company, The Electric Flag, The Youngbloods and Ultimate Spinach play the second of two nights at Winterland, San Francisco, California, USA.
Adrian Nicholas Matthews Thaws is born in Bristol, England, UK, Europe. He will become better known under his stage name, Tricky, as an English record producer, vocalist, and musician.
Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band perform live on the beach in front of The Martinez Hotel, during the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, Europe.
The front page headline story in today's edition of music trade publication Billboard in the USA is about how the increasing control of product by musical artists is potentially counter-productive in sales terms. The feature particularly notes that some contemporary LP covers are "of such unorthodox appearance that consumers can scarcely make out the titles, artists' names or logos."
The Tremeloes and Solomon King are the musical guests on the BBC1-tv show Dee Time, hosted by Simon Dee, in London, England, UK, Europe.
The Move play at Hastings Pier, Hastings, Engalnd, UK, Europe, with Shades of Black.
Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) by John Fred And His Playboy Band reaches No1 in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling pop singles in the USA.
Mike Patton is born in Eureka, California, USA. He will find success as a rock vocalist working with acts including Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantômas and Tomahawk, as well as pursuing a solo career.
Eyes Of Blond play at Bigmore Hall, Haverhill, Suffolk, England, UK, Europe.
Leonard Cohen and The Alan Price Set are the guests on Once More With Felix, a BBC2 tv show hosted by folk singer Julie Felix in London, England, UK, Europe.
Nina Simone is playing at The Masonic Auditorium, Detroit, Michigan, USA, with Gerald Wilson And His Band.
The Herd play at The Tavern, Dereham, Norfolk, England, UK, Europe.
Musical highlights on tonight's edition of The Lawrence Welk Show on tv in the USA include The Lennon Sisters singing Where Are the Words?, Norma Zimmer performing I Get Along Without You Very Well and Tanya Falan doing Can't Take My Eyes off of You.
Being entertained by a groupie, Pete Townshend of The Who misses the flight to Adelaide, Australia, Oceania, for this night's gig at Centennial Hall, which is delayed by more than an hour.
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Freddie Mack And His Band are playing a live gig in Southport, Lancashire, England, UK, Europe.
The Tremeloes and Kenny Lynch are the guests on the BBC Radio1 show Saturday Club, hosted by deejay Keith Skues.
Country Joe And The Fish, The Charlatans and Dan Hicks And the Hot Licks play the second of three nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
Martha Reeves And The Vandellas play at Youngstown University, Youngstown, Ohio, USA.
Pink Floyd play at The Technical College, Leicester, England, UK, Europe.
Moby Grape play at The Action House, Island Park, New York State, USA.
The Nice play at Newcastle University, Newcastle, England, UK, Europe.
Traffic play at The California Ballroom, Dunstable, 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.