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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.
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.
The rock musical Your Own Thing is presented at The Orpheum Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 937 performances.
Earl 'Fatha' Hines is playing during a long engagement at The Colonial Tavern, 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.
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.
Freddy Mack And His Band play at The Whisky A Go Go, London, England, UK, Europe, with Lamb Brothers And Co.
The Music Explosion release a new single, What You Want / Roadrunner, on Laurie Records in the USA.
The Velvet Underground release their second album, White Light/White Heat, in the USA on Verve Records.
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Johnny Darrell records I Fought The Law, Destiny's Child, By The Time I Get To Phoenix, Honey, Gentle On My Mind, How Little Men Care, Child Of Clay, Crying and I Ain't Buying, in RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Merle Haggard records You've Still Got A Place In My Heart, The Train That Never Stops and I Started Loving You Again in Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. The band on the session includes Glen Campbell, Billy Mize and Lewis Talley [gtrs], Roy Nichols [steel], Howard Lowe [bass], Eddie Burris [drums], George French [piano] and Bonnie Owens [harmony vocal].
The first edition of Cilla Black's very own BBC tv show, Cilla, is broadcast in the UK, with Tom Jones as her guest.
The Soft Machine and Eire Apparent fly out from London, England, UK, Europe, to New York City, USA. While in America, they will tour with The Jimi Hendrix Experience.
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Jeff Goodson And The Quarter Note Triplets record and The Telephone for Verve Records in New York City, USA.Traffic play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Spooky Tooth.
The Grateful Dead play at The EMU Ballroom, University Of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA, supported by Palace Meat Market.
George Harrison of The Beatles completes recording of the Wonderwall film soundtrack at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
Geno Washington And The Ram Jam Band play at The Palais, Ilford, Kent, England, UK, Europe.
Arthur Prysock records Always On My Mind, Don't Pay Them No Mind, I Need You So and other tracks for Verve Records in New York City, USA.Country Joe And The Fish play at Pauley Ballroom, Berkeley, California, USA, supported by Charlie Musselwhite and Mad River.
Claude Gray, with Owen Bradley as producer, records Night Life, Houston, Crying Time and Once In Every Lifetime at Bradley's Barn, Bender's Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, Tennessee, USA.
Bobby Goldsboro records Honey, Little Green Apples, By The Time I Get To Phoenix and Beautiful People, in RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Trevor Roy Dunn is born in Eureka, California, USA. He will find success as rock composer, bass guitarist and double bassist Trevor Dunn, working with bands including Mr. Bungle, Fantômas and Secret Chiefs 3.
The Kirby Stone Four are playing at The London House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Ten Years After play at The Fishmonger's Arms, Wood Green, London, England, UK, Europe.
The New Formula play the second of two nights at Hatchett's Playground, Piccadilly, London, England, UK, Europe.
Agnes And Orville (a pseudonym for June Stearns and Lefty Frizzell) release a new single, Have I Ever Been Untrue on Columbia Records in the USA.
Geno Washington And The Ram Jam Band play at The Palais, Ilford, Kent, England, UK, Europe. 
The Everly Brothers and Glenn Yarbrough appear in The Winter Carnival Show, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
The Osmond Brothers are the musical guests on The Jerry Lewis Show on NBC-tv in the USA. In a sketch, The Osmonds play Boy Scouts who are learning survival skills from their troup leader, Jerry Lewis in his role as The Nutty Professor.
When The Jimi Hendrix Experience fly to New York City, USA, the whole band is strip-searched for drugs as they go through customs.Jack L. Gritz, editor of The Baptist Messenger newspaper in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, writes in praise of Eartha Kitt, in an editorial about her recent critical comments on the Vietnam War during a visit to The White House. "She stated what she thinks on an important subject with conviction and feeling ... it took courage to do so."
The last recording session to feature the classic lineup of Love takes place at Sunset Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, California, USA. A future single, Your Mind And We Belong Together requires 44 takes, and a great deal of discussion between leader Arthur Lee and the rest of the group. On the same date, a mere ten takes are required for Laughing Stock, the b-side of Your Mind And We Belong Together.
The Who and The Small Faces perform at Wellington Town Hall, Wellington, New Zealand, Oceania. Following the show, a birthday party is thrown for Small Faces' singer Steve Marriott. During the party, Marriott's new record player is thrown out of the hotel room window by The Who's drummer Keith Moon.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra play at The Officers' Club, Fort Meade, Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA.
The Monkees continue working on the song Can You Dig It at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Bill Howard, with producer Owen Bradley, records The People On The Other Side, Hope, Lonely Me, Lonely Me, and The Power Of A Woman, in Bradley's Barn, 722 Bender's Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, Tennessee, USA.
Ten Years After play at The Fishmongers Arms, Wood Green, London, England, UK, Europe.
Barney Bigard with Art Hodes All Star Rompers records Tin Roof Blues, Sansation, Bye And Bye and Bucket's Got A Hole In It, for Delmark Records in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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