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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.
Mary Hopkin appears on weekly UK tv series It's Cliff Richard. Hank Marvin of The Shadows is also a guest on this edition of the show.
Yes play at Brunel University, Uxbridge, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by the Liverpool Scene.
When Creedence Clearwater Revival play at Oakland Arena, Oakland, California, USA, they film a CBC tv special. At the live show, their support group is Booker T And The MGs.
Elvis Presley continues his month-long second season at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band plays at Bristol University, Bristol, England, UK, Europe.
Badfinger play at The Starlight Room, Boston, Lincolnshire, England, UK, Europe, supported by Midnight Express.
Mott The Hoople play at Loughborough University, Leicestershire, England, UK, Europe.
Mountain play the second of two nights at The Fillmore East, New York City, USA, supported by Jack Bruce And Friends.
The Moody Blues are recording their forthcoming album A Question Of Balance in Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, England, UK, Europe.
Blues harmonica maestro Slim Harpo dies following a heart attack at the age of 46 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
As vocalist Carl Wayne quits The Move, UK pop weekly the NME reports that the band is planning to recruit new members and change its name to the Electric Light Orchestra.
Mighty Baby play at Imperial College, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Smile.
Spirit play at Mothers, Erdington, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
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Edwin Starr plays at The California Ballroom, Dunstable, England, UK, Europe.
Manfred Mann Chapter III play at The LSE, London, England, UK, Europe.
I Want You Back by the Jackson 5, featuring Michael Jackson, reaches No1 in the Billboard Top 40 singles chart in the USA.
The Band play at Berkeley Community Center, Berkeley, California, USA.
Golden Earring play the last of three nights at The Trolley Club, Seattle, Washington, USA.
A reggae package tour featuring Desmond Dekker, Jimmy Cliff, Max Romeo, The Upsetters, The Pioneers and Harry J’s All-stars sets off from The Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Allman Brothers Band plays the second of two nights in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The show is broadcast by WXRT-FM.
Christine Perfect, Stone The Crows and Principal Edwards Magic Theatre play at The London College Of Printing, Elephant And Castle, London, England, UK, Europe.
I Want You Back by The Jackson 5, (featuring Michael Jackson) on Tamla Mo town Records, enters the UK singles chart where it will peak at No2 during a 13-week run.
May Blitz play at The Marquee Club, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Egg.
The Soft Machine play in Turscip, Breda, Belgium, Europe.
Imagination play at The Speakeasy, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Keef Hartley Band and The Zoot Money Band play at Southampton University, Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK, Europe.
The Jackson 5 (including Michael Jackson) perform I Want You Back on tv's Andy Williams Show in the USA.
Dion plays at Le Hibou, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
David Milgaard is wrongfully convicted of the murder and rape of nursing assistant Gail Miller in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Milgaard is sentenced to life imprisonment. He will spend 23 years in prison, only having his conviction overturned in 1992. Milgaard's story is told in the 1992 song Wheat Kings by The Tragically Hip.
Daddy Longlegs play at the Town Hall, Watford, England, UK, Europe.
The Grateful Dead, Fleetwood Mac and The Flock play the second of two nights at newly-opened venue The Warehouse, in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Brook Benton enters the Billboard Top 40 singles chart in the USA with A Rainy Night In Georgia, which will peak at No4.
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Tom T. Hall secures his first No1 on the Billboard Country Singles Chart in the USA with A Week In A Country Jail.
Graham Bond plays at Farx, Potter's Bar, England, UK, Europe, supported by Forever More.
The Steve Miller Band plays the third of four nights at the Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA.