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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.

Pop duo Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme are starring in the musical
Golden Rainbow, at The Shubert Theater in New York City, USA.
Fabian is playing at The Pheasant Run, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Molly Bee is playing during two weeks at The Cork Club, San Antonio, Texas, USA.

The Checkmates Ltd are appearing during an extended engagement at The Cave Supper Club, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

The stage musical
Cabaret is presented at The Palace Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 336 performances.
Al Martino is playing during a three-week stint at The Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Barbara McNair is playing during two weeks at The Frontier Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

The Move and
The Moody Blues play at Headington Technical College, Exford, England, UK, Europe.
Paul Anka plays at El San Juan, Puerto Rico, Caribbean.
Simon Dupree And The Big Sound play at The Athletic Club, Newport, Wales, UK, Europe.
Procol Harum play at The Liederhalle, Stuttgart, Germany, Europe.

The
Alan Bown, The Lemon Tree and Rupert's People appear on the BBC TV show All Systems Freeman in the UK, Europe.
Ten Years After perform at the International Students House, City of Westminster College, London, England, UK, Europe.
Johnny Cash releases the live album,
At Folsom Prison, in the USA on
Columbia Records. Columbia at this time, however, is focusing on pop and psychedelic rock releases rather than country music, so very little promotional effort is put into the album.
The Clingers (aka The Clinger Sisters) appear on the Operation Entertainment tv show in the USA.
Eric Burdon And
The Animals plus Eire Apparent play the third of five nights at
The Whisky A-Go-Go, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

The
Grateful Dead play the first of two nights at 1300 Boulevard Way, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
The Herd play at Central Pier, Morecambe, England, UK, Europe.
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers play at The Bluesville 68 Club, Manor House, London, England, UK, Europe.
Unimpressed by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi,
Ringo Starr of
The Beatles and his wife Maureen leave the Academy of Transcendental Meditation's compound in Rishikesh, India, Asia, and begin the journey home to the UK.

The
Rolling Stones continue rehearsals at R.G.Jones Studio, Morden, Surrey, England, UK, Europe.

The
Velvet Underground play the first of three nights at The Stone House Restaurant, Watertown, New York State, USA.
Johnny Cash marries June Carter in Franklin, Kentucky, USA, with Merle Kilgore as their best man.
The Nice release their debut album, The Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack, in the UK, Europe.

The first public performance of an Andrew Lloyd Webber – Tim Rice musical takes place when
Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is staged as a "pop cantata", by pupils of Colet Court preparatory school in Hammersmith, London, England, UK, Europe.

Dutch-financed offshore ship-based pirate
Radio Atlantis South begins making test transmisions from a location off The Netherlands. The station will not officially go on the air until 1973.
The Troggs play at Langley Baths, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
Canned Heat attend a meeting of their fans at The Disc Records Severance Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Phil Ochs plays at The Academy of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Having been signed the previous day,
The Byrds' new recording contract with
Columbia Records in Los Angeles, California, USA, comes into effect. The group, at this point, is effectively just Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman.
The Monkees are in RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, working on the songs
D.W. Washburn, Rosemarie and Daddy's Song.
The Who,
Blue Cheer and Sagittarius play at The Agrodome, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Diahann Carroll is playing during an engagement at The Hilton Plaza, Miami, Florida, USA.
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.