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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.
Mose Allison plays the first of ten nights at The Matador, San Francisco, California, USA. The Session by Jerry Lee Lewis peaks at No37 in the Billboard Albums chart in the USA. The album, which features Lewis accompanied by British guitarists Peter Frampton and Alvin Lee, is the highest-charting LP of Lewis's career.
Maurice Kinn, Executive Director of UK rock paper the New Musical Express (NME), retires after more than thirty years. His retirement party is attended by Tony Bennett, Vera Lynn, Max Bygraves, Noddy Holder of Slade and John Entwistle of The Who.
The Sutherland Brothers And Quiver play at The Town Hall, Cheltenham, England, UK, Europe.
Elvis Presley signs a new seven year contract with RCA Records and a new management deal with Col Tom Parker, agreeing a 50-50 split on income earned from recordings.The hit single The World Is A Ghetto by War is certified as a gold disc by The R.I.A.A. in the USA.
David Bowie plays the first of two nights at The Masonic Temple Auditorium, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Chuck Berry records Rain Eyes and other tracks at Technasonic Studios, St Louis, Missouri, USA.