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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 musical Hallelujah Baby!, starring Leslie Uggams, is presented at The Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 293 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 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.
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.
Pop duo Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme are starring in the musical Golden Rainbow, at The Shubert Theater in New York City, USA.
The stage musical Cabaret is presented at The Palace Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 336 performances.
The musical variety revue New Faces Of 1968 is presented during a run of 52 performances at The Booth Theatre, New York City, USA, featuring performers including Madeline Kahn, Robert Klein, Suzanne Astor and Gloria Bleezarde.
The 5th Dimension are playing during a three-week engagement at The Americana Hotel, New York City, USA.
Jazz pianist Erroll Garner is playing during a three-week season at The Tropicana, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The Parliaments are playing during ten nights at Phelp's Lounge, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Led by George Clinton, the group will eventually evolve into funk pioneers Parliament and Funkadelic.Leon Bibb is playing during a thirteen-night engagement at The Maisonette in the St. Regis Hotel, New York City, USA.
Henry Mancini is playing during two weeks at The Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.The Arthur Lyman Quartet is playing during a run of dates at Hop Louie's Latitude 20 Club, Torrance, California, USA. Vibraphonist Lyman is considered a pioneer of the exotica style of music, which blended Hawaiian styles with jazz and pop.
The Sweet Inspirations are playing at Leo's Casino, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Erma Franklin is playing during four nights at The Nixon Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Tommy Hunt is playing during three nights at Loretta's Hi Hat, Lawnside, New Jersey, USA.
Simon And Garfunkel reach No1 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA with Mrs. Robinson, Theme From The Film The Graduate.
Quicksilver Messenger Service play the last of three nights at Three Image, Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
The Dells play at Pocano Downs, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA.
It is announced that the LP Disraeli Gears by 
Jason Donovan is born in Malvern, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Oceania. He will find success as a tv soap opera star and pop idol.Moby Grape, The Fugs and The Gary Burton Quartet play the second of two nights at the Fillmore East, New York City, USA.
The album Cliff In Japan by Cliff Richard enters the UK albums chart where it will peak at No29, in a chart run of just two weeks.
Little Milton is playing a live gig in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Discovering that the promoter of their previous night's gig has gone bust and left their hotel bill unpaid, The Jimi Hendrix Experience check out quickly and fly from Zurich, Switzerland, to London, England, UK, Europe.Ronnie Bond, drummer of The Troggs, collapses from exhaustion and is unable to play with the band for the next week.
It is reported that the record production and music publishing company Koppelman-Rubin Associates has been bought for $3m by Commonwealth United Corporation. Koppelman-Rubin handles recordings by, among others, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Turtles, Tim Hardin, Tommy James And The Shondells, Rick Nelson and Peggy Lee.
Dave Mason re-joins Traffic. He had left in 1967 after the recording of their debut LP, Mr. Fantasy, and will remain in the band for much of the recording of their second album, Traffic, but will then leave again.
John Fred and the Playboy Band play two gigs in one day, first at The Civic Hall, Nantwich, England, UK, Europe, and then at The Clockwork Orange, Chester.Donovan, The Tremeloes and Duane Eddy appear on UK tv show Dee Time, hosted by radio deejay Simon Dee.
The Greatest Show On Earth play at The Starlite Ballroom, Greenford, North London, England, UK, Europe.
On their second North American tour, The Cream play at The Sales Pavilion, Edmonton, Canada.
Taj Mahal plays the second of three nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA, supported by Creedence Clearwater Revival, Dave Van Ronk, and The A.B.Skhy Blues Band.
Aynsley Dunbar plays at the Alex Disco in The Alexandra Rooms, New Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, with DJ Kazoon.
Leslie Uggams is playing at The Pines Hotel, South Fallsburg, New York State, USA.
The highest new entry in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA, is Yester-Love by Smokey Robinson And The Miracles.
The James Cotton Blues Band plays the second of two nights at The Kinetic Playground [aka The Electric Theater], 4812 North Clark Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA, supported by Holy Om.
Wes Montgomery And His Quintet are playing at The Plugged Nickel, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Spirit and the Illinois Speed Press play the fourth of five nights at The Whisky A-Go-Go, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. 
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