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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 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 Checkmates Ltd are appearing during an extended engagement at The Cave Supper Club, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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The Lemon Pipers are playing during a two-week engagement at The Bitter End, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, with Jake Holmes.
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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.
Diahann Carroll is playing during an engagement at The Hilton Plaza, Miami, Florida, USA.
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San Franciscan proto-metal band Blue Cheer release a rocked-up version of Eddie Cochran's Summertime Blues, in the USA.
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The Box Tops release a new single, Cry Like A Baby, in the USA. The song is written by Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham.
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Manfred Mann are awarded a Silver Disc in the UK for their No1 hit version of Bob Dylan's song The Mighty Quinn.
The Grateful Dead play the second of two nights at 1300 Boulevard Way, Walnut Creek, California, USA.
Just Us play at the Alex Disco in the Alexandra Rooms, New Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
Cinderella Rockafella by Esther And Abi Ofarim is awarded a Silver Disc in the UK, Europe. On the same day, the single reaches No1 in the UK pop singles chart.
UK management company Blackhill Enterprises dissolves its six-way partnership with Pink Floyd.
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Big Brother and the Holding Company, featuring Janis Joplin, play the second of two nights at The Grande Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, USA, supported by The MC5 and Tiffany Shade.
Cat Stevens appears on the BBC radio show Saturday Club in London, England, UK, Europe.
The highest new entry in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA, is (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone by Aretha Franklin entering at No35.
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Merle Haggard plays at a benefit show for the Sun School for Retarded Children, Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Mayor Graham of Phoenix declares it to be Merle Haggard Day.Jimmy James And The Vagabonds play at The Twisted Wheel, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown and Ways And Means play at St Mary's College, Isleworth, Hounslow, West London, England, UK, Europe.Music trade magazine Billboard in the USA reports that three radio stations in the Chicago area have recently introduced "progressive rock programs". Music played on these stations includes The Velvet Underground, Arlo Guthrie, Vanilla Fudge and Ravi Shankar. (N.B. Such music would, in later years, be catagorised as Underground). The magazine also lists five full-time progressive radio stations and thirteen part-time progressive stations across the USA.
The Velvet Underground play the second of three nights at The Stone House Restaurant, Watertown, New York State, USA.
Bob Dylan's album John Wesley Harding enters the UK albums chart, where it will peak at No1, during a 29-week run.
On their second tour of North America, The Cream play the last of three nights at Winterland, San Francisco, California, USA.
Cat Stevens is admitted to a nursing home in London, England, UK, Europe, suffering from bronchial pneumonia. He is expected to remain in hospital for at least one week, but the illness will later be diagnosed as tuberculosis, requiring many months of treatment and rest.
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The Gods and Glass Menagerie play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
Sam Gopal Dream play at Middle Earth, Covent Garden, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Who are thrown out of a bar in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, after a gig at New Edmonton Gardens with Blue Cheer and Sagittarius.
The Rolling Stones continue rehearsals at R.G.Jones Studio, Morden, Surrey, UK, Europe.Eddie Floyd, Pigmeat Markham, J.J. Barnes, Pat Lewis, The Holidays, Ruby Andrews and Barbara Mercer play in the Memphis Sounds Show during a lengthy booking at The Riviera Theater, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
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