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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.
Engelbert Humperdinck is appearing in a season as Robinson Crusoe in pantomime at The Palladium Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Treniers are playing during a lengthy engagement at The Sahara Lounge, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The rock musical Your Own Thing is presented at The Orpheum Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 937 performances.
Earl 'Fatha' Hines is playing during a long engagement at The Colonial Tavern, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The New Christy Minstrels are playing during a lengthy engagement at The Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, Louisana, USA.
Wayne Newton is playing during four weeks at Harrah's, Reno, Nevada, USA.
Felicia Sanders and Vaughn Meader are playing during two weeks of shows at Mister Kelly's, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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 Four Tops are playing during an eleven-night season at The Scotch Mist, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Connie Francis is playing during eleven nights at The Statler Hilton Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
The Incredible String Band are the musical guests on the BBC2-tv show Once More With Felix, hosted by Julie Felix.
The Beacon Street Union play the second of two nights at The Grande Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
The Move play at Handsworth Plaza, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
The Sunshine Company and Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band play the third of four nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA.
At a meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, between record business executives and State Representative Edwin G. Mullinax, it is decided to 'tone down' a state bill which sought to require lyrics to be printed on the cover of record sleeves.
The new No1 single on the Billboard Chart in the USA is Green Tambourine by The Lemon Pipers. On the same day it reaches No1 in the Cashbox magazine chart.
Cliff Richard records Congratulations in EMI's Studio 2, at Abbey Road Studios, London, UK. John Paul Jones, later to play with Led Zeppelin, is on bass guitar.
The Herd play at Liverpool University, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.
The Moody Blues play at The Imperial Ballroom, Nelson, England, UK, Europe.
Ray Pillow is the musical guest on today's edition of The Porter Wagoner Show, on tv in the USA.
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra, with singer Arthur Prysock, play at The Salle Wilfred Pelletier, Place Des Arts, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
The Young Rascals play the second of two nights in the HIC Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
The Electric Flag, The Fugs, Mad River and the Thirteenth Floor Elevators play the second of three nights at the Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
Manfred Mann appear on the BBC1-tv show Dee Time in London, England, UK, Europe.
Tomorrow, Tintagel and Spice play at The Middle Earth Club, London, England, UK, Europe.
Louis Armstrong plays at The San Remo Song Festival, San Remo, Italy, Europe.
The Flower Pot Men play at The California Ballroom, Dunstable, England, UK, Europe.
The Strawberry Alarm Clock is the guest group on today's edition of tv show Happening '68 in the USA. The show is hosted by Paul Revere And The Raiders.
The Cliff Bennett Show plays at the Alex Disco in the Alexandra Rooms, New Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, with DJ Kazoon.
The Serendipity Singers play a live gig in Wabash, Indiana, USA.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience play a second night at Winterland, San Francisco, California, USA, supported by Albert King, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Soft Machine. During the day Hendrix is interviewed by Jann Wenner of Rolling Stone magazine.
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Having consumed some seconals and alcohol, Beat Generation icon Neal Cassady, an associate of The Grateful Dead, sets off from San Miguel de Allende in Mexico to walk fifteen miles to Celaya, along the railroad tracks in driving rain. He will be found in a coma the next morning, and will die the following day. His life and death will inspire several songs including Jack And Neal (1977) by Tom Waits, Styrofoam Plates (2001) by Death Cab For Cutie, Neal Cassady Drops Dead (2014) by Morrissey, Neal Cassady (1989) by The Washington Squares.
The highest new entry in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA, is Walk Away Renee by The Four Tops entering at No63.
David McWilliams appears on the BBC1-tv programme The Rolf Harris Show in London, England, UK, Europe.
Baltimore Steam Packet and Freudian Slips play the second of four nights at The Ark, Sausalito, California, USA.
Plastic Penny play at New Century Hall, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
Everlasting Love by The Love Affair is awarded a Silver Disc in the UK, Europe. On the same day, it is revealed that none of the band members actually played on the song – although vocalist Steve Ellis did sing on it.
Dionne Warwick plays at Salone delle Feste in the San Remo Festival, San Remo, Italy, Europe.
The Grateful Dead and Quicksilver Messenger Service play the second of two nights at The Crystal Ball, Portland, Oregon, USA.
The Moody Blues are the guests on Doddy's Music Box on ABC-tv in the UK.
The Monkees are working on the song Me Without You at United Recorders, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Hank Williams Jr. plays a live concert in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
The Gerry Soliano Trio is playing in the Hibiscus Room of The Cathay Hotel, Singapore, Asia.
The Fortunes play at The Pier Ballroom, Hastings, England, UK, Europe.
The Sandpipers are playing for the last of three days at The San Remo Song Festival, San Remo, Italy, Europe.
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.