4th January

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 musical Hallelujah Baby!, starring Leslie Uggams, is presented at The Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 293 performances.

Engelbert Humperdinck is appearing in a season as Robinson Crusoe in pantomime at The Palladium Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe.

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra are playing during a three-week engagement at Harrah's, Reno, Nevada, USA.

Ed Ames is playing during a three-week engagement at The Frontier Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Georgie Fame is playing during a three-week season at The Mayfair Hotel, London, England, UK, Europe.

The Shadows play during a three-week cabaret season at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe, with Brian Locking standing in for bassist John Rostill who has suffered a nervous breakdown.

Vanilla Fudge, The Steve Miller Band, Sonny Terry And Brownie McGhee play at The Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA.

Skip Bifferty play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.

Peter Tork of The Monkees makes a guest appearance on UK tv show Top Of The Pops. Also on tonight's edition are The Small Faces and P.P. Arnold.

Geno Washington And The Ram Jam Band play at The Locarno Ballroom, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK, Europe.

Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush is premiered at The London Pavilion Theatre, in London, England, UK, Europe. The Spencer Davis Group provide most of the music and make a cameo appearance in the film at a church fete. The title track, Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush, is written and performed by Traffic. The cast also includes aspiring pop singer Adrienne Posta. Guests at the premiere include Paul McCartney of The Beatles and his girlfriend Jane Asher. Other stars braving the cold rainy night for the premiere and after-party at the Revolution Club include Pattie Boyd, John Hurt, Michael Caine, Joan Collins, Judy Geeson, Michael Crawford, Adam Faith, Manfred Mann, The Animals, The Who, Stevie Winwood, The Spencer Davis Group, Kenny Jones and deejay Simon Dee.

The Buckaroos record You Bring Out The Best In Me, I'm Coming Back Home To Stay, The Waltz Of The Roses and Pedal Patter in Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Neil Diamond plays at Bost Gynasium, Gardner-Webb College, Boiling Springs, North Carolina, USA.

The Who record Faith In Something Bigger, at CBS Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.

Jack Greene, with producer Owen Bradley, records Fraulein, You Are My Treasure and My Special Angel, in Bradley's Barn, Bender’s Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, Tennessee, USA.

Jackie Wilson, with the Count Basie Orchestra, records I Was Made To Love Her, I Never Loved A Woman, In The Midnight Hour, Funky Broad way and Even When You Cry for Brunswick Records in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

The University of California in Los Angeles, California, USA, announces that students taking music degrees will be expected to study The Rolling Stones as part of their curriculum.

Linda Ronstadt and The Stone Poneys, with producer Nik Venet, record Carnival Bear, in Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

The Top Ten singles being played on WKNR Radio, Detroit, Michigan, for the week ending on this date are as follows :



1. Nobody But Me - The Human Beinz



2. Green Tambourine - The Lemon Pipers



3. Baby Now That I Found You - The Foundations



4. Judy in Disguise (With Glasses) - John Fred And The Playboy Band



5. Woman Woman - Union Gap



6. Love Power - The Sand Pebbles



7. Itchycoo Park - The Small Faces



8. Don't Have to Say You Love Me - The Four Sonics



9. Different Drum - The Stone Poneys



10. Monterey - Eric Burdon and the New Animals

Del Reeves, with Bob Montgomery as producer, records Lookin' At The World Through A Windshield, Pretty Woman It Is and Lest We Forget, in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Chris Ingles, keyboardist of 90s US prog-rock band Shadow Gallery, is born in the USA.

Original Djaks, Eyes Of Blond and Golden Bees play at The Grafton Club, RAF Marham, Norfolk, England, UK, Europe.

Ahmad Jamal is playing during a one-month engagement at The Top Of The Gate, New York City, USA.

The musical, Love And Let Love, is presented at Sheridan Square Playhouse, off-Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of just fourteen performances.

Benjamin Orzechowski is born in Lakewood, Ohio, USA. He will find success as Benjamin Orr, a singer, bassist and co-founder of the rock band The Cars.

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 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.