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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.
The rock musical Your Own Thing is presented at The Orpheum Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 937 performances.
The New Christy Minstrels are playing during a lengthy engagement at The Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, Louisana, USA.
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.
Jack Jones is playing during a two-week stand at The Copacabana, New York City, USA.
Jazz, ragtime and blues stride pianist Luckey Roberts dies aged 80 in New York City, USA.
Baltimore Steam Packet and Freudian Slips play the last of four nights at The Ark, Sausalito, California, USA.
Arthur Conley records People Sure Act Funny, Get Yourself Another Fool, Otis Sleep On, Put Our Love Together and Funky Street in American Studios, Memphis, Tennessee, USA, with producer Tom Dowd, for Atlantic Records.
Jack Greene releases a new single, You Are My Treasure, on Decca Records in the USA. It will become Greene's third No1 on the Billboard Country Songs chart.
Sonny Wright records Pain Remover and Hung To Another Man in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience play at Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA, supported by Soft Machine.
Christopher Gross is born in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. He will find success as Chris Barron, vocalist of The Spin Doctors.
Buddy Rich And Alla Rakha (with Paul Horn on flute) record Khanda Kafi, Duet In Dadra, Rangeela, Nagma E Raksh and Tal Sawari, for World Pacific Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Cream are filmed playing on the back of a truck at Vognmandsmarken, Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe, for the Danish movie On A Saturday Night.
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Sammy Davis Jr. records If My Friends Could See Me Now, I'm A Brass band, Here I'll Stay, My Personal Property and Don't Take Your Time, for Reprise Records in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Bobbie Gentry releases her second LP,
Buffalo Springfield record I Am A Child, composed by Neil Young, in Sunset Sound Recorders, 6650 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Joe Williams opens at The Rainbow Grill, New York City, USA.
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The 'N Betweens play at The Park Hall Hotel, Wolverhampton, England, UK, Europe. Members of this band will go on to form Slade.
The Wally Richardson Quartet record Monday Monday, Soul Guru and other tracks for Prestige Records at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
The Freddie McCoy Quartet With Strings records Soul Yogi, What Now My Love, Mysterioso and Autumn Leaves, at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
Barbara McNair is playing during five days at The Miramar, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
After being doorstepped by Leicester Student Arts Festival Organiser John Eades, Paul McCartney of The Beatles attends a press conference in London, England, UK, Europe, at which the students protest against the lack of backing from Leicester City Council for their event.
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Newly born baby Lisa Marie Presley is brought home from the hospital to Gracelands, Memphis, Tennessee, USA, by her father Elvis Presley and mother Priscilla.
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Pop duo Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme are starring in the musical Golden Rainbow, at The Shubert Theater in New York City, USA.
Donovan releases a new single, Jennifer Juniper, on Pye Records in the UK. The subject of the song is fashion model Jenny Boyd.
Simon Says by the 1910 Fruitgum Company reaches No1 in the Canadian pop singles chart.
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Jazz pianist Erroll Garner is playing at Al Hirt's Club, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
The Rolling Stones open new offices in Maddox Street, Mayfair, London, England, UK, Europe.
It is announced that Goodnight Sweet Josephine is to be the next UK single for The Yardbirds, set for release on March 1. 
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