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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 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 controversial hippy musical, Hair is playing at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1750 performances.
Trini Lopez is playing during three weeks at The Latin Casino, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA.
Blood Sweat And Tears are playing during a season at The Cafe Au GoGo, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
The Everly Brothers are playing during a fourteen-night stint at The Latin Quarter, New York City, USA.
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The 5th Dimension are playing during eleven nights at The Cave, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Folk-rock duo Bunky And Jake are playing at The Bitter End, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA. Headline act is Joni Mitchell.
Joni Mitchell is playing during eight nights at The Bitter End, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA. Her support acts change during this period, but include David Steinberg and Bunky And Jake.
Elvis Presley is spending a week on vacation in Palm Springs, California, USA.
Roy Orbison is playing during a three-week season at The Club Embassy, Toronto, Canada.
Rosemary Clooney is playing during an engagement at Harold's Club, Reno, Nevada, USA. However, she is seriously dependent on pills and will walk out of the club before many days have passed. At some point in this residency, she will also drive her white Cadillac Eldorado up the wrong side of a winding, two-lane mountain road, hoping in her deteriorating mental state, to test God's love. If He lets her survive after courting death from Reno to Lake Tahoe, it will mean that He loves her. She survives.
The No1 pop LP in the Billboard Chart in the USA is Bookends by Simon And Garfunkel
Spirit, Pyewacket and Stillborn Time play the second of two nights at The Sound Factory, Sacramento, California, USA, with lights by Jerry Abrams Head Lights.
Tom Jones releases a new single, Help Yourself, in the UK on Decca Records.
Iron Butterfly, Indian Head Band and The Collectors play the second of four nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Jeff Beck Group, with Rod Stewart on vocals, plays the first of two nights at The Grande Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, USA. On this night they are supported by Faith and Charging Rhino Of Soul.
The Doors play at Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Support acts on this date are Steppenwolf and The Chambers Brothers.
Simon And Garfunkel release their new single, Mrs Robinson, in the UK.
The KQV Summer Shower of Stars at The Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, features The Young Rascals, Tommy James And The Shondells, The Entertainers, The Magistrates, Cliff Nobles and Company, and The Tidal Waves.
Tim Rose plays at Samantha's Club, London, England, UK, Europe.
Status Quo, Alexis Korner, Fairport Convention, Blond On Blond and others play at the Railway Institute, York, England, UK, Europe, in a fund-raising show for York Minster.
The Beatles continue working on overdubs for Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
Esther And Abi Ofarim play at the Guild Hall, Portsmouth, England, UK, Europe.
Amen Corner release a new single, High In The Sky, in the UK, Europe.
Procol Harum play at Denning Hall, Croydon, England, UK, Europe, to raise funds for a music workshop at Croydon Arts College.
Patti LaBelle And The Bluebells play at the California Ballroom, Dunstable, England, UK, Europe.
Creedence Clearwater Revival release their debut album, Creedence Clearwater Revival, in the USA on Fantasy Records. The album is produced by Saul Zaentz who recently bought the record company. As the years progress, Creedence leader John Fogerty will become embroiled in personal and legal disputes with Zaentz which will result in acrimonious lawsuits and will inspire two bitter Fogerty songs, Vanz Kant Danz and Mr. Greed, about Zaentz.
The Troggs play at The Royal Agricultural Show, Warwickshire, UK, Europe.
Count Basie is the first star guest when NET-tv in the USA launches a new show called Jazz Friday.
Tim Buckley and the Illinois Speed Press play the third of five nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Ten Years After perform in the first of three nights at the new Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA, along with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band and Truth.
Canned Heat play the second of two nights at Kaleidoscope, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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.