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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.
Elvis Presley is filming scenes for his latest movie, Charro, near Apache Junction, Arizona, USA.
The Serendipity Singers are playing at The Embers, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Tony Bennett is playing during a two-week season at Cocoanut Grove, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Hugh Masekela and Jimmy Smith are playing during a ten day season at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band is playing during ten nights at The Golden Bear, Huntington Beach, California, USA.
Shirley Bassey is playing during an engagement at The Sahara, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The Ronettes play at Klook's Kleek, West Hampstead, London, England, UK, Europe.
Jimmy McGriff And His Organ Trio play as part of the Jazz In The Garden series of concerts at The Museum Of Modern Art, New York City, USA.
Charles Manson – the crazed hippy maniac responsible for the Sharon Tate murders in Los Angeles, California, USA, – records the songs which will eventually be released as the album Lies.
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Grapefruit play at The Locarno, Portsmouth, England, UK, Europe.
The Top Ten songs being played on WKNR Radio in Detroit, Michigan, USA, for the week ending on this date are as follows :



1. People Got To Be Free The Rascals

2. Hello I Love You The Doors

3. Born To Be Wild Steppenwolf

4. Sunshine Of Your Love Cream 5. Light My Fire Jose Feliciano

6. 1-2-3 Red Light 1910 Fruit Gum Company

7. You Keep Me Hangin' On Vanilla Fudge

8. Soul Limbo Booker T And the MG's

9. Sealed With A Kiss Gary Lewis

10. Dream A Little Dream Of Me Mama Cass

The Nice play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Beatles are in EMI Studio Two, Abbey Road, London, England, UK, Europe, mixing Hey Jude and Revolution.
Bobbie Gentry opens at Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Geno Washington and The Ram Jam Band play at the The City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, supported by The Emotions. Geno Washington will go on to be immortalised as the subject of the Dexy's Midnight Runners song Geno which became a UK No1 hit in May 1980.
The Tamba Four record Reza, Know It All and Samba Blim for the CTI Records album Samba Blim, at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
Songwriter and recording artist Ian Moore is born in Berkeley, California, USA.
Roy Orbison plays the fourth night of a four-week residency at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
Duster Bennett plays at The New Merlin's Cave Club, London, England, UK, Europe.
Pegasus Blues play at The Railway Hotel, Harrow, London, England, UK, Europe.
O.C. Smith plays at The Assembly Hall, Worthing, England, UK, Europe.
The Chambers Brothers, Eric Burdon And The Animals, Blood Sweat And Tears and The Gypsy Wizard Band, play the third of six nights at The Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Barry Goldberg Reunion plays the second of five nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA, supported by The Rockets.
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.