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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 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.
Actress Sharon Tate and several guests are murdered by members of the Manson Family in her home at 10050 Cielo Drive, Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles, California, USA. Charles Manson, who orchestrated these and other killings, will be sentenced to death in 1971 but his sentence will be reduced to life in prison a year later. Manson's crimes will form the subject matter for many songs including Revolution Blues by Neil Young, Charlie Manson Blues by The Flaming Lips, Bloodbath In Paradise by Ozzy Osbourne, ATWA by System Of A Down, and Sadie by Alkaline Trio.
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UK rock weekly newspaper the NME [New Musical Express] announces that Kiki Dee has become the first British female to be signed by Motown Records in the USA.
Blind Faith play at The PNE Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The band includes guitarist Eric Clapton and keyboard-player Steve Winwood.
UK jazz-blues band Earth decides to re-name itself Black Sabbath, because another band called Earth already exists.
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The Hollies begin a European tour which will take the quintet to Switzerland, Belgium, France, Norway, Denmark and Finland, Europe.
Jr Walker and the All Stars play the second of three nights at the Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA, supported by Lee Michaels and Tony Joe White.
Sly and the Family Stone release a new single, Hot Fun In The Summertime, in the USA.
Mary Hopkin spends the first of two days recording the song Fields Of St Etienne, in London, England, UK, Europe. Producer of the session is Paul McCartney of The Beatles.