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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.
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.

The Treniers are playing during a lengthy engagement at The Sahara Lounge, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
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.

Louis Prima, Sam Butera And The Witnesses, Little Richie Varola, Dominique and The Ben Arden Orchestra are playing at The Empire Room, Palmer House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Ronnie Dove is playing at The Embassy, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Jazz vocalist
Bobbe Norris is playing during two weeks at The Living Room, New York City, USA.

Lulu is playing during a two-week engagement at Cesar's Palace, Luton, England, UK, Europe.
Paul Anka is playing during a week of shows at The Roostertail Supper Club in Detroit, Michigan, USA, supported by The Lazy Eggs and The Utopias.

Jean Shepard is playing during a week-long engagement at The Nashville Club, New York City, USA.
Johnny Cash and June Carter check into the El Rancho Motel in Sacramento, California, USA, to begin rehearsals for the live album
Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison. They are joined later by The Tennessee Three,
Carl Perkins, The
Statler Brothers, Johnny's father, Ray Cash, and record producer Bob Johnston.
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Love Affair debut in the UK singles chart with their cover version of Robert Knight's US hit
Everlasting Love. The song will bring into the open the practice of recordings using session men instead of bona fide group members.
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The
Spencer Davis Group fly from the UK to Paris, France, Europe, to make a tv appearance.

Psychedelic rock venue
The Ambassador Theatre in Washington DC, USA, is closed down, the reason given being "insufficient funds".
Jimi Hendrix reports to police headquarters, Gothenburg, Sweden, Europe, as he must do for the next five days.
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On a tour to promote their second Smash Records LP, Love Lost And Found,
Jay And The Techniques play in Seattle, Washington, USA.
Bobby Darin hosts Kraft Music Hall's A Grand Night For Swinging, on tv in the USA. Bobbie Gentry is a guest on the same show.
Aspiring pop singer Agnetha Faltskog makes her first tv appearance on the programme Studio 8 in Sweden, Europe. On this day, she also meets Anni-Frid Lyngstad, who is performing her debut single, En Ledig Dag, on the same show. The two women will later work together as members of
Abba.
The
Bee Gees record
Jumbo, Bridges Crossing Rivers and Gena's Theme, in London, England, UK, Europe, for their album Idea.

The
Grateful Dead play at The Municipal Auditorium, Eureka, Oregon, USA.

Olufemi Sanyaolu is born in Lagos, Nigeria, Africa. He will find success as blues, funk and soul musician
Keziah Jones.
Buck Owens And His Buckaroos record Sally Mary And Jerry, In God I Trust and Buckaroo Polka in Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Country Gentlemen record Spanish Is A Loving Tongue and Johnny Reb at Roy Homer and Associates, Clinton, Maryland, USA.
Bobbie Gentry, with producer Kelly Gordon, records La Siepe (The Hedge) and La Citta E' Grande in Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Sadie (The Cleaning Lady) by Johnny Farnham, rises from No7 to No3 in the Go Set National Top 40 singles Chart in Australia,
Oceania. Snoopy's Christmas by The Royal Guardsmen remains in the No1 position.

The Sons Of Champlin play the second of two nights at The New Orleans House, Berkeley, California, USA.

The Savoy Brown Blues Band plays at The Thames Hotel, Windsor, near London, England, UK, Europe.
Humphrey Lyttelton, The Tony Lee Trio, The Don Rendell/Ian Carr Quintet and The Graham Collier Septet perform live on the BBC Radio 1 show Jazz Club in London, England, UK, Europe.
Geno Washington And The Ram Jam Band play at The Pavilion, Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK, Europe.

The rock musical
Your Own Thing is presented at The Orpheum Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 937 performances.
The controversial hippy musical,
Hair is playing at the Biltmore Theatre on
Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1750 performances.