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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.
Wayne Newton is playing during four weeks at Harrah's, Reno, Nevada, 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.

Jack Jones is playing during a two-week stand at The Copacabana, New York City, USA.
Connie Francis is playing during eleven nights at The Statler Hilton Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, USA.

Pop duo Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme are starring in the musical
Golden Rainbow, at The Shubert Theater in New York City, USA.
Rita Faye is playing at The Flame Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Orpheus are playing at The Chessmate, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
The Jazz Communicators (saxophonist Joe Henderson, trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Herbie Lewis, and drummer Louis Hayes) are playing during a fifteen night booking at The Both/And Club, San Francisco, California, USA.
Chicken Shack play at Reading University, Reading, England, UK, Europe.
The Moody Blues play at Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone, Dover, England, UK, Europe.
San Francisco hippy band
Moby Grape and English band
Procol Harum play the first of two nights at The Anderson Theatre, New York City, USA.
The Kingsmen play at Northampton Commerical College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA.
John Stewart and Buffy Ford are playing during a three week engagement at The Ice House, Glendale, California, USA
Siegel Schwall,
Buddy Guy, Mance Lipscombe and Hour Glass play the second of three nights at The
Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
Judy Collins is playing at The Troubadour, Los Angeles, California, USA, supported by Hedge And Donna.
Tony Bennett plays at The Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Caribbean.

The Who play at The Valentine Ball, Essex University, Colchester, England, UK, Europe. (
Syd Barrett of
Pink Floyd is said to have attended this gig, but it seems unlikely given that
Pink Floyd were playing 260 miles away in Nelson, Lancashire on the same night.)
The Cream begin the first of eleven days of recording in
Atlantic Studios, New York City, USA, working on the album Wheels Of Fire.

When
The Herd play at The Pavilion, Bridlington, England, UK, Europe, guitarist
Peter Frampton is taken to hospital after the gig suffering from a septic thumb.
Ten Years After play at The Brondby Pop Club, Denmark, Europe, supported by Day Of Phoenix and The Young Flowers.

It is reported that Ars Nova, who recently signed to
Elektra Records, will release their debut LP in late February.

The Move play at Southlands College, Wimbledon, London, England, UK, Europe.
Plastic Penny appear on the BBC1-tv show Dee Time in London, England, UK, Europe.
Love Is Blue by Paul Mauriat reaches No1 in the
Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart in the USA for the first of five weeks.
On the same day, it reaches No1 in the
Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling pop singles in the USA.
The Yardbirds play at Barlong Hall, Dagenham, England, UK, Europe.

The
Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band play at The London School Of Economics, London, England, UK, Europe.
Bob Dylan's album John Wesley Harding enters the
Billboard albums chart in the USA where it will peak at No2 during a run of 21 weeks.