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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 Treniers are playing during a lengthy engagement at The Sahara Lounge, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The rock musical Your Own Thing is presented at The Orpheum Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 937 performances.
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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.
Connie Francis is playing during eleven nights at The Statler Hilton Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
Jazz pianist Erroll Garner is playing at Al Hirt's Club, New Orleans, Louisiana, 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.
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The Scaffold play at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 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.
Judy Collins is playing at The Troubadour, Los Angeles, California, USA, supported by Hedge And Donna.
The Monkees are working on the song PO Box 9847 at United Recorders, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Cream begin the first of eleven days of recording in Atlantic Studios, New York City, USA, working on the album Wheels Of Fire.
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 New Christy Minstrels play on the BBC tv show Whistle Stop in the UK. The show is hosted by Roger Whittaker.
(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay by Otis Redding enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA, where it will peak at No1.
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Plastic Penny appear on the BBC1-tv show Dee Time in London, England, UK, Europe. The show is hosted by celebrity deejay Simon Dee.
John Stewart and Buffy Ford are playing during a three week engagement at The Ice House, Glendale, California, USA
Scepter Records in New York City, USA, announces that it has sold over 1m copies of the hit single, I Say A Little Prayer / Theme From Valley Of The Dolls by Dionne Warwick.
Dino, Desi And Billy appear on tv show The Hollywood Palace in Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Move play at Southlands College, Wimbledon, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Graham Bond Organisation, The Picadilly Line and The Avalons play at The Middle Earth Club, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Youngbloods and October Country play the third of four nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jimi Hendrix jams in the afternoon with Mike Bloomfield, David Crosby, Harvey Brooks and Buddy Miles. In the evening, The Jimi Hendrix Experience play at The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA, supported by Soft Machine, Electric Flag and Blue Cheer, followed by a party at Peter Tork of The Monkees' house. 
A Folk Festival to mark the farewell appearance of The Watersons takes place at The Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK, Europe, with artists including Roy Harper and Al Stewart. (The Incredible String Band were also booked to play but had to cancel because of illness)
Max Baer and The Chicago Setback play at the Alex Disco in the Alexandra Rooms, New Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
UK rock paper Disc and Music Echo reports that drummer Nigel Olsson of Plastic Penny was, "rushed to hospital last week to have stitches inserted in his face following an incident at the Eastcote Clay Pigeon Club. A member of the audience smashed Nigel in the face with a broken bottle during the group's second number, and later in the evening the dance promoter was beaten up."
The Amboy Dukes play at The Witchdoctor, Catford, London, England, UK, Europe. (This group should not be confused with the American band of the same name)
Tony Bennett plays at The Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Caribbean.
It is reported that Jefferson Airplane have split from their manager, the music business entrepreneur Bill Graham.