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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.
Wayne Newton is playing during four weeks at Harrah's, Reno, Nevada, USA.
Connie Francis is playing during eleven nights at The Statler Hilton Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
Rita Faye is playing at The Flame Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

Pop duo Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme are starring in the musical
Golden Rainbow, at The Shubert Theater in New York City, 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.

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."
It is announced in the USA that
Elektra Records will become the first company to release all singles in stereo, within 90 days.
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 Moody Blues play at Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone, Dover, England, UK, Europe.
Plastic Penny appear on the BBC1-tv show Dee Time in London, England, UK, Europe. The show is hosted by celebrity deejay
Simon Dee.
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.
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.
Ten Years After play at The Brondby Pop Club, Denmark, Europe, supported by Day Of Phoenix and The Young Flowers.
John Stewart and Buffy Ford are playing during a three week engagement at The Ice House, Glendale, California, USA
Neil Diamond plays at Memorial Hall, Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio, USA.
Judy Collins is playing at The Troubadour, Los Angeles, California, USA, supported by Hedge And Donna.

It is reported that Ars Nova, who recently signed to
Elektra Records, will release their debut LP in late February.
Siegel Schwall,
Buddy Guy, Mance Lipscombe and Hour Glass play the second of three nights at The
Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.

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)
Chicken Shack play at Reading University, Reading, England, UK, Europe.

Dino, Desi And Billy appear on tv show The Hollywood Palace in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Spooky Tooth play at The Co-op Rainbow Suite, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
The Doors and
Iron Butterfly play at the Berkeley Community Theater, Berkeley, California, USA. During
The Doors' performance, they abandon their usual set and Jim Morrison reads his poem The Celebration Of The Lizard instead, much to the bafflement of the crowd.
Tony Bennett plays at The Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Caribbean.

The
Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band play at The London School Of Economics, London, England, UK, Europe.

The Scaffold play at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Beatles transfer all their business affairs from NEMS to their own newly formed company, Apple, in London, England, UK, Europe.
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The Kingsmen play at Northampton Commerical College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA.
The controversial hippy musical,
Hair is playing at the Biltmore Theatre on
Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1750 performances.