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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 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.
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.
Pop duo Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme are starring in the musical Golden Rainbow, at The Shubert Theater in New York City, USA.
The 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.
The Roman Numerals are playing at
(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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The Graham Bond Organisation, The Picadilly Line and The Avalons play at The Middle Earth Club, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Monkees are working on the song PO Box 9847 at United Recorders, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band play at The London School Of Economics, London, England, UK, Europe.
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)Siegel Schwall, Buddy Guy, Mance Lipscombe and Hour Glass play the second of three nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Move play at Southlands College, Wimbledon, London, England, UK, Europe.
John Stewart and Buffy Ford are playing during a three week engagement at The Ice House, Glendale, California, USA
Max Baer and The Chicago Setback play at the Alex Disco in the Alexandra Rooms, New Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
In the wake of an Australian tour with The Who and Paul Jones, Steve Marriott of Small Faces says the group will never go there again. It is announced in the USA that Elektra Records will become the first company to release all singles in stereo, within 90 days.
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 New Christy Minstrels play on the BBC tv show Whistle Stop in the UK. The show is hosted by Roger Whittaker.
Ten Years After play at The Brondby Pop Club, Denmark, Europe, supported by Day Of Phoenix and The Young Flowers.
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. 
The Cream begin the first of eleven days of recording in Atlantic Studios, New York City, USA, working on the album Wheels Of Fire.
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.
The Kingsmen play at Northampton Commerical College, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA.
The Gods and Taste play live at The 
It is reported that Jefferson Airplane have split from their manager, the music business entrepreneur Bill Graham.
The The Scaffold play at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England, UK, Europe. Paul McCartney of The Beatles is in the audience, with his girlfriend Jane Asher.
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers play the last of three nights at The Fillmore, San Francisco, California, USA.
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 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.
Miriam Makeba, Count Basie and Wes Montgomery play at Westchester Copunty Center, White Plains, New York State, USA.Plastic Penny appear on the BBC1-tv show Dee Time in London, England, UK, Europe. The show is hosted by celebrity deejay Simon Dee.
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 Beatles transfer all their business affairs from NEMS to their own newly formed company, Apple, in London, England, UK, Europe.
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)
The rock musical