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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.
Engelbert Humperdinck is appearing in a season as Robinson Crusoe in pantomime at The Palladium Theatre, London, 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.
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.
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.
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.
The Blues Project are playing during thirteen nights at The Matrix, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Roman Numerals are playing at The Bitter End, Greenwich Village, New York City, 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 Monkees are working on the song PO Box 9847 at United Recorders, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Hank Williams Jr. plays a live concert in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 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.
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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.
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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
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers play the last of three nights at The Fillmore, San Francisco, 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.
The New Christy Minstrels play on the BBC tv show Whistle Stop in the UK. The show is hosted by Roger Whittaker.
Judy Collins is playing at The Troubadour, Los Angeles, California, USA, supported by Hedge And Donna.
Plastic Penny play at The California Ballroom, Dunstable, England, UK, Europe.
Tony Bennett plays at The Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Caribbean.
The Youngbloods and October Country play the third of four nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, 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 Cream begin the first of eleven days of recording in Atlantic Studios, New York City, USA, working on the album Wheels Of Fire.
It is reported that Jefferson Airplane have split from their manager, the music business entrepreneur Bill Graham.
Pink Floyd play at The Imperial Ballroom, Nelson, Lancashire, England, UK, Europe.
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.
Diana Ross and The Supremes enjoy lunch with the Duke and Duchess of Bedford in the UK, Europe.
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.
Paul Revere And The Raiders play a one-nighter in Dayton, Ohio, USA.
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 Scaffold play at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England, UK, Europe. Paul McCartney of The Beatles is in the audience, with his girlfriend Jane Asher.
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.
The Graham Bond Organisation, The Picadilly Line and The Avalons play at The Middle Earth Club, 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.
Miriam Makeba, Count Basie and Wes Montgomery play at Westchester Copunty Center, White Plains, New York State, USA.