10th December

The stage musical Man Of La Mancha is playing at the ANTA Washington Square Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of almost two and a half years.

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 musical Hallelujah Baby!, starring Leslie Uggams, is presented at The Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 293 performances.

The rock musical Your Own Thing is presented at The Orpheum Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 937 performances.

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.

The stage musical Cabaret is presented at The Palace Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 336 performances.

The controversial hippy musical, Hair is playing at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1750 performances.

The rock musical Hair (which includes a scene with a fully nude cast) is presented during a run of 1,997 performances at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe. The cast includes Marsha Hunt, Paul Nicholas, Sonja Kristina and Jimmy Winston.

Bill Cox, a West Virginia country music singer-songwriter and harmonica player who had started his recording career in 1929, dies.

The Rolling Stones set up and begin filming their ill-fated tv special, Rock And Roll Circus, at Intertel Studios, Wembley, London, UK. Because of work permit problems, Taj Mahal is filmed on this day. Other guests include John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Eric Clapton, Jethro Tull, Marianne Faithfull, Mitch Mitchell and The Who.

The 5th Dimension come to the end of recording sessions at Wally Heider Recording, Los Angeles, California, USA, for their album The Age Of Aquarius.

The Top Ten Singles being played on WABC Radio, New York City, USA, for the week starting on this date are as follows :



1. Love Child - Diana Ross And The Supremes (Motown).

2. For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder (Tamla)

3. Abraham, Martin and John - Dion (Laurie)

4. Stormy - Classics IV featuring Dennis Yost (Imperial)

5. Both Sides Now - Judy Collins (Elektra)

6. I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye (Tamla)

7. Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell (Capitol)

8. Those Were The Days - Mary Hopkin (Apple)

9. Who's Making Love - Johnnie Taylor (Stax)

10. I Love How You Love Me - Bobby Vinton (Epic)