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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.
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.
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.
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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Tony Bennett plays at The Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Caribbean.
The LP Greatest Hits by Diana Ross And The Supremes reaches No1 in the UK Albums Chart, a position it will hold for three weeks.
The Band Of Joy (including Robert Plant) plays at The Boat Club, Nottingham, England, UK, Europe. Mr. Plant will achieve greater fame as a member of Led Zeppelin.
The Cream spend the second of eleven days of recording in Atlantic Studios, New York City, for the album Wheels Of Fire.
Judy Collins is playing at The Troubadour, Los Angeles, California, USA, supported by Hedge And Donna.
The Graham Bond Organisation plays at The Pied Bull, Islington, London, England, UK, Europe.
Keith And Tex, backed by Lynn Taitt And The Crystallites, record Don't Look Back for Move And Groove Records in Kingston, Jamaica, Caribbean. The song, first recorded by The Temptations, will enjoy wider success when it is covered in 1978 by Peter Tosh and Mick Jagger.
BBC radio show Top Gear gives Bob Dylan's long awaited and as yet unreleased album, John Wesley Harding, its first airplay. Pink Floyd also appear on this show, playing four live tracks.
Freddy Mack plays a live gig in Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
The fourth version of New York City's Madison Square Garden arena is opened to the public at Eighth Avenue and 34th Street, fifteen blocks from its previous location at 8th Avenue and 49th Street. The new arena is inaugurated with a show featuring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby, billed as "The Night Of The Century".The Who play at The Starlight Ballroom, Crawley, West Sussex, England, UK, Europe, supported by Jo Jo Gunne.
Eric Burdon And The Animals, The Fugs and Eire Apparent play at The Earl Warren Showgrounds, Santa Barbara, California, USA.
Phil Cohran And The Artistic Heritage Ensemble record the album Armageddon at the Affro Arts Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Royal Guardsmen perform Snoopy vs. The Red Baron in a specially-filmed sequence on the tv special Fabulous Funnies in the USA. The Monkees-like film of the band had been shot some weeks earlier at an airfield in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.
The Tremeloes are the musical guests on ATV television show The Goilden Shot in the UK.Filming of The Monkees' movie Head begins in California, USA, but Peter Tork is the only group member present. The other three refuse to turn up because they are not being given writers' credits on the film.
The Youngbloods and October Country play the last of four nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience have a gig at Robertson Gym, Santa Barbara, California, USA, supported by Soft Machine and East Side Kids. Jimi is interviewed for the Santa Barbara Argo by Bob White.
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The 'N Betweens play at The Adelphi Ballroom, West Bromwich, England, UK, Europe. The band will find greater success after a name-change to Slade.
Siegel Schwall, Buddy Guy, Mance Lipscombe and Hour Glass play the last of three nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
Glen Campbell earns eleven Grammy nominations, including Record of the Year for his hit single By The Time I Get To Phoenix.
San Francisco hippy band Moby Grape and English band Procol Harum play the second of two nights at The Anderson Theatre, New York City, USA.
Cliff Richard records Little Rag Doll, Punch And Judy, and Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon, in EMI's Studio 2, at Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Shevellers play at the Alex Disco in the Alexandra Rooms, New Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, with DJ Kazoon.
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