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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.
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.
Composer and musical arranger Lew Davies dies in New York City, USA. Davies is perhaps best-remembered for his arrangements on the Command Records' Persuasive Percussion series of releases.
The Tremeloes latest single, a cover of Bob Dylan's I Shall Be Released, enters the UK pop singles chart where it will peak at No29, during a five-week run.
An aeroplane carrying Capitol Records' famed singing cowboy Tex Ritter is hijacked and forced to fly to Cuba.
Status Quo play at the Town Hall, Devizes.
Deep Purple's second album, The Book of Taliesyn, is released in the USA. On the same day they play in the ABC Shopping Center, Evansville, Indiana, USA.
The Rolling Stones album Beggars' Banquet enters the UK albums chart at No3, which will be its highest position.
Freddie And The Dreamers appear in their own British childrens' tv series Little Big Time.
The Rolling Stones do the bulk of the filming for their ill-fated tv special, Rock And Roll Circus, at Intertel Studios, Wembley, London, UK. Guests include John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Eric Clapton, Taj Mahal, Jethro Tull, Marianne Faithfull, Mitch Mitchell and The Who.
Pink Floyd play at Saint Andrews University, St Andrews, Scotland.
The British musical film Oliver!, with book, music and lyrics written by Lionel Bart, is released in the USA. The film, based on the stage musical of the same name, includes the songs Food Glorious Food, Consider Yourself, As Long As He Needs Me, I'd Do Anything, Who Will Buy? and Pick A Pocket Or Two.
The Tremeloes latest single, a cover of Bob Dylan's I Shall Be Released, enters the UK pop singles chart where it will peak at No29, during a five-week run.
Elvis Presley continues filming his 30th movie, The Trouble With Girls, at MGM Studios in Hollywood, California, USA.
Country music vocalist David Houston and jazz singer Carmen McRae appear as guests on The Joey Bishop Show in the USA.
Paul Jones, former lead singer of Manfred Mann, appears on BBC-1 tv's The Wednesday Show.
Jazz singer Carmen McRae and country music vocalist David Houston appear as guests on The Joey Bishop Show in the USA.
Freddie Hubbard records South Street Stroll, Good Humor Man and Soul Turn Around for Atlantic Records at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
Josh White Jr plays at Monmouth College, West Long Branch, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA.
Lily The Pink by The Scaffold reaches No1 in the UK pop singles chart, a position it will hold for four weeks.
Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney visit author and journalist Hunter Davies and his family in their rented house, Quinta das Redes, in Praia da Luz, Portugal, Europe.
A Trans-World airlines jetliner carrying Capitol Records' famed singing cowboy Tex Ritter is hijacked and forced to fly to Cuba.
Blood, Sweat And Tears release their second album, Blood, Sweat And Tears, in the USA on Columbia Records.
Paul Jones, former lead singer of British blues band Manfred Mann, appears on BBC-1 tv's The Wednesday Show.