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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.
Pop duo Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme are starring in the musical Golden Rainbow, at The Shubert Theater in New York City, USA.
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.
Diana Ross And The Supremes are playing during two weeks at Cocoanut Grove, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Hello People are playing at Doug Weston's Troubadour Club, Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Intruders are playing during a week at The Apollo Theatre, Harlem, New York City, USA.
The 5th Dimension are playing during three weeks at Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The 5th Dimension play at Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.
Moby Grape play the first of six nights at The Café Au Go Go, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
UK rock weekly the NME reports that guitarist / singer Dave Mason has left Traffic (again).
On their third and final Tour of North America, The Cream play at The Olympia Hockey Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Later, Clapton goes to Detroit's Grande Ballroom and jams with John Mayall.
In a continuing game of leap-frog with themselves, The Beatles' song Revolution deposes Hey Jude from the No1 slot in the Canadian singles chart for a second time.
John Mayall plays the second of three nights at The Grande Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, USA, supported by The Psychedelic Stooges.
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience plays the third of six concerts at Winterland, San Francisco, California, USA.
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The Chad Mitchell Trio play at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA, supported by The New Colony Six.
The Byrds play the last of four nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA, supported by Blues Image.
Tyrannosaurus Rex play at the University Of East Anglia, Norwich, England, UK, Europe. The group will find greater success after a name change to T.Rex.
Principal Edwards Magic Theatre play at Mothers, Erdington, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe, supported by Keef Hartley.
The Kinks play at The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, England, UK, Europe.
The Equals play at The Starlight Room, Boston, England, UK, Europe.
It is reported by Billboard magazine in the USA that Dunhill records and its music publishing subsidiary Wingate music is suing three members of The Mamas And The Papas for $200,000, in a matter relating to contractual amendments. (Mama Cass Elliott is not included in the legal case).
It is reported that Aretha Franklin's brother, The Rev. Cecil Franklin, has taken over as her manager, replacing her husband Ted White who, nevertheless, claims to still have Aretha under contract.
The Grateful Dead play at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
The highest new entry in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA, is Magic Carpet Ride by Steppenwolf entering at No60.
Brewer And Shipley play the second of three nights at La Cave, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
The Moody Blues release a new single, Ride My See Saw, in the UK and USA on Deram Records, which will peak at No42 in the UK singles chart.
John Stewart and Buffy Ford play at The University of California, Davis, California, USA.
The Jeff Beck Group plays at Alma College, Alma, Michigan, USA.
The Turtles, Creedence Clearwater Revival and The New York Rock And Roll Ensemble play at The Fillmore East, New York City, USA.
The Association play at Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA.
Blood, Sweat And Tears play the second of two nights at The Psychedelic Supermarket, 590 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Big Brother and the Holding Company, fronted by gravel-throated Janis Joplin, hit No1 on the Billboard album charts in the USA with Cheap Thrills.
Scott Walker plays at The ABC, Chesterfield, England, UK, Europe.
Bobby Hebb plays at The Town Hall, Acton, London, England, UK, Europe.
Fleetwood Mac play at The Gaiety, Ramsey, England, UK, Europe.
Tim Buckley plays a gig in Copenhagen, Europe. Having lain in BBC archives for thirty years, tapes of this show will be uncovered again in 1999, and issued in June 00 as Tim Buckley - The Copenhagen Tapes.
The compilation Direct Hits, by The Who, is released in the UK, Europe. That night The Who play at Sheffield University, Sheffield, England, UK, Europe.
Pacific Gas And Electric play the first of two nights at The Kinetic Playground [aka The Electric Theater], 4812 North Clark Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA, supported by Fever Tree.
Music trade publication Billboard magazine in the USA announces that the Buddy Miles Express has signed to Mercury Records and will record under the direction of Lou Reizner, the head of Mercury's London operation
Tom Jones plays the second of two nights at The Odeon, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe.
The Casuals play at The New Century Club, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.