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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.
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 rock musical 
When vocalist Mr Twister, of rock band Christopher Milk, pours hot wax over himself and bites audience members in The Troubadour, Los Angeles, California, USA, a blazing row erupts with the club owner Doug Weston.Tears Of A Clown by Smokey Robinson and The Miracles reaches No1 in the Billboard Top 40 singles chart in the USA.
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Little Richard is charged with "larceny by trick" in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. Local black self-help group, Blacks Inc, claims the singer has kept $250 which he raised on their behalf. He counters that he is prepared to Hand over the money if they will give him a receipt. A week later the charges are dropped.Albert King, Lee Michaels and Atlee play the third of four nights at the Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA.
Sly and the Family Stone, Pacific Gas and Electric, Dunn And McCashen and Little Sister play the second of two nights at Winterland, San Francisco, California, USA.
Olga Vitalevna Jakovleva is born in Novosibirsk, Russia. She will find significant chart success in Russia and Japan as rock vocalist Origa.
The Doors play their final live concert with Jim Morrison as vocalist in The Warehouse, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. In a state near collapse because of drink and drugs, Morrison pushes himself to continue performing, but finally snaps, smashing his microphone repeatedly onto the stage and refusing to perform any more.At their own expense, Creedence Clearwater Revival fly music critics and industry bigwigs from all over America to a launch party for their album Pendulum in Berkeley, California, USA.
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