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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 Shadows play during a three-week cabaret season at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe, with Brian Locking standing in for bassist John Rostill who has suffered a nervous breakdown. 
Ahmad Jamal is playing during a one-month engagement at The Top Of The Gate, New York City, USA.
The Treniers are playing during a lengthy engagement at The Sahara Lounge, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The musical, Love And Let Love, is presented at Sheridan Square Playhouse, off-Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of just fourteen performances.
Paul Anka is playing during a week of shows at The Roostertail Supper Club in Detroit, Michigan, USA, supported by The Lazy Eggs and The Utopias.
Lulu is playing during a two-week engagement at Cesar's Palace, Luton, England, UK, Europe.
Sammy Davis Jr. is appearing during two weeks at The O'Keefe Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Bobby Taylor And The Vancouvers and The Monitors play in a week-long 
The T+A Rhythm And Blues Band plays the second of two nights at The New Orleans House, Berkeley, San Francisco, California, USA, supported by Marvin Gardens.The Byrds and The Buffalo Springfield play at The Sports Arena, San Diego, California, USA.
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The rock musical Your Own Thing premieres at The Orpheum Theatre, New York City, USA, where it will run for 937 performances.
Revered Nashville A-Team session drummer Farris Coursey dies of a heart atttack in Mount Pleasant, Tennessee, USA.
Sadie (The Cleaning Lady) by Johnny Farnham, reaches No1 in the Top 40 singles Chart in Australia, Oceania.
Herman's Hermits and Allan Sherman are the musical guests on tonight's edition of The Simon Dee Show on BBC-1 tv in the UK.
The Gods play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe. The band includes Greg Lake, later to find greater success with Emerson Lake And Palmer (ELP).
Quicksilver Messenger Service, Kaleidoscope and Charley Musselwhite play the second of three nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Top Ten albums in the UK on this date are as follows :
1. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles
2. Sound Of Music - Original Soundtrack
3. Val Doonican Rocks, But Gently - Val Doonican
4. Reach Out - The Four Tops
5. British Motown Chartbusters - Various Artists
6. Their Satanic Majesties Request - Rolling Stones
7. Last Waltz - Engelbert Humperdinck
8. 13 Smash Hits - Tom Jones
9. Axis : Bold As Love - Jimi Hendrix Exprerience
10. Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones - The Monkees
1. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles
2. Sound Of Music - Original Soundtrack
3. Val Doonican Rocks, But Gently - Val Doonican
4. Reach Out - The Four Tops
5. British Motown Chartbusters - Various Artists
6. Their Satanic Majesties Request - Rolling Stones
7. Last Waltz - Engelbert Humperdinck
8. 13 Smash Hits - Tom Jones
9. Axis : Bold As Love - Jimi Hendrix Exprerience
10. Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones - The Monkees
Dusty Springfield, Janis Ian and The Dudley Moore Trio are the musical guests on tonight's edition of The Rolf Harris Show on BBC1-tv in the UK.
St. Willie Cool School and Eyes Of Blond play at The Public Hall, Aldeborough, Suffolk, England, UK, Europe.It is reported that Columbia Records led the race for Gold Disc Awards in the USA during 1967, achieving fifteen album certifications from the R.I.A.A. in the USA. Capitol Records led the singles awards with five certifications.
The Chambers Brothers, The Sunshine Company and The Siegel Schwall Blues Band, with lights by Holy See, play the last of three nights at The Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA.
Geno Washington And The Ram Jam Band play at The Floral Hall, Southport, Lancashire, England, UK, Europe.
The Monkees spend a second day working on the song Zor And Zam at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Tom Watson, billed as "King Of The Banjo" is playing at The Sabre Room, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The highest new entry in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA, is Sunday Mornin' by Spanky And Our Gang entering at No69.
The Manchester Guardian reports that seventeen year old ex-public schoolboy Richard Branson hopes to become "the voice of youth." His first venture is to edit and publish a new magazine called Student.
I Heard It Through The Grapevine by Gladys Knight And The Pips reaches No1 in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling pop singles in the USA.
Big Brother And The Holding Company play at the Barnes Park Bandshell, Monterey Park, California, USA.
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra are rehearsing for an imminent appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in New York City, USA.
Daydream Believer by The Monkees is awarded a Silver Disc in the UK, Europe. The song is composed by John Stewart of The Kingston Trio.
The Cats Pyjamas play the first of two nights at Il Grotto, Ilford, Essex, England, UK, Europe.
The musical Hallelujah Baby!, starring Leslie Uggams, closes at The Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, after running for 293 performances.
The front cover of today's edition of UK music weekly NME is dominated by an advert for the new single Everything I Am by Plastic Penny. The paper also features interviews with The Bee Gees, The Walker Brothers and Peter Tork of The Monkees.
Johnny Cash plays to 2,000 inmates at Folsom State Prison, Folsom, California, USA. Although it is far from his first show at a prison (he'd been playing for inmates since the Texas Prison Rodeo at Huntsville in 1956) it will become his most famous, sometimes described as "the single most important day in the career" of Johnny Cash. The performance will be released as Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison. Also on the bill are Carl Perkins and The Statler Brothers. The band's van and possessions are searched as they enter the prison but evidently none too thoroughly, as Cash is known to have used amphetamines to help energise his performance at the show. The visiting entourage also includes Los Angeles Times writer Robert Hilburn and photographer Jim Marshall, who were paid to document the album for the liner notes. Cash opens the performance with Folsom Prison Blues.The rock musical Your Own Thing is presented at The Orpheum Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 937 performances.