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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.
Hallelujah Baby!, starring Leslie Uggams, is presented at The Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 293 performances.
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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.
Rolf Harris is playing during a four-week residency at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
Johnny Tillotson is undertaking a tour of American Military bases in Germany, Europe.
Ars Nova are playing during a two-week stand at The Bitter End, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, supported by Hedge And Donna.
Jackie De Shannon records her own composition Come And Stay With Me, for Imperial Records in the USA.
At the annual CBS Records conference in London, England, UK, Europe, Georgie Fame is presented with a gold disc for one million world-wide sales of his hit single, the Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde.
Time Has Come Today by The Chambers Brothers enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA where it will peak at No11.
Terry Reid's Fantasia, Junior's Eyes, David Bowie, Principal Edward's Magic Theatre, Spider And The Stable, Gethsemane and Pete Drummond play at The Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Scaffold, Pete Brown And His Battered Ornaments, Ron Geesin,
Kaleidoscope and Sea Train play the fifth of six nights at The Ash Grove, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Nazz play the fifth of six nights at The Café Au Go Go, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA. The band includes Todd Rundgren who will go on to carve out a successful solo career.
Led Zeppelin, play in Angby Park, Norway, Europe.
The New Yardbirds, later to re-name themselves
Harper Valley P.T.A by Jeannie C. Riley reaches No1 in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling pop singles in the USA.
Spooky Tooth play the third of four nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA, supported by Kensington Market.
While Roy Orbison is touring the UK, his home in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, catches fire and two of his three sons (Roy Dewayne and Tony) are killed. On this night, he is playing the sixth night in a week of dates at The Birmingham Theatre, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
Shirley Bassey is playing during a week of shows at The Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, USA.
The Delroy Williams Show play at the Alex Disco in the Alexandra Rooms, New Street, Salisbury, with DJ Kazoon.
A new animated childrens' tv series about the adventures of bubblegum pop group The Archies, begins on CBS-tv in the USA. Their No1 hit single Sugar Sugar will sell over six million copies.
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John Mayall's Bluesbreakers play the second of three nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
In Rolling Stone magazine, Pete Townshend of The Who reveals that he is working on a rock opera about a deaf, dumb and blind boy who sure plays a mean pinball.
Steppenwolf play the second of two nights at The Civic Auditorium, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
Hey Jude by The Beatles reaches No1 in the pop singles chart, Tio i topp, in Sweden, Europe. On the same day it reaches No1 in Canada and The Netherlands, Europe. It is also the highest new entry in the Billboard Singles Chart in the USA, and in the Cashbox Singles Chart in the USA.
The Chambers Brothers, Blood, Sweat And Tears and The Amboy Dukes (with Ted Nugent on guitar) play the second of two nights at The Fillmore East, New York City, USA.
Big Brother And The Holding Company, Santana and Chicago Transit Authority play the last of three nights at The Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA.
In the afternoon, The Jimi Hendrix Experience attend an autograph signing at The Groove Company, a record store in Hollywood, California, USA. In the evening The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Soft Machine, Vanilla Fudge and Eire Apparent play at Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California, USA. The venue has a pool directly in front of the stage, and several fans jump in to get closer to the band.
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Pride [formerly known as The Lemon Pipers play the second of two nights at The Kinetic Playground [aka The Electric Theater], 4812 North Clark Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA, supported by The Illinois Speed Press.