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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.
Wayne Newton is playing during four weeks at Harrah's, Reno, Nevada, USA.
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.
Jazz pianist Erroll Garner is playing at Al Hirt's Club, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Pop duo Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme are starring in the musical Golden Rainbow, at The Shubert Theater in New York City, USA.
The Jazz Communicators (saxophonist Joe Henderson, trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Herbie Lewis, and drummer Louis Hayes) are playing during a fifteen night booking at The Both/And Club, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Blues Project are playing during thirteen nights at The Matrix, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Roman Numerals are playing at The Bitter End, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
The Four Tops are playing at The Roostertail, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Fabian is playing at The Pheasant Run, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Lulu plays during a two-week cabaret season at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
Every Mother's Son are playing during three nights at The Scene, New York City, USA.
Pink Floyd play at The ICA Fibres Club, Pontypool, Wales, UK, Europe.
Status Quo play at Butts College, Coventry, England, UK, Europe.
The Beatles EP [extended player] Magical Mystery Tour is released in Argentina, South America, on Odeon Pops Records.
Judy Lynn, with producer Frank Jones, records Miss May I Drive You Home, What's A Honky Tonk Woman, Green Paper and Bull By The Tail, in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Two Of Each play at The California Ballroom, Dunstable, England, UK, Europe.
Sheb Wooley aka Ben Colder records Tie A Tiger Down in RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
The Herd play at Didsbury Training College, Didsbury, England, UK, Europe.
Ten Years After play at The Flower Pop, Holeby Bio, Lolland, Denmark, Europe.
Cat Stevens, Francoise Hardy, Tim Rose and Long John Baldry appear on Southern Television tv series Time For Blackburn, hosted by radio deejay Tony Blackburn in Southampton, England, UK, Europe.
The Troggs release a new single, Little Girl, in the UK. On the same day, they appear on BBC1-tv show All Systems Freeman, hosted by Alan Freeman, in London, England, UK, Europe.
First generation San Francisco hippy band Big Brother And The Holding Company play at Palestra, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Peter, Paul And Mary play the first of two nights at The Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, USA.
The Copycats play at Hatchett's Playground, Piccadilly, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Showstoppers release their debut single, Ain't Nothin' But A House Party, in the UK on Beacon Records.
The Who play at Sheffield University, Sheffield, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band.
The Cream spend the seventh of eleven days of recording tracks in Atlantic Studios, New York City, USA, for their double album Wheels Of Fire.
Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac release their debut album Fleetwood Mac on Blue Horizon Records in the UK.
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The Mike Stuart Span release a new single, Children of Tomorrow / Concerto Of Thoughts, on Jewel Records in the UK.
MCA Records formally launches its new office in London, England, UK, Europe. The MCA label has been created as a replacement for the Brunswick and Coral labels, and is intended to release US Decca and Kapp label material outside North America.
Amen Corner play at The Hillside, Hereford, England, UK, Europe.
Hank Williams Jr. plays a live concert in New Castle, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jethro Tull release their debut single, Sunshine Day/Aeroplane, on MGM Records in the UK, but their name is mis-spelled on the record as Jethro Toe.
The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation play at Bluesville, manor House, London, England, UK, Europe.
San Francisco heavy rock trio Blue Cheer plays the first of two nights at The Crystal Ballroom, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Edwin Starr plays at The Boulevard, Tadcaster, England, UK, Europe, and also at The Crystal Ball, Castleford.
The Beacon Street Union play during a three-night stand at The Cheetah, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The two-day long Boston Globe Jazz festival begins at The War memprial Auditorium, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Artists appearing over the two days of the event include Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Mongo Santamaria, Herbie Mann, Miriam Makeba, Wes Montgomery, The Jim Kweskin Jug Band and Gary Burton.
Kaleidoscope and The Searchers play at Leeds University, Leeds, England, UK, Europe.
The Yardbirds, with Jimmy Page on guitar, play at Goldsmith College, New Cross, London, England, UK, Europe. Page will find greater success as a founder-member of Led Zeppelin.
The Youngbloods, Mount Rushmore and Phoenix play the first of three nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
The LP How Great Thou Art by Elvis Presley is awarded a Gold Disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac play at The Candlelight Club, Scarborough, England, UK, Europe.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra play two concerts of Sacred Music at St. Augustine Presbyterian Church, The Bronx, New York City, USA.
The controversial hippy musical, Hair is playing at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1750 performances.