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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 rock musical Your Own Thing is presented at The Orpheum Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 937 performances.
The musical comedy The Happy Time is presented at The Broadway Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 286 performances. The show features music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb.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.
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The Roman Numerals are playing at 
Quicksilver Messenger Service, Freedom Highway and Mad River play at Balconades, 181 W Santa Clara, San Jose, California, USA.
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.
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Aretha Franklin plays a 'homecoming' gig at Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan, USA. The day is declared Aretha Franklin Day by the city mayor, and at the show she is presented with Billboard magazine plaques recognising her achievements in 1967, including several gold disc awards. Playing to an audience of 12,000, the show hits a $60,000 gross - a record-breaking total for the venue.
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.
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 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.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra play two concerts of Sacred Music at St. Augustine Presbyterian Church, The Bronx, New York City, USA.
The Pretty Things release a new single, Talkin' About The Good Times, in the UK on Columbia Records.
San Francisco heavy rock trio Blue Cheer plays the first of two nights at The Crystal Ballroom, Portland, Oregon, USA.
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.
The Showstoppers release their debut single, Ain't Nothin' But A House Party, in the UK on Beacon Records.
The Mike Stuart Span release a new single, Children of Tomorrow / Concerto Of Thoughts, on Jewel Records in the UK.
The Byrds play at The McMillin Theater, Columbia University, New York City, USA, supported by Da Da.
First generation San Francisco hippy band Big Brother And The Holding Company play at Palestra, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Youngbloods, Mount Rushmore and Phoenix play the first of three nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
Miles Davis, with The Gil Evans Orchestra, records Falling Water, at Columbia Studios in New York City, USA.
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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.
The Foundations play two gigs in one night, first at The Marquee, Glasgow, Scotland, then at The Regal, Bonnyrigg, Scotland, UK, Europe.
Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac release their debut album Fleetwood Mac on Blue Horizon Records in the UK.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience play at the State Fair Music Hall, Dallas, Texas, USA, supported by Soft Machine, The Chessmen and Moving Sidewalks. During the day Jimi trades $40 and his own wah-wah pedal to acquire the superior Vox wah-wah unit belonging to The Chessmen's guitarist Jimmie Vaughan, brother of Stevie Ray Vaughan.
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The Pretty Things release a new single, Talkin' About The Good Times, in the UK on Columbia Records.
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The James Cotton Blues Band and Albert King play the first of two nights at Winterland, San Francisco, California, USA.