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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 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 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.
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.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra play two concerts of Sacred Music at St. Augustine Presbyterian Church, The Bronx, New York City, USA.
San Francisco heavy rock trio Blue Cheer plays the first of two nights at The Crystal Ballroom, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Sheb Wooley aka Ben Colder records Tie A Tiger Down in RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
The Foundations play two gigs in one night, first at The Marquee, Glasgow, Scotland, then at The Regal, Bonnyrigg, Scotland, UK, Europe.
Peter, Paul And Mary play the first of two nights at The Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, 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.
Edwin Starr plays at The Boulevard, Tadcaster, England, UK, Europe, and also at The Crystal Ball, Castleford.
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 Showstoppers release their debut single, Ain't Nothin' But A House Party, in the UK on Beacon Records.
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.
Buffalo Springfield record Questions and Merry-Go-Round in Sunset Sound studios, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Pretty Things release a new single, Talkin' About The Good Times, in the UK on Columbia Records.
Diana Ross And The Supremes play at The Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Caribbean.
First generation San Francisco hippy band Big Brother And The Holding Company play at Palestra, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 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 Beatles EP [extended player] Magical Mystery Tour is released in Argentina, South America, on Odeon Pops Records.
Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Mongo Santamaria, Herbie Mann, Miriam Makeba, Wes Montgomery, The Jim Kweskin Jug Band and Gary Burton.
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
Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac release their debut album Fleetwood Mac on Blue Horizon Records in the UK.
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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 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.
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 Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The James Cotton Blues Band and Albert King play the first of two nights at Winterland, San Francisco, California, USA.
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.
Quicksilver Messenger Service, Freedom Highway and Mad River play at Balconades, 181 W Santa Clara, San Jose, California, USA.
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.