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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.
The musical
Hallelujah Baby!, starring Leslie Uggams, is presented at The Martin Beck Theatre,
Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 293 performances.

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.

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.
The controversial hippy musical,
Hair is playing at the Biltmore Theatre on
Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1750 performances.
Roy Orbison is playing during a three-week season at The Club Embassy, Toronto, Canada.
Ten Years After are playing during ten nights at The Golden Bear, Huntington Beach, California, USA.

The
5th Dimension are playing during ten nights at Basin Street West, San Francisco, California, USA.
Iron Butterfly are playing during four nights at The Sanctuary, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA.
The Moody Blues record Ride My See-Saw, The Best Way to Travel, Voices in the Sky and Dr. Livingstone, I Presume during a live session at BBC Studios in London, England, UK, Europe.
Judy Garland checks in to the Warwick Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She is due to play a show with the
Count Basie Band at J.F.K. Stadium on the 20th.
With tempers fraying,
The Beatles work on the song
Cry Baby Cry at EMI's
Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe. During this session, their long-serving engineer Geoff Emerick walks out because of the heated arguments between Beatles' members. He does not return.
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Roy Orbison performs Oh Pretty Woman, Only The Lonely, Crying, Walk On and It's Over during a live session at BBC Studios in London, England, UK, Europe.
Tim Hardin, composer of If I Were A Carpenter and other contemporary folk standards, performs to a sold-out
Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK, Europe, where the audience includes
The Beatles, The
Rolling Stones and Donovan. The balance of his UK tour must be cancelled, however, when doctors discover that Hardin has contracted pleurisy, a lung disease. Support band for this date is Family.
Eyes Of Blond play at The Industrial Club, Norwich, England, UK, Europe.
Tim Rose plays two gigs in one day. First is at
The Marquee, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe. Second is at The Scotch of St James, also in London.

The Top 5 Singles on
K-POI radio in Hawaii, USA, are as follows :
1. People Got To Be Free - The Rascals
2. Stoned Soul Picnice - The
5th Dimension
3. Turn Around Look At Me - The Vogues
4. Sweet Inspiration - The Sweet Inspirations
5. Dream A Little Dream Of Me - Mama Cass
The Amboy Dukes play at The Boogie, Roseville, Illinois, USA. Their guitarist
Ted Nugent will find greater success as a solo artist.
Shirley Bassey is playing during a lengthy engagement at The Sahara, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA.

The rock musical
Hair (which includes a scene with a fully nude cast) is presented during a run of 1,997 performances at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe. The cast includes Marsha Hunt, Paul Nicholas, Sonja Kristina and Jimmy Winston.