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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.
Trini Lopez is playing during three weeks at Harrah's, Reno, Nevada, USA.

Johnny Tillotson is undertaking a tour of American Military bases in Germany, Europe.
Shirley Bassey is playing during a week of shows at The Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, USA.
A special meeting of the stockholders of Philadelphia-based
Cameo-Parkway Records approves the acquisition by Cameo-Parkway of the assets and liabilities of
Allen Klein And Co.,Inc.

Blood, Sweat And Tears play at Ryder College, Trenton, New Jersey, USA.
Chicago's
Old Town School Of Folk Music re-opens in new premises, at 909 West Armitage Avenue. The old building at 333 North Avenue was demolished to make way for a parking lot.

Having just ended a Tour of North America,
Jimi Hendrix moves into a rented house at 2850 Benedict Canyon Drive, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Marco Antonio Muñiz is born in New York City, USA. He will find fame as
Marc Anthony and will become the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time.

Yes make a significant early appearance at Blaises Club, London, England, UK, Europe.
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During a BBC live radio session for
John Peel's Top Gear,
Dave Edmunds' Love Sculpture perform a rock version of Khatchaturian's
Sabre Dance so powerful that Peel plays it twice in the same show. When
Parlophone Records hear it, they insist that Edmunds should record it as a single, so he does, gaining a No5 chart entry as a result.

When The Parliaments fail to appear for a gig at Fort Green, Brooklyn, New York City, USA,
Martha Reeves steps in at the last moment. Reeves - without her
Vandellas - does not sing, but "kissed babies, shook hands, kicked off a dance contest and thrilled over 2,500 soul fans."

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.