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1967 - 1970
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.
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1968 - 1970
The rock musical Your Own Thing is presented at The Orpheum Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 937 performances.
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1968 - 1971
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.
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1968 - 1972
The controversial hippy musical, Hair is playing at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1750 performances.
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1968 - 1973
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.
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1969
The Top Ten Singles being played on WABC Radio in New York City, USA, for the week starting on this date are as follows :
1. Leaving On a Jet Plane - Peter, Paul And Mary (Warner Brothers)
2. Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam (Fontana)
3. Take a Letter Maria - R. B. Greaves (Atco)
4. Come Together - The Beatles (Apple)
5. Someday We'll Be Together - Diana Ross And The Supremes [Motown]
6. And When I Die - Blood, Sweat And Tears (Columbia)
7. Eli's Coming - Three Dog Night (Dunhill)
8. Smile a Little Smile For Me - The Flying Machine (Congress)
9. Holly Holy - Neil Diamond (Uni)
10. Down On the Corner - Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy)
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1969
Grand Funk Railroad play the second of two nights at The Whisky A-Go-Go, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, supported by Humble Pie.
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1969
Harry Nilsson records Think About Your Troubles and Marry Me A Little for RCA Records.
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1969
John Lennon (of The Beatles] and Yoko Ono pay for Billboards to go up in eleven cities around the world, declaring, "War Is Over! If You Want It!"
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1969
Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young play in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
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1969
Percy Sledge, The Box Tops and The Upsetters play at Central Hall, Chatham, UK.
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1969
Jazz saxophonist Illinois Jacquet records his album The Blues : That's Me, in New York City, USA, for Prestige Records.
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1969
The Donald Byrd Septet records the tracks Kofi and Fufu, for Blue Note Records at A + R Studios, New York City, USA.
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1969
The Savoy Brown Blues Band plays at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, UK.
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