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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.
Jazz pianist Erroll Garner is playing at Al Hirt's Club, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Pop duo Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme are starring in the musical Golden Rainbow, at The Shubert Theater in New York City, USA.
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 Four Tops are playing at The Roostertail, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Fabian is playing at The Pheasant Run, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Every Mother's Son are playing during three nights at The Scene, New York City, USA.
Diana Ross And The Supremes play at The Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Caribbean.
The Beacon Street Union play during a three-night stand at The Cheetah, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Herd play at Queen's Hall, Great Yarmouth, England, UK, Europe.
Canned Heat play in The Grande Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, USA, supported by Carousel and Up.
The Shevelles play at Brave New World, Eastney, Hampshire, England, UK, Europe.
The Action play at Britannia Rowing Club, Nottingham, England, UK, Europe.
The Pretty Things play at Ewell Technical College, Ewell, Epsom, Surrey, England, UK, Europe, supported by Dantalian's Chariot.
Traffic play at The Carlton Club, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
UK pop weekly the New Musical Express (NME) reports that the British Musicians Union is planning to ban the use of stand-in musicians on pop records made by British groups. The action follows the admission that The Love Affair used session players on their hit Everlasting Love.
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Smokey Robinson And The Miracles play at Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA.
First generation San Francisco hippy band Big Brother And The Holding Company play at the Anderson Theater, New York City, USA. This is their first live show in New York. Support is provided by B.B. King. Ed Sanders of The Fugs attends the show and hangs out with Big Brother after the show.
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The Gabor Szabo Quintet plays at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Top Ten Singles in New Zealand on this date are :

1. Daydream Believer - The Monkees

2. Hello Goodbye … The Beatles

3. She's A Rainbow … Rolling Stones

4. World … The Bee Gees

5. Dear Eloise … The Hollies

6. Tin Soldier … Small Faces

7. Kitty … Cat Stevens

8. Love Is All Around … The Troggs

9. Neon Rainbow … The Box Tops

10. Sons And Lovers … Paul Jones

The Coloured Raisins, featuring The Freddie Mac Show with Honey Darling, play at the The City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
Chris Farlowe plays at The California Ballroom, Dunstable, England, UK, Europe.
Amen Corner play at The Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire, England, UK, Europe.
Geno Washington And The Ram Jam Band play at The Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex, England, UK, Europe, with Simon K And The Meantimers.
Lulu wins the Top British Girl Singer, Top TV Artist, Miss Valentine and Best Dressed Girl Star awards at The Disc And Music Echo Awards ceremony in London, England, UK, Europe. Never mind though, because at least Jimi Hendrix gets the Top Musician award.
Dantalian's Chariot play at The Middle Earth Club, Covent Garden, London, England, UK, Europe.
Procol Harum play at The Community Centre, Hanwell, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Monkees release a new single, Valleri, on Colgems Records in the USA.
The Who play at The Student's Union, College Of Technology, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
Peter, Paul And Mary play the second of two nights at The Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California, USA.
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The James Cotton Blues Band and Albert King play the second of two nights at Winterland, San Francisco, California, USA.
John Martyn plays at Les Cousins, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Youngbloods, Mount Rushmore and Phoenix play the second of three nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
Marmalade play at The Witchdoctor, Catford, London, England, UK, Europe.
Vikki Carr appears on the tv show Hollywood Palace in the USA.
The Duke and Duchess of Bedford throw a party for The Supremes at The Club Dell'Aretusa, Chelsea, London, England, UK, Europe. Mick Jagger and Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones, Marianne Faithfull, Tom Jones, John Paul Getty, Michael Caine are among the guests.
The Monkees are working on the songs Zor And Zam, D.W. Washburn and others at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Hank Williams Jr. plays a live concert in Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Pretty Things play at Ewell Technical College, Ewell, Epsom, Surrey, England, UK, Europe, supported by Dantalian's Chariot.
Edwin Starr plays at The Tin Hat, Kettering, England, UK, Europe, and also at the Beachcomber, Nottingham.
The Cream spend the eighth of eleven days of recording tracks in Atlantic Studios, New York City, USA, for their double album Wheels Of Fire.
The Move appear on the BBC1 tv show Dee Time, hosted by Simon Dee in London, England, UK, Europe.
The Foundations play two gigs in one night, first at The Carioca Club, then at The Queen Margaret Club, both in Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe.
Paul Revere And The Raiders play a one-nighter in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
Status Quo play at The City College, Sheffield, England, UK, Europe.
The controversial hippy musical, Hair is playing at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1750 performances.
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.