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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.
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.
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.
Rolf Harris is playing during a four-week residency at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
Johnny Tillotson is undertaking a tour of American Military bases in Germany, Europe.
Ars Nova are playing during a two-week stand at The Bitter End, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, supported by Hedge And Donna.
Shirley Bassey is playing during a week of shows at The Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, USA.
Jazz pianist Jaki Byard records the album The Jaki Byard Experience for Prestige Records at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA. Multi-instrumentalist Roland Kirk plays horns and woodwind instruments on the album.
The New Jazz Orchestra, conducted by Neil Ardley, spends the first of two days recording tracks for the Verve Records album Le Dejeuner sur l'Herbe, in London, England, UK, Europe.
Spirit record Darlin' If and So Little To Say for their Ode Records album The Family That Plays Together.
While in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, recording the album Dusty In Memphis, Dusty Springfield falls out of a tree and injures her head.
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The Jeff Beck Group, with Rod Stewart on vocals, record a live session for BBC Radio show Top Gear in BBC Studio 1, Piccadilly, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Chicago Loop play at The Cafe Au Go Go, New York City, USA.
During a tour of Australia, Oceania, The Monkees hold a press conference in Melbourne.
Quicksilver Messenger Service record Bears, for Capitol Records in California, USA. The track will be released as the b-side of their next single, Stand By Me.
After 67 takes, The Beatles finish work on Paul McCartney's song I Will, in EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience release their third album, Electric Ladyland, in the USA. The album's original UK cover, featuring several naked women, is changed to something less controversial for release in the USA.
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Vikki Carr is playing during three weeks at The Sahara, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA.
John Lennon of The Beatles is interviewed at his basement flat, 34 Montagu Square, London, England, UK, Europe, by Jonathan Cott of Rolling Stone magazine.
The New Yardbirds, later to re-name themselves Led Zeppelin, play in Malmo, Sweden, Europe.
Family play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
The New Jazz Orchestra, conducted by Neil Ardley, spends the first of two days recording tracks for the Verve Records album Le Dejeuner sur l'Herbe, in London, England, UK, Europe.
Ahrue Luster, guitarist of heavy metal band Machinehead, is born in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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When Johnny Cash plays in Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA, he hires a new guitarist, Bob Wootton, to replace his original Tennessee Three lead guitarist Luther Perkins, who had died in a house fire. Wootton will remain Cash's guitarist for nearly thirty years.
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.