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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 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.

Jazz pianist
Erroll Garner is playing at Al Hirt's Club, New Orleans, Louisiana, 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.

The
Beacon Street Union play during a three-night stand at The Cheetah, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Herd play at The Crown And Cushion Club, Biormingham, England, UK, Europe.
Miles Davis is recording Side Car 2, at Columbia Studios, New York City, USA.

Roger McBride is born in Compton, Los Angeles, California, USA. He will find some success as rapper
King T aka King Tee.

Cats Pyjamas play at The Carlton Ballroom, Erdington, West Midlands, England, UK, Europe.
Solomon King begins a short season at The Scala, Doncaster, England, UK, Europe.
Cliff Richard and the Northern Counties Confederation Choir perform a live gospel-oriented concert at the City Hall, Newcastle, England, UK, Europe.
Tommy Tallarico is born in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. He will find success as a composer, musician, arranger, producer and sound designer, especially in the field of video games.
The Reaction and The Rick'n'Beckers play at The Corn Exchange, Maidstone, Kent, England, UK, Europe.

The first session by folk supergroup The
Pentangle for the BBC radio show Top Gear is broadcast in the UK. The group has not, at this point, made any studio recordings, reportedly because group guitarists
Bert Jansch and
John Renbourn were still under solo contracts with Transatlantic Records.
Lionel Hampton And His Jazz Inner Circle play a benefit concert at The Town Hall, New Yok City, USA, for The Harlem Hospital School Of Nursing.
Judy Garland and
Tony Bennett play at The Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Unfortunately, Garland's portion of the show is not completed. The official explanation is that she is suffering from food poisoning, but it has been speculated that over-medication might have been the real cause of her disorientation during the performance.

The
Jimi Hendrix Experience play two shows at
The Music Hall, Houston, Texas, supported by
Soft Machine, Chessmen, Moving Sidewalks.. After the shows, Hendrix gives his pink Fender Stratocaster to Billy Gibbons of support band Moving Sidewalks, later to form Z.Z.Top.
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Judy Collins plays at The Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Eyes Of Blue play at The Cat Ballou Club, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, UK, Europe.
Edwin Starr plays at The Hub, Barnsley, England, UK, Europe, and also at Sloopy's, Manchester.
The Iveys play at The R.F. Club, Seven Sisters, South Wales, UK, Europe. The band will find greater success after a name-change to
Badfinger.

Bobbie Gentry appears on the
Ed Sullivan tv show in New York City, USA.
Elvis Presley spends some of the day riding his horse, Rising Sun, in the grounds of Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

The
Bee Gees record a live session for the BBC Radio 1 show Top Gear in London, England, UK, Europe.
Pink Floyd appear on Radio et Television Belge, Brussels, Belgium, Europe.
Status Quo play at The Hippodrome, Golders Green, London, 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.