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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.
Ahmad Jamal is playing during a one-month engagement at The Top Of The Gate, New York City, USA.
Sammy Davis Jr. is appearing during two weeks at The O'Keefe Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Buddy Charles And His Trio are playing at The Winner's Circle, Chicago. Illinois, USA.
The rock musical Your Own Thing is presented at The Orpheum Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 937 performances.
Earl 'Fatha' Hines is playing during a long engagement at The Colonial Tavern, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Barbara McNair is playing during two weeks at The Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Big Brother And The Holding Company are playing during six nights at The Golden Bear, Huntington Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Rhetta Hughes is playing in the main dining-room of The Roostertail, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
The New Christy Minstrels are playing during a lengthy engagement at The Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, Louisana, USA.
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra premiere Ellington's Second Sacred Concert in a performance at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City, USA, to an audience of six thousand people.
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Charles Lloyd and The Ultimate Spinach play the second of three nights at The Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Butterfield Blues Band,
The Who arrive at Mascot Airport, Sydney, Australia, Oceania, to begin a tour with The Small Faces and Paul Jones.
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Big Brother And The Holding Company are playing at The Golden Bear Club, Huntington Beach, California, USA.
Hello Goodbye by The Beatles reaches No1 in the New Zealand Songles Chart, for the first of two weeks.
The Osborne Brothers record Lonesome Road Blues, Jesse James, John Hardy and other songs at RCA Victor Studio, 1610 Hawkins Street, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The recordings will be released under the name of The Bluegrass Banjo Pickers.
Johnny Tillotson plays the first of two nights at The Shriners Convention in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jørn Øien, jazz pianist, keyboard player and recording artist, is born in Narvik, Norway, Europe.
The Association, The Stone Poneys (including Linda Ronstadt), Oscar Brown Jr. and Jean Pace play in a Benefit concert to raise scholarship funds for Negro students in the south Los Angeles area, at Pauley Pavilion, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Chicken Shack release a new single, It's OK With Me Baby, on Blue Horizon Records in the UK. the band's vocalist Christine Perfect will find greater fame as Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac.
The three-day long Autorama is staged at Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Over the course of the three days, acts appearing include The Bob Seger System, The Rationals, Scott Richard Case, The Camel Drivers, The Amboy Dukes and The Talasmen.
Joe Loss Show on BBC Radio 1 in London, England, UK, Europe, features The Joe Loss Orchestra, Ross McManus, Larry Gretton, Andee Silver, The Breakaways and Kaleidoscope.
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Sun Dragon record Green Tambourine for MGM Records in London, England, UK, Europe. The duo's backing musicians include future members of Deep Purple.
The Spencer Davis Group appear on the BBC1-tv children's show Crackerjack in London, England, UK, Europe.
The 'N Betweens play two gigs, first at The Woolpack, Wolverhampton, England, UK, Europe, then at The Connaught Hotel, also in Wolverhampton. Members of the band will find greater fame when they become Slade.
Gordon Waller, formerly of Peter And Gordon, releases his solo debut single, Rosecrans Boulevard, in the UK on Columbia Records. The song is composed by Jimmy Webb.
Genesis, Siegel Schwall and Mother Earth play the first of three nights at the Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Monkees are working on the song Shorty Blackwell, at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Geno Washington And The Ram Jam Band play at The Queen's Hall, Burslem, Staffordshire, England, UK, Europe. Also on the bill are The Iveys, who will find greater fame as Badfinger.
Jay And The Techniques play in Dallas, Texas, USA.
On a tour to promote their second Smash Records LP, Love Lost And Found,