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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 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.
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.
Albert Collins plays the first of seven nights at The Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA, supported by Charlie Musselwhite.
The Who play at The Rockpile, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Petula Clark plays the first of seven nights at the O'Keefe Cente, Toronto, Canada.
Led Zeppelin play the first of two nights in The Boston Gardens, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Howlin' Wolf plays at The King's Hall, Romford Market, England, UK, Europe.
Alice Cooper release their debut album, Pretties For You, and their debut single, Reflected, in the USA.
The Beatles' single Get Back is awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA.
The Beatles are given an Ivor Novello Award for Hey Jude in London, England, UK, Europe.
Racially motivated disturbances erupt in Freehold, New Jersey, USA. This so-called riot will provide subject matter for Bruce Springsteen's 1985 hit single My Hometown.
Chicken Shack play at Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, London, England, UK, Europe.
Steppenwolf play in The Whitburn Bay Hotel, Whitburn, Sunderland, England, UK, Europe.
The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson are recording Oh, I've Been Bless'd for Motown Records in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Desmond Dekker appears at The Fiesta, Stockton, England, UK, Europe.
Alexander 'Skip' Spence, formerly of Moby Grape, releases his solo album, Oar.
American bluesman Lowell Fulson plays at The Cedar Club, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
Mike Bloomfield records Don't Think About It Baby and other tracks for his Columbia Records album It's Not Killing Me, in San Francisco, California, USA.
Coleman Hawkins, often said to have been the first great tenor sax player in jazz, dies as a result of liver disease in New York City, USA.
Paul Zimmerman of Newsweek interviews Jimi Hendrix in New York City, USA.
Roy Orbison plays the first of two nights at The Odeon, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe.
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers play at The Rheinhalle, Dusseldorf, Germany, Europe.