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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 Treniers are playing during a lengthy engagement at The Sahara Lounge, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Ahmad Jamal is playing during a one-month engagement at The Top Of The Gate, New York City, USA.

Jazz vocalist
Bobbe Norris is playing during two weeks at The Living Room, New York City, USA.
Sammy Davis Jr. is appearing during two weeks at The O'Keefe Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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.

The Kirby Stone Four are playing at The London House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Big Brother And The Holding Company are playing during six nights at The Golden Bear, Huntington Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Wayne Newton is playing during four weeks at Harrah's, Reno, Nevada, USA.
Rhetta Hughes is playing in the main dining-room of The Roostertail, Detroit, Michigan, USA.

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.

It is reported that the Sunn Musical Equipment Company has signed The Who - notorious for smashing up musical equipment during their live shows - to a product endorsement contract.

The Roman Numerals play at Babson Institute, Babson, Massachusetts, USA.

The
Jimi Hendrix Experience have a photo session for Top Pop magazine in London, England, UK, Europe.
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The Cream, including guitarist
Eric Clapton, play at the University of London Union, London, England, UK, Europe.
Eyes Of Blond play at Galleon Playa Club, Westcliff, England, UK, Europe.
The Move, The Crazy World Of
Arthur Brown,
Fleetwood Mac, Family, Geranium Pond and Paper Blitz Tissue play in the Brunel University Rag Night at
The Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, London, Eng;land, UK, Europe.
Big Brother And The Holding Company are playing at The Golden Bear Club, Huntington Beach, California, USA.
Cat Stevens plays at The Winter Gardens, Weston-Super-Mare, England, UK, Europe, supported by Zeus.
The highest new entry in the
Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA, is
Words by The
Bee Gees entering at No67.

The Amboy Dukes play at Burton's, Uxbridge, England, UK, Europe.
Pink Floyd play at
Hastings Pier, Hastings, England, UK, Europe. This is believed to have been the last gig at which Syd Barrett played with the group.
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Henry Mancini conducts The Bambi Festival Symphony Orxchestra at The Bambi Festival in Munich, Germany, Europe.
The Gods play at The
Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Mabel Greer's Toyshop. The Gods include Greg Lake, later to find greater success with Emerson Lake And Palmer (ELP), and Mabel Greer's Toyshop incudes two future members of Yes, Peter Banks and Chris Squire.

The
Grateful Dead play at The Municipal Auditorium, Eureka, California, USA.

The Fallen Angels play at Le Cave, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Traffic play at the
The City Hall,
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Cavaliers. Traffic's singer and keyboard player,
Steve Winwood, will go on to carve out a massively successful solo career, especially in the USA.
The Herd play at Dreamland, Margate, England, UK, Europe, supported by Floribunda Rose.

The 'N Betweens play at Queens Beat Club, Erdington, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe. The band's members will find greater fame after a name-change to
Slade.
The Iveys play at The Thingamajig Club, Reading, England, UK, Europe. The group will find greater fame after a name-change to
Badfinger.
Georgie Fame and The New Faces are the musical guests on tonight edition of BBC1-tv programme The Rolf Harris Show, in London, England, UK, Europe.

Rolling Stone magazine reports that "The
Rolling Stones' own television and recording studio in London is nearly underway. Four sites in London are under consideration for the studio which will have the capacity to handle TV promotional film production."
Billboard magazine in the USA reports that, because of 'spiraling instrument costs' the average five-man teenage rock band now spends $5,000 to buy the equipment needed to get started.

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.