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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 rock musical 
Janis Joplin is chosen as Best Female Singer in the annual readers' poll in UK music paper Melody Maker.
Sugar Sugar by The
Archies hits No1 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA, and remains in place
for four weeks.
The album ATV spends £??m to buy Northern Songs, the publishing arm of The Beatles' muaic empire.
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During a meeting between The Beatles and their accountant/manager Allen Klein at Apple Records, London, England, UK, Europe, John Lennon says, "I want a divorce, just like the divorce I had from Cyn. I mean the group is over. I'm leaving." Tactfully, though, he agrees to keep his feelings private for the time being.The album Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival enters the Billboard Top 40 Albums Chart in the USA, where it will peak at No1.
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Corky Siegel, Conqueror Worm, Aorta, Gene Hawks Ring and The Endd play the second of two nights at The Kinetic Playground, 4812 North Clark Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
In UK music weekly Melody Maker's Pop Poll, Bob Dylan is voted Top Male Singer in the International Section, while his album Nashville Skyline wins in the Best Album category. Other winners include The Beatles (Group), Eric Clapton (Musician), Janis Joplin (Girl Singer), Blind Faith (Brightest Hope), Simon And Garfunkel's The Boxer (Single) and Bob Dylan's Nashville Skyline (Album).
The British Board of Trade releases figures showing that, for the first time in the history of the British recording industry, album production has outstripped singles. Of almost 42m discs produced in the first five months of 1969, 23m were albums and only 19m singles.
Mama Cass Elliot, Ramblin' Jack Elliot and The Staple Singers are this week's guests on the Johnny Cash ABC television music variety show in the USA.