21st April

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.

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.

Pop duo Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme are starring in the musical Golden Rainbow, at The Shubert Theater in New York City, USA.

The stage musical Cabaret is presented at The Palace Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 336 performances.

Marilyn Michaels plays during a four-week engagement at The Latin Quarter, New York City, USA.

The Checkmates Ltd, are playing during four weeks at Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

John Davidson is playing during a month of shows at The Plaza Hotel, New York City, USA.

Erma Franklin, The Santana Blues Band and Frumious Bandersnatch are playing during three nights at The Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.

Rod McKuen makes his New York concert debut with an afternoon show at Philharmonic Hall, New York City, USA, to an audience of 1,900 people.

George Harrison of The Beatles arrives back in London, England, UK, Europe, from Madras, India, Asia, where he has been visiting sitar viruoso Ravi Shankar.

The Bee Gees and The Foundations play at The ABC, Hull, England, UK, Europe.

Mode's Mode play at The Alex Disco, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.

Diahann Carroll appears on The Ed Sullivan Show on tv in the USA.

Tom Jones performs It's Not Unusual on The Ed Sullivan Show in the USA. On the same day, Jones leaves the USA, flying to Australia, Oceania, where he will begin a six-month long world tour.

The Beatles release their latest single, Lady M adonna, in Japan, Asia, on Odeon Records.

Jefferson Airplane play at Westbury Music Fair, Westbury, New York State, USA.

Jazz saxophonist Joe Henderson and The Wynton Kelly Trio record the live album Straight, No Chaser, at The Left Bank Jazz Society, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

The Magic Roundabout play at Warmingham Grange Country Club, Sandbach, Cheshire, England, UK.

Solomon King plays at The Variety Club, Batley, UK, Europe.

The Top Ten tracks being played on KAYC Radio in Beaumont, Texas, USA, for the week ended on this date are as follows :

1. Honey - Bobby Goldsboro

2. Scarborough Fair - Simon And Garfunkel

3. Love Ain't Easy – The Clique

4. In Need Of A Friend – The Cowsills

5. Funky Street - Arthur Conley

6. Miss You - Jerry Jackson

7. Jennifer Juniper - Donovan

8. Dr. Jon - Jon And Robin

9. Cowboys To Girls – The Intruders

10. Since You've Been Gone - Aretha Franklin

Jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby and her trio play at Grosse Pointe Unitarian Church, Grosse Pointe near Detroit, Michigan, USA.

The musical Hallelujah Baby! wins a Tony Award as Best Musical of the year at The Shubert Theatre, New York City, USA.

Harpers Bizarre, Sammy Davis Jr., Liberace, James Darren and Celebration appear in the tv special Romp!, hosted by Ryan O'Neal and Michelle Lee, in the USA.

Steppenwolf, Charlie Musselwhite, The 4th Way and The Indian Head Band play the last of three nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.

Country Joe And The Fish, Magic Fern, Time Machine, Uncle Henry, Indian Puddin and Pipe, Canterbury Tales, Blues Feedback, The Great Excelsior Jazz Band and Murray Roman play at Eagles Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, USA.

Herman's Hermits, The Flower Pot Men, Graham Bonney, The Robb Storme Group and Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich play on the Yardley's London Look Tour in Hamburg, Germany, Europe. Playing bass with Herman's Hermits on this date is John Paul Jones, later to find fame as a member of Led Zeppelin.

Cream, with Eric Clapton on guitar, play the last of three nights at The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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.