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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.
The musical Hallelujah Baby!, starring Leslie Uggams, is presented at The Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 293 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.
The controversial hippy musical, Hair is playing at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1750 performances.
Barbara McNair is playing during three weeks of shows at The Royal Box of The Americana Hotel, New York City, USA.
The Checkmates Ltd are playing during a ten-night engagement at The Sherman House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Blood Sweat And Tears are playing during a season at The Cafe Au GoGo, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Trini Lopez is playing during three weeks at The Latin Casino, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA.
Joni Mitchell is playing during eleven nights at The Bitter End, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA. Her support acts change during this period, but include David Steinberg and Bunky And Jake.
Linda Ronstadt And The Stone Poneys are playing during a ten-day engagement at The Marco Polo Restuarant, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Blue Cheer play the first of three nights at The Grande Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, USA, supported by The Jagged Edge and The Soul Remains
Sam And Dave release a new single, You Don't Know What You Mean To Me, in the UK, Europe.
Geno Washington, The Move, Marmalade, Family, Fairport Convention, Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera, Spooky Tooth and others play at the Midsummer Night's Dream, in Burton Constable Hall, near Hull, England, UK, Europe.
The Savage Resurrection play the first of three nights at The Kinetic Playground [aka The Electric Theater], 4812 North Clark Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Smokey Robinson and The Miracles release a new single, Yester-Love in the UK, Europe.
The Electric Flag, Clover and Pacific Flash play the first of two nights at The Hippodrome, San Diego, California, USA.
John Lennon of The Beatles finishes work on Revolution 1, at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
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Gene Pitney releases a new single, Love Grows, on Stateside Records in the UK, Europe. The song is composed by Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway.
Scott Walker plays at The Dome, Brighton, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Herd and The Mike Stuart Span. The show is filmed for a BBC-2 tv documentary, A Year In The Life, about The Mike Stuart Span.
The Nice release their debut single, America, in the UK. The track, an organ-dominated prog-rock re-interpretation of the Leonard Bernstein showstopper from the musical West Side Story, will land the group deep in controvery.
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers release a new album, Bare Wires, on Decca Records in the UK, Europe. Shortly after, in the middle of a German tour, Mayall will disband the group.
Mother Earth play the first of three nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA, supported by Kaleidoscope.
The Loading Zone play the first of three nights at The Cheetah, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Move and Georgie Fame are the live guests on The Joe Loss Show on radio in the UK.
The Third Ear Band, The Tribe Of The Sacred Mushroom and Kind's Ida Watch Chain play in the 'Midsummer Reception Committee' at the Avebury Stone Circle, Avebury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
The Strawbs release their debut single, Oh How She Changed, on A+M Records in the UK.
Percy Sledge suffers a heart attack while performing onstage at The Surf Side Club, Pensacola, Florida, USA.
Vanilla Fudge and James Cotton play at the Fillmore East, New York City, USA.
Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention play at Indiana Beach Ballroom, Monticello, Indiana, USA.
The Monkees release a new single, D.W. Washburn, in the UK, Europe. The song is composed by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.
Pink Floyd play at the Commemoration Ball, Balliol College, Oxford, UK, and later at The Middle Earth club, Covent Garden, London, England, UK, Europe.
Albert King plays the third of five nights at The Whisky A-Go-Go, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, supported by Evergreen Blueshoes.
The Foundations play the first of two dates in Australia, Oceania.
For a fourth consecutive night, Jimi Hendrix jams with the Jeff Beck Group at The Scene Club, New York City, USA.
Deep Purple release their debut single, Hush, on Parlophone Records in the UK.
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Marvin Gaye plays during a week of shows at The Apollo Theatre, Harlem, New York City, 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.