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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.
The Serendipity Singers are playing at The Embers, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Shirley Bassey is playing during an engagement at The Sahara, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Paul Anka is playing during a two-week season at Mr. D's, San Francisco, California, USA.
Loretta Lynn registers copyright on her song I'm A Honky-Tonk Girl.
Tommy James And The Shondells reach No1 in the UK Singles Chart with Mony Mony.
The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown play at Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, UK, Europe.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience play at the Virginia Beach Dome, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA, supported by Soft Machine and Eire Apparent.
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The Grateful Dead, Albert Collins and Kaleidoscope play the second of three nights at the Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Top Ten Singles being played on WMCA Radio, New York City, USA, for the week beginning on this date are as follows :



1. People Got To Be Free - The Rascals

2. Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream

3. Turn Around Look At Me - The Vogues

4. Light My Fire - Jose Feliciano

5. Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf

6. Brown Eyed Woman - Bill Medley

7. Love Makes A Woman - Barbara Acklin

8. Classical Gas - Mason Williams

9. Stoned Soul Picnic - The 5th Dimension

10. You're All I Need To Get By - Marvin Gaye And Tammi Terrell.

Jimmy McGriff records Blue Juice (aka Hi-Heel Sneakers) and Take The A Train in New York City, USA.
The Originals record lead vocals for their track Baby, I'm For Real at Hitsville Studios, Detroit, Michigan, USA. The song is composed by Anna Gordy Gaye and Marvin Gaye.
The Bee Gees record Edison in Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City, USA.
Dirk Bruinenberg is born in Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel, Nertherlands, Europe. He will find success as a heavy metal drummer, playing with bands including Elegy, Ian Parry's Consortium Project and Adagio.
Eric Burdon And Animals play the first of five nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA, supported by A.B. Skhy.
Ben E. King plays at The Top Rank, Southampton, England, UK, Europe.
The Nice play at The Pier Pavilion, Bournemouth, England, UK, Europe.
The Equals play at The Top Rank, Brighton, England, UK, Europe.
To avoid confusion with an American group of the same name, UK band Kaleidoscope plays together under that name for the last time during a BBC radio session at Maida Vale, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Beatles add overdubs to their song Sexy Sadie in Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Herbie Mann Septet records Memphis Underground and Battle Hymn Of The Republic for Atlantic Records at American Sound Studios, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Jazz trumpeter and electronic musician Jan Bang is born in Kristiansand, Norway, Europe.
Joe Cocker plays at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
Guitarist, composer and bandleader Karel Duba plus five members of his orchestra, including vocalist Bohumil Vaněk, die in a bus crash while on tour, near Ulan-Bator, Mongolia, Asia.
Etta James releases her eighth LP, Tell Mama, on Cadet Records in the USA.
Roy Orbison plays the seventeenth night of a four-week residency at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
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.