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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.
A group billed as British band The Zombies is playing at The Whiskey A Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA. However, the real Zombies had split up some while previously and this group is an unrelated bunch of Americans, touring in hopes of cashing in on the success of The Zombies single Time Of The Season, which was released after the split. The fake band includes Frank Beard and Dusty Hill, who will later find success as members of ZZ Top.
Underground press rumours of the death of Paul McCartney of The Beatles go overground. Today, in the wake of a report on New York radio station WABC, the Chicago Sun-Times carries a story headlined Is Paul Dead?
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Jazz piano virtuoso Bill Evans is in Media Sound Studios, New York City, working on his album From Left To Right.
John Lennon of The Beatles is interviewed in Apple HQ, London, UK, by David Wigg for BBC Radio 1 show Scene And Heard.
Influential Beat Generation author Jack Kerouac dies of an internal hemorrhage caused by liver damage, the result of a lifetime of heavy drinking, aged 47, in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. Kerouac's writing was infused with the spirit of jazz, and he frequently hung out in New York City clubs such as The Red Drum, Minton's and The Open Door, listening to jazz giants such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis.