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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 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.
Lulu plays during a two-week cabaret season at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
Molly Bee is playing during two weeks at The Cork Club, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Kenny Rogers And The First Edition are playing at The Carousel, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
The Magnificent Men are playing a week of shows at The Uptown Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Tennessee Ernie Ford is playing during a week at The Carousel, West Covina, California, USA.
The Checkmates Ltd are appearing during an extended engagement at The Cave Supper Club, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The Fantastics play at The Good Companions Hotel, Slough, Berkshire, England, UK, Europe.
The Mark Wirtz Orchestra releases a new single, (He's Our Dear Old) Weatherman, in the UK on Parlophone Records.
Amen Corner play at both The Princess Club and The Domino Club, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
Big Brother And The Holding Company play the first of two nights at The Psychedelic Supermarket, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Canned Heat, Fruit Of The Loom and Tiers play in The Grande Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
The Horace Silver Quintet records Serenade To A Soul Sister, Psychedelic Sally and Rain Dance for Blue Note Records in Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA.
Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera and Freddy Mack's Band play at Birmingham University, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
The posthumous Otis Redding compilation LP, The Dock Of The Bay is released in the USA on Volt/Atco Records.
Chuck Berry plays at The Anderson Theater, New York City, USA, supported by The Electric Flag and Pearls Before Swine.
New Zealand band The Human Instinct release a new single, Renaissance Fair, in the UK on Deram Records. The record is a cover of a song written by The Byrds.
The Byrds and Chris Montez play at Hill Auditorium, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Gram Parsons, having recently joined The Byrds, is playing organ and singing on several songs.
The James Cotton Band and The Crumbs play the second of two nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Pearls Before Swine play the first of two nights at The Village Theater, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
The Clingers (aka The Clinger Sisters) appear on the Operation Entertainment tv show in the USA.
Bob Dylan releases his 8th studio album, the rootsy, mostly acoustic John Wesley Harding, in the UK on CBS Records. It will give him his third UK No1.
Tim Rose plays at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation, plus Robert Plant And The Band Of Joy. (Plant will go on to become the vocalist of Led Zeppelin].
Eddie Floyd, Pigmeat Markham, The Cassanovas, Barbra Merger, Pat Lewis, J.J. Barnes, The Holidays, Dusty Williams, Dennis Thomas, Ruby Andrews and Timmy Willis are playing in the week-long Memphis Sounds Show at The Riveira Theater, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Andre Kostelanetz records tracks for his album Sunset : Andre Kostelanetz Plays Music For Strings in 30th Street Studios, New York City, USA.
Buddy Guy, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Son House play the first of three nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
Count Basie, Miriam Makeba, Wes Montgomery, The Jimmy Smith Trio, The Oscar Peterson trio and Richard Pryor play in Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
The Beacon Street Union play the first of two nights at The Cheetah, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Gary Burton Quartet plays at Carnegie Recital Hall, New York City, USA. The show is recorded and will be released by RCA Records as The Gary Burton Quartet In Concert. The album includes a jazzy interpretation of the Bob Dylan composition I Want You.
Jimi Hendrix Experience play at The Masonic Temple, Detroit, Michigan, USA, supported by Soft Machine, The MC5 and The Rationals.
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience release Up From The Skies / One Rainy Wish on Reprise Records as their fourth single in the USA.
Cannonball Adderley, The Vagrants, Blue Cheer and Sagittarius play the first of two nights at Winterland, San Francisco, California, USA.
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First generation San Francisco hippy band The Grateful Dead play the second of three nights at King's Beach, Lake Tahoe, California, USA.
Chris Reifert, a pioneer of the death/doom genre of heavy metal, is born in California, USA. He will find success in the bands Autopsy, Abscess and others.