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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.
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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.
Shirley Bassey is playing during a lengthy engagement at The Sahara, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA.
The 9th Annual Antibes Jazz Festival, a six-day event, is taking place in Juan-les-Pins, France, Europe. Artists appearing over the course of the event include Mahalia Jackson, Count Basie and His Orchestra, Don Ellis, The Pharoah Sanders Quartet, The Drayton Singers and Betty Carter.
Patti Page is playing during a week of shows at Disneyland, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Arthur Prysock is playing during ten nights at Club Harlem, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.Hoyt Axton is playing during six nights at The Golden Bear, Huntington Beach, California, USA, supported by Hedge And Donna.
Andy Williams is playing during a week of shows at The Carousel Theatre, Framingham, Massachusetts, USA, supported by The Osmond Brothers.
John Lee Hooker is playing during three nights at The Cafe Au GoGo, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Country Joe And The Fish play the second of three nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.Roy Orbison plays the fourth night in a week of shows at the Variety Club, Batley, England, UK, Europe.
Moby Grape, The Jeff Beck Group, with Rod Stewart on vocals, and Mint Tattoo play the second of three nights at The Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA.
Bobbie Gentry makes a personal appearance at Korvette's record store in New York City, USA, where she signs autographs for fans.
The Les McCann Quartet (with strings) records For Once In My Life, With These Hands, Straighten Up And Fly Right and other tracks for Atlantic Records in New York City, USA.
A rough mix of the song Gypsy Eyes is made at Record Plant, New York City, USA, in Jimi Hendrix's absence.
John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison of The Beatles attend the opening of Juniper, a Chelsea Market antique stall on King's Road, London, England, UK, Europe, owned by sisters Pattie and Jenny Boyd.
Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones spends the second of two days recording the Master Musicians of Joujouka in Marrakesh, Morocco, Africa. 
Jefferson Airplane play at The Kinetic Playground [aka The Electric Theater], 4812 North Clark Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA, supported by Iron Butterfly.
Ray Price records She Wears My Ring. It will spend fourteen weeks on the Billbaord Hot Country Songs chart in the USA and will peak at No6.
Frank Sinatra records Cycles, My Way Of Life and Whatever Happened To Christmas, for Reprise Records in New York City, USA.
Novelty pop hitmaker Nervous Norvus dies aged 56, at Alameda County Hospital, Oakland, California, USA, of cirrhosis of the liver. His solitary major hit, Transfusion (1956) was banned on many radio stations, but still reached No13 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart.
The 1968 Newport Folk Festival opens for business in Newport, Rhode Island, USA, featuring Taj Mahal, Tim Buckley, Janis Ian, Arlo Guthrie, B.B. King and Judy Collins.
Patti LaBelle And The Bluebelles record He's My Man, Wonderful and How Can You Throw My Love Away for Atlantic Records in the USA.
Pink Floyd play at The Summer Music Festival, Municipal Stadium (later re-named JFK Stadium), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Also on the bill are The Troggs, Mandala and headliners The Who, but this last group does not appear because of heavy rain which brings the event to a soggy and untimely end. Procol Harum are also listed as appearing but had to cancel because of work permit problems.
The rock musical