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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.
Engelbert Humperdinck is appearing in a season as Robinson Crusoe in pantomime at The Palladium Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Treniers are playing during a lengthy engagement at The Sahara Lounge, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Ahmad Jamal is playing during a one-month engagement at The Top Of The Gate, New York City, USA.
The rock musical Your Own Thing is presented at The Orpheum Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 937 performances.
Earl 'Fatha' Hines is playing during a long engagement at The Colonial Tavern, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Barbara McNair is playing during two weeks at The Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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 Everly Brothers are playing during six nights at The Club Embassy, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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.
Paul McCartney of The Beatles is in EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe, assisting his brother Mike McGear and Liverpudlian poet Roger McGough with recordings for their group McGough And McGear.
Victoria Williams And J.B. Ledbetter record We're So Satisfied and Show Some Sign for Verve Records in New York City, USA.
The Three Sounds play the first of two nights at Hatchett's Playground, Piccadilly, London, England, UK, Europe.
Fairport Convention play at The Middle Earth, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Robert Plant's Band Of Joy, Pegasus and The Flute Girl. Deejay for the night is Jeff Dexter.
feature in the current edition of Newsweek magazine in the USA declares that The Bosstown Sound - a largely manufactured scene based on bands from Boston, Massachusetts, USA, is the latest music industry craze. Bands deemed to be part of the craze are The Beacon Street Union, Orpheus, The Phluph and The Ultimate Spinach, but none of those bands will achieve lasting success.
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Buffalo Springfield and Canned Heat play at the Campus Hall, University of California, Irvine, California, USA. After the concert, Buffalo Springfield bassist Bruce Palmer is arrested for possession of drugs and is subsequently detained at an immigration camp in El Centro for two weeks before being deported to Canada. Within a few days Buffalo Springfield will replace Palmer with recording engineer/bassist Jim Messina.
Traffic play at City University, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by Magic Mixture.
Everly Brothers, Minnie Pearl and Gladys Knight and The Pips appear on the ABC-tv series Operation Entertainment in the USA.
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Big Brother And The Holding Company, The Electric Flag, The Youngbloods and Ultimate Spinach play the first of two nights at Winterland, San Francisco, California, USA.
Country Joe And The Fish, The Charlatans and Dan Hicks And The Hot Licks play the first of three nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Temptations, Gladys Knight And The Pips and Brenda Holloway play at The Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA.
San Francisco hippy band Moby Grape play at the Action House, Island Park, New York, USA.
Caffe Lena, a popular folk club in Saratoga Springs, New York State, USA, is closed down by The Deputy Commissioner Of Public Safety for several fire code violations. It will open again in March after repairs have been completed, funded by benefit concerts at other venues.
Grateful Dead and Quicksilver Messenger Service play the first of two nights at Eagles Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, USA.
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Duke Ellington And His Orchestra play at Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
The Detroit Emeralds and The Fantastic Four play at The 20 Grand, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Steppenwolf and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers play the second of four nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Tremeloes appear on the BBC-1 tv children's programme Crackerjack, in London, England, UK, Europe.
The Monkees are working on the song Long Title, at Sunset Sound Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jesse Malin is born in Whitestone, Queens, New York City, USA. He will sing, play and write songs with hardcore bands D Generation and Heart Attack before launching a solo career.