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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 Checkmates Ltd, are playing during four weeks at Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
John Davidson is playing during a month of shows at The Plaza Hotel, New York City, USA.
Albert King is playing during six nights at The Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA, with The Loading Zone, Rain, Ten Years After, Canned Heat and Dan Hicks And His Hot Licks.
The Velvet Underground is playing during three nights at La Cave, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
The Temptations, Edwin Starr, The Monitors and Willie Tyler are playing during a week of shows at The Apollo, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Brenda And The Tabulations are playing during ten nights at The Nixon Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
World by The Bee Gees is awarded a Silver Disc in the UK, Europe.
The musical, I'm Solomon, closes at The Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, USA, after just seven performances.
Steppenwolf, H.P. Lovecraft and Kaleidoscope play at Long Beach Civic Center, Long Beach, California, USA.
The Ike And Tina Turner Revue plays at The Twisted Wheel, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
Little Boy Blues play the second of three nights at The Kinetic Playground [aka The Electric Theater], 4812 North Clark Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA, supported by The Rush.
The Fugs play the second of two nights at The Kaleidoscope, 6230 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience continue working in The Record Plant, New York City, USA.
Count Basie and Georgie Fame play at The Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
The Paupers play the second of two nights at The Grande Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Sly And The Family Stone release their second album, Dance To The Music, on Epic Records in the USA.
Tennessee Ernie Ford plays a gig in Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
Louis Armstrong takes What A Wonderful World to No1 in the UK singles chart. On the same day it is awarded a Silver Disc in the UK, Europe. The song also makes Louis Armstrong the oldest male to have topped the UK Singles Chart up to this date.
Jimmy Roselli plays to a capacity crowd at Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA.
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band spend a third day of recording their second album Strictly Personal for Blue Thumb Records in the USA.
Country music bandleader and singer Doc Williams is honoured by having today named as Doc Williams Day in Wheeling, West Virginia, USA. The day includes a special luncheon recognising Williams as a "guiding example of good moral standards, not only as an entertainer but also as a citizen and leader'.
The Barry Goldberg Reunion, supported by Pacific Gas And Electric, plays the third of four nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The highest new entry in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA, is Mrs Robinson by Simon And Garfunkel, entering at No47.
Honey by Bobby Goldsboro reaches No1 in the Australian pop singles chart.
The Who play at the Golden Rose Festival, Casino, Montreux, Switzerland, Europe. Also on the bill are UK psychedelic bands Kaleidoscope and Blossom Toes plus Brian Auger's Trinity with Julie Driscoll.
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Traffic, Blue Cheer and Iron Butterfly play the second of two nights at the Fillmore East, New York City, USA.
The Doors play at the Falconer Teatret, Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe, supported by Atomic Rooster.
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On their second North American tour, The Cream play at The Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Congratulations by Cliff Richard is awarded a Silver Disc in the UK, Europe.
The Fifth Annual Kansas City Jazz Festival is held in the Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri, USA, featuring Wes Montgomery, Cannonball Adderley and others.
The Steve Miller Band play the second of three nights at the Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Rolling Stones are in Olympic Studios, London, England, UK, Europe, working on a version of the song Jumpin' Jack Flash intended for use in a promotional video.
The Shell Shock Show featuring Ruth and Rudy play at the Alex Disco in the Alexandra Rooms, New Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, with DJ Kazoon.
The Small Faces fly out of London, England, UK, Europe,bound for Bremen, to begin a series of live dates in Germany and Belgium, Europe.
The Honeybus play at The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, England, UK, Europe.
Buffalo Springfield play at Hi Corbett Field, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
The Bee Gees and The Foundations play at The Capitol, Cardiff, Wales, UK, Europe.
The Kinks play at The Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, England, UK, Europe.
The controversial hippy musical, Hair is playing at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1750 performances.
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.