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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.
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Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin becomes the No1 album in the USA, making it America's last No1 album of the 60s. Down On The Corner by Creedence Clearwater Revival peaks at No19 in the UK Top Twenty singles chart.
Spirit play the second of three nights at Winterland, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Supremes register their 12th US No1 Billboard Top 40 chart hit single with Someday We'll Be Together. On the same day the song reaches No1 in the Cashbox magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA.
Bread play the fourth of five nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA, supported by locally-popular blues-rock band Smokestack Lightning.
Jimmy Cliff scores his first hit in the USA when Wonderful World, Beautiful People enters the Billboard Top 40 singles chart, where it will peak at No7.
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Blood, Sweat And Tears, Appaloosa, and The Allman Brothers Band play the second of three nights at the Fillmore East, New York City, USA.
Jimi Hendrix continues rehearsals in New York City, USA, with Band Of Gypsys for their upcoming Fillmore East show.
The Miami Rock Festival, a three-day event, begins in Miami, Florida, USA, with featured acts including Canned Heat, Vanilla Fudge and B.B. King. The event is billed as 'the last rock festival of the 60s'.
Today's edition of UK music paper Record Mirror features an illustration depicting Santa Claus with an open sack over his shoulder in which can be seen Bob Dylan, Lulu, Elvis Presley, Tom Jones, Engelbert Humperdinck, Paul McCartney, Cilla Black and other pop/rock idols.