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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 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.
Barbara McNair is playing during two weeks at The Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Earl 'Fatha' Hines is playing during a long engagement at The Colonial Tavern, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The New Christy Minstrels are playing during a lengthy engagement at The Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, Louisana, USA.
Wayne Newton is playing during four weeks at Harrah's, Reno, Nevada, USA.

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.
Bobby Darin is playing at The Latin Casino, Camden, New Jersey, USA.
Felicia Sanders and Vaughn Meader are playing during two weeks of shows at Mister Kelly's, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Robert Plant And The Band of Joy play at Foseco Sports and Social Club, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England, UK, Europe.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra play a concert of Sacred Music at The T.A. Willett Auditorium, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA.
The Moody Blues record What Am I Doing Here at Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, England, UK, Europe.

Chris Farlowe And The Thunderbirds play at The Carlton Club, Erdington, West Midlands, England, UK, Europe, supported by Jo Jo Gunne.
Eyes Of Blond play at The Crazy Horse Club, Feltwell, Norfolk, England, UK, Europe.

Francoise Hardy, Serge Gainsbourg and Warren Beatty spend the evening at the
Regine nightclub in Paris, France, Europe.

William Griffin Jr is born in Wyandanch, Long island, New York State, USA. He will find success as rapper Rakim of hit-making duo
Eric B. And Rakim.

Freddy Mack And His Band are playing a live gig in Hanley, Staffordshire, England, UK, Europe.
Jag Var Sa Kar (I Was So In Love) by
Agnetha Faltskog reaches No1 in the Pop Singles Chart in Sweden, Europe. Agnetha will find greater international success as a member of
Abba.

The
Alan Bown play at The Cat Ballou Club, Grantham, England, UK, Europe.

In a Sunday Times interview, British pop idol
Cliff Richard says, 'I've lived for years with people saying I'm a poof, but I don't give a damn what they say. My best friends know me, and that's all that matters. Even before I became a Christian, I wasn't going to lay chicks just to prove myself.'

The
5th Dimension, Nancy Ames and Carol Lawrence are the musical guests on tonight's edition of The
Ed Sullivan Show on CBS-tv in New York City, USA.

On their
Seven Drunken Nights tour, The Dubliners play at The Granada, Walthamstow, London, England, UK, Europe.

The Fallen Angels play at Le Cave, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Jim Morrison of
The Doors is arrested and charged with public drunkenness, after harassing a security guard at an adult movie theatre in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Lawrence Muggerudd is born in Los Angeles, California, USA. He will find success as rapper
DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill.

While flying between shows on an Australian tour,
The Who, Small Faces and Paul Jones are asked to disembark for bad behaviour and 'making a hostess cry.'
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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.