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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.
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.
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.
Felicia Sanders and Vaughn Meader are playing during two weeks of shows at Mister Kelly's, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Bobby Darin is playing at The Latin Casino, Camden, New Jersey, USA.
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.
The Alan Bown play at The Cat Ballou Club, Grantham, England, UK, Europe.
A party is held for The Supremes at John Bull's restaurant in King's Road, Chelsea, London, England, UK, Europe. Guests attending the event include Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones.
The Fallen Angels play at Le Cave, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Ravi Shankar plays at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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.'
Freddy Mack And His Band are playing a live gig in Hanley, Staffordshire, England, UK, Europe.
Chris Farlowe And The Thunderbirds play at The Carlton Club, Erdington, West Midlands, England, UK, Europe, supported by Jo Jo Gunne.
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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Steppenwolf and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers play the last of four nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra play a concert of Sacred Music at The T.A. Willett Auditorium, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA.
Paul McCartney of The Beatles rehearses his song Step Inside Love with Cilla Black, who will be using it as the theme for her upcoming TV series.
The Mothers Of Invention (led by Frank Zappa) play at the U.C. Festival, Convocation Hall, University Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience are working on the tracks Mushy Name and Tax Free at Olympic Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.
Eric Burdon And The Animals, The Move, Denny Laine And The Electric String Band, David Bowie, The Nice and Chicken Shack are heard performing live on the BBC Radio 1 show Top Gear, presented by deejays John Peel and Tommy Vance in London, England, UK, Europe.
The Monkees are working on the songs Can You Dig It and Long Title at Western Recorders Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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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.
Sarah McLachlan is born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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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.
Robert Plant And The Band of Joy play at Foseco Sports and Social Club, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England, UK, Europe.
Francoise Hardy, Serge Gainsbourg and Warren Beatty spend the evening at the Regine nightclub in Paris, France, Europe.
Lawrence Muggerudd is born in Los Angeles, California, USA. He will find success as rapper DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill.
Mel Tillis, with Walter Haynes as producer, records Kaw-Liga, Heartaches By The Number, Detroit City and other tracks in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
The Temptations, Gladys Knight And The Pips and Brenda Holloway play at The Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA.
Country Joe And The Fish, The Charlatans and Dan Hicks And the Hot Licks play the last of three nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
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.
On their Seven Drunken Nights tour, The Dubliners play at The Granada, Walthamstow, London, 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 Moody Blues record What Am I Doing Here at Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, England, UK, Europe.
John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr of The Beatles attend a party to welcome Grapefruit to the Apple Records label in London, England, UK, Europe. Also in attandance are Cilla Black and Donovan.
Eyes Of Blond play at The Crazy Horse Club, Feltwell, Norfolk, 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.