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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.
Ahmad Jamal is playing during a one-month engagement at The Top Of The Gate, New York City, USA.

The Treniers are playing during a lengthy engagement at The Sahara Lounge, Las Vegas, Nevada, 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.

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.
Savoy Brown play at The Star Hotel, Croydon, England, UK, Europe.
Georgie Fame, Trisha Noble, The Del Reys and The Duo Ream are the guests on tonight's edition of the tv show International Cabaret on BBC2 tv from The
Talk Of The Town in London, England, UK, Europe.
The Cat's Pyjamas play at The Bag O'Nails, Kingley Street, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.

The First Edition appear on tv comedy show The Rowan and Martin Laugh-In in the USA. The group's leader,
Kenny Rogers, will go on to much greater success as a solo artist.

Popular French singer
Marcelle Bordas dies aged 61 in Ile-de-France, Paris, France, Europe.
Alice Coltrane records Lord Help Me To Be, The Sun and Ohnedaruth at Coltrane Studio, Dix Hills, New York State, USA. They will appear on the album A Monastic Trio, on
Impulse Records in the USA.

Rich Truel, drummer of Los Angeles-based alternative rock band
Possum Dixon, is born.

When
The Doors play at The Pussy Cat A Go Go, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, vocalist Jim Morrison is arrested for public drunkenness, vagrancy, and failure to possess sufficient identification. It is reported that Morrison taunted a security guard and was injured in the scuffle which followed. When police are called in, Morrison and his author friend Robert Gover are arrested.
The Nice play at The Scene, New York City, USA, supported by One. This is the first American gig for
The Nice.
Jimmy Smith with the Tom McIntosh Orchestra, records Stay Loose, If You Ain't Got It, I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town and Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby for
Verve Records in New York City, USA.
The Monkees are working on the song Can You Dig It at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Jimmy Wakely records Losing My Mind and Faded Love for Shasta Records in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

The
Grateful Dead play at The State Ballroom, Portland, Oregon, USA.
The
Jimmy Smith Quintet records One For Members, Chain Of Fools and Grabbin' Hold for
Verve Records in New York City, USA.
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra play a Concert of Sacred Music at the Enon Baptist Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Barney Bigard with Art Hodes All Star Rompers records Sweet Lorraine, Hesitation Blues, Makin' Whoopee and Three Little Words for Delmark Records in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Claude Gray, with
Owen Bradley as producer, record Crazy Arms, Little Ole Wine Drinker Me and Just Between Us Tears at
Bradley's Barn, Bender's Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, Tennessee, USA.
Mick Jagger of The
Rolling Stones is in Los Angeles, California, USA, and is said to be scouting for talent to be signed to his group's proposed new record label, Mother Earth.
New Orleans by
Neil Diamond reaches No1 in the Canadian pop singles chart.
The second MIDEM international music trade festival opens in Cannes, France, Europe. The week-long event attracts delegates from the music industry across the globe, and presents live performances by
The Supremes (USA),
Sandie Shaw (UK),
Judy Collins (USA), Esther And Abi Ofarim (Israel) and Les Yper Sound (France).
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.