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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 controversial hippy musical, Hair is playing at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1750 performances.
The musical variety revue New Faces Of 1968 is presented during a run of 52 performances at The Booth Theatre, New York City, USA, featuring performers including Madeline Kahn, Robert Klein, Suzanne Astor and Gloria Bleezarde.
Ron Eliran, known as "Israel's Ambassador of Song," is playing during a month of shows at The Hungry i, San Francisco, California, USA.
The 5th Dimension are playing during a three-week engagement at The Americana Hotel, New York City, USA.
The Righteous Brothers are playing at Cocoanut Grove, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Parliaments are playing during ten nights at Phelp's Lounge, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Led by George Clinton, the group will eventually evolve into funk pioneers Parliament and Funkadelic.
Jazz pianist Erroll Garner is playing during a three-week season at The Tropicana, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The Dells are playing during a week of shows at The Howard Theatre, Washington DC, USA.
Etta James, The Coasters, The Vibrations, Freddie Scott, The Jive Five and Jimmy Pelham are playing at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Leon Bibb is playing during a thirteen-night engagement at The Maisonette in the St. Regis Hotel, New York City, USA.
The Arthur Lyman Quartet is playing during a run of dates at Hop Louie's Latitude 20 Club, Torrance, California, USA. Vibraphonist Lyman is considered a pioneer of the exotica style of music, which blended Hawaiian styles with jazz and pop.
Henry Mancini is playing during two weeks at The Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
The Four Tops, Gladys Knight And The Pips, Barbara Randoph and Hugh Masekela play during six nights at The Carousel, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Sweet Inspirations are playing at Leo's Casino, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
The Family Tree (featuring Bob Segarini) are playing during three nights at The Avalon, San Francisco, California, USA.
Junior Parker plays a live show in Lufkin, Texas, USA.
The Steve Miller Band plays in Acalanes High School, Lafayette, California, USA.
Instrumental tracks for The Monkees' song As We Go Along are recorded at Wally Heider's Studio, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. It is noteworthy that drummer Mickey Dolenz is in England on this day, and guitarist Mike Nesmith is working on tracks in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The two guitarists on this song are said to have been Ry Cooder and Neil Young.
Erma Franklin is playing during four nights at The Nixon Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Percy Sledge plays at The City Auditorium, Bluefield, West Virginia, USA.
When Cliff Richard plays at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe, the show is recorded and will be released as the album Cliff – Live At The Talk Of The Town.
When The Beatles start work on what will become the double album, The Beatles, better known as The White Album, there is a new figure in the studio, John Lennon's new lover, Yoko Ono.
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Canned Heat are playing during four nights at Tempo City, New York City, USA.
Tim Buckley and Mary McCaslin play the tenth of thirteen nights at Doug Weston's Troubadour, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Loading Zone play at Acalanes Stadium, Lafayette, California, USA.
Simon And Garfunkel play at The Town Hall, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
Riots break out on the first day of the Beat Monster Concert in The Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland, Europe, starring The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Traffic, Eric Burdon and The Animals, The Move and more. A party is held afterwards at The Crazy Girl Club.
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Edwin Starr plays at The Mistrale, Beckenham, England, UK, Europe.
On their second North American tour, The Cream play the second of two days at Eagles Stadium, Seattle, Washington, USA.
The Grateful Dead, Charlie Musselwhite and Petris play the first of two nights at The Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
On a tour to promote their new single, Born To Be Wild, Steppenwolf play the first of two nights at The Marine Stadium, Miami, Florida, USA.
Spirit and The Illinois Speed Press play the second of five nights at The Whisky A-Go-Go, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Quicksilver Messenger Service play the first of three nights at Three Image, Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
Bobby Darin is the first performer to appear at a new supper club, Mr. D's, in San Francisco, California, USA. During the evening, Darin learns that Robert F. Kennedy has been shot.
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.