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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.
Hallelujah Baby!, starring Leslie Uggams, is presented at The Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 293 performances.
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Engelbert Humperdinck is appearing in a season as Robinson Crusoe in pantomime at The Palladium Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra are playing during a three-week engagement at Harrah's, Reno, Nevada, USA.
Ed Ames is playing during a three-week engagement at The Frontier Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Georgie Fame is playing during a three-week season at The Mayfair Hotel, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Shadows play during a three-week cabaret season at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe, with Brian Locking standing in for bassist John Rostill who has suffered a nervous breakdown.
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 musical, Love And Let Love, is presented at Sheridan Square Playhouse, off-Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of just fourteen performances.
Louis Prima, Sam Butera And The Witnesses, Little Richie Varola, Dominique and The Ben Arden Orchestra are playing at The Empire Room, Palmer House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Hank Williams Jr records Alabam, Slowly, Pan American and I Love You A Thousand Ways in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Linda Ronstadt And The Stone Poneys record By The Fruits Of Their Labor and Up To My Neck In High Muddy Water in Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Buck Owens and His Buckaroos record Leave Me Something To Remember You By, That's All Right With Me, A Little Longer Please Jesus and You'll Never Miss The Water in Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Otis Redding releases a posthumous single, [Sittin' On] The Dock Of The Bay, on Volt Records in the USA, less than a month after the plane crash which took his life.
Mike Nesmith of The Monkees completes work on the song Circle Sky at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Top Ten Singles beging played on WCOL Radio, Columbus, Ohio, USA, for the week beginning on this date are as follows :
1. I Heard It Through the Grapevine – Gladys Knight And The Pips
2. Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) – John Fred And The Playboy Band
3. Soul Struttin' – Jamie Lyons
4. Bottle Of Wine – The Fireballs
5. Soul Coaxin' – Raymond LeFevre
6. Nobody But Me – Human Beinz
7. Bend Me, Shape Me – The American Breed
8. Skinny legs And All – Joe Tex
9. Love Me Two Times – The Doors
10. Darlin' – The Beach Boys
1. I Heard It Through the Grapevine – Gladys Knight And The Pips
2. Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) – John Fred And The Playboy Band
3. Soul Struttin' – Jamie Lyons
4. Bottle Of Wine – The Fireballs
5. Soul Coaxin' – Raymond LeFevre
6. Nobody But Me – Human Beinz
7. Bend Me, Shape Me – The American Breed
8. Skinny legs And All – Joe Tex
9. Love Me Two Times – The Doors
10. Darlin' – The Beach Boys
Paul Anka is playing during a week of shows at The Roostertail Supper Club in Detroit, Michigan, USA, supported by The Lazy Eggs and The Utopias.
On a tour to promote their second Smash Records LP, Love Lost And Found, Jay And The Techniques play in Denver, Colorado, USA.
Jazz guitarist Pat Martino records East, Close Your Eyes and other tracks in New York City, USA, for Prestige Records.
The Bee Gees record The Singer Sang His Song and Down To Earth, at IBC Studio in London, England, UK, Europe, for their album Idea.
Freddie Mack's Band plays at The 100 Club, Oxford Street, London, England, UK, Europe.
Jazz pianist Artie Butler records The Loop and Music For Night People in New York City, USA, for A+M Records. Herbie Hancock also plays piano on these tracks, and Butler plays an early electronic keyboard instrument, the ondioline.
Dick Shawn, Janie Marden, The Moia Brothers and The Dallas Boys appear on the BBC-2 tv show International Cabaret, live from The Talk Of The Town in London, England, UK, Europe.
Liza Minelli opens at The Empire Room in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, USA.
Carl Butler and Pearl record Goodbye Tennessee, If You Should Ever Stop Loving Me and If I'd Only Met You First in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Jazz vocalist Bobbe Norris is playing during two weeks at The Living Room, New York City, USA.
Simon Dupree And The Big Sound play at The Orchid Ballroom, Purley, England, UK, Europe.
Homer And Jethro record Hillbilly Hippie and I Crept Into The Crypt And Cried in RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Quicksilver Messenger Service, Steppenwolf and Kaleidoscope play the first of two nights at The Cheetah, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jerry Reed, with Chet Atkins as producer, records his version of the Ray Charles song Hallelujah I Love Her So in RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Avenue, South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The band on the session includes Wayne Moss [gtr], Junior Huskey [bass] and Jerry Carrigan [drums].
Elvis Presley holds his 30th birthday party at Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee, USA, and spends the evening watching films at The Memphian Theater.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience plays at Stora Salen, Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden, Europe, supported by Mecki Mark Men and Baby Grandmothers.
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Stuart Foster, best-known as a vocalist with The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, dies of a heart attack, aged 49, in 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.
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.