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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.
Engelbert Humperdinck is appearing in a season as Robinson Crusoe in pantomime at The Palladium Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe.
The rock musical Your Own Thing is presented at The Orpheum Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 937 performances.
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.
Jazz pianist Erroll Garner is playing at Al Hirt's Club, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
The Jazz Communicators (saxophonist Joe Henderson, trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Herbie Lewis, and drummer Louis Hayes) are playing during a fifteen night booking at The Both/And Club, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Roman Numerals are playing at The Bitter End, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
The Four Tops are playing at The Roostertail, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Fabian is playing at The Pheasant Run, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Beacon Street Union play during a three-night stand at The Cheetah, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Diana Ross And The Supremes play at The Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Caribbean.
The Herd play at Queen's Hall, Great Yarmouth, England, UK, Europe.
Donovan is the guest artist on the BBC2 tv show Once More With Felix, hosted by Julie Felix, in London, England, UK, Europe.
Barclay James Harvest play at Lancaster University, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK, Europe.
The Gabor Szabo Quintet plays at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Hank Williams Jr. plays a live concert in Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA.
Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac play at Cliffs Pavilion, Southend, England, UK, Europe, supported by Cats Pyjamas.
Traffic play at The Carlton Club, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe.
Vikki Carr appears on the tv show Hollywood Palace in the USA.
The Who play at The Student's Union, College Of Technology, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
Long John Baldry plays at The Baths, Matlock, England, UK, Europe.
The highest new entry in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling US singles, is Too Much Talk by Paul Revere And The Raiders entering at No54.
Paul Revere And The Raiders play a one-nighter in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
Smokey Robinson And The Miracles play at Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA.
Amen Corner play at the Gliderdrome, Boston, England, UK, Europe.
Dantalian's Chariot play at The Middle Earth Club, Covent Garden, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Gods play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
Amen Corner play at The Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire, England, UK, Europe.
The Youngbloods, Mount Rushmore and Phoenix play the second of three nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Foundations play two gigs in one night, first at The Carioca Club, then at The Queen Margaret Club, both in Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Europe.
The Nice play the third of four nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Shevelles play at Brave New World, Eastney, Hampshire, England, UK, Europe.
Marmalade play at The Witchdoctor, Catford, London, England, UK, Europe.
Pussyfoot play at Hatchett's Playground, Piccadilly, London, England, UK, Europe.
Status Quo play at The City College, Sheffield, England, UK, Europe.
The Pretty Things play at Ewell Technical College, Ewell, Epsom, Surrey, England, UK, Europe, supported by Dantalian's Chariot.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience plays at Will Rogers Auditorium, Fort Worth, Texas, USA, supported by Soft Machine, The Chessmen and Moving Sidewalks. Meanwhile, in the UK, Disc and Music Echo publishes its annual readers poll, showing Hendrix as Best Musician In The World.
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Edwin Starr plays at The Tin Hat, Kettering, England, UK, Europe, and also at the Beachcomber, Nottingham.
The Moody Blues play at Grays Technical College, Grays, Essex, England, UK, Europe.
Pink Floyd play at Patronaat, Terneuzen, Netherlands, Europe, and also at Concertgebouw, Vlissingen, Netherlands.
The Cream spend the eighth of eleven days of recording tracks in Atlantic Studios, New York City, USA, for their double album Wheels Of Fire.
The Monkees are working on the songs Zor And Zam, D.W. Washburn and others at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Coloured Raisins, featuring The Freddie Mac Show with Honey Darling, play at the The City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.
Kaleidoscope play at Bradford University, Bradford, England, UK, Europe.
The Top Ten Singles in New Zealand on this date are :

1. Daydream Believer - The Monkees

2. Hello Goodbye … The Beatles

3. She's A Rainbow … Rolling Stones

4. World … The Bee Gees

5. Dear Eloise … The Hollies

6. Tin Soldier … Small Faces

7. Kitty … Cat Stevens

8. Love Is All Around … The Troggs

9. Neon Rainbow … The Box Tops

10. Sons And Lovers … Paul Jones

The Searchers and Julie Rogers appear on UK radio show Follow The Stars.
Lulu wins the Top British Girl Singer, Top TV Artist, Miss Valentine and Best Dressed Girl Star awards at The Disc And Music Echo Awards ceremony in London, England, UK, Europe. Never mind though, because at least Jimi Hendrix gets the Top Musician award.
San Francisco heavy rock trio Blue Cheer plays the second of two nights at the Crystal Ballroom, Portland, Oregon, USA.
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.