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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 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.
Lulu is playing during a two-week engagement at Cesar's Palace, Luton, England, UK, Europe.
Jazz vocalist Bobbe Norris is playing during two weeks at The Living Room, New York City, USA.
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers play during two weeks at The Cafe Au Go Go, New York City, USA.
Buddy Charles And His Trio are playing at The Winner's Circle, Chicago. Illinois, USA.
Tom Watson, billed as "King Of The Banjo" is playing at The Sabre Room, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Earl 'Fatha' Hines is playing during a long engagement at The Colonial Tavern, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Barbara McNair is playing during two weeks at The Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The Kirby Stone Four are playing at The London House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Big Brother And The Holding Company are playing during six nights at The Golden Bear, Huntington Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Wayne Newton is playing during four weeks at Harrah's, Reno, Nevada, USA.
The New Christy Minstrels are playing during a lengthy engagement at The Roosevelt Hotel, New Orleans, Louisana, USA.
Rhetta Hughes is playing in the main dining-room of The Roostertail, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
The Herd play at St. Luke's College, Exeter, England, UK, Europe.
Gordon Waller, formerly of Peter And Gordon, releases his solo debut single, Rosecrans Boulevard, in the UK on Columbia Records. The song is composed by Jimmy Webb.
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra premiere Ellington's Second Sacred Concert in a performance at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City, USA, to an audience of six thousand people.
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The Cream play at The Top Rank, Brighton, England, UK, Europe.
Pink Floyd play at The Town Hall, Lewes, Sussex, England, UK, Eope.
The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Donovan, Cilla Black and Rolling Stones' guitarist Brian Jones attend a launch party at The Bag O'Nails in London, England, UK, Europe, for The Grapefruit who have just been signed to Apple.
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Janis Ian appears on the UK tv show New Release.
Lou Rawls plays at Chico State College, Chico, California, USA.
Ravi Shankar is playing at Orchestra Hall, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Johnny Winter records Going Down Slow at Andros Studios, Houston, Texas, USA.
The Santana Blues Band and Beautiful Daze play at The Matrix, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Spencer Davis Group appear on the BBC1-tv children's show Crackerjack in London, England, UK, Europe.
The Moody Blues play at The Punch Bowl, Lapworth, England, UK, Europe.
The Butterfield Blues Band, The Charles Lloyd Quintet and The Ultimate Spinach, play the second of three nights at The Fillmore, San Francisco, California, 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.
Hank Mobley records Goin' Out Of My Head, Reach Out (I'll Be There) and other tracks at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA. (His band includes George Benson on guitar)
Ten Years After play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, Engl;and, UK, Europe.
The Eire Apparent release a new single, Follow Me / Here I Go Again, on Track Records in the UK.
Sun Dragon record Green Tambourine for MGM Records in London, England, UK, Europe. The duo's backing musicians include future members of Deep Purple.
On a tour to promote their second Smash Records LP, Love Lost And Found, Jay And The Techniques play in Dallas, Texas, USA.
The 'N Betweens play two gigs, first at The Woolpack, Wolverhampton, England, UK, Europe, then at The Connaught Hotel, also in Wolverhampton. Members of the band will find greater fame when they become Slade.
Chicken Shack release a new single, It's OK With Me Baby, on Blue Horizon Records in the UK. the band's vocalist Christine Perfect will find greater fame as Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac.
The Doors play the first of two nights at the Carousel Theater In the Round, West Covina, California, USA, supported by the Sunshine Company.
Hello Goodbye by The Beatles reaches No1 in the New Zealand Songles Chart, for the first of two weeks.
The Association, The Stone Poneys (including Linda Ronstadt), Oscar Brown Jr. and Jean Pace play in a Benefit concert to raise scholarship funds for Negro students in the south Los Angeles area, at Pauley Pavilion, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The three-day long Autorama is staged at Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Over the course of the three days, acts appearing include The Bob Seger System, The Rationals, Scott Richard Case, The Camel Drivers, The Amboy Dukes and The Talasmen.
The Who arrive at Mascot Airport, Sydney, Australia, Oceania, to begin a tour with The Small Faces and Paul Jones.
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The Butterfield Blues Band, Charles Lloyd and The Ultimate Spinach play the second of three nights at The Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA.
Genesis, Siegel Schwall and Mother Earth play the first of three nights at the Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Monkees are working on the song Shorty Blackwell, at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Osborne Brothers record Lonesome Road Blues, Jesse James, John Hardy and other songs at RCA Victor Studio, 1610 Hawkins Street, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The recordings will be released under the name of The Bluegrass Banjo Pickers.
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 controversial hippy musical, Hair is playing at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1750 performances.