24th January

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.

Engelbert Humperdinck is appearing in a season as Robinson Crusoe in pantomime at The Palladium Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe.

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.

Barbara McNair is playing during two weeks at The Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Earl 'Fatha' Hines is playing during a long engagement at The Colonial Tavern, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Rhetta Hughes is playing in the main dining-room of The Roostertail, Detroit, Michigan, 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.

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.

Bobby Darin is playing at The Latin Casino, Camden, New Jersey, USA.

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 Country Gentlemen record Silver Bell, Theme From Exodus and Love And Wealth, at Roy Homer and Associates, Clinton, Maryland, USA.

The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde by Georgie Fame reaches No1 in the UK Pop Singles Chart.

Kai Hansen, guitarist of Helloween, is born in Hamburg, Germany, Europe.

The Cortinas play at The Pink Flamingo, London, England, UK, Europe.

Jimi Hendrix's balance at Martin's Bank in London, England, UK, Europe, stands at a meagre £3.17/6d on this date.

Status Quo play at New Century Hall, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.

The Charlatans play the second of three nights at The Straight Theater, San Francisco, California, USA.

The Serendipity Singers play at Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois, USA.

Manfred Mann's cover version of the Bob Dylan song The Mighty Quinn, enters the UK pop singles chart, where it will peak at No1.

The Top Ten Singles being played on KGB Radio, San Diego, California, USA, for the week commencing on this date are as follows :



1. Love is Blue Paul Mauriat

2. Baby You Got It Brenton Wood

3. Best of Both Worlds Lulu

4. Skip a Rope Henson Cargill

5. Green Tambourine The Lemon Pipers

6. Susan The Buckinghams

7. Nobody But Me Human Beinz

8. I Can Take or Leave Your Loving Herman's Hermits

9. My Baby Must Be a Magician The Marvelettes

10. Darlin' The Beach Boys

Wilma Burgess with producer Owen Bradley records Just As Much As Ever, Take Me As I Am, A Petal From A Faded Rose and As Usual, at Bradley's Barn, 722 Bender's Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, Tennessee, USA. The band on the session features Grady Martin, Ray Edenton and Harold Bradley [gtrs], Hal Rugg [steel gtr], Bob Moore [bass], Buddy Harman [drums], Hargus 'Pig' Robbins [piano] and Charlie McCoy [harmonica].

Pink Floyd have an Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe, recording session, working on The Most Boring Song I've Ever Heard Bar Two (later re-titled See Saw).

The Jazz Composers Orchestra records Communications No8 for JCOA Records in New York City, USA. The Orchestra is effectively a jazz supergroup, including Cecil Taylor, Don Cherry, Pharoah Sanders, Larry Coryell and Gato Barbieri, playing music specially written for them by Michael Mantler.

Roger Miller, with producer Jerry Kennedy, records Little Green Apples, When They Ring Those Golden Bells, Peace In The Valley and Whispering Hope, in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. None of these tracks will be released.

Moby Grape record Motorcycle Irene in New York City, USA, for their Columbia Records album Wow!

Kelley Lovelace is born in Paducah, Kentucky, USA. He will find success as a songwriter, composing several Brad Paisley hits, plus Jason Aldean's Laughed Until We Cried, Randy Houser's Runnin' Outta Moonlight and Carrie Underwood's All-American Girl.

The Monkees are working on the songs Lady's Baby and My Song In 7, at Sunset Sound Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

At Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, The Freddie McCoy Sextet records several tracks, including I Am The Walrus, composed by John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles.

Daydream Believer by The Monkees rises from No4 to No2 in the Go-Set National Top 40 Singles Chart in New Zealand, Oceania. It is held off the No1 slot by The Beatles with Hello Goodbye.

Tennessee Ernie Ford, with an orchestra conducted by Jack Fasciato, records Welcome To My World, Cabaret, Only You and There Goes My Everything, in Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Jim Morrison of The Doors attends the opening of Michael McLure's play The Beard at The Warner Playhouse, Los Angeles, California, USA.

B.B. King plays at Die Glocke, Bremen, Germany, Europe.

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra play at Bushnell Memorial Auditorium, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

Merle Travis, with Kelso Herston as producer, records Cuddle Up A Little Closer, Way Down Yonder In New Orleans and Lazy River, in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Freddy Mack plays a live gig in Cardiff, Wales, UK, Europe.

Ben E. King And Dee Dee Sharp record What'cha Gonna Do 'Bout It and We Got A Thing Going On, at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City, USA.

The Kirby Stone Four are playing at The London House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Kaleidoscope play the fourth of five nights at The Ash Grove, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band play a live session for deejay John Peel at the BBC in London, England, UK, Europe. Due to Musicians' Union restrictions on American rock bands playing live on UK radio, Peel's producer is obliged to dupe the Ministr y Of Labour into issuing a 'variety act' licence by describing the quintet as a touring group of magicians. During the session, Beefheart insists on performing while lying flat on his back, so a microphone has to be rigged up specially to catch the sound of his voice.

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.