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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.
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.
Ahmad Jamal is playing during a one-month engagement at The Top Of The Gate, 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.
Earl 'Fatha' Hines is playing during a long engagement at The Colonial Tavern, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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 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 Everly Brothers are playing during six nights at The Club Embassy, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Felicia Sanders and Vaughn Meader are playing during two weeks of shows at Mister Kelly's, Chicago, Illinois, 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.
Jim Morrison of The Doors attends the opening of Michael McLure's play The Beard at The Warner Playhouse, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Modern Jazz Quartet plays at Mershon Auditorium, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
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.
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 Kirby Stone Four are playing at The London House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Kai Hansen, guitarist of Helloween, is born in Hamburg, Germany, Europe.
Julie Driscoll With The Brian Auger Trinity, Georgie Fame, Lulu, Billie Davis, Procol Harum, The Moody Blues, Long John Baldry, Roger Whittaker, Spooky Tooth and Gordon Waller perform live at the British Gala show in the Palais Des Festivals at the MIDEM International Music Trade Event, Cannes, France, Europe.
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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.
Nancy Sinatra and The Young Saints are the musical guests on The Jonathan Winters Show on tv in the USA.
Rosemary Squires is the musical guest on tonight's edition of The David Nixon Show on BBC-1 tv in London, England, 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 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

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.
Roy Drusky, with producer Jerry Kennedy, records When The Snow Is On The Roses, Warm And Tender and Shadow Of Her Mind, in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, 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.
The Monkees are working on the songs Lady's Baby and My Song In 7, at Sunset Sound Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Serendipity Singers play at Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois, USA.
The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde by Georgie Fame reaches No1 in the UK Pop Singles Chart.
Freddy Mack plays a live gig in Cardiff, Wales, UK, Europe.
The Who, Small Faces and Paul Jones fly from Sydney, Australia, Oceania, to Essendon Airport, Melbourne, where Pete Townshend, angered by questions about drug-taking, hits a reporter during a press conference.
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B.B. King plays at Die Glocke, Bremen, Germany, Europe.
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.
The Charlatans play the second of three nights at The Straight Theater, San Francisco, California, USA.
Kaleidoscope play the fourth of five nights at The Ash Grove, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Otis Redding And Carla Thomas release a new single, Lovey Dovey on Stax Records in the USA.
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].
The New Formula play at Hatchett's Playground, Picadilly, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Cortinas play at The Pink Flamingo, London, England, UK, Europe.
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.
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.
The Country Gentlemen record Silver Bell, Theme From Exodus and Love And Wealth, at Roy Homer and Associates, Clinton, Maryland, USA.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra play at Bushnell Memorial Auditorium, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
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.