1966 in music

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Contents 1 Events 2 Albums released 3 Top hits on record 4 Other Singles 5 Published popular music 6 Classical music 7 Opera 8 Musical theater 9 Musical films 10 Musical television 11 Births 12 Deaths 13 Awards 13.1 Grammy Awards 13.2 Eurovision Song Contest 13.3 Leeds International Piano Competition 13.4 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition 14 See also

[edit] Events

• January 3 - Hullabaloo shows promotional videos of The Beatles songs "Day Tripper" and "We Can Work It Out".
• January 8 - Shindig! airs for the last time on ABC, with musical guests the Kinks and the Who
• January 14 - Young singer David Jones changes his last name to Bowie to avoid being confused with Davy Jones of the Monkees
• January 17 - Simon and Garfunkel release Sounds of Silence, which hits #1 on Billboard charts
• January 21 - Beatle George Harrison marries fashion model Pattie Boyd. The couple met on the set of the Beatles' first movie, A Hard Day's Night.
• February 19 - Jefferson Airplane and Big Brother and the Holding Company with Janis Joplin perform at the Fillmore
• March 3 - Neil Young, Stephen Stills and Richie Furay form Buffalo Springfield in Los Angeles, California.
• March 4 - The Beatles' John Lennon is quoted in the London newspaper, The Evening Standard as saying that the band was now more popular than Jesus. Beatles protests and record burnings follow in the Southern US's "Bible Belt".
• March 6 - In the UK, 5,000 fans of the Beatles sign a petition urging British Prime minister Harold Wilson to reopen Liverpool's legendary Cavern Club.
• April - Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass place 4 albums in Billboard's Top 10. A world record.
• April 12 - In Los Angeles, California, Jan Berry, of Jan and Dean, crashes his Corvette into a truck that is parked on Whittier Boulevard. Berry suffers total physical paralysis for over a year as well as extensive brain damage.
• May 1 - The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and the Who perform at the New Musical Express' poll winners' show in London. The show is televised, except for The Beatles' and The Stones' segments, thanks to union conflicts.
• May 16 - Legendary album Pet Sounds by Beach Boys released
• May 17 - Bob Dylan and the Hawks (later The Band) play their legendary show at the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England, during which Dylan is booed by the audience due to his decision to tour with an electric band; the booing culminates in the famous "Judas" shout.
• May 30 - Them fronted by Van Morrison began a three-week stint as the headliner act at the Whisky-A-Go-Go. On the last night June 18, they were joined on stage by that week's opening act The Doors. Van and Jim Morrison sang Gloria together.
• June 6 – At Gallatin, Tennessee, 25-year-old Claudette Frady-Orbison, while motorcycycle riding with her husband Roy Orbison, was killed when her motorcycle was struck by a pickup truck.
• July 2 - The Beatles become the first musical group to perform at the Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo. The performance ignited a lot of protest from local citizens who felt that it was inappropriate for a rock and roll band to play at Budokan.
• July 29 - Bob Dylan is involved in a motorcycle accident.
• July - In this month, The Mothers of Invention release their debut album, Freak Out!, a pioneer concept album.
• August 11 - John Lennon holds a press conference in Chicago, Illinois to apologize for his remarks the previous March. "I suppose if I had said television was more popular than Jesus, I would have gotten away with it. I'm sorry I opened my mouth. I'm not anti-God, anti-Christ, or anti-religion. I was not knocking it. I was not saying we are greater or better."
• August 1 - "Midsummer Serenades: A Mozart Festival" is held - the first Mostly Mozart Festival.
• August 29 - The Beatles perform their last official concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California
• September - George Harrison travels to India for 6 weeks to study sitar with Ravi Shankar
• September 12 - First episode of The Monkees is broadcast on NBC Television
• October - Gerry & the Pacemakers break up.
• October 7 - Johnny Kidd, writer of 'Shakin All Over' dies in a car accident.
• October 8 - WOR-FM in New York City becomes the first FM rock music station, under the leadership of legendary DJ Murray The K.
• October 10 - Simon and Garfunkel release Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, which hits #4 on Billboard charts
• The Crystals, of 'Da Do Ron Ron' fame, disband
• The Moscow Radio Orchestra becomes the first major overseas orchestra to perform at The Proms.
• Guinness Book of World Records recognize that Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass set a world record for placing five albums simultaneously on Billboard's Pop Album Chart. Their music outsells The Beatles by a margin of two-to-one... over 13 million recordings. They win 4 Grammys this year.
• Dalida receives for a second time the Music Hall Bravos.
• Charley Pride is signed by RCA.
• The Move form.

[edit] Albums released

• Aftermath - The Rolling Stones
• Bill Haley-a-Go Go - Bill Haley & His Comets
• Black Monk Time - The Monks
• Blonde on Blonde - Bob Dylan
• Boots - Nancy Sinatra
• Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield
• The Classic Roy Orbison - Roy Orbison
• Dion & The Belmonts Together Again - Dion DiMucci & the Belmonts
• East-West - The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
• Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur - Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington
• Fifth Dimension - The Byrds
• Freak Out! - The Mothers of Invention
• Fresh Cream - Cream
• Got Live If You Want It! - The Rolling Stones
• Here and Now and Sounding Good! - Dick Morrissey Quartet
• If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears - The Mamas & the Papas
• Lightfoot! - Gordon Lightfoot
• Lightly Latin - Perry Como
• Magic Box - The Loved Ones
• The Mamas and the Papas - The Mamas & the Papas
• The Monkees - The Monkees
• Moonlight Sinatra - Frank Sinatra
• The Orbison Way - Roy Orbison
• Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme - Simon and Garfunkel
• Perry Como in Italy - Perry Como
• Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys
• The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators - The 13th Floor Elevators
• A Quick One - The Who
• Revolver - The Beatles
• Sinatra at the Sands - Frank Sinatra
• Sounds of Silence - Simon and Garfunkel
• The Stockholm Concert, 1966 - Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington
• Strangers in the Night - Frank Sinatra
• Sunshine Superman - Donovan
• That's Life - Frank Sinatra
• Víctor Jara (Geografía) - Víctor Jara
• Volume One - The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
• Whiskey-a-Go Go - Bill Haley & His Comets
• Whisper Not - Ella Fitzgerald
• The Yardbirds USA-title: "Over, Under Sideways, Down" - The Yardbirds

[edit] Top hits on record

• "The Sound of Silence" - Simon and Garfunkel
• "We Can Work It Out" - The Beatles
• "My Love" - Petula Clark
• "Lightnin' Strikes" - Lou Christie
• "Rainy Day Women Nos. 12 & 35" - Bob Dylan
• "Ballad of the Green Berets" - Sgt. Barry Sadler (the Top Song of 1966, according to Billboard)
• "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" - Nancy Sinatra
• "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration'" - Righteous Brothers
• "Good Lovin'" - The Young Rascals
• "Yellow Submarine" - The Beatles
• "Monday Monday" - The Mamas and Papas
• "It Takes Two" - Marvin Gaye with Kim Weston
• "When A Man Loves a Woman" - Percy Sledge
• "Paint It Black" - The Rolling Stones
• "Paperback Writer" - The Beatles
• "Kicks" - Paul Revere & the Raiders
• "Gloria" - Shadows of Knight
• "Homeward Bound" - Simon and Garfunkel
• "I Am a Rock" - Simon and Garfunkel
• "Sweet Pea" - Tommy Roe
• "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" - Dusty Springfield
• "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" - James Brown
• "A Groovy Kind of Love" - The Mindbenders
• "Along Comes Mary" - The Association
• "Red Rubber Ball" - The Cyrkle
• "Lil' Red Riding Hood" - Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs
• "Born Free" - Roger Williams
• "Strangers In the Night" - Frank Sinatra
• "Wild Thing" - The Troggs
• "Summer in the City" - The Lovin' Spoonful
• "Reach Out I'll Be There" - The Four Tops
• "Last Train To Clarksville" - The Monkees
• "You Keep Me Hangin' On" - The Supremes
• "Summertime" - Billy Stewart
• "Winchester Cathedral" - New Vaudeville Band
• "Good Vibrations" - The Beach Boys
• "Sunshine Superman" - Donovan
• "I'm a Believer" - The Monkees
• "Snoopy vs. the Red Baron" - The Royal Guardsmen
• "That's Life" - Frank Sinatra
• "Sugar Town" - Nancy Sinatra
• "Tell It Like It Is" - Aaron Neville
• "Good Thing" - Paul Revere and the Raiders
• "Devil With A Blue Dress On / Good Golly Miss Molly" - Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels

[edit] Other Singles

• "You're Gonna Miss Me" - The 13th Floor Elevators
• "Eleanor Rigby" - The Beatles
• "Paper Back Writer / Rain" - The Beatles
• "Eight Miles High" - The Byrds
• Mellow Yellow - Donovan
• "Hey Joe" - The Leaves
• "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak For You)" - The Isley Brothers
• "Pretty Flamingo" - Manfred Mann
• "Little By Little" - Dusty Springfield
• "The Dangling Conversation" - Simon and Garfunkel
• "A Hazy Shade Of Winter" - Simon and Garfunkel
• "Jug Band Music" - The Lovin' Spoonful
• "Come On, Let's Go" - The McCoys
• "Distant Drums" - Jim Reeves
• "(Manuel Benitez) El Cordobes" - Dalida
• "Parlez-Moi de Lui" - Dalida
• "Petit Homme" - Dalida
• "Mame" - Bobby Darin
• "I Love Onions" - Susan Christie
• "Mame" - Louis Armstrong
• "Twinkle Toes" - Roy Orbison
• "Don't Bring Me Down" - The Animals
• "Over, Under, Sideways, Down" - The Yardbirds
• "Shapes of Things" - The Yardbirds
• "Green, Green Grass of Home" - Tom Jones
• "Born Free" - Matt Monro
• "Where Were You When I Needed You?" - The Grass Roots
• "Hooray For Hazel" - Tommy Roe
• "Season of the Witch" - Donovan
• "Bus Stop" - The Hollies
• "Tar and Cement" - Verdelle Smith

[edit] Published popular music

• "Alfie" w. Hal David m. Burt Bacharach from the film Alfie
• "And When I Die" w.m. Laura Nyro & Jerry Sears
• "Big Spender" w. Dorothy Fields m. Cy Coleman from the musical Sweet Charity
• "Born Free" w. Don Black m. John Barry from the film Born Free
• "Bosom Buddies" w.m. Jerry Herman from the musical Mame
• "Buy And Sell" w.m. Laura Nyro
• "Cabaret" w. Fred Ebb m. John Kander from the musical Cabaret
• "Cherish" w.m. Terry Kirkman
• "Flim Flam Man" w.m. Laura Nyro
• "Funny, familiar, forgotten feelings" w.m. Mickey Newbury
• "I Am A Rock" by Paul Simon
• "I Can Hear Music" w.m. Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich & Phil Spector
• "I Love Onions" by Donald Cochrane & John Hill
• "I Saw Her Again Last Night" w.m. John Phillips and Denny Doherty
• "I'm A Believer" w.m. Neil Diamond
• "If He Walked into My Life" w.m. Jerry Herman from the musical Mame
• "If I Were A Carpenter" w.m. Tim Hardin
• "If My Friends Could See Me Now"     w. Dorothy Fields m. Cy Coleman, from the musical Sweet Charity
• "L'il Red Riding Hood" w.m. Ronald Blackwell
• "Lady Godiva" w.m. Mike Leander & Charles Mills
• "Mother's Little Helper" w.m. Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
• "A Must To Avoid" w.m. P.F. Sloan & Steve Barri from the film Hold On!
• "Mustang Sally" w.m. Bonny Rice
• "Red Rubber Ball" w.m. Paul Simon and Bruce Woodley
• "The Rhythm Of Life" w. Dorothy Fields m. Cy Coleman from the musical Sweet Charity
• "Solitary Man" w.m. Neil Diamond
• "This Is My Song" w.m. Charles Chaplin theme song from the film A Countess From Hong Kong
• "Wedding Bell Blues" w.m. Laura Nyro
• "Winnie The Pooh" w.m. Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman from the animated film Winnie The Pooh And The Honey Tree

[edit] Classical music

• Malcolm Arnold - Fantasy for solo flute
• Jean Barraqué - Chant aprés chant
• George Crumb - Eleven Echoes of Autumn (Echoes I) for violin, alto flute, clarinet, and piano
• Mario Davidovsky
  • Junctures for flute, clarinet, and violin
  • Synchronisms No. 4 for chorus and tape
• John Serry, Sr. - Concerto For Free Bass Accordion
• Roger Sessions - Symphony #6
• Dmitri Shostakovich - String Quartet No.11 in F minor, Op.122
• Robert Ward - Fiesta Processional

[edit] Opera

• Samuel Barber - Antony and Cleopatra
• Vittorio Giannini - Servant of Two Masters
• Peter Westergaard - Mr and Mrs Discobbolos
• Grace Williams - The Parlour

[edit] Musical theater

• The Apple Tree     Broadway production
• Cabaret (John Kander & Fred Ebb) - Broadway production
• Funny Girl (Jule Styne and Bob Merrill) - London production
• I Do! I Do!     Broadway production
• It's A Bird It's A Plane It's Superman     Broadway production
• The Mad Show     Broadway production
• Mame     Broadway production
• The Penny Friend     Broadway production
• Sweet Charity(Music: Cy Coleman Lyrics: Dorothy Fields Book: Neil Simon) - Broadway production

[edit] Musical films

• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
• The Glass Bottom Boat starring Doris Day
• Hold On! released June 22 starring Herman's Hermits
• Paradise, Hawaiian Style starring Elvis Presley
• Stop the World - I Want to Get Off

[edit] Musical television

• Brigadoon starring Robert Goulet and Sally Ann Howes

[edit] Births

• January 4 - Deana Carter
• January 5 - Kate Schellenbach, Luscious Jackson
• January 8 - Andrew Wood, Mother Love Bone
• January 12 - Rob Zombie, White Zombie
• January 16 - Maxine Jones, En Vogue
• January 20 - Wes King, guitarist, singer
• February 2 - Robert DeLeo, Stone Temple Pilots
• February 6 - Rick Astley
• February 9 - Rachel Bolan, Skid Row
• March 2 - Howard Bernstein, producer
• March 3 - Tone-Loc
• March 10 - Edie Brickell
• March 12 - David Daniels, countertenor
• March 18 - Jerry Cantrell, Alice in Chains
• March 19 - Anja Rupel, singer
• March 23 - Marti Pellow, Wet Wet Wet
• April 11 - Lisa Stansfield, singer
• April 13 - Marc Ford, The Black Crowes
• April 18 - Ana Voog, singer-songwriter
• April 28 - Too $hort, rapper
• May 13 - Darius Rucker, Hootie & The Blowfish
• May 14 - Raphael Saadiq, singer-songwriter and record producer
• May 16 - Janet Jackson, Singer-songwriter and dancer
• May 26 - Tommy Stewart, Godsmack
• June 4 - Cecilia Bartoli
• July 15 - Jason Bonham, drummer
• July 20 - Stone Gossard, Pearl Jam
• August 11 - Juan Maria Solare, composer
• August 19 - Lee Ann Womack, singer
• August 22 - GZA/Genius, Rapper
• August 25 - Terminator X, DJ
• September 5 - Terry Ellis, En Vogue
• September 10 - Robin Goodridge, Bush
• September 20 - Nuno Bettancourt, Extreme
• October 2 - Mousse T., DJ
• October 8 - Teddy Riley, R&B musician
• October 15 - Eric Benét, gospel singer
• October 18 - Tim Cross, Sponge
• October 19 - Sinitta, US singer
• October 31 - King Ad-Rock, The Beastie Boys
• November 6 - Christian Lorenz, keyboard player
• November 17 - Jeff Buckley
• November 23 - Charlie Grover, Sponge
• November 24 - Joseph Run Simmons, Run D.M.C.
• November 25 - Stacy Lattisaw
• December 8 - Sinéad O'Connor
• December 20 - Chris Robinson, The Black Crowes
• December 29 - Dexter Holland of The Offspring

[edit] Deaths

• February 9 - Sophie Tucker, blues singer
• February 10 - Billy Rose, impresario
• February 23 - Billy Kyle, jazz pianist
• March 29 - Jazz Gillum, harmonica player
• April 3 - Russel Crouse, librettist
• April 30 - Richard Fariña, folk singer
• June 1 - Papa Jack Laine, bandleader
• June 12 - Hermann Scherchen, conductor
• June 17 - Johnny St. Cyr, jazz musician
• July 3 - Deems Taylor, composer and music critic
• July 18 - Bobby Fuller, singer and guitarist
• July 31 - Bud Powell, jazz pianist
• August 2 - Boyd Raeburn, jazz musician
• August 4 - Helen Tamiris, dancer and choreographer
• September 17 - Fritz Wunderlich, tenor
• September 26 - Helen Kane, singer
• September 28 - Lucius "Lucky" Millinder, US bandleader
• October 3 - Dave Lambert, jazz musician
• October 7
  • Johnny Kidd, British singer, 27
  • Smiley Lewis, R&B musician
• October 12 - Arthur Lourié, composer
• October 26 - Alma Cogan, English singer
• October 29 - Wellman Braud, jazz musician
• November 2
  • Mississippi John Hurt, blues musician
  • Alexis Roland-Manuel, composer
• November 6 - Washboard Sam, blues musician
• November 12 - Quincy Porter, composer
• November 28 - Vittorio Giannini, opera composer
• December - Carter Stanley, half of The Stanley Brothers
• December 12 - Nellie Briercliffe, singer and actress with the D'Oyly Carte company
• December 14 - Shailendra, lyricist
• December 24 - Gaspar Cassadó, cellist and composer
• date unknown - Dick Roberts, guitar and banjo player

[edit] Awards

[edit] Grammy Awards

• Grammy Awards of 1966

[edit] Eurovision Song Contest

• Eurovision Song Contest 1966

[edit] Leeds International Piano Competition

• Rafael Orozco

[edit] Van Cliburn International Piano Competition

• Radu Lupu

[edit] See also

• 1965 in music
• other events of 1966
• 1967 in music
• 1960s in music
• list of 'years in music'
• Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1966