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Heart And Soul by Jan And Dean reaches No1 on the singles chart at KFWB, the top radio station in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Gary U.S. Bonds, Timi Yuro, Joey Dee And The Starliters, The Isley Brothers, Jan And Dean, Bobby Lewis, The Crystals, The Vibrations and The Chantels play in Murray The K's Gigantic Christmas Show at the Academy Of Music, New York City, USA. Johnny Mathis headlines today's show.
The Beach Boys record County Fair, Moon Dawg, Cuckoo Clock and Heads You Win Tails I Lose, at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California, USA.
Music trade magazine Billboard in the USA reviews the new Beach Boys single, Surfin' USA, with the words, "The boys scored with their last Surfin' side and this one will go right up after it. The side has strong beat and can be expected to blast off in Los Angeles, California, USA."
The Kingsmen release their version of the 1955 Richard Berry song Louie Louie on Jerden Records in the USA.
The Beach Boys score their first Billboard Top Ten Singles Chart hit in the USA with Surfin' USA. It will peak at No3.
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The Beach Boys play in The Show of Stars, at Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe, Hawaii, USA, with Dee Dee Sharp, The Treniers, and Jackie DeShannon.
The Beach Boys play at the Mountain Top Ballroom, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA, with Marcy Jo and Eddie Rambeau.
The Beach Boys play at Stardust Gardens, Le Sourdsville Lake Park, Middletown, Ohio, USA, supported by The Rick Z Combo.
Murray The K's Holiday Revue plays during ten days at The Brooklyn Fox Theatre, New York City, USA, featuring Ben E. King, Little Stevie Wonder, Jan And Dean, The Drifters, The Shirelles, Gene Pitney, The Miracles (including Smokey Robinson), Paul And Paula, The Angels , The Dovells, Jay And The Americans, The Tymes, The Chiffons, and Randy And The Rainbows.
Craig Breedlove, driving the jet-propelled three-wheeled vehicle Spir it Of America, sets a new world land speed record of 407.4mph at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, USA. His record-breaking feat is immortalised in The Beach Boys song Spi rit Of America.
The Beach Boys play a benefit gig for the senior class at Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, USA.
Just three months after topping the chart with My Boyfriend’s Back, The Angels achieve their final Billboard Top 40 hit when I Adore Him peaks at No25.
The Beach Boys play at The Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California, USA.
The Beach Boys play at Cinnamon Cinder, San Bernardino, California, USA.
The Beach Boys play at The Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, California, USA.
Radio station WCOL in Columbus, Ohio, USA, publishes its weekly list of the best-selling records in the Columbus area, as follows :
1. Twist And Shout
All-girl group The Honeys release a new single, He's A Doll, in the USA. The song is written and produced by Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys.
The Beach Boys start work on tracks for their Christmas Album at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Beach Boys play at the Civic Auditorium, Denver, Colorado, USA.
When I Grow Up (To Be A Man) by The Beach Boys peaks at No9 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA.
The Beach Boys arrive in London for their first promotional visit to the UK.
The Beach Boys play at The War Memorial, Rochester, New York State, USA.
Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys marries Marilyn Rovell of girl group The Honeys, at the City Courthouse, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Brian Wilson begins re-recording a Beach Boys album track, Help Me, Rhonda, at Universal Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA, with the intention of turning it into a single.
Please Let Me Wonder by The Beach Boys enters the Billboard Singles Chart in the USA.
Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys completes recording of the song Let Him Run Wild at Western Recorders, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys and The Righteous Brothers play at Legion Field Stadium, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys is in Capitol Studio, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, working on the instrumental track Summer Means New Love.
Gary Lewis And The Playboys, Dick And DeeDee, Jan And Dean, The Kingsmen, The Byrds, Jackie DeShannon, Bob Newhart and others take part in a Freedom From Hunger Drive concert organised by radio station KRLA at Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The teen beach movie musical Bikini Beach, starring Annette Funicello, Frankie Avalon, Little Stevie Wonder and The Pyramids, is released in the UK.
The Beach Boys play at Kentucky State Fairgrounds, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, supported by The Shangri-Las, The Sir Douglas Quintet and The Keyes.
The Beach Boys play at The Coliseum, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, supported by Sonny And Cher.
Rhe Beach Boys fly into Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, where they are due to play two shows (friday and Saturday). On arrival they are presented with the Keys To The City by Commissioner Joe L. Christensen.
It is reported that record producer Nick Venet has recently completed overseeing musical segments for two movie projects, Out Of Sight and Skater Dater. Out Of Sight, a spy spoof, utilises the talents of Gary Lewis And The Playboys, Dobie Gray, The Turtles, Freddie And The Dreamers, The Knickerbockers and The Astronauts.
The Beach Boys release a new single, Darlin', in the UK on Capitol Records.
In today's issue of Downbeat, the drummmers' magazine, in the USA, an advert appears in which Dennis Wilson of The Beach Boys promotes Camco Drums.
The Beach Boys play at The Auditorium, St Paul, Minnesota, USA.
The Beach Boys record Never Learn Not To Love in Los Angeles, California, USA. The song was originally written by crazed hippy guru Charles Manson under the title Cease To Exist, but Dennis Wilson of The Beach Boys changed the lyric before recording.
The Beach Boys play at New York State University, State University Plaza, Albany, New York State, USA.
Jan And Dean release a new single, Sidewalk Surfin', on Liberty Records in the USA.
The Beach Boys play in Denver, Colorado, USA.
The Beach Boys play at L.A. County Fairgrounds, Pomona, California, USA.
X-Men and The Surfadelics play at The Crypt, Deptford, London, England, UK, Europe.
Bullet Lavolta, Babes in Toyland and Charlie Don't Surf play at The First Avenue And 7th Street Entry club in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
The Beach Boys play at Pilot Field, Buffalo, New York State, USA.
Randy California, founding member of experimental West Coast rock band Spirit, is missing, presumed dead, after being sucked into the surf off the coast of Molokai, Hawaii on Thursday. Witnesses report that California pushed his 12-year-old son, Quinn, out of the current, saving the boy's life.
Brian Wilson plays a gig in Amsterdam, Holland, Europe.
The Wu-Tang Clan plays at The Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe, supported by Wavves.
Agent Orange and Drink Hunters play at Petit Bain, Paris, France, Europe.
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