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William Bell, backed by Booker T And The MG's, records Everybody Loves A Winner, It's Happening All Over and You're Such A Sweet Thing for Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
The Steve Miller Band plays the first of two nights at The Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA.
Lois Johnson records Your Second Wedding Day, Mister John and Goin' Down for Columbia Records in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 17th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
The Riot Squad release a new single, Gotta Be A First Time / Bittersweet Love, produced by Joe Meek, on Pye Records in the UK.
A feature in Time magazine in the USA examines the phenomenon now being called The Generation Gap, declaring, "The young have already staked out their own mini society, a congruent culture that has both alarmed their elders and, stylistically at least, left an irresistible impression on them."At The Mojo Club, Sheffield, England, UK, The Jimi Hendrix Experience play, billed as The New Weirdo Trio Jimi Hendrick's Experience.
A new rock music venue, The Boston Tea Party, opens in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.When The Four Tops begin a British tour at The Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, Paul McCartney and George Harrison of The Beatles attend the show.
While making the promotional film for The Beatles' song Strawberry Fields Forever, around Knole Park near Sevenoaks in Kent, England, UK, Europe, John Lennon and the group's road manager, Tony Bramwell, visit the town during a break. In an antique shop, they notice a framed Victorian circus poster and Lennon buys it. The poster, printed in 1843, advertises a show by Pablo Fanque's Circus Royal, held at Town Meadows, Rochdale, Lancashire on the evening of February 14th 1843. The wording of the poster will be adapted to become the lyric of the song Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite.
Brill Building songwriter Jeff Barry produces tracks for the song She Hangs Out, at RCA Victor Studio B, New York City, USA. The tracks will be used by The Monkees.
When At the Ninth Grammy Awards ceremony, The Ramsey Lewis Trio win the award for the Best Rhythm & Blues Group Performance with
Hold It Right There.
At The 9th Annual Grammy Awards, held in four separate venues in Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville and New York City, USA, Goin' Out Of My Head by Wes Montgomery wins the Grammy as Best Instrumental Jazz Performance.
Music business producer/entrepreneur Lou Adler and Columbia Records boss Clive Davis appear on the cover of Cash Box magazine in the USA, illustrating a report that Adler's new record company, Ode Records, will be affiliated with Columbia.
Champion Jack Dupree spends the second of two days recording tracks for Decca Records in London, UK. Tracks recorded over the two days include Right Now and Troubles.
Paul McCartney of The Beatles flies from Denver, Colorado, USA, to Los Angeles in a Lear Jet owned by Frank Sinatra. On arrival in LA, he visits the home of John and Michelle Phillips of the Mamas and Papas, where he strums and sings On Top Of Old Smokey with Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys. While in Los Angeles, McCartney is invited to join the advisory board which is planning the Monterey Pop Festival. McCartney's first recommendation is to book the Jimi Hendrix Experience.
Norma Jean, with Bob Ferguson as producer, records It's About Time, Jackson Ain't A very Big Town, Ride Ride Ride and Walk Through This World With Me at RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The band on the session features George McCormick and Pete Wade [gtrs], Buck Trent [banjo], Pete D rake [steel],Junior Huskey, [bass], Jerry Carrigan [drums], Hargus "Pig" Robbins [piano] and Mack Magaha [fiddle].
Pirate radio ship Radio London becomes the first station to broadcast the newly-released record A Whiter Shade Of Pale by Procol Harum.Herbie Goins And The Night-timers play at The Winter Gardens, Malvern, England, UK, Europe, supported by The Satin Dolls.
The Seeds appear on weekly tv show American Bandstand in the USA singing Can't Seem To Make You Mine.
It is announced that The Beatles will represent the BBC and Britain, by appearing in Our World, the world's first live television satellite link-up, which will be be seen by approximately 400 million people across five continents.
The Kingston Trio play the first of six nights at The Melodyland Theatre, Anaheim, California, USA.
Big Brother And The Holding Company plus The Steve Miller Band play the second of two nights at the Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA.
Bob Dylan and The Band begin work on tracks at Big Pink, near Woodstock, New York State, USA, on tracks which will eventually surface as The Basement Tapes.
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First generation San Francisco hippy band The Grateful Dead play the last of ten nights at The Caf
First day of the Monterey Pop Festival, Monterey, California, USA, organised largely by John Phillips of The Mamas And the Papas. The bill for this first night includes The Association, Buffalo Springfield, Grateful Dead, Laura Nyro, Lou Rawls, Simon And Garfunkel.Keith Moon of The Who takes delivery of a new drumkit, known as The Pictures Of Lily Kit, in time for tonight's gig at The Malibu Beach and Shore Club, Lido Beach, New York State, USA.
Quicksilver Messenger Service, Mount Rushmore, The Salvation Army Banned, Mother Earth and The Dossier play during the opening weekend of The Straight Theater, San Francisco, California, USA.
Big Brother And The Holding Company play the third of four nights at the Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA. Also on the bill are Mount Rushmore, Canned Heat and Mother Earth.
The Doors play the first of three nights at The Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Doors play the second of three nights at The Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA.
The Moody Blues, The Ray King Soul Band, The Swinging Blue Jeans, The Outer Limits, The Maze and Hamilton play on the opening night of the KSL Club, Banbury, England, UK, Europe.Patrick Sky plays the last of three nights at The Straight Theatre, San Francisco, California, USA. On this night he is supported by Mt Rushmore and Mad River.
Herman's Hermits play at the Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, supported by The Blues Magoos and The Who. It is said that Pete Townshend of The Who wrote the song Glow Girl immediately after this show, while on a flight to Tennessee.
Quicksilver Messenger Service play the last of four nights at the Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA, supported by The Other Half.
The Flowerpot Men enter the UK singles chart with Let's Go To San Francisco, which will peak at No4.
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Thelonious Monk plays the fifth of fourteen nights at The Colonial Tavern, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Herman's Hermits are filmed for an NBC-tv special at Ohio State Fair, Ohio, USA. Support acts for The Hermits are Blues Magoos and The Who.
Cat Stevens flies to San Francisco, California, USA, to begin an eight-day-long promotional tour.
The Beatles continue filming their tv special, Magical Mystery Tour, in Newquay, Cornwall, UK.
In EMI Studio 2, Abbey Road, London, UK, The Beatles set to work recording The Fool On The Hill. The song will appear on their Magical Mystery Tour EP and in the accompanying tv special.
San Francisco psychedelic pioneers The Grateful Dead announce that Simon and Garfunkel are assisting with the musical arrangements on their new album.
The Youngbloods play the first of three nights at the Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA, supported by Mad River.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Move, Pink Floyd, The Nice, Amen Corner, The Outer Limits and Eire Apparent play at The City Hall, Newcastle, England, UK, Europe. DJ Pete Drummond acts as compere.Jan |