1966 IN MUSIC

Contents

Events

Albums released

Biggest hit singles

Top American hits on record

British number one hits not included above

Other Singles

Published popular music

Births

Deaths

Awards

See also

Reference

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''.

★ January 28 - The Small Faces release 3rd single "Sha-La-La-La-Lee" reaching #3 in the UK Singles Chart.

★ February 2 - The first edition of ''Go-Set'' magazine is published in Melbourne, Australia. Founded by former Monash University students Philip Frazer and Tony Schauble, the new weekly is the first independent periodical in Australia devoted entirely to popular music and youth culture. The inaugural 24-page issue has a cover feature on Tom Jones, stories on The Groop, singer Pat Carroll and DJ Ken Sparkes and a feature on mod fashion by designer Prue Acton.

★ 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. In August, following publication of this remark in Datebook, there are Beatles protests and record burnings 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, as a result of union conflicts.

★ May 6 - The Small Faces release 4th single "Hey Girl" it reaches #10 in UK Singles Chart.

★ 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 5 - The Small Faces 5th single release "All or Nothing" it reaches #1 in UK Singles Chart.

★ August 5 - The Beatles release their seventh album, Revolver.

★ 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.

★ The Jimi Hendrix Experience form.

★ November 11 - The Small Faces release single "My Mind's Eye" it reaches #4 in UK Singles Chart.

★ The Cream form.

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

★ ''Come the Day'' - The Seekers

★ ''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

★ ''Mann Made Hits'' - Manfred Mann

★ ''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

★ ''Shadow Music'' - The Shadows

★ ''Sinatra at the Sands'' - Frank Sinatra

★ ''Small Faces'' - The Small Faces

★ ''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

Biggest hit singles

The following singles achieved the highest chart positions in 1966.

#	Artist	Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	Nancy Sinatra	These Boots Are Made For Walking	1966	UK 1 - Jan 1966, US BB 1 - Feb 1966, US CashBox 26 of 1966, Canada 1 - Feb 1966, Holland 1 - Feb 1966, Norway 2 - Feb 1966, Australia 3 of 1966, Germany 85 of the 1960s, Germany 1 - Apr 1966, Eire 1 - Feb 1966, New Zealand 1 for 2 weeks Apr 1966, Australia 1 for 8 weeks, South Africa 1 of 1966, RYM 7 of 1966, DDD 88 of 1965, Scrobulate 48 of oldies, Acclaimed 1392
2	Frank Sinatra	Strangers in the Night	1966	UK 1 - May 1966, US BB 1 - May 1966, US BB 29 of 1966, US CashBox 4 of 1966, Canada 2 - May 1966, Holland 2 - Jun 1966, Norway 5 - Jul 1966, Australia 9 of 1966, Germany 48 of the 1960s, Germany 1 - Jul 1966, Eire 1 - Jun 1966, Australia 1 for 5 weeks, South Africa 3 of 1966, Grammy in 1966, RYM 42 of 1966, POP 29 of 1966, RIAA 275, Scrobulate 6 of swing, Acclaimed 1681
3	The Beatles	Paperback Writer	1966	UK 1 - Jun 1966, US BB 1 - Jun 1966, US BB 12 of 1966, US CashBox 43 of 1966, Canada 1 - May 1966, Holland 1 - Jun 1966, France 9 - Mar 1976, Norway 1 - Jun 1966, Germany 181 of the 1960s, Germany 2 - Jul 1966, Eire 1 - Jun 1966, New Zealand 1 for 3 weeks Jul 1966, RYM 2 of 1966, DDD 53 of 1966, POP 12 of 1966, Scrobulate 22 of british, Acclaimed 195
4	The Beatles	Yellow Submarine	1966	UK 1 - Aug 1966, US BB 2 - Aug 1966, US BB 7 of 1966, US CashBox 83 of 1966, Canada 1 - Aug 1966, Holland 1 - Aug 1966, Norway 1 - Aug 1966, Germany 141 of the 1960s, Germany 1 - Sep 1966, Eire 1 - Aug 1966, New Zealand 1 for 3 weeks Sep 1966, Australia 1 for 6 weeks, RYM 22 of 1966, POP 7 of 1966, Scrobulate 47 of classic rock
5	The Beach Boys	Good Vibrations	1966	UK 1 - Nov 1966, US BB 1 - Oct 1966, US BB 14 of 1966, Canada 2 - Oct 1966, Holland 4 - Nov 1966, France 1 - Jul 1976, Norway 2 - Dec 1966, Australia 15 of 1966, Germany 8 - Jan 1967, Europe 12 of the 1960s, Rolling Stone 6, 31 in 2FM list, RYM 3 of 1966, DDD 1 of 1966, POP 14 of 1966, RIAA 24, Scrobulate 8 of oldies, Acclaimed 3

Top American hits on record

Single - Artist		Composer
Winter
"'The Sound of Silence'" - Simon and Garfunkel	------	w.m. Paul Simon
"'We Can Work It Out'" - The Beatles		w.m. John Lennon and Paul McCartney
"'I Got You (I Feel Good)'" - James Brown
"'Turn! Turn! Turn!'" - The Byrds		w.m. Pete Seeger
"'Over and Over'" - The Dave Clark Five		w.m. Robert James Byrd
"'Let's Hang On!'" - The Four Seasons		w.m. Bob Crewe, Sandy Linzer, Denny Randell
"Fever" - The McCoys		w.m. Eddie Cooley and John Davenport (a pseudonym for Otis Blackwell)
"Ebb Tide" - The Righteous Brothers		w. Carl Sigman, m. Robert Maxwell
"England Swings" - Roger Miller		w.m. Roger Miller
"Make the World Go Away" - Eddy Arnold		w.m. Hank Cochran
"'She's Just My Style'" - Gary Lewis and the Playboys		w.m. Gary Lewis, Leon Russell, Snuff Garrett, Al Capps
"Flowers on the Wall" - The Statler Brothers		w.m. Lew DeWitt
"'Five O'Clock World'" - The Vogues		w.m. Allen Reynolds
"Day Tripper" - The Beatles		w.m. John Lennon and Paul McCartney
"The Men In My Little Girl's Life" - Mike Douglas		w.m. Gloria Shain, Eddie Dean and Mary Candy
"'No Matter What Shape Your Stomach's In'" - The T-Bones		m. Granville Burland
"A Must to Avoid" - Herman's Hermits		w.m. Steve Barri and P. F. Sloan
"You Didn't Have to Be So Nice" - The Lovin' Spoonful		w.m. John Sebastian and Steve Boone
"'Barbara Ann'" - The Beach Boys		w.m. Fred Fassert
"My Love" - Petula Clark		w.m. Tony Hatch
"Jenny Take a Ride" - Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels		w.m. Richard Penniman, Enotris Johnson and Bob Crewe
"'Lightnin' Strikes'" - Lou Christie		w.m. Lou Christie and Twlya Herbert
"Crying Time" - Ray Charles		w.m. Ray Charles
"'Uptight (Everything's Alright)'" - Stevie Wonder		w.m. Henry Cosby, Stevie Wonder and Sylvia May
"My World Is Empty without You" - The Supremes		w.m. Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland
"Don't Mess with Bill" - The Marvelettes		w.m. Smokey Robinson
"'These Boots Are Made for Walkin''" - Nancy Sinatra		w.m. Lee Hazlewood
"'Ballad of the Green Berets'" - Sgt. Barry Sadler		w.m. Robin Moore and Barry Sadler
"'California Dreamin''" - The Mamas and the Papas
"Elusive Butterfly" - Bob Lind		w.m. Bob Lind
"Working My Way Back to You" - The Four Seasons		w.m. Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell
"Listen People" - Herman's Hermits		w.m. Graham Gouldman
'"Nowhere Man"' - The Beatles		w.m. John Lennon and Paul McCartney
"I Fought the Law" - Bobby Fuller Four		w.m. Sonny Curtis
"Homeward Bound" - Simon and Garfunkel		w.m. Paul Simon
'"Daydream"' - Lovin' Spoonful		w.m. John Sebastian
"(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" - The Righteous Brothers		w.m. Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
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Spring
"Sure Gonna Miss Her" - Gary Lewis and the Playboys
"'Secret Agent Man'" - Johnny Rivers
"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" - B. J. Thomas
"Time Won't Let Me" - The Outsiders
"''Good Lovin'" - The Young Rascals
"'Kicks'" - Paul Revere & the Raiders
"'Sloop John B'" - The Beach Boys
"'Monday, Monday'" - The Mamas and the Papas
"Leaning on the Lamp Post" - Herman's Hermits
"'Rainy Day Women #12 & 35'" - Bob Dylan
"Gloria" - Shadows of Knight
"How Does That Grab You, Darlin'" - Nancy Sinatra
"Message to Michael" - Dionne Warwick
"'When a Man Loves a Woman'" - Percy Sledge
"A Groovy Kind of Love" - The Mindbenders
"Love Is Like an Itching in my Heart" - The Supremes
"'Paint It Black'" - The Rolling Stones
"'I Am a Rock'" - Simon and Garfunkel
"'Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind'" - The Lovin' Spoonful
"It's a Man's Man's Man's World" - James Brown
"Green Grass" - Gary Lewis and the Playboys
"'Strangers in the Night'" - Frank Sinatra
"Barefootin'" - Robert Parker
"Cool Jerk" - The Capitols
"'Red Rubber Ball'" - The Cyrkle
"'Paperback Writer'" - The Beatles
"'You Don't Have to Say You Love Me'" - Dusty Springfield
"Sweet Talkin' Guy" - The Chiffons
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Summer
"'Hanky Panky'" - Tommy James and the Shondells
"'Wild Thing'" - The Troggs		Chip Taylor
"Little Girl" - Syndicate of Sound
"Along Comes Mary" - The Association
"Lil' Red Riding Hood" - Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
"Hungry" - Paul Revere and the Raiders
"'The Pied Piper'" - Crispian St. Peters
"I Saw Her Again" - The Mamas and the Papas
"Sweet Pea" - Tommy Roe
"'Summer in the City'" - The Lovin' Spoonful		w. John Sebastian and Mark Sebastian, m. John Sebastian and Steve Boone
"Somewhere, My Love" - Ray Conniff and the Singers
"They're Coming to Take Me Away Ha-Haaa!" - Napoleon XIV
"'Sunny'" - Bobby Hebb
"'See You in September'" - The Happenings
"'Sunshine Superman'" - Donovan
"'You Can't Hurry Love'" - The Supremes
"'Yellow Submarine'" - The Beatles
"Summertime" - Billy Stewart
"The Land of 1000 Dances" - Wilson Pickett
"Working in the Coal Mine" - Lee Dorsey
"Blowing in the Wind" - Stevie Wonder
"Bus Stop (song)" - The Hollies
"Guantanamera" - The Sandpipers
"'Cherish'" - The Association
"Wouldn't It Be Nice" - The Beach Boys
"Beauty Is Only Skin Deep" - The Temptations
"Black Is Black" - Los Bravos
"'96 Tears'" - ? & The Mysterians
"'Reach Out I'll Be There'" - The Four Tops
"Cherry Cherry" - Neil Diamond
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Autumn
"'Last Train to Clarksville'" - The Monkees
"Psychotic Reaction" - Count Five
"I've Got You Under My Skin" - The Four Seasons
"Walk Away Renee - The Left Banke
"What Becomes of the Brokenhearted - Jimmy Ruffin
"'Poor Side of Town'" - Johnny Rivers
"Dandy" - Herman's Hermits
"See See Rider" - Eric Burdon and the Animals
"Hooray for Hazel" - Tommy Roe
"If I Were a Carpenter" - Bobby Darin
"'Good Vibrations'" - The Beach Boys
"'Winchester Cathedral'" - The New Vaudeville Band
"'You Keep Me Hangin' On'" - The Supremes
"'Devil With A Blue Dress On / Good Golly Miss Molly'" - Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels
"I'm Your Puppet" - James & Bobby Purify
"Rain on the Roof" - The Lovin' Spoonful
"Lady Godiva" - Peter and Gordon
"'Mellow Yellow'" - Donovan
"Born Free" - Roger Williams
"I'm Ready for Love" - Martha & The Vandellas
"'That's Life'" - Frank Sinatra
"'I'm a Believer'" - The Monkees
"'Sugar Town'" - Nancy Sinatra
"A Place in the Sun" - Stevie Wonder
"'Snoopy vs. the Red Baron'" - The Royal Guardsmen
"(I Know) I'm Losing You" - The Temptations
"'Tell It Like It Is'" - Aaron Neville
"'Good Thing'" - Paul Revere and the Raiders

British number one hits not included above

Winter

★ "Keep On Running" - Spencer Davis Group

★ "Michelle" - The Overlanders

★ "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" - The Walker Brothers
Spring

★ "Somebody Help Me" - Spencer Davis Group

★ "Pretty Flamingo" - Manfred Mann
Summer

★ "Sunny Afternoon" - The Kinks

★ "Get Away" - Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames

★ "With a Girl Like You" - The Troggs

★ "All or Nothing" - Small Faces
Autumn

★ "Distant Drums" - Jim Reeves

★ "Green Green Grass of Home" - Tom Jones

Other Singles

★ "Don't Bring Me Down" - The Animals

★ "Mame" - Louis Armstrong

★ "Girl Don't Tell Me" - The Beach Boys (B-side to Barbara Ann)

★ "You're So Good to Me" - The Beach Boys (B-side to Sloop John B)

★ "God Only Knows" - The Beach Boys (B-side to Wouldn't It Be Nice)

★ "Let's Go Away For Awhile" - The Beach Boys (B-side to Good Vibrations)

★ "What Goes On" - The Beatles (B-side to Nowhere Man)

★ "Eleanor Rigby" - The Beatles (B-side to Yellow Submarine)

★ "Rain" - The Beatles (B-side to Paperback Writer)

★ "Eight Miles High" - The Byrds

★ "I Love Onions" - Susan Christie

★ "Mame" - Bobby Darin

★ "Solitary Man" - Neil Diamond

★ "Season of the Witch" - Donovan

★ "One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)/Queen Jane Approximately - Bob Dylan

★ "I Want You/Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues - Bob Dylan

★ "Pledging My Time - Bob Dylan (B-side to Rainy Day Women #12 & 35)

★ "Just Like a Woman/Obviously 5 Believers - Bob Dylan

★ "It Takes Two" - Marvin Gaye with Kim Weston

★ "Where Were You When I Needed You?" - The Grass Roots

★ "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak For You)" - The Isley Brothers

★ "Hey Joe" - The Jimi Hendrix Experience

★ "Hey Joe" - The Leaves

★ "Jug Band Music" - The Lovin' Spoonful

★ "Come On, Let's Go" - The McCoys

★ "Born Free" - Matt Monro

★ "Twinkle Toes" - Roy Orbison

★ "Ballad of the Green Berets" - Sgt. Barry Sadler (the Top Song of 1966, according to Billboard)

★ "The Dangling Conversation" - Simon and Garfunkel

★ "A Hazy Shade Of Winter" - Simon and Garfunkel

★ "Tar and Cement" - Verdelle Smith

★ "Little By Little" - Dusty Springfield

★ "You're Gonna Miss Me" - The 13th Floor Elevators

★ "Caroline, No" - Brian Wilson

★ "Over, Under, Sideways, Down" - The Yardbirds

★ "Shapes of Things" - The Yardbirds

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''

★ "If You Go Away" w. Rod McKuen m. Jacques Brel

★ "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

★ "Sunny W.M. Bobby Hebb

★ "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''
==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

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★ ''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''
==Opera==

★ Samuel Barber - ''Antony and Cleopatra''

★ Vittorio Giannini - ''Servant of Two Masters''

★ Peter Westergaard - ''Mr and Mrs Discobbolos''

★ Grace Williams - ''The Parlour''
==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
==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''
==Musical television==

★ ''Brigadoon'' starring Robert Goulet and Sally Ann Howes

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

★ 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

★ June 14 - Matt Freeman, Rancid

★ 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 "DJ Run" Simmons, Run D.M.C.

★ November 25

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★ Tim Armstrong, Rancid

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★ Stacy Lattisaw

★ December 8 - Sinéad O'Connor

★ December 20 - Chris Robinson, The Black Crowes

★ December 29 - Dexter Holland of The Offspring

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

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★ Johnny Kidd, British singer, 27

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★ Smiley Lewis, R&B musician

★ October 12 - Arthur Lourié, composer

★ October 26 - Alma Cogan, English singer

★ October 29 - Wellman Braud, jazz musician

★ November 2

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★ Mississippi John Hurt, blues musician

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★ 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

Awards

===Grammy Awards===

★ Grammy Awards of 1966
===Eurovision Song Contest===

★ Eurovision Song Contest 1966
===Leeds International Piano Competition===

★ Rafael Orozco
===Van Cliburn International Piano Competition===

★ Radu Lupu

See also

★ Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1966

Reference

Whitburn, Joel. ''Billboard Top 10 Singles Charts 1955-2000'' (2001)