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The summer of 1967 was "The Summer of Love" in San Francisco. It also became an important year for psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock

CharacteristicsThe musical style typically features electric guitars, 12 strings being preferred for their 'jangle'; elaborate studio effects - backwards taping, panning , phasing, long delay loops and extreme reverb; exotic instrumentation, with a particular fondness for the sitar and tabla; A strong keyboard presence, especially Hammond, Far...
, with releases from The Beatles
The Beatles

The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
 (Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the United Kingdom rock music band The Beatles. Recorded over a 129-day period beginning on 6 December 1966, the album was released on 1 June 1967 in the United Kingdom and the following day in the United States....
, Magical Mystery Tour) Small Faces, "Itchycoo Park
Itchycoo Park

"Itchycoo Park" is a psychedelic pop song written by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane of the group Small Faces. The song reached number three in the UK Singles Chart, 1967....
", Eric Burdon & The Animals (Winds of Change
Winds of Change (Eric Burdon & The Animals album)

Winds of Change is an album released in 1967 by Eric Burdon & The Animals.The original band, The Animals, broke up in 1966 and this band was entirely new, except for lead singer Eric Burdon and recently-added drummer Barry Jenkins....
), The Doors
The Doors

The Doors were an United States rock music band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California by Singer Jim Morrison, keyboard instrument Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger....
 (The Doors
The Doors (album)

The Doors is the self-titled debut album by the band The Doors, recorded in 1966 and released in 1967. It features the breakthrough single "Light My Fire", extended with a substantial instrumental section omitted on the single release, and the lengthy song "The End " with its Oedipus complex spoken-word section....
, Strange Days), Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Airplane

Jefferson Airplane was an United States rock music band formed in San Francisco, California in 1965. A pioneer of the psychedelic rock movement, Jefferson Airplane was the first band from the San Francisco scene to achieve mainstream commercial and critical success....
 (Surrealistic Pillow
Surrealistic Pillow

Surrealistic Pillow is the second album by American psychedelic rock band Jefferson Airplane, released in February 1967. Original drummer Skip Spence had left the band in mid-1966, replaced by a jazz drummer from Los Angeles, Spencer Dryden....
, After Bathing at Baxter's
After Bathing at Baxter's

After Bathing at Baxter's was released in 1967 and is the third album by the San Francisco rock band Jefferson Airplane.Unlike Surrealistic Pillow, released earlier the same year, After Bathing at Baxter's is classified as psychedelic rock because it eschews the more commercial type pop songs, such as "Somebody to Love ", that ap...
), Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd are an English Rock music band who initially earned recognition for their psychedelic rock and space rock music, and later, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music....
's The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is Pink Floyd's debut album and the only one made under Syd Barrett's leadership, although he made some contributions to the follow-up, A Saucerful of Secrets....
, Love
Love (band)

Love was an United States rock group of the late 1960s and early 1970s. They were led by singer, songwriter and guitarist Arthur Lee and the group's second songwriter, guitarist Bryan MacLean....
's Forever Changes
Forever Changes

Forever Changes is the third album released by the Los Angeles, California-based band Love . The album was released by Elektra Records in November 1967 in music....
, Cream
Cream (band)

Cream were a 1960s United Kingdom blues-rock Musical ensemble consisting of bassist/lead vocalist Jack Bruce, guitarist/vocalist Eric Clapton, and drummer Ginger Baker....
's Disraeli Gears
Disraeli Gears

Disraeli Gears is the second album by United Kingdom blues-rock group Cream . It was released in November 1967 and went on to reach #5 on the United Kingdom album chart....
, The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are an English rock music band formed in 1962 in London when multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones and pianist Ian Stewart were joined by vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards....
's Their Satanic Majesties Request
Their Satanic Majesties Request

Their Satanic Majesties Request is a psychedelic rock album by The Rolling Stones recorded and released in 1967. Its title is a play on the "Her Britannic Majesty requests and requires..." text that appears inside a British passport....
, The Who
The Who

The Who are an England Rock music band formed in 1964. The primary lineup was guitarist Pete Townshend, vocalist Roger Daltrey, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon....
's The Who Sell Out
The Who Sell Out

The Who Sell Out is the third album by the England rock band The Who, released in 1967. It is a concept album, formatted as a collection of unrelated songs interspersed with faux commercials and public service announcements....
 and The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Jimi Hendrix Experience

The Jimi Hendrix Experience was an English/American rock music band that formed in London in 1966. Originally comprising American vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Jimi Hendrix, bassist and backing vocalist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell, the band was active until 1969, in which time they released three successful studio albums....
 (Are You Experienced?
Are You Experienced (album)

Are You Experienced is the debut album by England/United States rock music band The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Released in 1967, it was the first LP for Track Records....
 and Axis: Bold As Love
Axis: Bold as Love

Axis: Bold as Love is the second studio album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Under pressure from their record company to follow-up the successful debut of their May 1967 album Are You Experienced, Axis: Bold as Love was released on Track Records in the UK in December 1967....
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following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1967.



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Single - Artist Composer
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"I'm a Believer
I'm a Believer

"I'm a Believer" is a song composed by Neil Diamond and recorded by the band The Monkees in 1966 with the lead vocals by Micky Dolenz. The single, produced by Jeff Barry, hit the number one spot on the U.S....
" - The Monkees
The Monkees

The Monkees were a pop singing quartet assembled in Los Angeles in 1965 in music for the United States television series The Monkees , which aired from 1966 to 1968....
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The summer of 1967 was "The Summer of Love" in San Francisco. It also became an important year for psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock

CharacteristicsThe musical style typically features electric guitars, 12 strings being preferred for their 'jangle'; elaborate studio effects - backwards taping, panning , phasing, long delay loops and extreme reverb; exotic instrumentation, with a particular fondness for the sitar and tabla; A strong keyboard presence, especially Hammond, Far...
, with releases from The Beatles
The Beatles

The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
 (Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the United Kingdom rock music band The Beatles. Recorded over a 129-day period beginning on 6 December 1966, the album was released on 1 June 1967 in the United Kingdom and the following day in the United States....
, Magical Mystery Tour) Small Faces, "Itchycoo Park
Itchycoo Park

"Itchycoo Park" is a psychedelic pop song written by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane of the group Small Faces. The song reached number three in the UK Singles Chart, 1967....
", Eric Burdon & The Animals (Winds of Change
Winds of Change (Eric Burdon & The Animals album)

Winds of Change is an album released in 1967 by Eric Burdon & The Animals.The original band, The Animals, broke up in 1966 and this band was entirely new, except for lead singer Eric Burdon and recently-added drummer Barry Jenkins....
), The Doors
The Doors

The Doors were an United States rock music band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California by Singer Jim Morrison, keyboard instrument Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger....
 (The Doors
The Doors (album)

The Doors is the self-titled debut album by the band The Doors, recorded in 1966 and released in 1967. It features the breakthrough single "Light My Fire", extended with a substantial instrumental section omitted on the single release, and the lengthy song "The End " with its Oedipus complex spoken-word section....
, Strange Days), Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Airplane

Jefferson Airplane was an United States rock music band formed in San Francisco, California in 1965. A pioneer of the psychedelic rock movement, Jefferson Airplane was the first band from the San Francisco scene to achieve mainstream commercial and critical success....
 (Surrealistic Pillow
Surrealistic Pillow

Surrealistic Pillow is the second album by American psychedelic rock band Jefferson Airplane, released in February 1967. Original drummer Skip Spence had left the band in mid-1966, replaced by a jazz drummer from Los Angeles, Spencer Dryden....
, After Bathing at Baxter's
After Bathing at Baxter's

After Bathing at Baxter's was released in 1967 and is the third album by the San Francisco rock band Jefferson Airplane.Unlike Surrealistic Pillow, released earlier the same year, After Bathing at Baxter's is classified as psychedelic rock because it eschews the more commercial type pop songs, such as "Somebody to Love ", that ap...
), Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd are an English Rock music band who initially earned recognition for their psychedelic rock and space rock music, and later, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music....
's The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is Pink Floyd's debut album and the only one made under Syd Barrett's leadership, although he made some contributions to the follow-up, A Saucerful of Secrets....
, Love
Love (band)

Love was an United States rock group of the late 1960s and early 1970s. They were led by singer, songwriter and guitarist Arthur Lee and the group's second songwriter, guitarist Bryan MacLean....
's Forever Changes
Forever Changes

Forever Changes is the third album released by the Los Angeles, California-based band Love . The album was released by Elektra Records in November 1967 in music....
, Cream
Cream (band)

Cream were a 1960s United Kingdom blues-rock Musical ensemble consisting of bassist/lead vocalist Jack Bruce, guitarist/vocalist Eric Clapton, and drummer Ginger Baker....
's Disraeli Gears
Disraeli Gears

Disraeli Gears is the second album by United Kingdom blues-rock group Cream . It was released in November 1967 and went on to reach #5 on the United Kingdom album chart....
, The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are an English rock music band formed in 1962 in London when multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones and pianist Ian Stewart were joined by vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards....
's Their Satanic Majesties Request
Their Satanic Majesties Request

Their Satanic Majesties Request is a psychedelic rock album by The Rolling Stones recorded and released in 1967. Its title is a play on the "Her Britannic Majesty requests and requires..." text that appears inside a British passport....
, The Who
The Who

The Who are an England Rock music band formed in 1964. The primary lineup was guitarist Pete Townshend, vocalist Roger Daltrey, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon....
's The Who Sell Out
The Who Sell Out

The Who Sell Out is the third album by the England rock band The Who, released in 1967. It is a concept album, formatted as a collection of unrelated songs interspersed with faux commercials and public service announcements....
 and The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Jimi Hendrix Experience

The Jimi Hendrix Experience was an English/American rock music band that formed in London in 1966. Originally comprising American vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Jimi Hendrix, bassist and backing vocalist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell, the band was active until 1969, in which time they released three successful studio albums....
 (Are You Experienced?
Are You Experienced (album)

Are You Experienced is the debut album by England/United States rock music band The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Released in 1967, it was the first LP for Track Records....
 and Axis: Bold As Love
Axis: Bold as Love

Axis: Bold as Love is the second studio album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Under pressure from their record company to follow-up the successful debut of their May 1967 album Are You Experienced, Axis: Bold as Love was released on Track Records in the UK in December 1967....
)
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Events

  • January 4 – The Doors
    The Doors

    The Doors were an United States rock music band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California by Singer Jim Morrison, keyboard instrument Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger....
     release their début album of the same name.
  • January 15 – The Rolling Stones
    The Rolling Stones

    The Rolling Stones are an English rock music band formed in 1962 in London when multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones and pianist Ian Stewart were joined by vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards....
     appear on The Ed Sullivan Show
    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show is an United States television program variety show that ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, 1971, and was hosted by entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan....
    . At Ed Sullivan
    Ed Sullivan

    Edward Vincent "Ed" Sullivan was an United States entertainment writer and television host, best known as the presenter of a popular TV variety show called The Ed Sullivan Show that was at its height of popularity in the 1950s and 1960s....
    's request, the band changed their lyrics from "Let's spend the night together
    Let's Spend the Night Together

    "Let's Spend the Night Together" is a song by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, originally released by The Rolling Stones in 1967. It has been covered by various artists, most famously David Bowie in 1973....
    " to "Let's spend some time together".
  • January 16 – The Monkees
    The Monkees

    The Monkees were a pop singing quartet assembled in Los Angeles in 1965 in music for the United States television series The Monkees , which aired from 1966 to 1968....
     begin work on their album Headquarters
    Headquarters (album)

    The third album issued by The Monkees, Headquarters was their first LP recorded primarily by the four members of the group. After a struggle for creative autonomy, the group was allowed to record by themselves....
    , the first album to give them complete artistic and technical control over their material.
  • January 22 – Simon and Garfunkel
    Simon and Garfunkel

    Simon & Garfunkel were an American singer-songwriter duo consisting of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. They formed the group "Tom and Jerry" in 1957, and had their first taste of success with the minor hit "Hey, Schoolgirl"....
     give live concert at Philharmonic Hall
    Avery Fisher Hall

    Avery Fisher Hall, known until 1973 as Philharmonic Hall, is a List of concert halls opened in 1962 as part of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts complex in New York City....
     in New York City. While bits and pieces of this concert are released on October 4, 1997, on their box set Old Friends, the majority of this concert is not released until July 2002.
  • January 30 – The Beatles
    The Beatles

    The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
     shoot a promotional film for their forthcoming single "Strawberry Fields Forever
    Strawberry Fields Forever

    "Strawberry Fields Forever" is a song by The Beatles. Recorded at the end of 1966, the song was written by John Lennon during the filming of How I Won The War and is formally credited to the Lennon/McCartney songwriting team....
    " at Knole Park in Sevenoaks
    Sevenoaks

    Sevenoaks is a town situated in the west of Kent, England. It gives its name to the Sevenoaks , of which it is the principal town, and lies 21.5 miles south-east of the centre of London, at the southern end of one of the principal commuter rail lines from the capital....


  • February 3 – UK record producer
    Record producer

    In the music industry, a record producer has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, Audio mixing and audio mastering processes....
     Joe Meek
    Joe Meek

    Joe Meek was a pioneering England record producer and songwriter acknowledged as one of the world's first and most imaginative independent producers....
     murders his landlady and then commits suicide by shooting himself in the head at Holloway
    Holloway, London

    Holloway is an inner-city district in the London Borough of Islington and follows for the most part, the line of the Holloway Road . At the centre of Holloway is the Nag's Head, London area....
    , North London
    North London

    North London is the northern part of London, England. The area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes....
    .
  • February 6 – Micky Dolenz
    Micky Dolenz

    George Michael Dolenz, Jr. is an United States actor, musician, television director and theatre direction; he is best known for his role as the drummer/vocalist in the 1960s made-for-television band, The Monkees....
     of the Monkees flies into London. On this trip he sees Til Death Us Do Part
    Til Death Us Do Part

    Till Death Us Do Part is a United Kingdom Situation comedy that aired on BBC One from 1965 to 1975. First airing as a Comedy Playhouse Television pilot, the series aired for seven series until 1975....
     on British TV and uses the term "Randy Scouse
    Scouse

    File:Mersey.svgScouse is the accent and dialect of English language found in the city of Liverpool, and in some adjoining urban areas of Merseyside, mainly The Wirral, often known as woolyback or posh scouse, due to several differences in speech patterns and pronunciation, but also in the new town areas of Runcorn and Skelmersdale....
     Git" from the programme for the title of The Monkees' next single release "Randy Scouse Git
    Randy Scouse Git

    "Randy Scouse Git" is a popular song written by Micky Dolenz in 1967, and recorded by The Monkees. It was the first song written by Micky Dolenz to be commercially released, and ended up a top 5 hit in the UK where it was retitled "Alternate Title" after the record company complained that the title was "actually somewhat taboo to the Britis...
    ", which is based on the programme, as well as Dolenz's visit to Paul McCartney. The British censors force the title to be changed to "Alternate Title" in the UK.
  • February 7 – Micky Dolenz meets Paul McCartney
    Paul McCartney

    Sir James Paul McCartney Member of the Order of the British Empire is a multiple Grammy Award-winning England singer-songwriter, poet, composer, multi-instrumentalist, entrepreneur, record producer, film producer, Painting, and Animal rights....
     at his home in St John's Wood
    St John's Wood

    |country = England|region=London|official_name= St John's Wood|latitude= 51.5361|longitude= -0.1751...
    , London and they pose together for the press.
  • February 12 – British police raid 'Redlands', the Sussex home of Keith Richards
    Keith Richards

    Keith Richards is an England guitarist, songwriter, singer, record producer and a founding member of The Rolling Stones. As a guitarist, Richards is mostly known for his innovative rhythm guitar playing....
     in the early hours of the morning following a tip-off about a party from the tabloid newspaper 'News of the World'; although no arrests are made at the time, Richards, Mick Jagger
    Mick Jagger

    Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger is an England rock musician best known as the lead vocalist of the The Rolling Stones. As well as a songwriter, he is an actor, and record producer and film producer....
     and art dealer Robert Fraser
    Robert Fraser

    Robert Fraser was a noted London art dealer of the 1960s and beyond....
     are subsequently charged with possession of drugs.
  • February 13
    • The Beatles' new single "Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane" is released in the United Kingdom
    • Jefferson Airplane
      Jefferson Airplane

      Jefferson Airplane was an United States rock music band formed in San Francisco, California in 1965. A pioneer of the psychedelic rock movement, Jefferson Airplane was the first band from the San Francisco scene to achieve mainstream commercial and critical success....
      's influential album Surrealistic Pillow
      Surrealistic Pillow

      Surrealistic Pillow is the second album by American psychedelic rock band Jefferson Airplane, released in February 1967. Original drummer Skip Spence had left the band in mid-1966, replaced by a jazz drummer from Los Angeles, Spencer Dryden....
       is released.
  • February 14 – Aretha Franklin
    Aretha Franklin

    Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter and pianist commonly referred to as "The Queen of Soul". Although renowned for her soul recordings, Franklin is also adept at jazz, rock and roll, blues, Pop music, Rhythm and Blues and Gospel music....
     records "Respect" at the New York
    New York

    The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
     based Atlantic Studios
    Atlantic Studios

    Atlantic Studios is the recording studio of Atlantic Records. It is located in New York City. The American record label first recorded in these studios in November 1947....
  • February 16 – "Aretha Franklin
    Aretha Franklin

    Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter and pianist commonly referred to as "The Queen of Soul". Although renowned for her soul recordings, Franklin is also adept at jazz, rock and roll, blues, Pop music, Rhythm and Blues and Gospel music....
     day" is declared in Detroit, Michigan
    Detroit, Michigan

    Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Wayne County, Michigan. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwestern United States of the United States....
  • February 17 – Strawberry Fields Forever
    Strawberry Fields Forever

    "Strawberry Fields Forever" is a song by The Beatles. Recorded at the end of 1966, the song was written by John Lennon during the filming of How I Won The War and is formally credited to the Lennon/McCartney songwriting team....
     / Penny Lane
    Penny Lane

    "Penny Lane" is a song by The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney, recorded during the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band sessions, and released in February 1967 as one side of a double A-sided single, along with John Lennon's "Strawberry Fields Forever"....
     is released in the USA
  • February 24 – The Bee Gees sign a management contract with Robert Stigwood
    Robert Stigwood

    Robert Stigwood is an Australian-born impresario and entertainment entrepreneur. In the 1960s and 1970s he was one of the most successful figures in the entertainment world, through his management of music groups like Cream and The Bee Gees, theatrical productions like Hair and Jesus Christ Superstar and film productions including t...
  • March 3 – Eric Burdon & The Animals refuse to perform a show in Ottawa
    Ottawa

    Ottawa is the Capital of Canada. The city has population of 812,000, the List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population municipality in the country and second largest in Ontario....
    , Ontario
    Ontario

    Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
     unless they are paid in advance. The audience of 3000 riots causing $5000 in damages to the auditorium.
  • March 11 – A taped appearance by The Beatles
    The Beatles

    The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
     on American Bandstand
    American Bandstand

    American Bandstand is a television show that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989, hosted from 1957 until its final season by Dick Clark , who also served as producer....
    . The band premieres their new music videos for the songs "Penny Lane
    Penny Lane

    "Penny Lane" is a song by The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney, recorded during the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band sessions, and released in February 1967 as one side of a double A-sided single, along with John Lennon's "Strawberry Fields Forever"....
    " and "Strawberry Fields Forever
    Strawberry Fields Forever

    "Strawberry Fields Forever" is a song by The Beatles. Recorded at the end of 1966, the song was written by John Lennon during the filming of How I Won The War and is formally credited to the Lennon/McCartney songwriting team....
    "
  • March 12 – The Velvet Underground
    The Velvet Underground

    The Velvet Underground was an American Rock music band first active, in various incarnations, from 1965 to 1973. Their best-known members were Lou Reed and John Cale, who both went on to find success as solo artists....
     release their debut album, The Velvet Underground and Nico
    The Velvet Underground and Nico

    The Velvet Underground & Nico is the debut album by experimental rock band The Velvet Underground and vocal collaborator Nico. It was originally released in March 1967 by Verve Records....
    .
  • March 25 – The Who
    The Who

    The Who are an England Rock music band formed in 1964. The primary lineup was guitarist Pete Townshend, vocalist Roger Daltrey, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon....
     perform their first concert in the United States in New York
    New York

    The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
  • March 27 – John Lennon
    John Lennon

    John Winston Ono Lennon, Order of the British Empire was an English Rock music musician, singer, songwriter, artist, and peace activist who gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles....
     and Paul McCartney
    Paul McCartney

    Sir James Paul McCartney Member of the Order of the British Empire is a multiple Grammy Award-winning England singer-songwriter, poet, composer, multi-instrumentalist, entrepreneur, record producer, film producer, Painting, and Animal rights....
     are awarded the Ivor Novello
    Ivor Novello

    David Ivor Davies , better known as Ivor Novello, was a Wales composer, singer and actor who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the early 20th century....
     award for the song "Michelle
    Michelle (song)

    "Michelle" is a Grammy Award?winning love ballad by the Beatles, mainly written by Paul McCartney, which is featured on their Rubber Soul album....
    ," the most performed song in Britain in 1966
  • March 30 – The Beatles
    The Beatles

    The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
     are photographed with a photographic collage
    Collage

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     and wax figures from Madame Tussaud's famous museum for the cover artwork of their soon to be released Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the United Kingdom rock music band The Beatles. Recorded over a 129-day period beginning on 6 December 1966, the album was released on 1 June 1967 in the United Kingdom and the following day in the United States....
     album at Chelsea Manor Studios in London
    London

    London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
    .
  • March 31 – Kicking off a tour with The Walker Brothers
    The Walker Brothers

    The Walker Brothers were an United States 1960s and 1970s pop music musical ensemble, comprising Scott Engel, John Maus, and Gary Walker . They had a number of top ten albums and singles in the mid-1960s, including #1 chart hits "Make It Easy on Yourself" and "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine "...
    , Cat Stevens
    Cat Stevens

    Yusuf Islam , best known by his former stage name Cat Stevens, is a Great Britain musician of Greek Cypriot and Sweden ancestry. He is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, educator, philanthropist and prominent Religious conversion to Islam....
     and Engelbert Humperdinck
    Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)

    Engelbert Humperdinck is a well-known Pop music singer who rose to international fame during the 1960s and 1970s, after adopting the name of the famous Germany opera composer Engelbert Humperdinck as his own stage name....
     at The Astoria London, Jimi Hendrix
    Jimi Hendrix

    James Marshall Hendrix was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter whose guitar playing continues to be a considerable influence on rock music....
     sets fire to his guitar on stage for the first time. He is taken to the hospital suffering burns to his hands. This guitar-burning act would later become a trademark of Hendrix's performances.
  • April 8 – Eurovision Song Contest
    Eurovision Song Contest

    The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition....
     held in the Hofburg Imperial Palace
    Hofburg Imperial Palace

    Hofburg Imperial Palace is a palace in Vienna, Austria, which has housed some of the most powerful people in History of Austria, including the Habsburg dynasty, rulers of the Austro-Hungarian empire....
    , Vienna
    Vienna

    Vienna is the Capital of Republic of Austria and also one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.7 million...
    . The winning song is the United Kingdom
    United Kingdom

    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
    's "Puppet on a String
    Puppet on a String

    "Puppet on a String" is the name of the Eurovision Song Contest-winning song in 1967 by United Kingdom singer Sandie Shaw. It was her thirteenth UK single release....
    ", sung by Sandie Shaw
    Sandie Shaw

    Sandie Shaw was one of the most successful United Kingdom female singers of the 1960s. With her hair, slender frame, model cheekbones and outfits, she has been described as the ultimate working-class It girl....
    .
  • April 13 – The Rolling Stones
    The Rolling Stones

    The Rolling Stones are an English rock music band formed in 1962 in London when multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones and pianist Ian Stewart were joined by vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards....
    ' Concert in Warsaw
    Warsaw

    Warsaw is the Capital and World's largest cities of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River roughly from both the Baltic Sea coast and the Carpathian Mountains....
    .
  • May – Paul McCartney
    Paul McCartney

    Sir James Paul McCartney Member of the Order of the British Empire is a multiple Grammy Award-winning England singer-songwriter, poet, composer, multi-instrumentalist, entrepreneur, record producer, film producer, Painting, and Animal rights....
     announces that all four members of the Beatles
    The Beatles

    The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
     have "dropped acid
    LSD

    Lysergic acid diethylamide, LSD, LSD-25, or acid, is a semisynthetic psychedelic drug of the ergoline family. Its unusual psychological effects, which include visuals of colored patterns behind the eyes in the mind, a sense of time distorting, and crawling geometric patterns, have made it one of the most widely known psyched...
    "
  • May 1 – Elvis Presley
    Elvis Presley

    Elvis Aaron Presley was an United Statesn singer, actor, and musician. A cultural icon, he is commonly known simply as "Elvis", and is also sometimes referred to as "List of honorific titles in popular music" or "The King"....
     marries Priscilla Beaulieu
    Priscilla Presley

    Priscilla Beaulieu Presley is an United States actress and businesswoman. She is the ex-wife of singer and actor Elvis Presley, and the mother of singer/songwriter Lisa Marie Presley....
     at the Aladdin in Las Vegas
    Las Vegas Strip

    The Las Vegas Strip is an approximately 4 mile stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada, Nevada, United States. A small portion of The Strip lies in Las Vegas, Nevada, but most of it is in the unincorporated area areas of Paradise, Nevada and Winchester, Nevada....
    .
  • May 2 – In the United States, Capitol Records
    Capitol Records

    Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood, California and New York City as part of Capitol Music Group....
     pulls the plug on the Beach Boys
    The Beach Boys

    The Beach Boys are an American rock band. Formed in 1961, the group gained popularity for its close harmony and lyrics reflecting a California youth culture of cars and surfing....
    ' mysterious Smile project. Brian Wilson
    Brian Wilson

    Brian Douglas Wilson is a Grammy Award-winning United States musician best known as a member of the American rock and roll band, the Beach Boys....
    , who had taken more than a year to compose and produce the album, could not bring himself to finish it.
  • May 12
    • Procol Harum
      Procol Harum

      Procol Harum are a United Kingdom Rock music band, formed in the 1960s, which built an important foundation for what would become progressive rock, or perhaps more closely, symphonic rock....
      's musical career begins with the release of the single "A Whiter Shade of Pale
      A Whiter Shade of Pale

      "A Whiter Shade of Pale" is a song by the British people band Procol Harum. The single reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 8 June 1967 in music, and stayed there for six weeks....
      ".
    • Pink Floyd
      Pink Floyd

      Pink Floyd are an English Rock music band who initially earned recognition for their psychedelic rock and space rock music, and later, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music....
       stage the first ever rock concert with quadraphonic
      Quadraphonic

      Quadraphonic sound – the most-widely-used early term for what is now called 4.0 stereo – uses four channels in which speakers are positioned at the four corners of the listening space, reproducing signals that are independent of one another....
       sound at Queen Elizabeth Hall
      Queen Elizabeth Hall

      The Queen Elizabeth Hall is a music venue on the South Bank in London, England that hosts daily European classical music, jazz, and avant-garde music and dance performances....
      , England
      England

      native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
    • The debut album of The Jimi Hendrix Experience
      The Jimi Hendrix Experience

      The Jimi Hendrix Experience was an English/American rock music band that formed in London in 1966. Originally comprising American vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Jimi Hendrix, bassist and backing vocalist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell, the band was active until 1969, in which time they released three successful studio albums....
      , Are You Experienced is released in the UK.
  • June 1 – The Beatles
    The Beatles

    The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
     album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the United Kingdom rock music band The Beatles. Recorded over a 129-day period beginning on 6 December 1966, the album was released on 1 June 1967 in the United Kingdom and the following day in the United States....
     is released. David Bowie
    David Bowie

    David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and Arrangement. Active in five decades of rock music and frequently reinventing his music and image, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s....
     releases his début album, 'David Bowie
    David Bowie (album)

    David Bowie is the eponymously-titled debut album by rock and roll musician David Bowie, released in 1967 by Deram Records, a Decca Records offshoot....
  • June 4 – Jimi Hendrix Experience, Cream
    Cream (band)

    Cream were a 1960s United Kingdom blues-rock Musical ensemble consisting of bassist/lead vocalist Jack Bruce, guitarist/vocalist Eric Clapton, and drummer Ginger Baker....
    , Denny Laine
    Denny Laine

    Denny Laine is an England songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his roles as former guitarist and lead singer of The Moody Blues and, later, co-founder of Wings ....
     and his Electric String Band, Procul Harum and The Chiffons
    The Chiffons

    The Chiffons was an all girl group originating from the Bronx area of New York in 1960....
    , perform in a two hour "Sunday Special" at the Saville Theatre
    Saville Theatre

    The Saville Theatre is a former West End theatre at 135 Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster. The theatre opened in 1931, and became a music venue during the 1960s, finally being converted to a cinema in 1970....
     in London.
  • June 16 – Barbra Streisand
    Barbra Streisand

    Barbra Streisand is an United states singer and film and theatre actress. She has also achieved note as a composer, political activist, film producer and film director....
     performs live concert "A Happening in Central Park
    A Happening in Central Park

    A Happening In Central Park is a Live album by Barbra Streisand. The album was recorded at a live concert in central park in June 1968 in front of a live audience of 135,000 people....
    " in New York
    New York

    The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
    's Central Park
    Central Park

    Central Park is a large public, urban park in New York City, with about twenty-five million visitors annually. Most of the areas immediately adjacent to the park are known for impressive buildings and valuable real estate....
    .
  • June 17 – June 18 – The Monterey International Pop Festival
    Monterey Pop Festival

    The Monterey International Pop Music Festival was a three-day concert event held June 16 to June 18, 1967 at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey, California....
    , the world's first large scale outdoor rock music festival. Held in Monterey, California, including rock stars such as the Who, Simon and Garfunkel, Eric Burdon & The Animals, The Byrds, Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother and The Holding Company with Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix. Otis and the MG's took the stage at 1:00 am after Jefferson Airplane and brought down the house; 55,000 were at attendance.
  • June 19 – During his stay in California on a houseboat in Sausalito, while listening to the Beatles' Sgt Pepper Lonely Hearts Club Band, Otis Redding is inspired to compose the tune "Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay".
  • June 25 – The Beatles
    The Beatles

    The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
     perform "All You Need Is Love
    All You Need Is Love

    "All You Need Is Love" is a song written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon/McCartney. It was first performed by The Beatles on Our World, the first live global television link....
    " for the
    Our World
    Our World

    Our World was the first live, international, satellite television production, which was broadcast on 25 June 1967. Performers, including opera singer Maria Callas and artist Pablo Picasso, from nineteen nations were invited to perform in separate segments featuring their respective countries, and the two-and-half-hour event had the large...
    television special, which was the first worldwide television broadcast. Singing backup for the Beatles were a number of artists including Eric Clapton
    Eric Clapton

    Eric Patrick Clapton Order of the British Empire is an English blues-rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. He is "probably most famous for his mastery of the Stratocaster guitar." Clapton has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Yardbirds, of Cream , and as a solo performer, being the only person to...
    , and members of the Rolling Stones
    The Rolling Stones

    The Rolling Stones are an English rock music band formed in 1962 in London when multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones and pianist Ian Stewart were joined by vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards....
     and The Who
    The Who

    The Who are an England Rock music band formed in 1964. The primary lineup was guitarist Pete Townshend, vocalist Roger Daltrey, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon....
    .
  • June 28
    • The Supremes
      The Supremes

      The Supremes, an American girl group, were one of the signature acts on Motown Records during the 1960s. Originally founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, Michigan in 1959, The Supremes' repertoire included doo-wop, pop music, soul music, Broadway theatre show tunes, psychedelic soul and disco....
       perform for the first time as Diana Ross & the Supremes at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas. Florence Ballard
      Florence Ballard

      Florence Glenda Ballard Chapman, nicknamed "Flo" or "Blondie" , was an United States singer, and one of the co-founders of the Hall of Fame Motown group The Supremes....
       is fired from the group after the first night, and on-hand stand-in Cindy Birdsong
      Cindy Birdsong

      Cynthia Ann Birdsong-Hewlett , better known by her stage name, Cindy Birdsong is an United States R&B music/soul music singer-songwriter....
       permanently takes Ballard's place in the group.
    • The Monkees
      The Monkees

      The Monkees were a pop singing quartet assembled in Los Angeles in 1965 in music for the United States television series The Monkees , which aired from 1966 to 1968....
       fly in to London at the start of their concerts at the Empire Pool, Wembley.
  • June 29 – Rolling Stones
    The Rolling Stones

    The Rolling Stones are an English rock music band formed in 1962 in London when multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones and pianist Ian Stewart were joined by vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards....
     sentenced to jail for drug possession.
  • June 30 – July 2 The Monkees
    The Monkees

    The Monkees were a pop singing quartet assembled in Los Angeles in 1965 in music for the United States television series The Monkees , which aired from 1966 to 1968....
     three concerts at the Empire Pool, Wembley
    Wembley

    Wembley Central is an area located in HA postcode area, UK which forms the Western part of the London Borough of Brent. It is best known as the location of Wembley Stadium, which is the home of English football....
    ; Lulu
    Lulu (singer)

    Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, Order of British Empire, , best known by her stage name Lulu, is a Scotland singer-songwriter, actress, model and television personality, who has been successful in the entertainment business from the 1960s through to the present day....
     also appeared on this tour.
  • July 2 – Jeff Beck
    Jeff Beck

    Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck is an England rock music guitarist. He was one of the three noted guitarists — the others being Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page — to have played with The Yardbirds....
     and John Mayall Bluesbreakers, perform in a two hour "Sunday Special" at the Saville Theatre
    Saville Theatre

    The Saville Theatre is a former West End theatre at 135 Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster. The theatre opened in 1931, and became a music venue during the 1960s, finally being converted to a cinema in 1970....
     in London.
  • July 3 – The Beatles
    The Beatles

    The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
     host a party at the Speakeasy Club
    Speakeasy Club

    The Speakeasy Club, 48 Margaret Street London W postcode area, was a late-night haunt for the music industry from 1966 to the late 1970s. The club was managed by Laurie O'Leary from 1968 to 1977....
     for The Monkees
    The Monkees

    The Monkees were a pop singing quartet assembled in Los Angeles in 1965 in music for the United States television series The Monkees , which aired from 1966 to 1968....
     on the completion of their concerts in London.
  • July 14 – The Bee Gees
    Bee Gees

    The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers ? Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, and Maurice Gibb. They were born on the Isle of Man to England parents, lived in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, England, United Kingdom and during their childhood years moved to Brisbane, Australia, where they began their musical careers....
     international debut album,
    Bee Gees 1st is released which spawns 3 Top 20 singles: New York Mining Disaster 1941
    New York Mining Disaster 1941

    "New York Mining Disaster 1941" war UK. At the time, rumours circulated that the Bee Gees were the Beatles recording under a pseudonym , in part because the record referenced NEMS Enterprises ....
    , To Love Somebody
    To Love Somebody (song)

    "To Love Somebody" is the second single released by the Bee Gees from their third LP, Bee Gees 1st. As stated many times by Barry Gibb, their manager Robert Stigwood wanted Barry to write a soul song for Otis Redding for him to record....
     and Holiday
    Holiday (Bee Gees song)

    "Holiday" is a song by the Bee Gees. The song is considered to be eerie, due to the interesting, yet creepy tune and strong organ presence. It was not released as a single in their native England, but reached #16 on the American charts in September of 1967....
    .
  • July 18 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience is thrown off a support tour of The Monkees
    The Monkees

    The Monkees were a pop singing quartet assembled in Los Angeles in 1965 in music for the United States television series The Monkees , which aired from 1966 to 1968....
     after complaints from the conservative Daughters of the American Revolution
    Daughters of the American Revolution

    The Daughters of the American Revolution is a Genealogy-based membership organization of women dedicated to promoting historic preservation, education, and patriotism....
    . Hendrix's manager Chas Chandler
    Chas Chandler

    Bryan James "Chas" Chandler was an England musician, record producer and Talent manager of several successful music acts.Born in the Heaton, Newcastle district of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, he began his career playing bass guitar in a trio with Alan Price....
     later admitted it was all for outrage publicity.
  • August 4 – The Small Faces
    The Small Faces

    Small Faces were an England Rock music group from East London, England, heavily influenced by United States rhythm and blues. The group was founded in 1965 by members Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Kenney Jones, and Jimmy Winston ....
     release the psychedelic
    Psychedelic

    The word 'psychedelic' is an English term coined from the Greek language words for "soul," ???? , and "manifest," d???? . A psychedelic experience is characterized by the perception of aspects of one's mind previously unknown, or by the creative exuberance of the mind liberated from its ostensibly ordinary fetters....
     single "Itchycoo Park
    Itchycoo Park

    "Itchycoo Park" is a psychedelic pop song written by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane of the group Small Faces. The song reached number three in the UK Singles Chart, 1967....
    " reaching #3 in the UK Singles Chart
    UK Singles Chart

    The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine , ChartsPlus , and published online on various sites ....
    .
  • August 14 – The Marine Broadcasting Offences Act
    Marine Broadcasting Offences Act

    The Marine, Etc., Broadcasting Act 1967 c.41, shortened to Marine Broadcasting Offences Act, became law in the United Kingdom at 12 midnight on Monday, August 14, 1967....
     becomes law in the United Kingdom, and most offshore radio
    Offshore radio

    Offshore radio refers to the practice of radio broadcasting from radio ship or fixed maritime structures, usually in international waters. The claimed first wireless broadcast of music and speech for the purpose of entertainment was transmitted from a Royal Naval craft, the HMS Andromeda, in 1907....
     stations (including Wonderful Radio London
    Wonderful Radio London

    Wonderful Radio London also known as Big L, was a top 40 offshore commercial station that operated from 16 December 1964 to 14 August 1967, from a ship anchored in the North Sea, three and a half miles off Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, England....
    ) have already closed down. Only Radio Caroline
    Radio Caroline

    Radio Caroline is a European radio station that started transmissions on Easter Sunday 1964 from a ship anchored in international waters off the coast of Felixstowe, Suffolk, England....
     would continue.
  • August 20 – Cream
    Cream (band)

    Cream were a 1960s United Kingdom blues-rock Musical ensemble consisting of bassist/lead vocalist Jack Bruce, guitarist/vocalist Eric Clapton, and drummer Ginger Baker....
     fly to the US at the beginning of their concert tour.
  • August 23 – The debut album of The Jimi Hendrix Experience
    The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    The Jimi Hendrix Experience was an English/American rock music band that formed in London in 1966. Originally comprising American vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Jimi Hendrix, bassist and backing vocalist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell, the band was active until 1969, in which time they released three successful studio albums....
    ,
    Are You Experienced, is released in the US.
  • August 27 – The Beatles
    The Beatles

    The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
     are informed of manager Brian Epstein
    Brian Epstein

    Brian Samuel Epstein was a United Kingdom music entrepeneur, and the music manager of The Beatles. Through his family's company, NEMS he also managed several other musical artists such as Gerry & The Pacemakers, Billy J....
    's death, while in Bangor, Wales
    Wales

    native_name = Cymru|conventional_long_name = Wales|common_name = Wales|image_flag = Flag of Wales 2.svg|national_motto = ...
     with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
    Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

    Maharishi Mahesh Yogi , introduced the Transcendental Meditation technique and related programs and initiatives, including schools and universities with campuses in India, the United States, Mexico, the United Kingdom and China....
    . They return to London at once.
  • September 7 – Eric Burdon
    Eric Burdon

    Eric Victor Burdon is best known as a founding member and singer of The Animals, a rock band formed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, and his multi-racial project the Funk rock band War ....
     marries Angie King
  • September 17 – The Doors
    The Doors

    The Doors were an United States rock music band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California by Singer Jim Morrison, keyboard instrument Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger....
     appear on the
    Ed Sullivan
    Ed Sullivan

    Edward Vincent "Ed" Sullivan was an United States entertainment writer and television host, best known as the presenter of a popular TV variety show called The Ed Sullivan Show that was at its height of popularity in the 1950s and 1960s....
     show and perform "Light My Fire". Sullivan had requested that the line "Girl we couldn't get much higher" be changed for the show. Jim Morrison
    Jim Morrison

    James Douglas Morrison was an United States singer, songwriter, poet, writer and film maker. He is best known as the lead singer and lyricist of The Doors and is widely considered to be one of the most charismatic Lead singers in rock music history....
     agreed, but ended up performing it the way it was written and The Doors
    The Doors

    The Doors were an United States rock music band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California by Singer Jim Morrison, keyboard instrument Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger....
     were banned from the show.
  • September 30 – BBC Radio 1
    BBC Radio 1

    BBC Radio 1 is a United Kingdom international radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in current popular music throughout the day, with a slight bias to Rock music & Independent music music....
     and BBC Radio 2
    BBC Radio 2

    BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio radio station and the List of most-listened-to radio programs in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult contemporary music or Album-orientated rock, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres....
     are launched, replacing the old "Light Programme". BBC Radio 3
    BBC Radio 3

    BBC Radio 3 is a national radio station operated by the BBC within the United Kingdom. Its output centres on European classical music, but jazz, world music, drama and the arts also feature....
     replaces the "Third Programme".
  • October 14 – Tammi Terrell
    Tammi Terrell

    Tammi Terrell was a Grammy Award-nominated United States soul music singer, most notable for her association with Motown Records and her duets with Marvin Gaye....
     faints and collapses into duet partner Marvin Gaye
    Marvin Gaye

    Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr., better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye was an United States singer-songwriter and instrumentalist with a three-octave vocal range....
    's arms onstage during a performance at the Hampton University
    Hampton University

    Hampton University is a Historically clever colleges and universities located in Hampton, Virginia, United States....
     homecoming
    Homecoming

    Homecoming, welcoming back of former residents and alumni, is a tradition in many university, colleges and high schools in North America. It usually includes activities for students and alumni, such as sports and culture events and a parade through the streets of the city or town....
     in Virginia
    Virginia

    The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....
    . She was later diagnosed with a brain tumor, and would die from brain cancer in 1970 at the age of 24.
  • November 9 – First issue of Rolling Stone magazine is published
  • November 22 – Otis Redding records "(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay"
  • December – The Moody Blues
    The Moody Blues

    The Moody Blues are an England band originally from Erdington in the city of Birmingham. Founding members Michael Pinder and Ray Thomas performed an initially rhythm and blues-based sound in Birmingham in 1964 along with Graeme Edge and others, and were later joined by John Lodge and Justin Hayward as they inspired and evolved the progressi...
     release
    Days of Future Passed
    Days of Future Passed

    Days of Future Passed, The Moody Blues' second official album , was their first of what would be a succession of concept albums. It was also the first to feature Justin Hayward and John Lodge, who would play a very strong role in directing the band's sound in the decades to come....
    .
  • December 5 – The Beatles
    The Beatles

    The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
     open the Apple Shop
    Apple Boutique

    The Apple Boutique was a retail store, located at 94 Baker Street, London, and one of the first business ventures made by The Beatles' fledgling Apple Corps....
     in London
    London

    London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
    .
  • December 8 – Otis and the Bar-Kays play at a popular nightclub called, Leo's Casino. This was to be Otis' last performance.
  • December 10 – Otis Redding
    Otis Redding

    Otis Ray Redding, Jr. was an United States soul music singer. He is renowned for an ability to convey strong emotion through his voice. According to the website of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , Redding's name is "synonymous with the term soul, music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of Gospel musi...
     and four of the six Bar-Kays die in a plane crash in Lake Monona (Madison, Wisconsin). It was considered to be one of the worst air tragedies in entertainment history, since the Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper air crash, 8 years earlier, in 1959.
  • December 26 – First telecast of The Beatles
    The Beatles

    The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
    '
    Magical Mystery Tour
    Magical Mystery Tour (film)

    Magical Mystery Tour is an hour-long Television movie starring The Beatles that initially aired on BBC1 on December 26 1967. Upon its initial showing, the film was poorly received by critics and audiences....
    , on BBC1.
  • A taped appearance by The Beatles
    The Beatles

    The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
     on the
    Ed Sullivan
    Ed Sullivan

    Edward Vincent "Ed" Sullivan was an United States entertainment writer and television host, best known as the presenter of a popular TV variety show called The Ed Sullivan Show that was at its height of popularity in the 1950s and 1960s....
     show. The band premieres their new music video
    Music video

    A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a pop music or rock music song with lyrics. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings....
     for the song "Hello Goodbye".
  • Pickwick Records
    Pickwick Records

    Pickwick Records was an United States record label and Record distributor known for its releases of sound-alike recordings, bargain bin reissues and repackagings under the brands Design, Bravo , Hurrah, Grand Prix, and children's records on the Cricket and Happy Times labels....
     releases LP collection of ten 1950s
    1950s

    The 1950s decade was the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive. The Fifties in the developed western world are generally considered social conservative and highly Consumerism in nature....
     A- and B-sides of singles by Simon and Garfunkel
    Simon and Garfunkel

    Simon & Garfunkel were an American singer-songwriter duo consisting of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. They formed the group "Tom and Jerry" in 1957, and had their first taste of success with the minor hit "Hey, Schoolgirl"....
    , recorded under their pseudonym Tom & Jerry, and tries to pass it off as current material by the duo. Simon and Garfunkel file legal challenge, and the record, now rare, is swiftly withdrawn from the market.
  • The Who
    The Who

    The Who are an England Rock music band formed in 1964. The primary lineup was guitarist Pete Townshend, vocalist Roger Daltrey, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon....
     destroys their instruments during a performance on
    The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.
  • Toots & the Maytals releases "54-46 That's My Number
    54-46 That's My Number

    "54-46 " is a song by Toots Hibbert, recorded by Toots & the Maytals and originally released on the Beverly's label in Jamaica and the Pyramid label in the UK....
    ", one of the first reggae
    Reggae

    Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s.While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Music of Jamaica, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady....
     songs
  • The Savonlinna Opera Festival
    Savonlinna Opera Festival

    Savonlinna Opera Festival is held annually in the city of Savonlinna in Finland. The Festival takes place at the medieval Olavinlinna , built in 1475....
     is re-opened in Savonlinna
    Savonlinna

    Savonlinna is a List of cities and towns in Finland and a Municipalities of Finland of inhabitants in the southeast of Finland, in the heart of the Saimaa lake region....
    , Finland
    Finland

    Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
    , helping to launch a repopularization of opera


New Bands

  • Blue Öyster Cult
    Blue Öyster Cult

    Blue ?yster Cult is an American rock music band formed in New York in 1967 and still active in 2009. The group is especially well known for songs including " The Reaper", "Godzilla", and "Burnin' for You"....
  • The Stooges
    The Stooges

    The Stooges are an American rock music rock band that were first active from 1967 to 1974, then reformed in 2003. The Stooges sold few records in their original incarnation and often performed for indifferent or hostile audiences....
  • Creedence Clearwater Revival
    Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Creedence Clearwater Revival was an United States rock and roll band who gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with a number of successful singles drawn from various Studio album....
  • The First Edition
    The First Edition

    The First Edition was a country music/rock band stalwart members being Kenny Rogers , Mickey Jones Terry Williams . The band formed in 1967, with noted folk musician Mike Settle and the operatically trained Thelma Camacho completing the lineup....
     (fronted by Kenny Rogers
    Kenny Rogers

    Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Rogers is an United States country music singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor and entrepreneur.He has been very successful, charting more than 70 hit singles across various music genres and topping the country and pop album charts for more than 420 individual weeks in the United States alone....
    )
  • Chicago
    Chicago (band)

    Chicago is an American pop rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. The band began as a politically charged, sometimes experimental, rock band and later moved to a predominantly softer sound, becoming famous for producing a number of hit ballads....
  • Genesis
    Genesis (band)

    Genesis are an English rock music band formed in 1967. With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide, Genesis are among the top 30 List of best-selling music artists....


Top albums released in the U.S.A.

Winter
  • Younger Than Yesterday
    Younger Than Yesterday

    Younger Than Yesterday is the fourth album from the folk-rock group The Byrds, released in February 1967 on Columbia Records, catalogue item CL 2642 in monaural, CS 9442 in stereo....
    - The Byrds
    The Byrds

    The Byrds were an American Rock music band. Formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964, The Byrds underwent several lineup changes, with frontman Roger McGuinn remaining the sole consistent member until the group's disbandment in 1973....
  • Mellow Yellow
    Mellow Yellow (album)

    Mellow Yellow is the fourth album from Scotland singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the United States in March 1967 History...
    - Donovan
    Donovan

    Donovan , is a Scotland singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk music scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, Popular music, psychedelic rock, and world music....
  • The Doors
    The Doors (album)

    The Doors is the self-titled debut album by the band The Doors, recorded in 1966 and released in 1967. It features the breakthrough single "Light My Fire", extended with a substantial instrumental section omitted on the single release, and the lengthy song "The End " with its Oedipus complex spoken-word section....
    - The Doors
    The Doors

    The Doors were an United States rock music band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California by Singer Jim Morrison, keyboard instrument Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger....
     (debut)
  • More of The Monkees
    More of The Monkees

    More of The Monkees is the second full-length album by The Monkees. It was recorded in late 1966 and released on Colgems label #102 on January 10, 1967....
    - The Monkees
    The Monkees

    The Monkees were a pop singing quartet assembled in Los Angeles in 1965 in music for the United States television series The Monkees , which aired from 1966 to 1968....
  • King & Queen
    King & Queen

    King & Queen, released in 1967 by Stax Records, is a duets album by Otis Redding and Carla Thomas, two of the label's most successful artists....
    - Otis Redding
    Otis Redding

    Otis Ray Redding, Jr. was an United States soul music singer. He is renowned for an ability to convey strong emotion through his voice. According to the website of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , Redding's name is "synonymous with the term soul, music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of Gospel musi...
     and Carla Thomas
    Carla Thomas

    Carla Thomas is often referred to as the Queen of Memphis soul....
  • Between the Buttons
    Between the Buttons

    Between the Buttons is the fifth United Kingdom and seventh United States studio album by The Rolling Stones and was released in 1967 as the follow-up to the ambitious Aftermath ....
    - The Rolling Stones
    The Rolling Stones

    The Rolling Stones are an English rock music band formed in 1962 in London when multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones and pianist Ian Stewart were joined by vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards....
  • The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland
    The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland

    The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland is a 1967 album by The Supremes for Motown Records. It includes the number-one hit singles "You Keep Me Hangin' On" and "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone"....
     - The Supremes
    The Supremes

    The Supremes, an American girl group, were one of the signature acts on Motown Records during the 1960s. Originally founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, Michigan in 1959, The Supremes' repertoire included doo-wop, pop music, soul music, Broadway theatre show tunes, psychedelic soul and disco....


Spring
  • Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the United Kingdom rock music band The Beatles. Recorded over a 129-day period beginning on 6 December 1966, the album was released on 1 June 1967 in the United Kingdom and the following day in the United States....
     - The Beatles
    The Beatles

    The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
  • Buffalo Springfield
    Buffalo Springfield (album)

    Buffalo Springfield is the self-titled debut album by folk rock band Buffalo Springfield, released in 1966 . It was originally released in both Monaural and stereophonic sound versions as Atco 33-200, but when the single "For What It's Worth " became a hit, the album was re-released as Atco 33-200A and added "For What It's Worth", but d...
     - Buffalo Springfield
    Buffalo Springfield

    Buffalo Springfield was a short-lived but influential folk rock group that served as a springboard for the careers of Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and Jim Messina , and is most famous for the song "For What It's Worth "....
     (debut)
  • Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits
    Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits

    Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits is the eighth LP album released by Bob Dylan on Columbia Records, catalogue CK 65975. It peaked at #10 on the Billboard 200, and went to #3 in the United Kingdom; certified five times platinum in the United States, it is one of his very best-selling albums....
     - Bob Dylan
  • Up, Up and Away - The Fifth Dimension
    The Fifth Dimension

    The Fifth Dimension, also known as The 5th Dimension, is a multiple Grammy-winning United States popular music vocal group, whose repertoire also includes pop, Rhythm and blues, Soul music, and jazz....
     (debut)
  • I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
    I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

    I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You is the breakthrough album by Aretha Franklin, released on March 10, 1967 in music.It established Aretha as a superstar and a major force in the recording industry....
     - Aretha Franklin
    Aretha Franklin

    Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter and pianist commonly referred to as "The Queen of Soul". Although renowned for her soul recordings, Franklin is also adept at jazz, rock and roll, blues, Pop music, Rhythm and Blues and Gospel music....
  • The Grateful Dead
    The Grateful Dead (album)

    The Grateful Dead is the debut album of the Grateful Dead. It was recorded by Warner Bros. Records, and was released in March 1967. According to bassist Phil Lesh in his autobiography Searching for the Sound: My Life with the Grateful Dead, the album was released as San Francisco's Grateful Dead....
     - The Grateful Dead (debut)
  • I'm a Lonesome Fugitive - Merle Haggard
    Merle Haggard

    Merle Ronald Haggard is an United States country music singer, guitarist, instrumentalist, and songwriter.Merle Haggard has become one of the true giants of country music, as a singer, guitarist, songwriter, and instrumentalist....
  • Surrealistic Pillow
    Surrealistic Pillow

    Surrealistic Pillow is the second album by American psychedelic rock band Jefferson Airplane, released in February 1967. Original drummer Skip Spence had left the band in mid-1966, replaced by a jazz drummer from Los Angeles, Spencer Dryden....
     - Jefferson Airplane
    Jefferson Airplane

    Jefferson Airplane was an United States rock music band formed in San Francisco, California in 1965. A pioneer of the psychedelic rock movement, Jefferson Airplane was the first band from the San Francisco scene to achieve mainstream commercial and critical success....
  • The Marvelettes - The Marvelettes
    The Marvelettes

    The Marvelettes were an United States singer girl group on the Tamla label. Motown's first successful female vocal group, the Marvelettes are most notable for recording the companies first US #1 pop hit, "Please Mr....
  • Headquarters
    Headquarters (album)

    The third album issued by The Monkees, Headquarters was their first LP recorded primarily by the four members of the group. After a struggle for creative autonomy, the group was allowed to record by themselves....
     - The Monkees
    The Monkees

    The Monkees were a pop singing quartet assembled in Los Angeles in 1965 in music for the United States television series The Monkees , which aired from 1966 to 1968....
  • 12 Greatest Hits
    12 Greatest Hits

    Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits is a compilation consisting of American country pop music singer, Patsy Cline's greatest hits. The album consists of Cline's biggest hits between 1957 and 1963....
     - Patsy Cline
    Patsy Cline

    Patsy Cline was an United States country music singer who enjoyed pop music crossover success during the era of the Nashville Sound in the early 1960s....
  • How Great Thou Art
    How Great Thou Art (album)

    How Great Thou Art is a musical album by the USA singer, guitarist, arranger, songwriter, actor Elvis Presley; it was his first non-soundtrack album recording of new material since 1962's Pot Luck and his first album release not to include any soundtrack recordings since His Hand in Mine ....
    - Elvis Presley
    Elvis Presley

    Elvis Aaron Presley was an United Statesn singer, actor, and musician. A cultural icon, he is commonly known simply as "Elvis", and is also sometimes referred to as "List of honorific titles in popular music" or "The King"....
  • Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim
    Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim

    Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim is a 1967 album by Frank Sinatra, featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim.The tracks were arranged and conducted by Claus Ogerman and his orchestra....
    - Frank Sinatra
    Frank Sinatra

    Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an United States singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became a solo artist with great success in the early to mid-1940s, being the idol of the "bobby soxers"....
  • Temptations Live!
    Temptations Live!

    Temptations Live! was the first live album to be released by The Temptations. Recorded on October 3, 1966 in the Upper Deck of the Roostertail club in Detroit, Michigan, and released on album by Gordy Records in 1967, the album features David Ruffin, Paul Williams, Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin, and Otis Williams performing their regu...
    - The Temptations
    The Temptations

    The Temptations are an American vocal group that achieved fame as one of the most successful acts to record for Motown Records. The group's repertoire has included, at various times during its five-decade career, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, funk , disco, soul music, and adult contemporary music....
  • Happy Together
    Happy Together (Turtles album)

    Happy Together is the fourth studio album by The Turtles. It was released in April 1967 on the White Whale Records label.Sundazed Records recently licensed the rights to The Turtles library and has re-released most of their early albums....
    - The Turtles
    The Turtles

    The Turtles are an United States Pop music and folk rock band led by vocalists Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman, who became notable for numerous Top 40 hits beginning with their cover version of Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe" , and "Happy Together " ....
  • The Velvet Underground and Nico
    The Velvet Underground and Nico

    The Velvet Underground & Nico is the debut album by experimental rock band The Velvet Underground and vocal collaborator Nico. It was originally released in March 1967 by Verve Records....
    - The Velvet Underground
    The Velvet Underground

    The Velvet Underground was an American Rock music band first active, in various incarnations, from 1965 to 1973. Their best-known members were Lou Reed and John Cale, who both went on to find success as solo artists....
     (debut)


Summer
  • Joan (album)
    Joan (album)

    Joan was a 1967 album by Joan Baez. Having exhausted the standard voice/guitar folksong format by 1967, Baez collaborated with composer Peter Schickele , on an album of orchestrated covers of mostly then-current pop and rock and roll songs....
    - Joan Baez
    Joan Baez

    Joan Chandos Baez is a Mexican-United States folk singer and songwriter known for her highly individual vocal style. Many of her songs are Topical song and deal with social issues....
  • Best of The Beach Boys Vol. 2
    Best of The Beach Boys Vol. 2

    Best of The Beach Boys Vol. 2 is the 1967 sequel to the previous year's hits package. It was compiled by Capitol Records rather hastily after Brian Wilson had announced the shelving of Smile , the album he had spent the better part of a year toiling on....
     - The Beach Boys
    The Beach Boys

    The Beach Boys are an American rock band. Formed in 1961, the group gained popularity for its close harmony and lyrics reflecting a California youth culture of cars and surfing....
  • Smiley Smile
    Smiley Smile

    Smiley Smile is the tenth studio album by The Beach Boys, issued in 1967. Released in the place of the much-touted Smile , Smiley Smile is widely considered to be under-produced, and it was received with indifference and confusion upon its unveiling....
     - The Beach Boys
    The Beach Boys

    The Beach Boys are an American rock band. Formed in 1961, the group gained popularity for its close harmony and lyrics reflecting a California youth culture of cars and surfing....
  • Bee Gees 1st - The Bee Gees
  • Big Brother & the Holding Company
    Big Brother & the Holding Company (Album)

    Big Brother & the Holding Company is the debut album from Big Brother and the Holding Company and the studio debut of Janis Joplin. The album was originally released in the summer of 1967, following the band's major success at the Monterey Pop Festival....
    - Big Brother and the Holding Company
    Big Brother and the Holding Company

    Big Brother and the Holding Company is an American rock band that formed in San Francisco, California in 1965 as part of the same psychedelic rock San Francisco Sound that produced the Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Jefferson Airplane....
     (debut)
  • The Byrds' Greatest Hits
    The Byrds' Greatest Hits

    The Byrds' Greatest Hits is the first compilation by the United States rock and roll band, The Byrds, released 1967 on Columbia Records, catalogue item CL 2716 in monaural, CS 9516 in stereo....
     - The Byrds
    The Byrds

    The Byrds were an American Rock music band. Formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964, The Byrds underwent several lineup changes, with frontman Roger McGuinn remaining the sole consistent member until the group's disbandment in 1973....
  • Brighten the Corner
    Brighten the Corner

    Brighten the Corner is a 1967 studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald.The album was Ella's first since leaving the Verve label, which had seen her produce her most acclaimed body of work....
     - Ella Fitzgerald
    Ella Fitzgerald

    Ella Jane Fitzgerald , also known as "Jazz royalty" and the "First Lady of Song", is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th century....
  • Aretha Arrives
    Aretha Arrives

    Aretha Arrives is a 1967 album by soul music singer Aretha Franklin. "Baby I Love You " was a #4 single on the Billboard Hot 100....
     - Aretha Franklin
    Aretha Franklin

    Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter and pianist commonly referred to as "The Queen of Soul". Although renowned for her soul recordings, Franklin is also adept at jazz, rock and roll, blues, Pop music, Rhythm and Blues and Gospel music....
  • Are You Experienced?
    Are You Experienced (album)

    Are You Experienced is the debut album by England/United States rock music band The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Released in 1967, it was the first LP for Track Records....
     - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
    The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    The Jimi Hendrix Experience was an English/American rock music band that formed in London in 1966. Originally comprising American vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Jimi Hendrix, bassist and backing vocalist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell, the band was active until 1969, in which time they released three successful studio albums....


(debut)
  • Winds of Change
    Winds of Change

    'Winds of Change' is the name of a fantasy novel by Mercedes Lackey. It is the second book in the Mage Winds Trilogy, in order between Winds of Fate and Winds of Fury....
     - Eric Burdon & the Animals
  • Moby Grape
    Moby Grape (album)

    Moby Grape is the rock band Moby Grape's eponymous 1967 debut album. Coming from the San Francisco scene, their reputation quickly grew to immense proportions, leading to a bidding war and contract with Columbia Records....
     - Moby Grape
    Moby Grape

    Moby Grape is an United States rock music group from the 1960s, known for having all five members contribute to singing and songwriting and that collectively merged elements of folk music, blues, country music, and jazz together with rock and psychedelic music....
  • Absolutely Free
    Absolutely Free

    Absolutely Free is the second album by The Mothers of Invention, led by Frank Zappa. Absolutely Free is once again a display of complex musical composition and with political and social satire....
     - The Mothers of Invention
    The Mothers of Invention

    The Mothers of Invention was an American rock and roll band active from 1964 to 1975. They mainly performed works by and were the original recording group of composer and guitarist Frank Zappa, although other members have an occasional writing credit....
  • The Sound of Wilson Pickett
    The Sound of Wilson Pickett

    The Sound of Wilson Pickett is a 1967 album by Wilson Pickett....
     - Wilson Pickett
    Wilson Pickett

    Wilson Pickett was an United States rhythm and blues/Rock and Roll and soul music singer and songwriter known for his raw, raspy, passionate vocal delivery....
  • The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul
    The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul

    The Temptations with a Lot 'o Soul is a 1967 album by The Temptations for the Gordy label. Featuring four hit singles, With a Lot o' Soul is the most successful Temptations album from their "classic 5" era, during which David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams , Melvin Franklin, and Otis Williams constituted the Temptations' line...
     - The Temptations
    The Temptations

    The Temptations are an American vocal group that achieved fame as one of the most successful acts to record for Motown Records. The group's repertoire has included, at various times during its five-decade career, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, funk , disco, soul music, and adult contemporary music....
  • Little Games
    Little Games

    Little Games is an album by England blues rock band The Yardbirds, released in 1967 . Successful singles producer Mickie Most was called in to assist The Yardbirds on what was to be their final album before the group disbanded in 1968....
     - The Yardbirds
    The Yardbirds

    The Yardbirds are an England Rock music band, noted for starting the careers of three of rock's most famous guitarists: Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page....


Autumn
  • Wild Honey - The Beach Boys
    The Beach Boys

    The Beach Boys are an American rock band. Formed in 1961, the group gained popularity for its close harmony and lyrics reflecting a California youth culture of cars and surfing....
  • Magical Mystery Tour
    Magical Mystery Tour (album)

    Magical Mystery Tour is the name of the 6-song double EP and 11-song album by the England rock music band The Beatles, first released in late 1967 in music....
     - The Beatles
    The Beatles

    The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
  • Buffalo Springfield Again
    Buffalo Springfield Again

    Buffalo Springfield Again is a folk rock album by Buffalo Springfield, a band which included future stars Stephen Stills, Neil Young, and Richie Furay ....
     - Buffalo Springfield
    Buffalo Springfield

    Buffalo Springfield was a short-lived but influential folk rock group that served as a springboard for the careers of Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and Jim Messina , and is most famous for the song "For What It's Worth "....
  • It Must Be Him - Vikki Carr
    Vikki Carr

    Vikki Carr is an United States singer who has performed in a variety of music genres, including jazz, pop music and country music, but has enjoyed her greatest success singing in Spanish language....
  • Disraeli Gears
    Disraeli Gears

    Disraeli Gears is the second album by United Kingdom blues-rock group Cream . It was released in November 1967 and went on to reach #5 on the United Kingdom album chart....
     - Cream
    Cream (band)

    Cream were a 1960s United Kingdom blues-rock Musical ensemble consisting of bassist/lead vocalist Jack Bruce, guitarist/vocalist Eric Clapton, and drummer Ginger Baker....
  • A Gift from a Flower to a Garden
    A Gift from a Flower to a Garden

    A Gift from a Flower to a Garden is the fifth album from Scotland singer-songwriter Donovan, and marks the first double album of his career and one of the first box sets in rock music....
     (Wear Your Love Like Heaven, For Little Ones) - Donovan
    Donovan

    Donovan , is a Scotland singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk music scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, Popular music, psychedelic rock, and world music....
  • Greatest Hits
    Greatest Hits (Supremes album)

    Diana Ross & The Supremes: Greatest Hits is a two-Gramophone record collection of singles and b-sides recorded by The Supremes, released by Motown Records in August 1967 ....
     - Diana Ross and The Supremes
  • Strange Days - The Doors
    The Doors

    The Doors were an United States rock music band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California by Singer Jim Morrison, keyboard instrument Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger....
  • John Wesley Harding
    John Wesley Harding (album)

    John Wesley Harding is Bob Dylan's 8th studio album, released by Columbia Records in 1967.Produced by Bob Johnston, the album marked Dylan's return to acoustic music and traditional roots, after three albums of electric rock music....
     - Bob Dylan
  • The Magic Garden
    The Magic Garden

    The Magic Garden is the second album by United States pop music group The Fifth Dimension, released in 1967 ....
     - The Fifth Dimension
    The Fifth Dimension

    The Fifth Dimension, also known as The 5th Dimension, is a multiple Grammy-winning United States popular music vocal group, whose repertoire also includes pop, Rhythm and blues, Soul music, and jazz....
  • United
    United (Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell album)

    United is a studio album by Soul music musicians Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, released August 29, 1967 on the Motown-subsidiary label Tamla Records....
     - Marvin Gaye
    Marvin Gaye

    Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr., better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye was an United States singer-songwriter and instrumentalist with a three-octave vocal range....
     and Tammi Terrell
    Tammi Terrell

    Tammi Terrell was a Grammy Award-nominated United States soul music singer, most notable for her association with Motown Records and her duets with Marvin Gaye....
  • Alice's Restaurant
    Alice's Restaurant

    "Alice's Restaurant Massacree" is one of singer-songwriter Arlo Guthrie's most prominent works, a musical monologue based on a true story that began on Thanksgiving 1965, and which inspired a 1969 in film of the same name....
     - Arlo Guthrie
    Arlo Guthrie

    Arlo Davy Guthrie is an United States folk music singer. Like his father, Woody Guthrie, Arlo often sings protest song against social injustice....
  • Branded Man
    Branded Man

    Branded Man is an album by country singer Merle Haggard.In 2003, the album was ranked number 484 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time....
     - Merle Haggard
    Merle Haggard

    Merle Ronald Haggard is an United States country music singer, guitarist, instrumentalist, and songwriter.Merle Haggard has become one of the true giants of country music, as a singer, guitarist, songwriter, and instrumentalist....
  • Everybody Needs Love - Gladys Knight and the Pips
  • After Bathing At Baxter's
    After Bathing at Baxter's

    After Bathing at Baxter's was released in 1967 and is the third album by the San Francisco rock band Jefferson Airplane.Unlike Surrealistic Pillow, released earlier the same year, After Bathing at Baxter's is classified as psychedelic rock because it eschews the more commercial type pop songs, such as "Somebody to Love ", that ap...
     Jefferson Airplane
    Jefferson Airplane

    Jefferson Airplane was an United States rock music band formed in San Francisco, California in 1965. A pioneer of the psychedelic rock movement, Jefferson Airplane was the first band from the San Francisco scene to achieve mainstream commercial and critical success....
  • Forever Changes
    Forever Changes

    Forever Changes is the third album released by the Los Angeles, California-based band Love . The album was released by Elektra Records in November 1967 in music....
     - Love
    Love (band)

    Love was an United States rock group of the late 1960s and early 1970s. They were led by singer, songwriter and guitarist Arthur Lee and the group's second songwriter, guitarist Bryan MacLean....
  • Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, & Jones, Ltd.
    Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn, & Jones, Ltd.

    Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. was the fourth album by The Monkees, released on November 14, 1967, when the Monkees were exerting more control over their music and actually playing many of the instruments themselves, something their record company had previously forbidden....
     - The Monkees
    The Monkees

    The Monkees were a pop singing quartet assembled in Los Angeles in 1965 in music for the United States television series The Monkees , which aired from 1966 to 1968....
  • Days of Future Passed
    Days of Future Passed

    Days of Future Passed, The Moody Blues' second official album , was their first of what would be a succession of concept albums. It was also the first to feature Justin Hayward and John Lodge, who would play a very strong role in directing the band's sound in the decades to come....
     - The Moody Blues
    The Moody Blues

    The Moody Blues are an England band originally from Erdington in the city of Birmingham. Founding members Michael Pinder and Ray Thomas performed an initially rhythm and blues-based sound in Birmingham in 1964 along with Graeme Edge and others, and were later joined by John Lodge and Justin Hayward as they inspired and evolved the progressi...
  • Blowin' Your Mind!
    Blowin' Your Mind!

    Blowin' Your Mind! is the solo debut album by Northern Ireland musician Van Morrison released in 1967 . The album was recorded on the 28th and 29th of March, 1967 and contained his first solo pop hit "Brown Eyed Girl"....
     - Van Morrison
    Van Morrison

    George Ivan Morrison Order of the British Empire is a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, author, poet and multi-instrumentalist, who has been a professional musician since the late 1950s....
  • Pleasures Of The Harbor
    Pleasures of the Harbor

    Pleasures of the Harbor was Phil Ochs' fourth full-length album and his first for A&M Records, released in 1967. It is one of Ochs's most somber albums....
    - Phil Ochs
    Phil Ochs

    Philip David Ochs was a United States protest song and songwriter who was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, earnest humanism, political activism, insightful and alliterative lyrics, and haunting voice....
  • The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
    The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

    The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is Pink Floyd's debut album and the only one made under Syd Barrett's leadership, although he made some contributions to the follow-up, A Saucerful of Secrets....
     (condensed version) - Pink Floyd
    Pink Floyd

    Pink Floyd are an English Rock music band who initially earned recognition for their psychedelic rock and space rock music, and later, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music....
  • Clambake
    Clambake

    Clambake is a 1967 in film musical film starring Elvis Presley and Shelley Fabares....
    (OST) - Elvis Presley
    Elvis Presley

    Elvis Aaron Presley was an United Statesn singer, actor, and musician. A cultural icon, he is commonly known simply as "Elvis", and is also sometimes referred to as "List of honorific titles in popular music" or "The King"....
  • Procol Harum
    Procol Harum (album)

    Procol Harum is the self-titled first album by Procol Harum, released in June 1967....
    - Procol Harum
    Procol Harum

    Procol Harum are a United Kingdom Rock music band, formed in the 1960s, which built an important foundation for what would become progressive rock, or perhaps more closely, symphonic rock....
  • Their Satanic Majesties Request
    Their Satanic Majesties Request

    Their Satanic Majesties Request is a psychedelic rock album by The Rolling Stones recorded and released in 1967. Its title is a play on the "Her Britannic Majesty requests and requires..." text that appears inside a British passport....
    - Rolling Stones
  • Seen in Green - The Seekers
    The Seekers

    The Seekers were a group of Australian folk music-influenced pop music musicians that was formed in Melbourne in 1962. They were the first Australian popular music group to achieve significant chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States....
  • Silk & Soul
    Silk & Soul

    Silk & Soul is an album by singer/pianist/songwriter Nina Simone ....
    - Nina Simone
    Nina Simone

    Eunice Kathleen Waymon, better known by her stage name Nina Simone , was a Grammy Award-nominated American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist....
  • The Temptations in a Mellow Mood
    The Temptations in a Mellow Mood

    The Temptations in a Mellow Mood is a 1967 album by The Temptations for the Gordy label. Comprised primarily of pop standards such as "Ol' Man River" and "For Once in My Life", and similar songs written by Holland-Dozier-Holland and other Motown staff songwriters, the Mellow Mood album was part of Motown chief Berry Gordy's crossover...
    - The Temptations
    The Temptations

    The Temptations are an American vocal group that achieved fame as one of the most successful acts to record for Motown Records. The group's repertoire has included, at various times during its five-decade career, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, funk , disco, soul music, and adult contemporary music....
  • The Who Sell Out
    The Who Sell Out

    The Who Sell Out is the third album by the England rock band The Who, released in 1967. It is a concept album, formatted as a collection of unrelated songs interspersed with faux commercials and public service announcements....
    - The Who
    The Who

    The Who are an England Rock music band formed in 1964. The primary lineup was guitarist Pete Townshend, vocalist Roger Daltrey, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon....
  • Safe as Milk
    Safe as Milk (album)

    Safe as Milk is the debut album by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, originally released in 1967. It is a heavily blues-influenced work, but also features many of the features?such as surreal lyrics and odd time signatures?that would later become trademarks of Beefheart's music....
    - Captain Beefheart
    Captain Beefheart

    Don Van Vliet is an United States musician and visual artist, best known by the pseudonym Captain Beefheart. His musical work was mainly conducted with a rotating assembly of musicians called The Magic Band, which was active from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s....


Charting 1968 albums released in 1967 in Britain

  • Axis: Bold as Love
    Axis: Bold as Love

    Axis: Bold as Love is the second studio album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Under pressure from their record company to follow-up the successful debut of their May 1967 album Are You Experienced, Axis: Bold as Love was released on Track Records in the UK in December 1967....
    - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
    The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    The Jimi Hendrix Experience was an English/American rock music band that formed in London in 1966. Originally comprising American vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Jimi Hendrix, bassist and backing vocalist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell, the band was active until 1969, in which time they released three successful studio albums....
  • Something Else By The Kinks
    Something Else by the Kinks

    Something Else by the Kinks, often referred to as just Something Else, is an album by the England rock and roll group The Kinks, released in September 1967....
    - The Kinks
    The Kinks

    The Kinks are an England rock music group formed in 1963, and categorised in the US as a British Invasion band. The Kinks have been cited as one of the most important and influential rock bands of all time....
  • Days of Future Passed
    Days of Future Passed

    Days of Future Passed, The Moody Blues' second official album , was their first of what would be a succession of concept albums. It was also the first to feature Justin Hayward and John Lodge, who would play a very strong role in directing the band's sound in the decades to come....
    - Moody Blues
  • Mr. Fantasy
    Mr. Fantasy

    Mr. Fantasy is the debut album by England rock band Traffic . It was released in 1967. For the recording, group members included Jim Capaldi, Steve Winwood, Chris Wood , and Dave Mason, however Mason left the band before the album was released....
    - Traffic
    Traffic (band)

    Traffic was an England rock band formed in 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. They began as a psychedelic rock group influenced by The Beatles when releasing early pop rock singles , and diversified their sound through the use of instruments such as musical keyboard, reed instruments, and by incorporating jazz an...


Other notable albums

  • Sounds Like - Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
  • Insight Out
    Insight Out

    Insight Out is the name of The Association's third album. It was their first for the Warner Brothers label, and by far their most successful, spawning the #1 hit Windy and the #2 hit Never My Love....
    - The Association
    The Association

    The Association is a pop music band from California in the sunshine pop genre. They are best known for their popularity in the 1960s, when they had numerous hits at or near the top of the Billboard charts....
  • Reach Out - Burt Bacharach
    Burt Bacharach

    Burt Bacharach is an United States pianist and composer. He is best known for his many pop hits from the early 1960s through the 1980s, with lyrics written by Hal David, many of which were produced for and recorded by Dionne Warwick....
  • Casino Royale (1967 film)
    Casino Royale (1967 film)

    Casino Royale is a 1967 comedy film spy film originally produced by Columbia Pictures starring an ensemble cast of directors and actors. It is set as a satire of the James Bond film series and the spy genre and is lightly based on Ian Fleming's Casino Royale ....
    (soundtrack) - Burt Bacharach
    Burt Bacharach

    Burt Bacharach is an United States pianist and composer. He is best known for his many pop hits from the early 1960s through the 1980s, with lyrics written by Hal David, many of which were produced for and recorded by Dionne Warwick....
  • Chuck Berry's Golden Decade
    Chuck Berry's Golden Decade

    Chuck Berry's Golden Decade is a three volume compilation of music by United States Rock and roll musician Chuck Berry released by individual volumes in 1967, 1973 and 1974....
    - Chuck Berry
    Chuck Berry

    Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter.Chuck Berry is an influential figure and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music....
  • Chuck Berry in Memphis
    Chuck Berry in Memphis

    Chuck Berry in Memphis is a Chuck Berry live album which was released in 1967 under Mercury Records.Track listing# "Back To Memphis"...
    - Chuck Berry
  • Live at Fillmore Auditorium - Chuck Berry
  • Juicy - Willie Bobo
    Willie Bobo

    Willie Bobo was the stage name of William Correa , an United States jazz percussionist.His son, Eric Bobo , is a percussionist with crew Cypress Hill....
  • David Bowie
    David Bowie (album)

    David Bowie is the eponymously-titled debut album by rock and roll musician David Bowie, released in 1967 by Deram Records, a Decca Records offshoot....
    - David Bowie
    David Bowie

    David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and Arrangement. Active in five decades of rock music and frequently reinventing his music and image, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s....
     (debut)
  • Gorilla
    Gorilla (Bonzo Dog album)

    Gorilla is the 1967 debut album by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. In 2007 EMI re-issued the album on CD with 7 bonus tracks....
    - Bonzo Dog Band (debut)
  • Winds of Change
    Winds of Change (Eric Burdon & The Animals album)

    Winds of Change is an album released in 1967 by Eric Burdon & The Animals.The original band, The Animals, broke up in 1966 and this band was entirely new, except for lead singer Eric Burdon and recently-added drummer Barry Jenkins....
    - Eric Burdon & The Animals
  • Slow Drag
    Slow Drag

    Slow Drag can refer to:*Slow drag , a popular American dance*Slow Drag , Donald Byrd album*The Slow Drag , an indie rock group based out of Buenos Aires, Argentina...
    - Donald Byrd
    Donald Byrd

    Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II is an United States jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeter.BiographyEarly life and education...
  • Live! at the Village Vanguard Again - John Coltrane
    John Coltrane

    John William Coltrane was an United States jazz saxophonist and composer.Starting in bebop and hard bop, Coltrane later pioneered free jazz. He influenced generations of other musicians, and remains one of the most significant tenor saxophonists in jazz history....
  • Carryin' On with Johnny Cash and June Carter - Johnny Cash
    Johnny Cash

    Johnny Cash was a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Primarily a country music artist, his songs and sound spanned many other genres including rockabilly and rock and roll , as well as blues, folk music and Gospel music....
     & June Carter
  • Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 - Johnny Cash
  • This Is My Song
    This Is My Song (Ray Conniff album)

    This Is My Song is an LP album released by Columbia Records in 1967 in music under catalog number CS 9476, containing mostly songs from musical plays and movies....
    - Ray Conniff
    Ray Conniff

    Joseph Raymond Conniff was an United States of America musician. He was born in Attleboro, Massachusetts, and learned to play the trombone from his father....
  • Ludo
    Ludo (album)

    Ludo is a 1967 album by Ivor Cutler, credited to the 'Ivor Cutler Trio' comprising Cutler with bassist Gill Lyons and percussionist Trevor Tompkins....
    - Ivor Cutler Trio
    Ivor Cutler

    Ivor Cutler was a Scotland poet, songwriter and humorist. He became known for his regular performances on BBC radio, and in particular his numerous sessions recorded for John Peel's influential radio programme, and later for Andy Kershaw's programme....
  • Sorcerer - Miles Davis
    Miles Davis

    Miles Dewey Davis III was an United States jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer.Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Davis was at the forefront of almost every major development in jazz from World War II to the 1990s: he played on various early bebop records and recorded one of the first cool jaz...
  • Nefertiti
    Nefertiti

    Nefertiti was the Great Royal Wife of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten. Nefertiti and her husband were known for changing Egypt's religion from a polytheistic religion to a monotheistic religion....
    - Miles Davis
    Miles Davis

    Miles Dewey Davis III was an United States jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer.Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Davis was at the forefront of almost every major development in jazz from World War II to the 1990s: he played on various early bebop records and recorded one of the first cool jaz...
  • Sammy Davis, Jr. Sings the Complete 'Dr. Dolittle' - Sammy Davis, Jr.
    Sammy Davis, Jr.

    Samuel George ?Sammy? Davis, Jr. was an United States entertainer. He was a dancer, singer, multi-instrumentalist , Impressionist , comedian, convert to Judaism, and Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actor....
  • Super Blues - Bo Diddley
    Bo Diddley

    Bo Diddley , was an original and influential American rock and roll singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He was known as "The Originator" because of his key role in the transition from blues music to rock & roll, influencing a host of legendary acts including Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton....
    , Muddy Waters
    Muddy Waters

    McKinley Morganfield , better known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician and is generally considered "the Father of Chicago blues"....
     & Little Walter
    Little Walter

    Little Walter was a blues singer, harmonica player, and guitarist.Jacobs is generally included among blues music greats?his revolutionary harmonica technique has earned comparisons to Charlie Parker and Jimi Hendrix in its impact....
  • The Super Super Blues Band - Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters & Howlin' Wolf
    Howlin' Wolf

    Chester Arthur Burnett , better known as Howlin' Wolf, was an influential blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player.With a booming voice and looming physical presence, Burnett is commonly ranked among the leading performers in electric blues; musician and critic Cub Koda declared, "no one could match [Howlin' Wolf] for the singular...
  • A Drop of the Hard Stuff
    A Drop of the Hard Stuff

    A Drop of the Hard Stuff is an album by The Dubliners. It was originally released in 1967 on Major Minor Records . When it was reissued, it was renamed Seven Drunken Nights because the first track became a hit single....
    - The Dubliners
    The Dubliners

    The Dubliners are an Music of Ireland band founded in 1962 in music....
  • More of the Hard Stuff
    More of the Hard Stuff

    More of the Hard Stuff is an album by The Dubliners, originally released in 1967. The line-up consists of Ronnie Drew, Luke Kelly, Barney McKenna, Ciaran Bourke and John Sheahan....
    - The Dubliners
  • And His Mother Called Him Bill
    And His Mother Called Him Bill

    ...And His Mother Called Him Bill is a 1967 album by Duke Ellington. He recorded the album in the wake of the death of his long-time music partner Billy Strayhorn....
    - Duke Ellington
    Duke Ellington

    Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and bandleader.Duke Ellington was recognized during his life as one of the most influential Jazz royalty, if not in all American music and he is of only four jazz musicians ever to have been featured on the cover of Time magazine ....
  • Far East Suite
    The Far East Suite

    The Far East Suite is an album by Duke Ellington and his orchestra, recorded in New York City on 19 December to 21 December 1966. The nine compositions on the original album were all composed by Ellington and Billy Strayhorn ; a 1995 reissue added four previously unreleased alternative takes....
    - Duke Ellington
  • Whisper Not
    Whisper Not

    Whisper Not is a 1967 studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, with the Marty Paich Orchestra. Ella had previously recorded with Marty Paich and his more familiar Dek-tette on the 1957 album Ella Swings Lightly....
    - Ella Fitzgerald
    Ella Fitzgerald

    Ella Jane Fitzgerald , also known as "Jazz royalty" and the "First Lady of Song", is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th century....
  • Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur
    Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur

    Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur is a 1967 in music live album by Ella Fitzgerald, accompanied by the big band of Duke Ellington.It was recorded live in Juan-les-Pins, on the French riviera, between June 26 and July 29, 1966....
    - Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington
    Duke Ellington

    Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and bandleader.Duke Ellington was recognized during his life as one of the most influential Jazz royalty, if not in all American music and he is of only four jazz musicians ever to have been featured on the cover of Time magazine ....
  • Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas
    Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas

    Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas is a 1967 studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald. This was her second Christmas album. Unlike her previous Christmas album , this album consisted of only religious Christmas songs....
    - Ella Fitzgerald
  • Strictly Instrumental
    Strictly Instrumental

    Strictly Instrumental is the title of a recording by United States Folk music artists Doc Watson, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, released in 1967....
    - Lester Flatt
    Lester Flatt

    Lester Raymond Flatt was one of the pioneers of bluegrass music....
    , Earl Scruggs
    Earl Scruggs

    Earl Eugene Scruggs is a musician noted for perfecting and popularizing a 3-finger style on the 5-string banjo that is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music....
     and Doc Watson
    Doc Watson

    Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson is an United States guitar player, songwriter and singer of Bluegrass music, American folk music, country music, blues and gospel music....
  • Tim Hardin 2
    Tim Hardin 2

    Tim Hardin 2 is the second album by folk music artist Tim Hardin, released in 1967. The original LP album release has a long poem on the back cover by Hardin titled "A Question of Birth..."...
    - Tim Hardin
    Tim Hardin

    Timothy James Hardin was an United States folk music musician and composer. He is best remembered for writing the top 40 hits "If I Were a Carpenter" covered by Bobby Darin and "Reason to Believe" covered by Rod Stewart, as well as his own uneven recording career....
  • Evil - Howlin' Wolf
  • Víctor Jara
    Víctor Jara (album)

    V?ctor Jara is an album released by V?ctor Jara in 1967, it was subsequently released under the name of Desde longu?n hasta siempre with a variation of different covers....
    - Víctor Jara
    Víctor Jara

    V?ctor Lidio Jara Mart?nez was a Chilean teacher, theatre director, poet, singer-songwriter, and political activist. A distinguished theatre director, he devoted himself to the development of Chilean theatre, directing a broad array of works from locally produced Chilean plays, to the classics of the world stage, to the experimental work of...
  • Wave
    Wave (Jobim album)

    Wave is a 1967 album by Antonio Carlos Jobim....
    - Antonio Carlos Jobim
    Antônio Carlos Jobim

    Ant?nio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim , also known as Tom Jobim, was a Grammy Award-winning Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist....
  • Born Under a Bad Sign
    Born Under a Bad Sign

    Born Under a Bad Sign is a blues album by Albert King, recorded between 1966 and 1967,and released in 1967 by Stax Records. This was the first album Albert King recorded on Stax, and the title song became a blues standard....
    - Albert King
    Albert King

    Albert King was an United States blues guitarist and singer....
  • Blues Is King - B. B. King
    B. B. King

    B. B. King is an United States blues guitarist and singer-songwriter known for his expressive singing and inimitable guitar playing. As Komara has written, "King introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending and shimmering vibrato that would influence virtually every electric blues guitarist that followed." Critic...
  • The Way I Feel
    The Way I Feel (Gordon Lightfoot album)

    The Way I Feel is the second studio album by Canada singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, originally released in 1967 on the United Artists Records label....
    - Gordon Lightfoot
    Gordon Lightfoot

    Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr., Order of Canada, Order of Ontario is a Canada singer and songwriter who achieved international success in folk, country, and popular music....
  • Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
    Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast

    Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast was an LP album by Julie London, released by Liberty Records under catalog number LRP-3493 as a monophonic recording and catalog number LST-7493 in stereo in 1967 in music....
    - Julie London
    Julie London

    Julie London was an United States singer and actress. Best known for her smoky, sensual voice, as a singer she was at her peak in the 1950s; her acting career lasted more than 35 years, ending with the role of nurse Dixie McCall, RN, on the popular TV show Emergency! ....
  • With Body & Soul
    With Body & Soul

    With Body & Soul was an LP album by Julie London, released by Liberty Records under catalog number LRP-3514 as a monophonic recording and catalog number LST-7514 in stereo in 1967 in music....
    - Julie London
    Julie London

    Julie London was an United States singer and actress. Best known for her smoky, sensual voice, as a singer she was at her peak in the 1950s; her acting career lasted more than 35 years, ending with the role of nurse Dixie McCall, RN, on the popular TV show Emergency! ....
  • West Side Soul
    West Side Soul

    West Side Soul is a 1967 album by Magic Sam. It is often cited by blues enthusiasts to be one of the greatest electric blues albums of all time....
    - Magic Sam
    Magic Sam

    Samuel "Magic Sam" Gene Maghett was an American blues musician. Maghett was born in Grenada, Mississippi and learned to play the blues from listening to records by Muddy Waters and Little Walter....
  • Taj Mahal
    Taj Mahal (album)

    Taj Mahal is an United States blues album by Taj Mahal ....
    - Taj Mahal
    Taj Mahal (musician)

    Henry Saint Clair Fredericks , who goes by the stage name Taj Mahal, is an internationally recognized blues musician who folds various forms of world music into his offerings....
  • Deliver - The Mamas and the Papas
  • Crusade
    Crusade (album)

    Crusade was a Studio album by the England Blues-rock band John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, released on September 1, 1967 for London Records....
    - John Mayall
  • Canciones Folklóricas de América
    Canciones Folklóricas de América (album)

    Canciones folkl?ricas de Am?rica is a music album released by Quilapay?n and V?ctor Jara in 1967....
    - Víctor Jara
    Víctor Jara

    V?ctor Lidio Jara Mart?nez was a Chilean teacher, theatre director, poet, singer-songwriter, and political activist. A distinguished theatre director, he devoted himself to the development of Chilean theatre, directing a broad array of works from locally produced Chilean plays, to the classics of the world stage, to the experimental work of...
  • A Hard Road
    A Hard Road

    A Hard Road is a 1967 Electric Blues album recorded by John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers featuring Peter Green on lead guitar, John McVie on bass, Aynsley Dunbar on drums and John Almond....
    - John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers
  • The Beat of Brazil - Sergio Mendes
    Sergio Mendes

    S?rgio Santos Mendes, Pronunciation. , is a Grammy Award-winning List of Brazilian musicians. He has released over thirty-five albums, and plays bossa nova heavily crossed with jazz and funk....
     & Brasil '66
  • A Day in the Life - Wes Montgomery
    Wes Montgomery

    John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery was an United States jazz guitarist. He is generally considered one of the major jazz guitarists, emerging after such seminal figures as Django Reinhardt and Charlie Christian and influencing countless others, including Pat Martino, George Benson, and Pat Metheny....
  • Chelsea Girl
    Chelsea Girl (album)

    Chelsea Girl is the debut solo album by Nico. It was released in October 1967 by Verve Records, also home to The Velvet Underground....
     - Nico
    Nico

    Christa P?ffgen was a German musician, Model , actress, and Warhol Superstar who is best known by her stage name Nico. She is renowned for both her tenure in The Velvet Underground and for her work as a solo artist....
  • The Pandemonium Shadow Show
    Pandemonium Shadow Show

    Pandemonium Shadow Show is an album by Harry Nilsson. It was the first product of his three-year, $50,000 recording contract with RCA Records, and was recorded in their Hollywood studio....
     - Harry Nilsson
    Harry Nilsson

    Harry Edward Nilsson III was an American songwriter, singer, pianist, and guitarist who achieved the height of his fame during the 1960s and 1970s....
  • The Fastest Guitar Alive
    The Fastest Guitar Alive

    The Fastest Guitar Alive is a 1967 in film MGM motion picture starring singer Roy Orbison in his only starring role as an actor. A musical western, the story is set near the end of the American Civil War with Orbison portraying a Southern spy with a bullet-shooting guitar given the task of robbing gold bullion from the United States Mint...
     - Roy Orbison
    Roy Orbison

    Roy Kelton Orbison was an influential Grammy Award-winning United States singer-songwriter, guitarist and a pioneer of rock and roll whose recording career spanned more than four decades....
     (motion picture soundtrack)
  • Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson
    Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson

    Roy Orbison Sings Don Gibson is a tribute album recorded by Roy Orbison for MGM Records. It is a collection of songs written by Country Music Hall of Fame singer/songwriter Don Gibson who, like Orbison, often wrote about the aloneness and sorrow that love can bring....
     - Roy Orbison
    Roy Orbison

    Roy Kelton Orbison was an influential Grammy Award-winning United States singer-songwriter, guitarist and a pioneer of rock and roll whose recording career spanned more than four decades....
  • Cry Softly Lonely One
    Cry Softly Lonely One

    Cry Softly Lonely One is a album recorded by Roy Orbison for MGM Records. The album was released in October 1967....
     - Roy Orbison
  • Song Cycle
    Song cycle

    A song cycle is a group of Art song designed to be performed in a sequence as a single entity. As a rule, all of the songs are by the same composer and often use words from the same poet....
     - Van Dyke Parks
    Van Dyke Parks

    Van Dyke Parks is an United States composer, arranger, producer, musician, singer, and actor. His work spans six decades, and he has worked with luminaries from Grace Kelly to the Beach Boys and the Byrds, and recently, Loudon Wainwright III and Joanna Newsom....
  • Double Trouble
    Double Trouble (Elvis Presley album)

    Double Trouble is the soundtrack to the 1967 film Double Trouble . The first nine songs on the music album were recorded at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, California at the end of June, 1966 and were part of the movie....
     (OST) - Elvis Presley
    Elvis Presley

    Elvis Aaron Presley was an United Statesn singer, actor, and musician. A cultural icon, he is commonly known simply as "Elvis", and is also sometimes referred to as "List of honorific titles in popular music" or "The King"....
  • Morning Dew - Tim Rose
    Tim Rose

    Timothy Alan Patrick Rose , best known professionally as Tim Rose, was an United States singer-songwriter, who spent much of his life in London, England and had more success in Europe than in his native country....
  • Waist Deep in the Big Muddy - Pete Seeger
    Pete Seeger

    Peter "Pete" Seeger is an United States folk singer, and a key figure in the mid-20th century American folk music revival. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, he also had a string of hit records during the early 50s as a member of The Weavers, most notably the 1950 recording of Leadbelly's "Goodnight, Irene" that topped the charts f...
  • Jigsaw
    Jigsaw

    A jigsaw is a tool used for cutting arbitrary curves, such as stenciled designs or other custom shapes, into a piece of wood or similar material....
     - The Shadows
    The Shadows

    Nick-named: the Shads, The Shadows are the most successful United Kingdom instrumental and vocal group from the 1950s to the 2000s with an aggregate total of at least 64 UK hit singles....
  • Schizophrenia
    Schizophrenia (Wayne Shorter album)

    Schizophrenia is an album by Wayne Shorter, recorded on 10 March 1967. The album features five originals by Shorter and an arrangement of James Spaulding's "Kryptonite"....
     - Wayne Shorter
    Wayne Shorter

    Wayne Shorter is an United States jazz composer and saxophone, commonly regarded as one of the most important American jazz saxophonists and composers since the 1960s....
  • The World We Knew
    The World We Knew

    The World We Knew is a 1967 album by American singer Frank Sinatra.It contains the title track, which was a Top 30 hit on the U.S. Billboard charts in 1967, along with the Frank/Nancy Sinatra duet "Somethin' Stupid"....
     - Frank Sinatra
    Frank Sinatra

    Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an United States singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became a solo artist with great success in the early to mid-1940s, being the idol of the "bobby soxers"....
  • Ten Years After - Ten Years After
    Ten Years After

    Ten Years After are an England blues rock musical ensemble, most popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s....
  • Goodbye and Hello
    Goodbye and Hello

    Goodbye and Hello is the second album by Tim Buckley, released in 1967. It was recorded in Los Angeles, California in June 1967.The album was later re-released in Jan 22, 2001 in a compilation with debut album Tim Buckley by WEA/Elektra records....
     - Tim Buckley
    Tim Buckley

    Timothy Charles Buckley III was an experimental vocalist and musician who incorporated jazz, psychedelia, funk, soul music, and avant-garde rock in a career spanning the late 1960s and early 1970s....
  • Easter Everywhere
    Easter Everywhere

    Easter Everywhere is the second album from the Texas psychedelic rock band 13th Floor Elevators. The album was originally released as an vinyl record by International Artists....
     - 13th Floor Elevators
    13th Floor Elevators

    The 13th Floor Elevators were an American rock band from Austin, Texas which existed 1965-1969. During their career, the band released four LPs and seven 45s for the International Artists record label....
  • The Real McCoy
    The Real McCoy (album)

    The Real McCoy is the seventh album by jazz piano McCoy Tyner and his first released on the Blue Note Records label. It was recorded in April 1967 following Tyner's departure from the John Coltrane Quartet and features performances by Tyner with Joe Henderson, Ron Carter and Elvin Jones....
     - McCoy Tyner
    McCoy Tyner

    Alfred McCoy Tyner is a jazz piano from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet and a long solo career....
  • Cosmic Sounds - The Zodiac


Biggest hit singles

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1967.

# Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries
1 Procol Harum
Procol Harum

Procol Harum are a United Kingdom Rock music band, formed in the 1960s, which built an important foundation for what would become progressive rock, or perhaps more closely, symphonic rock....
 
"A Whiter Shade of Pale
A Whiter Shade of Pale

"A Whiter Shade of Pale" is a song by the British people band Procol Harum. The single reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 8 June 1967 in music, and stayed there for six weeks....
"
1967 UK 1 - May 1967, Canada 1 - Jun 1967, Holland 1 - Jun 1967, France 1 - May 1972, Germany 1 - Jul 1967, Éire 1 - Jun 1967, Australia 1 for 3 weeks Nov 1967, Australia Goset 1 - Jun 1967, Norway 3 - Jun 1967, Europe 4 of the 1960s, US BB 5 - Jul 1967, RYM 5 of 1967, DDD 6 of 1967, Global 7 (10 M sold) - 1967, Italy 10 of 1967, South Africa 19 of 1967, TOTP 36, US BB 38 of 1967, POP 38 of 1967, US CashBox 47 of 1967, Rolling Stone 57, WXPN 60, Scrobulate 62 of oldies, Poland 69 of all time, Belgium 75 of all time, Acclaimed 100, OzNet 131, Germany 144 of the 1960s
2 The Monkees
The Monkees

The Monkees were a pop singing quartet assembled in Los Angeles in 1965 in music for the United States television series The Monkees , which aired from 1966 to 1968....
 
"I'm a Believer
I'm a Believer

"I'm a Believer" is a song composed by Neil Diamond and recorded by the band The Monkees in 1966 with the lead vocals by Micky Dolenz. The single, produced by Jeff Barry, hit the number one spot on the U.S....
"
1967 UK 1 - Jan 1967, US BB 1 - Dec 1966, Canada 1 - Nov 1966, Holland 1 - Jan 1967, Norway 1 - Jan 1967, Germany 1 - Feb 1967, Éire 1 - Jan 1967, Australia 1 for 1 weeks Apr 1967, US BB 2 of 1966, Australia Goset 2 - Jan 1967, South Africa 2 of 1967, POP 2 of 1966, US CashBox 8 of 1967, Australia 9 of 1967, DDD 12 of 1966, RYM 26 of 1966, Global 33 (5 M sold) - 1966, OzNet 34, 38 in 2FM list, Scrobulate 49 of 60s, Germany 67 of the 1960s, Italy 85 of 1967, Acclaimed 503
3 The Beatles
The Beatles

The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
 
"All You Need is Love
All You Need Is Love

"All You Need Is Love" is a song written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon/McCartney. It was first performed by The Beatles on Our World, the first live global television link....
"
1967 UK 1 - Jul 1967, US BB 1 - Jul 1967, Canada 1 - Jul 1967, Holland 1 - Jul 1967, Norway 1 - Jul 1967, Germany 1 - Aug 1967, Éire 1 - Aug 1967, Australia 1 for 4 weeks Dec 1967, Australia Goset 1 - Jul 1967, Europe 26 of the 1960s, RYM 26 of 1967, US CashBox 43 of 1967, Scrobulate 50 of classic rock, DDD 52 of 1967, Italy 60 of 1967, Germany 118 of the 1960s, Party 130 of 2007, Rolling Stone 362, WXPN 491, OzNet 869, Acclaimed 1488
4 The Doors
The Doors

The Doors were an United States rock music band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California by Singer Jim Morrison, keyboard instrument Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger....
 
"Light My Fire
Light My Fire

"Light My Fire" is a song originally performed by The Doors which was recorded in August 1966 in music and released in January 1967 in music. It spent three weeks at number one on the Hot 100 number-one hits of 1967 , and one week on the Cashbox Top 100 number-one singles of 1967....
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1967 US BB 1 - Jun 1967, France 1 - Jul 1971, Éire 1 - Jun 1991, US CashBox 2 of 1967, Canada 2 - Jun 1967, DDD 2 of 1967, UK 7 - Jun 1991, Europe 9 of the 1960s, US BB 15 of 1967, POP 15 of 1967, Australia Goset 16 - Sep 1967, RYM 19 of 1967, 20 in 2FM list, Acclaimed 23, Scrobulate 24 of classic rock, Holland 25 - Aug 1967, Belgium 31 of all time, Rolling Stone 35, RIAA 52, Poland 65 of all time, Virgin 71, TheQ 137, WXPN 161, OzNet 194
5 The Beatles
The Beatles

The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
 
"Strawberry Fields Forever
Strawberry Fields Forever

"Strawberry Fields Forever" is a song by The Beatles. Recorded at the end of 1966, the song was written by John Lennon during the filming of How I Won The War and is formally credited to the Lennon/McCartney songwriting team....
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1967 Canada 1 - Feb 1967, Holland 1 - Feb 1967, Norway 1 - Feb 1967, Australia 1 for 3 weeks Jul 1967, Australia Goset 1 - Mar 1967, RYM 1 of 1967, UK 2 - Feb 1967, France 4 - Apr 1976, US BB 8 - Mar 1967, DDD 9 of 1967, 11 in 2FM list, Acclaimed 12, Australia 16 of 1967, Europe 17 of the 1960s, Scrobulate 52 of classic rock, WXPN 75, Rolling Stone 76, OzNet 185, Belgium 235 of all time


Top American hits on record

Single - Artist Composer
Winter  
"I'm a Believer
I'm a Believer

"I'm a Believer" is a song composed by Neil Diamond and recorded by the band The Monkees in 1966 with the lead vocals by Micky Dolenz. The single, produced by Jeff Barry, hit the number one spot on the U.S....
" - The Monkees
The Monkees

The Monkees were a pop singing quartet assembled in Los Angeles in 1965 in music for the United States television series The Monkees , which aired from 1966 to 1968....
------ w.m. Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond

Neil Leslie Diamond is an United States of America singer-songwriter.Neil Diamond is one of pop music's most enduring and successful singer-songwriters....
"Snoopy vs. the Red Baron
Snoopy vs. the Red Baron

Snoopy vs. the Red Baron is a flight combat game released on the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and Personal computer in 2006. As the name implies, the protagonist is Snoopy, the dog in Charles M....
" - The Royal Guardsmen
The Royal Guardsmen

The Royal Guardsmen were a rock music musical ensemble from Ocala, Florida, Florida, a sextet composed of Bill Balough , John Burdett , Chris Nunley , Tom Richards , Billy Taylor , and Barry Winslow ....
w.m. Phil Gernhard and Richard Holler
"Tell It Like It Is
Tell It Like It Is

"Tell It Like It Is" is a song written by George Davis and Lee Diamond and recorded several times by different artists, to varying degrees of success....
" - Aaron Neville
Aaron Neville

Aaron Neville is an United States soul music and Rhythm and blues singer. He made his debut in 1966 with the hit single "Tell It Like It Is", a Number One hit on the Billboard R&B charts....
w.m. George Davis and Lee Diamond
"Winchester Cathedral
Winchester Cathedral (song)

"Winchester Cathedral" is a song released in late 1966 in music by Fontana Records, whereupon it shot to the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart....
" - The New Vaudeville Band
The New Vaudeville Band

The New Vaudeville Band was a group created by songwriter Geoff Stephens in 1966 to sound recording and reproduction his novelty song composition "Winchester Cathedral ", a song inspired by the dance bands of the 1920s....
w.m. Geoff Stephens
Geoff Stephens

Geoff Stephens , was one of the top United Kingdom songwriters of the 1960s and 1970s....
"Sugar Town
Sugar Town

"Sugar Town" was a 1966 song performed by United States singer Nancy Sinatra, the daughter of Frank Sinatra. The single would reach #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and #1 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks singles chart during the winter of 1966?1967....
" - Nancy Sinatra
Nancy Sinatra

Nancy Sandra Sinatra is an United States singer and actor. She is the daughter of singer/actor Frank Sinatra from his first wife, Nancy Barbato, and remains known for her 1966 signature song "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"....
w.m. Lee Hazlewood
Lee Hazlewood

Lee Hazlewood was an United States country music and pop singer, songwriter, and record producer, most widely known for his work with guitarist Duane Eddy during the late fifties and singer Nancy Sinatra in the sixties....
"That's Life
That's Life (song)

"That's Life" is a popular music song written by Dean Kay and Kelly Gordon for Frank Sinatra, and released on his That's Life . Both the album and the song proved major successes for Sinatra....
" - Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra

Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an United States singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became a solo artist with great success in the early to mid-1940s, being the idol of the "bobby soxers"....
w.m. Dean Kay and Kelly Gordon
"Good Thing" - Paul Revere and the Raiders w.m. Mark Lindsay
Mark Lindsay

Mark Lindsay is an United States musician, best known as the singer for the group Paul Revere & the Raiders....
 and Terry Melcher
Terry Melcher

Terry Melcher was an United States musician and record producer....
"Words of Love
Words of Love (The Mamas and the Papas song)

For the Buddy Holly song, which was recorded by The Beatles, see Words of Love"Words of Love" is a song appearing on the album The Mamas and the Papas ....
" - The Mamas and the Papas
w.m. John Phillips
John Phillips

John Phillips or John Philips may refer to:* John Aristotle Phillips , American entrepreneur * John Arthur Phillips , FRS, geologist, metallurgist, mining engineer...
"Standing in the Shadows of Love
Standing in the Shadows of Love

"Standing in the Shadows of Love" is a 1966 hit single recorded by The Four Tops for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland-Dozier-Holland, the song is one of the most well-known Motown tunes of the 1960s....
" - Four Tops
Four Tops

The Four Tops are an American vocal quartet, whose repertoire has included doo-wop, jazz, soul music, R&B, disco, adult contemporary, and showtunes....
w.m. Brian Holland
Brian Holland

This article is about Brian Holland, an African American songwriter and record producer. For the Bryan Holland, who is best known as the lead singer/guitarist of the American band The Offspring, see Dexter Holland....
, Lamont Dozier
Lamont Dozier

Lamont Dozier is an United States songwriter and record producer. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, Michigan....
 and Eddie Holland
"Mellow Yellow
Mellow Yellow

"Mellow Yellow" is a song and single release by Donovan. It reached #2 on the Billboard charts in the U.S. in 1966.The song was rumored to be about smoking dried banana skins, which was Bananadine in the 1960s, but this rumor has since been debunked....
" - Donovan
Donovan

Donovan , is a Scotland singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk music scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, Popular music, psychedelic rock, and world music....
w.m. Donovan
Donovan

Donovan , is a Scotland singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk music scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, Popular music, psychedelic rock, and world music....
"Georgy Girl
Georgy Girl (song)

Georgy Girl, the title song to the film Georgy Girl, performed by The Seekers, was a #2 United States and Australian hit, and a #3 United Kingdom hit in late 1966 / early 1967....
" - The Seekers
The Seekers

The Seekers were a group of Australian folk music-influenced pop music musicians that was formed in Melbourne in 1962. They were the first Australian popular music group to achieve significant chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States....
w. Jim Dale
Jim Dale

'Jim Dale' Order of the British Empire is an England actor, voice artist, singer and songwriter. He is best known in the United Kingdom for his many appearances in the Carry On films and is known in the US for his roles as narrator in the Harry Potter audiobook series, for which he received two Grammy Awards, and the ABC series Pushing D...
 m. Tom Springfield
Tom Springfield

Tom Springfield is the sibling of Dusty Springfield and an important figure in the 1960s folk music and pop music scene. He attended the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe....
"Nashville Cats" - The Lovin' Spoonful
The Lovin' Spoonful

The Lovin' Spoonful is an United States pop rock band of the 1960s, named to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. The band's name was inspired by some lines in a song of Mississippi John Hurt called the "Coffee Blues." John Sebastian credits Fritz Richmond for suggesting the name....
w.m. John Sebastian
John Sebastian

John Sebastian is an United States songwriter and harmonica player. He is best known as a founder of The Lovin' Spoonful, a band inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000....
"Tell It to the Rain
Tell It to the Rain

"Tell It to the Rain" is a song composed by Mike Petrillo and Chubby Cifelli and popularized by The Four Seasons in 1966 in music and early 1967 in music....
 - The Four Seasons
The Four Seasons (group)

The Four Seasons , is an United States popular music and rock music group. They also had a sound somewhat reminiscent of doo-wop, although they were not thought of as a doo wop quartet....
w.m. Mike Petrillo and Angelo Cifelli
Angelo Cifelli

Angelo "Chubby" Cifelli grew up in Harrison, New Jersey, New Jersey. He first learned guitar in 1958 from Tommy DeVito . He joined the Tradewinds in 1960 and the group had a hit single with "Furry Murray"....
"Kind of a Drag
Kind of a Drag

"Kind of a Drag" is a song written by Jim Holvay and recorded by The Buckinghams. The single reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in February 1967, remaining in the top position for two weeks....
" - The Buckinghams
The Buckinghams

The Buckinghams are an United States rock and roll band that saw enormous radio popularity from 1965 to 1968, becoming one of the top-selling rock groups of 1967....
w.m. Jim Holvay
"(We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet" - Blues Magoos
Blues Magoos

The Blues Magoos was a rock music group from the Bronx, New York. They were at the forefront of the psychedelic music trend, beginning as early as 1966....
w.m. Ronnie Gilbert
Ronnie Gilbert

Ronnie Gilbert is an American folk-singer, one of the members of The Weavers with Pete Seeger, Lee Hays and Fred Hellerman....
, Ralph Scala and Mike Esposito
Mike Esposito

Mike Esposito may refer to:* Mike Esposito , comic book artist, writer and publisher* Mike Esposito, lead guitarist for the rock music group Blues Magoos...
"98.6" - Keith
Keith (singer)

Keith was a United States singing, and one-hit wonder in both the United Kingdom and the United States...
w.m. George Fischoff and Tony Powers
"Love Is Here and Now You're Gone
Love is Here and Now You're Gone

"Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" is a 1967 number-one hit single recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label. The the second single from the Supremes' album The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland, it was written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland-Dozier-Holland, "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" was the number-on...
" - The Supremes
The Supremes

The Supremes, an American girl group, were one of the signature acts on Motown Records during the 1960s. Originally founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, Michigan in 1959, The Supremes' repertoire included doo-wop, pop music, soul music, Broadway theatre show tunes, psychedelic soul and disco....
w.m. Brian Holland
Brian Holland

This article is about Brian Holland, an African American songwriter and record producer. For the Bryan Holland, who is best known as the lead singer/guitarist of the American band The Offspring, see Dexter Holland....
, Lamont Dozier
Lamont Dozier

Lamont Dozier is an United States songwriter and record producer. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, Michigan....
 and Eddie Holland
"The Beat Goes On
The Beat Goes On

"The Beat Goes On" is a song written by Sonny and recorded by Sonny and Cher. It was issued as a Single and appeared on their 1967 album In Case You're in Love....
" - Sonny and Cher
w.m. Sonny Bono
Sonny Bono

Salvatore Phillip "Sonny" Bono was an United States record producer, singer, actor, and politician whose career spanned over three decades....
"Gimme Some Lovin'" - Spencer Davis Group
Spencer Davis Group

The Spencer Davis Group was a mid 1960s United Kingdom beat group from Birmingham, England. In their heyday the group consisted of Spencer Davis, Steve Winwood, Muff Winwood and Pete York; Jimmy Miller was their record producer....
w.m. Steve Winwood
Steve Winwood

Stephen Lawrence "Steve" Winwood is an England singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. In addition to his solo career, he was a member of the bands the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic , Blind Faith, and Go ....
, Muff Winwood
Muff Winwood

Mervyn "Muff" Winwood is an England songwriter and record producer, and the older brother of Steve Winwood. Both were formerly members of the Spencer Davis Group in the 1960s, in which Muff played bass guitar....
 and Spencer Davis
Spencer Davis

Spencer David Nelson Davis is a musician and multi-instrumentalist, and the founder of the 1960s rock music musical band, the Spencer Davis Group....
"Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" - The Casinos
The Casinos

The Casinos were a nine-member doo-wop musical ensemble from Cincinnati, Ohio, Ohio, led by Gene Hughes. They are best-known for their John D. Loudermilk songwriter song "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye," which hit #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 record chart in 1967, well after the end of the doo-wop era....
w.m. John D. Loudermilk
John D. Loudermilk

John D. Loudermilk is an United States singer and songwriter....
"Baby I Need Your Loving
Baby I Need Your Loving

"Baby I Need Your Loving" is a 1964 hit single recorded by The Four Tops for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland-Dozier-Holland, the song was the group's first Motown single and their first pop Top 20 hit, making it to number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100 in the fall of 1964.It was also their firs...
" - Johnny Rivers
Johnny Rivers

Johnny Rivers is an United States rock and roll singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He was versatile enough to do folk songs, blues, and revivals of old-time rock 'n' roll songs and some original material....
w.m. Brian Holland
Brian Holland

This article is about Brian Holland, an African American songwriter and record producer. For the Bryan Holland, who is best known as the lead singer/guitarist of the American band The Offspring, see Dexter Holland....
, Lamont Dozier
Lamont Dozier

Lamont Dozier is an United States songwriter and record producer. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, Michigan....
 and Eddie Holland
"Sock It to Me, Baby" - Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels
Mitch Ryder

Mitch Ryder is an United States musician who has recorded over two dozen albums in more than four decades as a performer....
w.m. Bob Crewe
Bob Crewe

Bob Crewe is an United States songwriter, singer, Talent manager, record producer and fine artist. His career ranks among the most varied, successful, and innovative in pop music history....
 and L. Russell Brown
L. Russell Brown

L. Russell Brown is an American lyricist and composer most noted for his song, co-written with Irwin Levine, "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" for the 1970s pop music group Tony Orlando and Dawn....
"Penny Lane
Penny Lane

"Penny Lane" is a song by The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney, recorded during the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band sessions, and released in February 1967 as one side of a double A-sided single, along with John Lennon's "Strawberry Fields Forever"....
" - The Beatles
The Beatles

The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
w.m. John Lennon
John Lennon

John Winston Ono Lennon, Order of the British Empire was an English Rock music musician, singer, songwriter, artist, and peace activist who gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles....
 and Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney

Sir James Paul McCartney Member of the Order of the British Empire is a multiple Grammy Award-winning England singer-songwriter, poet, composer, multi-instrumentalist, entrepreneur, record producer, film producer, Painting, and Animal rights....
"Happy Together
Happy Together (song)

"Happy Together" is a 1967 song from The Turtles' Happy Together . Released in spring of 1967, the song knocked the Beatles' "Penny Lane" out of the #1 slot for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100....
" - The Turtles
The Turtles

The Turtles are an United States Pop music and folk rock band led by vocalists Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman, who became notable for numerous Top 40 hits beginning with their cover version of Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe" , and "Happy Together " ....
w.m. Gary Bonner and Alan Gordon
Alan Gordon (songwriter)

Alan Gordon was an United States songwriter best known for songs sound recording and reproduction by The Turtles, Petula Clark, Barbra Streisand, and Dr....
"My Cup Runneth Over
My Cup Runneth Over

"My Cup Runneth Over" is a quote from the King James Version of the Bible and means "I have more than enough for my needs" though interpretations and usage may vary....
" - Ed Ames
Ed Ames

Ed Ames is an United States popular music singer and actor. He is best known for his Pop and Adult Contemporary hits of the 1960s like "When the Snow is on the Roses" and the perennial "My Cup Runneth Over." He also was originally part of a popular singing group of 1950s called The Ames Brothers....
w. Tom Jones
Tom Jones (writer)

Tom Jones is a lyricist of musical theatre. His best known work is The Fantasticks, which ran off-Broadway from 1960 until 2002, and the hit song from the same, Try to Remember....
 m. Harvey Schmidt
Harvey Schmidt

Harvey Lester Schmidt is an American writer of musical theatre, best known for composing the music for the longest running musical in history, The Fantasticks, which ran off-Broadway from 1960 - 2002 for a total of 17,162 performances at the Sullivan Street Playhouse....
"There's a Kind of Hush
There's A Kind Of Hush

"There's a Kind of Hush" is a popular song written by Les Reed and Geoff Stephens....
" - Herman's Hermits
Herman's Hermits

Herman's Hermits were an England pop band, formed in Manchester in 1963 as 'Herman & The Hermits'. The group's management and producer Mickie Most emphasized a simple, non-threatening and clean-cut image, although the band originally played Rhythm and blues numbers ....
w.m. Les Reed
Les Reed

Les Reed O.B.E. is an English people songwriter, musician and light orchestra leader....
 and Geoff Stephens
Geoff Stephens

Geoff Stephens , was one of the top United Kingdom songwriters of the 1960s and 1970s....
"For What It's Worth" - Buffalo Springfield
Buffalo Springfield

Buffalo Springfield was a short-lived but influential folk rock group that served as a springboard for the careers of Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and Jim Messina , and is most famous for the song "For What It's Worth "....
w.m. Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills

Stephen Arthur Stills is an American guitarist and singer/songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash ....
"Dedicated to the One I Love
Dedicated to the One I Love

"Dedicated to the One I Love" is the name of a song written by Ralph Bass and Lowman Pauling. Bass and Pauling were members of The "5" Royales, the group that recorded the original version of this song....
" - The Mamas & the Papas
The Mamas & the Papas

The Mamas & the Papas were a vocal group of the 1960s. The group recorded and performed from 1965 to 1968 with a short reunion in 1971, releasing five albums and ten hit singles....
w.m. Lowman Pauling and Ralph Bass
Ralph Bass

Ralph Bass , born in The Bronx, New York, was an influential Jewish American rhythm and blues record producer and talent scout for several independent labels and was responsible for many hit records....
.  
Spring  
"Bernadette
Bernadette (song)

"Bernadette" is a 1967 hit song recorded by The Four Tops for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown's main production team, Holland-Dozier-Holland, the song is one of the most well-known Motown tunes of the 1960s....
" - The Four Tops
w.m. Brian Holland
Brian Holland

This article is about Brian Holland, an African American songwriter and record producer. For the Bryan Holland, who is best known as the lead singer/guitarist of the American band The Offspring, see Dexter Holland....
, Lamont Dozier
Lamont Dozier

Lamont Dozier is an United States songwriter and record producer. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, Michigan....
 and Eddie Holland
"This Is My Song
This Is My Song (1967 song)

This Is My Song was a 1966 composition by Charles Chaplin. The song was intended for the film A Countess From Hong Kong which Chaplin wrote and directed....
" - Petula Clark
Petula Clark

Petula Clark, Order of the British Empire , is an English singer, actress, and composer whose career has spanned seven decades.Clark's professional career began as an entertainer on BBC Radio during World War II....
w.m. Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, Jr. Order of the British Empire , better known as Charlie Chaplin, was an Academy Award-winning England comedy film actor and filmmaker....
"Strawberry Fields Forever
Strawberry Fields Forever

"Strawberry Fields Forever" is a song by The Beatles. Recorded at the end of 1966, the song was written by John Lennon during the filming of How I Won The War and is formally credited to the Lennon/McCartney songwriting team....
" - The Beatles
The Beatles

The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
w.m. John Lennon
John Lennon

John Winston Ono Lennon, Order of the British Empire was an English Rock music musician, singer, songwriter, artist, and peace activist who gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles....
 and Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney

Sir James Paul McCartney Member of the Order of the British Empire is a multiple Grammy Award-winning England singer-songwriter, poet, composer, multi-instrumentalist, entrepreneur, record producer, film producer, Painting, and Animal rights....
"Something Stupid
Somethin' Stupid

"Somethin' Stupid" is a song written by C. Carson Parks and originally recorded in 1967 in music by Parks and his wife Gaile Foote, as "Carson and Gaile"....
" - Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra

Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an United States singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became a solo artist with great success in the early to mid-1940s, being the idol of the "bobby soxers"....
 and Nancy Sinatra
Nancy Sinatra

Nancy Sandra Sinatra is an United States singer and actor. She is the daughter of singer/actor Frank Sinatra from his first wife, Nancy Barbato, and remains known for her 1966 signature song "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"....
w.m. C. Carson Parks
"Western Union" - The Five Americans w.m. Mike Rabon, Norman Ezell and John Durrill
"I Think We're Alone Now" - Tommy James & the Shondells
Tommy James & the Shondells

Tommy James and the Shondells was a 1960s United States rock and roll band . They had two chart-topper single in the United States ? "Hanky Panky " and "Crimson and Clover"  ? but also released five other Top 40 chart-topper; "I Think We're Alone Now," "Mony Mony," "Crystal Blue Persuasion", "Mirage ", and "Sweet Cherry Wine"....
w.m. Ritchie Cordell
"A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You
A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You

"A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You" is a song by Neil Diamond that was released by The Monkees in 1967 . Davy Jones sang the lead vocal. It went to #1 in the US Cashbox charts and #2 on the Billboard charts....
" - The Monkees
The Monkees

The Monkees were a pop singing quartet assembled in Los Angeles in 1965 in music for the United States television series The Monkees , which aired from 1966 to 1968....
w.m. Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond

Neil Leslie Diamond is an United States of America singer-songwriter.Neil Diamond is one of pop music's most enduring and successful singer-songwriters....
"I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You is the breakthrough album by Aretha Franklin, released on March 10, 1967 in music.It established Aretha as a superstar and a major force in the recording industry....
" - Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin

Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter and pianist commonly referred to as "The Queen of Soul". Although renowned for her soul recordings, Franklin is also adept at jazz, rock and roll, blues, Pop music, Rhythm and Blues and Gospel music....
w.m. Ronnie Shannon
"Jimmy Mack
Jimmy Mack

"Jimmy Mack" is a 1967 Pop music/Soul music single recorded by Martha and the Vandellas for Motown Records' Gordy imprint. Written and produced by Motown's main creative team, Holland-Dozier-Holland, "Jimmy Mack" was the final Top 10 hit for the Vandellas in the United States, peaking at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967 and at numb...
" - Martha and the Vandellas
Martha and the Vandellas

Martha and the Vandellas were among the most successful groups in the Motown roster during the period 1963-1967. In contrast to Motown girl groups such as The Supremes and The Marvelettes, Martha and the Vandellas were known for a harder, R&B sound, typified in " Heat Wave," "Nowhere to Run," "Jimmy Mack" and, their signature song, "Dancing...
w.m. Brian Holland
Brian Holland

This article is about Brian Holland, an African American songwriter and record producer. For the Bryan Holland, who is best known as the lead singer/guitarist of the American band The Offspring, see Dexter Holland....
, Lamont Dozier
Lamont Dozier

Lamont Dozier is an United States songwriter and record producer. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, Michigan....
 and Eddie Holland
"Sweet Soul Music" - Arthur Conley
Arthur Conley

Arthur Lee Conley was an United States soul music singer, best known for the 1967 hit record, "Sweet Soul Music". It shot to the number two spot on both the pop music and rhythm and blues record chart, earning Conley the number eleven male artist ranking for 1967....
w.m. Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke

Samuel Cook, better known as Sam Cooke, was an United States gospel music, R&B, soul music, and popular music singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur....
, Arthur Conley
Arthur Conley

Arthur Lee Conley was an United States soul music singer, best known for the 1967 hit record, "Sweet Soul Music". It shot to the number two spot on both the pop music and rhythm and blues record chart, earning Conley the number eleven male artist ranking for 1967....
 and Otis Redding
Otis Redding

Otis Ray Redding, Jr. was an United States soul music singer. He is renowned for an ability to convey strong emotion through his voice. According to the website of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , Redding's name is "synonymous with the term soul, music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of Gospel musi...
"The Happening
The Happening

The Happening is a 1967 in film American comedy film starring Anthony Quinn, Michael Parks, George Maharis, Faye Dunaway, Robert Walker Jr. and released in March 1967 by Columbia Pictures....
" - The Supremes
The Supremes

The Supremes, an American girl group, were one of the signature acts on Motown Records during the 1960s. Originally founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, Michigan in 1959, The Supremes' repertoire included doo-wop, pop music, soul music, Broadway theatre show tunes, psychedelic soul and disco....
w.m. Brian Holland
Brian Holland

This article is about Brian Holland, an African American songwriter and record producer. For the Bryan Holland, who is best known as the lead singer/guitarist of the American band The Offspring, see Dexter Holland....
, Lamont Dozier
Lamont Dozier

Lamont Dozier is an United States songwriter and record producer. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, Michigan....
, Eddie Holland and Frank DeVol
"Don't You Care" - The Buckinghams
The Buckinghams

The Buckinghams are an United States rock and roll band that saw enormous radio popularity from 1965 to 1968, becoming one of the top-selling rock groups of 1967....
w.m. Gary Beisbier and Jim Holvay
"Close Your Eyes" - Peaches & Herb
Peaches & Herb

Peaches & Herb are a singer Duet , once comprising Herb Fame, and Francine "Peaches" Hurd Barker . Herb has remained a constant in "Peaches & Herb" since its creation in 1967, while five different women have filled the role of "Peaches"....
w.m. Chuck Willis
Chuck Willis

Harold Willis was an United States blues, rhythm and blues, and rock music singer and songwriter; he was born in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1951, Willis signed with Columbia Records....
"You Got What It Takes" - Dave Clark Five w.m. Berry Gordy
Berry Gordy

Berry Gordy, Jr. is an United States record producer, and the founder of the Motown record label and its many subsidiaries....
, Roquel Davis and Gwen Gordy Fuqua
Gwen Gordy Fuqua

Gwen Gordy Fuqua was the elder sister of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, sister of Motown songwriters Anna Gordy Gaye, Robert Gordy and George Gordy, sister of Motown Museum founder Esther Gordy Edwards and the former wife of Motown legend Harvey Fuqua....
"I'm a Man
I'm A Man (Spencer Davis Group song)

"I'm a Man" is a song written by Spencer Davis Group singer-songwriter Steve Winwood and record producer Jimmy Miller .The original sound recording and reproduction was a fast, Hammond organ-driven blues rock music track released as a single by the Spencer Davis Group in early 1967, reaching #9 in the UK Singles Chart and #10 in the United...
" - Spencer Davis Group
Spencer Davis Group

The Spencer Davis Group was a mid 1960s United Kingdom beat group from Birmingham, England. In their heyday the group consisted of Spencer Davis, Steve Winwood, Muff Winwood and Pete York; Jimmy Miller was their record producer....
w.m. Jimmy Miller and Steve Winwood
Steve Winwood

Stephen Lawrence "Steve" Winwood is an England singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. In addition to his solo career, he was a member of the bands the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic , Blind Faith, and Go ....
"Groovin'
Groovin'

"Groovin" is a single released in 1967 by The Young Rascals that became a number one hit and one of the group's signature songs....
" - The Young Rascals
w.m. Eddie Brigati
Eddie Brigati

Eddie Brigati is an United States singer and songwriter.Most memorably, Brigati shared human voice, and played tambourine, in the pop music band The Young Rascals from 1965 to 1970....
 and Felix Cavaliere
Felix Cavaliere

Felix Cavaliere is an United States music producer and musician, having performed in The Rascals group during the 1960s. He later produced albums by a variety of musician, including Laura Nyro's 1970 opus, Christmas and the Beads of Sweat, and Jimmie Spheeris' 1973 album The Original Tap Dancing Kid....
"I Got Rhythm
I Got Rhythm

"I Got Rhythm" is a song composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, published in 1930, which became a widely-known jazz standard. Its chord progression, known as the "Rhythm changes", is the foundation for many other popular jazz tunes such as Charlie Parker's and Dizzy Gillespie's Bebop standard "Anthropology "....
" - The Happenings
The Happenings

The Happenings were a pop music musical ensemble that originated in the 1960s. The group's major hit record were "See You In September" , which was originally sound recording and reproduction by the Tempos in 1959; a cover version of the George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin song, "I Got Rhythm" , updated for the nascent pop/rock music era; and "Hare...
w. Ira Gershwin
Ira Gershwin

Ira Gershwin was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century....
 m. George Gershwin
George Gershwin

George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist. He wrote most of his vocal and theatrical works in collaboration with his elder brother, lyricist Ira Gershwin....
"Respect
Respect (song)

"Respect" is a song written and originally released by Stax Records recording artist Otis Redding in 1965. "Respect" became a 1967 hit and signature song for R&B singer Aretha Franklin....
" - Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin

Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter and pianist commonly referred to as "The Queen of Soul". Although renowned for her soul recordings, Franklin is also adept at jazz, rock and roll, blues, Pop music, Rhythm and Blues and Gospel music....
w.m. Otis Redding
Otis Redding

Otis Ray Redding, Jr. was an United States soul music singer. He is renowned for an ability to convey strong emotion through his voice. According to the website of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , Redding's name is "synonymous with the term soul, music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of Gospel musi...
"Release Me
Release Me (1946 song)

"Release Me" is a popular music song by Eddie Miller , Robert Yount, and Dub Williams, published in 1946 in music.Miller wrote the song in 1946 in music but could not get anyone to record it for years, so he recorded it himself in 1953 in music....
" - Engelbert Humperdinck
Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)

Engelbert Humperdinck is a well-known Pop music singer who rose to international fame during the 1960s and 1970s, after adopting the name of the famous Germany opera composer Engelbert Humperdinck as his own stage name....
w.m. Robert Yount, Eddie Miller
Eddie Miller (songwriter)

Edward Monroe "Eddie" Miller was an United States songwriter, in the country music genre.He was born in Camargo, Oklahoma and worked as a locomotive engineer before becoming a songwriter....
 and Dub Williams
"Him Or Me--What's It Gonna Be?" - Paul Revere and the Raiders w.m. Mark Lindsay
Mark Lindsay

Mark Lindsay is an United States musician, best known as the singer for the group Paul Revere & the Raiders....
 and Terry Melcher
Terry Melcher

Terry Melcher was an United States musician and record producer....
"Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon
Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon

"Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" is a song written by Neil Diamond, whose recording of it on Bang Records reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967 in music....
" - Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond

Neil Leslie Diamond is an United States of America singer-songwriter.Neil Diamond is one of pop music's most enduring and successful singer-songwriters....
w.m. Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond

Neil Leslie Diamond is an United States of America singer-songwriter.Neil Diamond is one of pop music's most enduring and successful singer-songwriters....
"Somebody to Love
Somebody to Love (Jefferson Airplane song)

"Somebody to Love" is a rock music song that was originally written and recorded by 1960s folk rock-psychedelic rock band the Great Society and later by the psychedelic rock band Jefferson Airplane....
" - Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Airplane

Jefferson Airplane was an United States rock music band formed in San Francisco, California in 1965. A pioneer of the psychedelic rock movement, Jefferson Airplane was the first band from the San Francisco scene to achieve mainstream commercial and critical success....
w.m. Grace Slick
Grace Slick

Grace Slick is an United States singer and songwriter, who was one of the lead singers of the rock groups The Great Society, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, and Starship #Starship, and as a solo artist, for nearly three decades, from the mid-1960s to the mid-1990s....
"All I Need Is You" - The Temptations
The Temptations

The Temptations are an American vocal group that achieved fame as one of the most successful acts to record for Motown Records. The group's repertoire has included, at various times during its five-decade career, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, funk , disco, soul music, and adult contemporary music....
w.m. Eddie Holland, R. Dean Taylor
R. Dean Taylor

R. Dean Taylor is a singer, most famous as an musician, songwriter, and record producer for Motown Records during the 1960s and 1970s. According to Jason Ankeny, Taylor "remains one of the most underrated acts ever to record under the Motown aegis"....
 and Frank Wilson
Frank Wilson (musician)

Frank Wilson is an African American former songwriter and record producer for Motown Records. He joined the company in 1965, working with Brenda Holloway....
"She'd Rather Be with Me" - The Turtles
The Turtles

The Turtles are an United States Pop music and folk rock band led by vocalists Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman, who became notable for numerous Top 40 hits beginning with their cover version of Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe" , and "Happy Together " ....
w.m. Gary Bonner and Alan Gordon
Alan Gordon (songwriter)

Alan Gordon was an United States songwriter best known for songs sound recording and reproduction by The Turtles, Petula Clark, Barbra Streisand, and Dr....
"Little Bit o' Soul" - Music Explosion w.m. John Carter and Ken Lewis
"Windy
Windy

"Windy" is a pop music song written by Ruthann Friedman and recorded by The Association. Released in 1967, the song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in July of that year....
" - The Association
The Association

The Association is a pop music band from California in the sunshine pop genre. They are best known for their popularity in the 1960s, when they had numerous hits at or near the top of the Billboard charts....
w.m. Ruthann Friedman
Ruthann Friedman

Ruthann Friedman is an American folk singer.Born in the Bronx, New York, Friedman spent her formative years in the San Fernando Valley, north of Los Angeles....
"Mirage" - Tommy James & the Shondells
Tommy James & the Shondells

Tommy James and the Shondells was a 1960s United States rock and roll band . They had two chart-topper single in the United States ? "Hanky Panky " and "Crimson and Clover"  ? but also released five other Top 40 chart-topper; "I Think We're Alone Now," "Mony Mony," "Crystal Blue Persuasion", "Mirage ", and "Sweet Cherry Wine"....
w.m. Ritchie Cordell and Bo Gentry
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"San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers in Your Hair)
San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)

"San Francisco " is a song, written by John Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas, and sung by Scott McKenzie. It was written and released in 1967 in music to promote the Monterey Pop Festival....
" - Scott McKenzie
Scott McKenzie

Scott McKenzie is an United States singer, best known for his 1967 hit single and generational anthem, "San Francisco "....
w.m. John Phillips
John Phillips (musician)

John Edmund Andrew Phillips , was an United States singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Known as Papa John, Phillips was a member and leader of the singing group The Mamas & the Papas....
"Can't Take My Eyes off of You
Can't Take My Eyes off You

"Can't Take My Eyes Off You", written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio, was a 1967 in music single by Frankie Valli. The song was among Valli's biggest hits, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earning a Music recording sales certification....
" - Frankie Valli
Frankie Valli

Frankie Valli is an American musician, most famous as frontman of The Four Seasons .Valli, along with Tommy_DeVito_, Nick Massi, and Bob Gaudio, the original members of The Four Seasons , were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 in music and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999 in music....
w.m. Bob Crewe
Bob Crewe

Bob Crewe is an United States songwriter, singer, Talent manager, record producer and fine artist. His career ranks among the most varied, successful, and innovative in pop music history....
 and Bob Gaudio
Bob Gaudio

Robert John "Bob" Gaudio is an United States singer, songwriter, musician and record producer, and the keyboards/backing vocalist for The Four Seasons ....
"Creeque Alley
Creeque Alley

"Creeque Alley" is an autobiographical song written by John Phillips and Michelle Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas in 1967, narrating the story about how the group was formed....
" - The Mamas and the Papas
w.m. John Phillips
John Phillips

John Phillips or John Philips may refer to:* John Aristotle Phillips , American entrepreneur * John Arthur Phillips , FRS, geologist, metallurgist, mining engineer...
 and Michelle Phillips
Michelle Phillips

Michelle Phillips is an United States singer, songwriter and actor. She gained fame as a member of the popular 1960s singing group The Mamas & the Papas and is the last surviving original member of the group....
"Sunday Will Never Be the Same" - Spanky and Our Gang
Spanky and Our Gang

Spanky and Our Gang was an United States 1960s folk-rock band led by Elaine "Spanky" McFarlane. The band derives its name from Hal Roach's popular Our Gang comedies of the 1930s ....
w.m. Terry Cashman
Terry Cashman

Terry Cashman is a record producer and singer-songwriter, best known for his 1981 chart-topper, "Talkin' Baseball." While the song is well recognized today, it was all but ignored by typical Top 40 radio during its chart life, making only the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart....
 and Gene Pistilli
"Let's Live For Today" - The Grass Roots
The Grass Roots

The Grass Roots are a United States rock and roll band that charted between 1966 and 1975 as the brainchild of songwriter duo P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri....
w.m. David Shapiro
David Shapiro

David Shapiro may refer to:*David Shapiro *David Shapiro *Dr. Cat...
. Michael Cenciarelli and Guido Guilio.
"Come on Down to my Boat" - Every Mother's Son
Every Mother's Son

Every Mother's Son was a rock band formed in New York City in 1967. Brothers Dennis and Larry Larden had originally performed as a folk music duet ....
w.m. Wes Farrell
Wes Farrell

Wes Farrell was an United States musician, songwriter and record producer, who was most active in the 1960s and 1970s. He was responsible for over 300 million record sales, including 70 million sales with The Partridge Family, during his career....
 and Jerry Goldstein
Jerry Goldstein

Jerry Goldstein is a space physicist whose research has focused on the Earth's plasmasphere, a high-altitude extension of the ionized portion of the planet's upper atmosphere....
"Don't Sleep In The Subway
Don't Sleep in the Subway

"Don't Sleep in the Subway" was a 1967 song written by Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent and recorded by Petula Clark. In it, the narrator advises her sweetheart against storming out after an argument due to his over-active ego....
" - Petula Clark
Petula Clark

Petula Clark, Order of the British Empire , is an English singer, actress, and composer whose career has spanned seven decades.Clark's professional career began as an entertainer on BBC Radio during World War II....
w.m. Jackie Trent
Jackie Trent

Jackie Trent is an English people singer, songwriter, and actor....
 and Tony Hatch
Tony Hatch

Tony Hatch is an United Kingdom composer, songwriter, pianist, Arrangement, and Record producer.Early Life and Early CareerHe was born Anthony Peter Hatch in Pinner, North London....
"Up, Up and Away
Up, Up and Away

Up, Up and Away is the debut album by United States pop music group The Fifth Dimension, released in 1967 . The Up, Up and Away was released as a single and became a major pop hit....
" - The Fifth Dimension
The Fifth Dimension

The Fifth Dimension, also known as The 5th Dimension, is a multiple Grammy-winning United States popular music vocal group, whose repertoire also includes pop, Rhythm and blues, Soul music, and jazz....
w.m. Jimmy Webb
Jimmy Webb

Jimmy Layne Webb is an American songwriter. His compositions include "Up, Up and Away ," "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," "Wichita Lineman," "Galveston ," and "MacArthur Park "....
"The Tracks of My Tears
The Tracks of My Tears

"The Tracks of My Tears" is a 1965 hit single by The Miracles for the Tamla label. It is considered among their best recordings, and is listed on the The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll....
" - Johnny Rivers
Johnny Rivers

Johnny Rivers is an United States rock and roll singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He was versatile enough to do folk songs, blues, and revivals of old-time rock 'n' roll songs and some original material....
w.m. Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson

William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is an USA R&B and soul music singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson is noted for being one of the primary figures associated with Motown Records, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy....
, Warren Moore and Marv Tarplin
Marv Tarplin

Marvin "Marv" Tarplin is an United States guitarist and songwriter, best known as the guitarist for The Miracles during the 1960s, and is one of the group's original members....
"Light My Fire
Light My Fire

"Light My Fire" is a song originally performed by The Doors which was recorded in August 1966 in music and released in January 1967 in music. It spent three weeks at number one on the Hot 100 number-one hits of 1967 , and one week on the Cashbox Top 100 number-one singles of 1967....
" - The Doors
The Doors

The Doors were an United States rock music band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California by Singer Jim Morrison, keyboard instrument Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger....
w.m. Jim Morrison
Jim Morrison

James Douglas Morrison was an United States singer, songwriter, poet, writer and film maker. He is best known as the lead singer and lyricist of The Doors and is widely considered to be one of the most charismatic Lead singers in rock music history....
, Ray Manzarek
Ray Manzarek

Raymond Daniel Manzarek, Jr. or Manczarek is an United States musician, singer, record producer, film director, writer, co-founder, and keyboardist of The Doors from 1965 to 1973, and the Doors of the 21st century since 2001....
, Robbie Krieger and John Densmore
John Densmore

John Paul Densmore is an United States musician and songwriter. He is best known as the drummer of the rock music band The Doors from 1965 to 1973....
"C'mon Marianne"
C'mon Marianne

"C'mon Marianne" is the name of a song composed by L. Russell Brown and Raymond Bloodworth and popularized by The Four Seasons in 1967 in music....
 - The Four Seasons
The Four Seasons (group)

The Four Seasons , is an United States popular music and rock music group. They also had a sound somewhat reminiscent of doo-wop, although they were not thought of as a doo wop quartet....
w.m. Ray Bloodworth and L. Russel Brown
"A Whiter Shade of Pale
A Whiter Shade of Pale

"A Whiter Shade of Pale" is a song by the British people band Procol Harum. The single reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 8 June 1967 in music, and stayed there for six weeks....
" - Procol Harum
Procol Harum

Procol Harum are a United Kingdom Rock music band, formed in the 1960s, which built an important foundation for what would become progressive rock, or perhaps more closely, symphonic rock....
w. Keith Reid
Keith Reid

Keith Reid is a songwriter who wrote the lyrics of every Procol Harum song that is not a Cover version. For many years he resided in the United States....
 m. Gary Brooker
Gary Brooker

Gary Brooker, Order of the British Empire, is an English people singer, songwriter, pianist and founder of the rock band Procol Harum. Brooker was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen's Birthday Honours on 14 June 2003 in recognition of his Charitable organization services....
"I Was Made to Love Her
I Was Made to Love Her (song)

"I Was Made to Love Her" is a hit single recorded by united states soul musician Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label in 1967 . The song was written by Wonder, his mother Lula Mae Hardaway, Sylvia Moy and producer Henry Cosby; and included on Wonder's 1967 album I Was Made to Love Her ....
" - Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. A prominent figure in popular music during the latter half of the 20th century, Wonder has recorded more than thirty US top ten hits, won twenty-two Grammy Awards , plus one for Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, won an Academy Award for Best Song, an...
w.m. Henry Cosby
Henry Cosby

Henry "Hank" Cosby was an African American songwriter and record producer for Motown Records. Although he worked with many of the label's artists, from The Supremes to The Temptations, Cosby is best known for helming many of Stevie Wonder's early hits, including "My Cherie Amour", "I Was Made to Love Her", and "Uptight "....
, Lula Mae Hardaway
Lula Mae Hardaway

Lula Mae Hardaway was the mother of Blindness soul musician Stevie Wonder. Hardaway spent most of her adult life in Saginaw and Detroit, Michigan....
, Sylvia Moy
Sylvia Moy

Sylvia Moy is an acclaimed former Motown songwriter and record producer, notable for being the first woman at the Detroit-based music label to write and produce for Motown acts....
 and Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. A prominent figure in popular music during the latter half of the 20th century, Wonder has recorded more than thirty US top ten hits, won twenty-two Grammy Awards , plus one for Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, won an Academy Award for Best Song, an...
"White Rabbit
White Rabbit (song)

"White Rabbit" is a psychedelic rock/acid rock song from Jefferson Airplane's 1967 in music album Surrealistic Pillow. It was released as a single and became the band's second top ten hit, peaking at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100....
" - Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Airplane

Jefferson Airplane was an United States rock music band formed in San Francisco, California in 1965. A pioneer of the psychedelic rock movement, Jefferson Airplane was the first band from the San Francisco scene to achieve mainstream commercial and critical success....
w.m. Grace Slick
Grace Slick

Grace Slick is an United States singer and songwriter, who was one of the lead singers of the rock groups The Great Society, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, and Starship #Starship, and as a solo artist, for nearly three decades, from the mid-1960s to the mid-1990s....
"All You Need Is Love
All You Need Is Love

"All You Need Is Love" is a song written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon/McCartney. It was first performed by The Beatles on Our World, the first live global television link....
" - The Beatles
The Beatles

The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
w.m. John Lennon
John Lennon

John Winston Ono Lennon, Order of the British Empire was an English Rock music musician, singer, songwriter, artist, and peace activist who gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles....
 and Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney

Sir James Paul McCartney Member of the Order of the British Empire is a multiple Grammy Award-winning England singer-songwriter, poet, composer, multi-instrumentalist, entrepreneur, record producer, film producer, Painting, and Animal rights....
"Pleasant Valley Sunday
Pleasant Valley Sunday

"Pleasant Valley Sunday" is a song by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, most famous for the version recorded by The Monkees in 1967 in music. Goffin's and King's inspiration for the name was a street named Pleasant Valley Way, in West Orange, New Jersey....
" - The Monkees
The Monkees

The Monkees were a pop singing quartet assembled in Los Angeles in 1965 in music for the United States television series The Monkees , which aired from 1966 to 1968....
w.m. Gerry Goffin
Gerry Goffin

Gerry Goffin is an United States lyricist. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 with former songwriter partner and first wife, Carole King....
 and Carole King
Carole King

Carole King is an United States singer, songwriter, and pianist. She was most active as a singer during the first half of the 1970s, though she was a successful songwriter for considerably longer both before and after this period....
"Carrie-Anne" - The Hollies
The Hollies

The Hollies are an England Pop music band from Manchester formed in the early 1960s. Known for their distinctive vocal harmony style they became one of the leading British bands of the era, and they enjoyed considerable popularity in many other countries although they did not achieve major US chart success until the early 1970s....
w.m. Tony Hicks, Allan Clarke
Allan Clarke (singer)

Allan Clarke is a retired United Kingdom singer who was one of the founding members of The Hollies. He withdrew from music and public life in 1999....
 and Graham Nash
Graham Nash

Graham William Nash is a British singer-songwriter known for his light tenor vocals and for his songwriting contributions with the British pop group The Hollies, and with the folk-rock band Crosby, Stills & Nash ....
"A Girl Like You" - The Young Rascals w.m. Eddie Brigati
Eddie Brigati

Eddie Brigati is an United States singer and songwriter.Most memorably, Brigati shared human voice, and played tambourine, in the pop music band The Young Rascals from 1965 to 1970....
 and Felix Cavaliere
Felix Cavaliere

Felix Cavaliere is an United States music producer and musician, having performed in The Rascals group during the 1960s. He later produced albums by a variety of musician, including Laura Nyro's 1970 opus, Christmas and the Beads of Sweat, and Jimmie Spheeris' 1973 album The Original Tap Dancing Kid....
"Baby, I Love You" - Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin

Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter and pianist commonly referred to as "The Queen of Soul". Although renowned for her soul recordings, Franklin is also adept at jazz, rock and roll, blues, Pop music, Rhythm and Blues and Gospel music....
w.m. Ronnie Shannon
"Ode to Billie Joe
Ode to Billie Joe

Ode to Billie Joe is a 1967 song written and recorded by Bobbie Gentry, a singer-songwriter from Chickasaw County, Mississippi, Mississippi....
" - Bobbie Gentry
Bobbie Gentry

Roberta Lee Streeter , professionally known as Bobbie Gentry, is an American singer-songwriter. Gentry was one of the first female country music to write and produce her own material....
w.m. Bobbie Gentry
Bobbie Gentry

Roberta Lee Streeter , professionally known as Bobbie Gentry, is an American singer-songwriter. Gentry was one of the first female country music to write and produce her own material....
"Reflections" - Diana Ross & the Supremes
The Supremes

The Supremes, an American girl group, were one of the signature acts on Motown Records during the 1960s. Originally founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, Michigan in 1959, The Supremes' repertoire included doo-wop, pop music, soul music, Broadway theatre show tunes, psychedelic soul and disco....
w.m. Brian Holland
Brian Holland

This article is about Brian Holland, an African American songwriter and record producer. For the Bryan Holland, who is best known as the lead singer/guitarist of the American band The Offspring, see Dexter Holland....
, Lamont Dozier
Lamont Dozier

Lamont Dozier is an United States songwriter and record producer. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, Michigan....
 and Eddie Holland
"You're My Everything" - The Temptations
The Temptations

The Temptations are an American vocal group that achieved fame as one of the most successful acts to record for Motown Records. The group's repertoire has included, at various times during its five-decade career, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, funk , disco, soul music, and adult contemporary music....
w.m. Norman Whitfield
Norman Whitfield

Norman Jesse Whitfield was an American songwriter and Record producer, best known for his work with Berry Gordy's Motown label during the 1960s....
, Roger Penzabene
Roger Penzabene

Roger Penzabene was a songwriter for the Motown label. Among his most notable compositions are "The End of Our Road" by Gladys Knight & the Pips and Marvin Gaye, and a trilogy of hits for the Temptations: "You're My Everything ", "I Wish It Would Rain", and "I Could Never Love Another "....
 and Cornelius Grant
"Come Back When You Grow Up" - Bobby Vee and the Strangers
Bobby Vee

Bobby Vee is an United States pop music singer. According to Billboard magazine Vee has had 38 Billboard Hot 100 record chart hit record, 10 of which hit the Top 20....
w.m. Martha Sharp
Martha Sharp

Martha Ingham Dickie Sharp-Cogan was an United States philanthropist who, along with her husband Waitstill Sharp, helped hundreds of Jews to escape Nazi persecution by sending them off through Czechoslovakia....
"The Letter
The Letter (song)

"The Letter" is a song written by Wayne Carson Thompson and made famous by The Box Tops and their singer, Alex Chilton, released in 1967 on the album of the same name....
" - Box Tops
Box Tops

The Box Tops were a Memphis, Tennessee pop music group of the late 1960s. They are best known for the hits "The Letter ," "Neon Rainbow", "Soul Deep" and "Cry Like A Baby," and are considered a major blue-eyed soul group of the period....
w.m. Wayne Carson Thompson
"Apple, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie" - Jay & the Techniques
Jay & The Techniques

Jay & the Techniques was an Miscegenation pop music band , which was formed in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania during the mid 1960s. A group whose sound and songs were more pop than soul music, Jay & the Techniques earned some points for the playful, joyous "Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie," which was their lone Top 40 Rhythm and blues and...
w.m. Maurice Irby
"San Franciscan Nights
San Franciscan Nights

"San Franciscan Nights" is a 1967 song performed by Eric Burdon and The Animals, with words and music by the group's members, Eric Burdon, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins, and Danny McCulloch....
" - Eric Burdon and the Animals
The Animals

The Animals were an England music group of the 1960s known in the United States as part of the British Invasion. Known for their gritty, bluesy sound and deep-voiced frontman Eric Burdon, as exemplified by their signature songs "The House of the Rising Sun" and "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place", the band balanced tough, rock music-edged pop mu...
w.m. Eric Burdon
Eric Burdon

Eric Victor Burdon is best known as a founding member and singer of The Animals, a rock band formed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, and his multi-racial project the Funk rock band War ....
, John Weider
John Weider

John Weider is a rock music musician who is equally proficient on guitar, bass guitar, and violin. He is best known as the bass player for the United Kingdom band , Family from 1969 to 1971....
, Barry Jenkins
Barry Jenkins

Barry Jenkins is an English people musician, who is best known for being a drummer for The Animals during both of that 1960s group's incarnations....
, Danny McCulloch
Danny McCulloch

Danny McCulloch is an England musician, most known for having been the bassist of the 1960s psychedelic rock group Eric Burdon & The Animals....
 and Vic Briggs
Vic Briggs

Victor Harvey Briggs III is a former blues musician.Briggs played guitar and piano with various groups in the 1960s, including The Echoes , Steampacket, Brian Auger's Trinity, Johnny Hallyday and The Animals....
"Funky Broadway" - Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett

Wilson Pickett was an United States rhythm and blues/Rock and Roll and soul music singer and songwriter known for his raw, raspy, passionate vocal delivery....
w.m. Arlester Christian
"Never My Love
Never My Love

"Never My Love" is a song written by United States siblings Donald and Richard Addrisi, who recorded under the name the Addrisi Brothers and had two Top 40 hits as singers....
" - The Association
The Association

The Association is a pop music band from California in the sunshine pop genre. They are best known for their popularity in the 1960s, when they had numerous hits at or near the top of the Billboard charts....
w.m. Donald Addrisi and Richard Addrisi
"Higher and Higher" - Jackie Wilson
Jackie Wilson

Jack Leroy "Jackie" Wilson, Jr. was an United States singer. Wilson was important in the transition of rhythm and blues into soul music. Gaining fame in his early years as a member of the R&B vocal group, The Dominoes, after going solo in 1957 he went on to record over fifty hit singles over a repertoire that included R&B, pop music, soul mu...
w.m. Gary Jackson
Gary Jackson

Gary Jackson may refer to:*Gary Jackson , character from the British television series*Gary Jackson, character from the comic book Knights of the Dinner Table...
, Raynard Miner, Carl William Smith
"I Dig Rock and Roll Music" - Peter, Paul and Mary
Peter, Paul and Mary

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w.m. Paul Stookey, James Mason and Dave Dixon
.  
Autumn  
"Brown Eyed Girl
Brown Eyed Girl

"Brown Eyed Girl" is a song by Northern Ireland singer-songwriter Van Morrison. Written and Sound recording and reproduction in 1967 by Van Morrison and produced by Bang Records chief Bert Berns, it was first released in May 1967 on the album Blowin' Your Mind!....
" - Van Morrison
Van Morrison

George Ivan Morrison Order of the British Empire is a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, author, poet and multi-instrumentalist, who has been a professional musician since the late 1950s....
w.m. Van Morrison
Van Morrison

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"Little Ole Man" - Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby

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w. Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby

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, w.m. Henry Cosby
Henry Cosby

Henry "Hank" Cosby was an African American songwriter and record producer for Motown Records. Although he worked with many of the label's artists, from The Supremes to The Temptations, Cosby is best known for helming many of Stevie Wonder's early hits, including "My Cherie Amour", "I Was Made to Love Her", and "Uptight "....
, Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. A prominent figure in popular music during the latter half of the 20th century, Wonder has recorded more than thirty US top ten hits, won twenty-two Grammy Awards , plus one for Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, won an Academy Award for Best Song, an...
 and Sylvia May
"How Can I Be Sure
How Can I Be Sure

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" - The Young Rascals
w.m. Eddie Brigati
Eddie Brigati

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 and Felix Cavaliere
Felix Cavaliere

Felix Cavaliere is an United States music producer and musician, having performed in The Rascals group during the 1960s. He later produced albums by a variety of musician, including Laura Nyro's 1970 opus, Christmas and the Beads of Sweat, and Jimmie Spheeris' 1973 album The Original Tap Dancing Kid....
"Gimme Little Sign
Gimme Little Sign

"Gimme Little Sign" is a classic soul music song by Brenton Wood. It was released in 1967 on the album The Oogum Boogum Song. It was written by Jerry Winn, Alfred Smith and Joseph Hooven....
" - Brenton Wood
Brenton Wood

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w.m. Alfred Smith (musician), Joe Hooven and Hal Winn
"To Sir, with Love
To Sir, with Love (song)

"To Sir, with Love" is the theme from the 1967 film To Sir, with Love. The song was written by Don Black and Mark London."To Sir, with Love" was initially recorded by Lulu ....
" - Lulu
Lulu (singer)

Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, Order of British Empire, , best known by her stage name Lulu, is a Scotland singer-songwriter, actress, model and television personality, who has been successful in the entertainment business from the 1960s through to the present day....
w. Don Black
Don Black (musician)

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 m. Mark London
"Soul Man
Soul Man (song)

"Soul Man" is a 1967 song written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter , first successful as a hit single by Atlantic Records soul music duo Sam and Dave....
" - Sam and Dave
w.m. Isaac Hayes
Isaac Hayes

Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. was an United Statesn Academy Award-winning singer-songwriter, actor and musician. Hayes was one of the main creative forces behind southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served as both an in-house songwriter and producer with partner David Porter during the mid-1960s....
 and David Porter
David Porter (musician)

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"Expressway to Your Heart" - The Soul Survivors
The Soul Survivors

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w.m. Leon Huff, Kenneth Gamble and Donald Storball
"It Must Be Him
It Must Be Him (song)

"It Must Be Him" is a popular music song.The music was written by Gilbert B?caud, the original French language lyrics by Maurice Vidalin with new English language lyrics by Mack David....
" - Vikki Carr
Vikki Carr

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w. Maurice Vidalin trans. Mack David
Mack David

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 m. Gilbert Bécaud
Gilbert Bécaud

Gilbert B?caud was a France singer, composer and actor, known as Monsieur 100,000 Volts for his energetic performances. His best-known hit record are "Nathalie" and "Et Maintenant", a 1961 release that became an English language hit as "What Now My Love "....
"Your Precious Love
Your Precious Love

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" - Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye

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 and Tammi Terrell
Tammi Terrell

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w.m. Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
(You Make Me Feel like) a Natural Woman

" A Natural Woman" is a 1967 single released by American Soul music singer Aretha Franklin on the Atlantic Records label. The record was a big hit for Franklin, reaching number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100, and became a standard song for her....
" - Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin

Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter and pianist commonly referred to as "The Queen of Soul". Although renowned for her soul recordings, Franklin is also adept at jazz, rock and roll, blues, Pop music, Rhythm and Blues and Gospel music....
w.m. Carole King
Carole King

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"The Rain, the Park and Other Things" - The Cowsills
The Cowsills

The Cowsills were a singing group from Newport, Rhode Island specializing in what would later be defined as bubblegum pop. The band was formed in the spring of 1965 by four brothers—Barry Cowsill, Bill Cowsill, Bob Cowsill, and John Cowsill....
w.m. Artie Kornfeld
Artie Kornfeld

Artie Kornfeld is an United States musician, record producer and music executive....
 and Steve Duboff
"Please Love Me Forever" - Bobby Vinton
Bobby Vinton

Bobby Vinton...
w.m. Johnny Malone and Ollie Blanchard
"I Say a Little Prayer
I Say a Little Prayer

"I Say a Little Prayer" is a song songwriter by songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David for Dionne Warwick in 1967. It is often named in error as "I Say a Little Prayer for You"....
" - Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick

Dionne Warwick , is an American singer, actress, activist, United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization, former United States Ambassador of Health, and humanitarian....
w. Hal David
Hal David

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 m. Burt Bacharach
Burt Bacharach

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"I Can See for Miles
I Can See For Miles

"I Can See for Miles" is a song written by Pete Townshend of The Who, recorded for the band's 1967 album, The Who Sell Out. It was the only song from the album to be released as a single, on 14 October 1967....
" - The Who
The Who

The Who are an England Rock music band formed in 1964. The primary lineup was guitarist Pete Townshend, vocalist Roger Daltrey, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon....
w.m. Pete Townshend
Pete Townshend

Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend , is an English rock and roll guitarist, singer, songwriter, composer, and writer, known principally as the guitarist and songwriter for The Who, as well as for his own solo career....
"Daydream Believer
Daydream Believer

"Daydream Believer" is a song composed by John Stewart shortly before he left the Kingston Trio. The song was originally recorded by The Monkees, with Davy Jones singing lead vocals....
" - The Monkees
The Monkees

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w.m. John Stewart
John Stewart (musician)

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"I Heard It Through the Grapevine
I Heard It through the Grapevine

"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" is a landmark song in the history of Motown Records. Written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong in 1966, the single was first recorded by The Miracles....
" - Gladys Knight & the Pips
Gladys Knight & the Pips

Gladys Knight & the Pips were an R&B/soul music musical act from Atlanta, Georgia, active from 1953 to 1989. The group was best known for their string of hit singles from 1967 to 1975, including "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Midnight Train to Georgia" ....
w.m. Norman Whitfield
Norman Whitfield

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 and Barrett Strong
Barrett Strong

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"An Open Letter to my Teenage Son" - Victor Lundberg
Victor Lundberg

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w. Victor Lundberg
Victor Lundberg

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"I Second That Emotion
I Second That Emotion

"I Second That Emotion" is a 1967 hit single by The Miracles for the Tamla label. The song was the group's first Top 5 hit on the Billboard magazine Pop Singles Chart credited to "Smokey Robinson & the Miracles" ....
" - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
w.m. Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson

William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is an USA R&B and soul music singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson is noted for being one of the primary figures associated with Motown Records, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy....
 and Arthur Cleveland
"Hello, Goodbye" - The Beatles
The Beatles

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w.m. John Lennon
John Lennon

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 and Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney

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"In and Out of Love" - Diana Ross & the Supremes
The Supremes

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w.m. Brian Holland
Brian Holland

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, Lamont Dozier
Lamont Dozier

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 and Eddie Holland
"Boogaloo Down Broadway" - The Fantastic Johnny C
The Fantastic Johnny C

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w.m. Jesse James
"You Better Sit Down, Kids
You Better Sit Down Kids

"You Better Sit Down Kids" is a hit single release by American singer/actress Cher in 1967. The song was released only in the United States and in Canada ....
" - Cher
Cher

Cher is an American pop music singer-songwriter, actor, film director and recording industry. She has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globe Awards and was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame....
w.m. Sonny Bono
Sonny Bono

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"Woman, Woman" - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap

Gary Puckett & The Union Gap was an United States pop rock band in the late 1960s....
w.m. Jim Glaser
Jim Glaser

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 and Jimmy Payne
Jimmy Payne

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"Judy in Disguise (with Glasses)" - John Fred & His Playboy Band w.m. John Fred
John Fred

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 and Andrew Bernard
Andrew Bernard

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"Chain of Fools
Chain of Fools (song)

"Chain of Fools" is a successful song written by Don Covay. Aretha Franklin first released the song as a single in 1967 and subsequently it appeared on many of her albums....
" - Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin

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w.m. Don Covay
Don Covay

Don Covay is an influential African-American rhythm and blues/rock and roll/soul music singer and songwriter most active in the 1950s and 1960s, who received a Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1994....
"Bend Me, Shape Me
Bend Me, Shape Me

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" - The American Breed
w.m. Scott English
Scott English

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 and Larry Weiss
"Skinny Legs and All" - Joe Tex
Joe Tex

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w.m. Joe Tex
Joe Tex

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British number one hits not included above

  • "Puppet on a String
    Puppet on a String

    "Puppet on a String" is the name of the Eurovision Song Contest-winning song in 1967 by United Kingdom singer Sandie Shaw. It was her thirteenth UK single release....
    " - Sandie Shaw
    Sandie Shaw

    Sandie Shaw was one of the most successful United Kingdom female singers of the 1960s. With her hair, slender frame, model cheekbones and outfits, she has been described as the ultimate working-class It girl....
  • "Silence Is Golden" - The Tremeloes
    The Tremeloes

    The Tremeloes are an English people rock and roll musical ensemble, founded in 1958 in Dagenham, Essex. The Tremeloes are one of the longest surviving, still playing regularly more than 50 years after the group's founding....
  • "The Last Waltz
    The Last Waltz (song)

    "The Last Waltz" was one of Engelbert Humperdinck biggest hits, spending List of number-one singles from the 1960s #1967. Humperdinck had already had a number one in the UK earlier in the year with "Release Me " which had spent 6 weeks at the top....
    " - Engelbert Humperdinck
    Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)

    Engelbert Humperdinck is a well-known Pop music singer who rose to international fame during the 1960s and 1970s, after adopting the name of the famous Germany opera composer Engelbert Humperdinck as his own stage name....
  • "Massachusetts
    Massachusetts (Bee Gees song)

    "Massachusetts" is a song written, recorded, and released by the Bee Gees in 1967 and later appearing on their 1968 album, Horizontal . It was their first Number 1 hit in the United Kingdom....
    " - Bee Gees
    Bee Gees

    The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers ? Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, and Maurice Gibb. They were born on the Isle of Man to England parents, lived in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, England, United Kingdom and during their childhood years moved to Brisbane, Australia, where they began their musical careers....
  • "Baby Now That I've Found You
    Baby Now That I've Found You

    "Baby, Now That I've Found You" is a song written by Tony Macaulay and John MacLeod. In 1967 in music, The Foundations released it as their debut single....
    " - The Foundations
    The Foundations

    The Foundations were a United Kingdom soul music band , active from 1967 to 1970. The group, made up of West Indies, White British, and a Sri Lankan, are best known for their two biggest hits, "Baby Now That I've Found You" and written by Tony Macaulay and John MacLeod; and "Build Me Up Buttercup" and #1 in Canada co-written by Macaulay wi...
  • "Let the Heartaches Begin
    Let the Heartaches Begin

    "Let the Heartaches Begin" was a song performed by United Kingdom singer Long John Baldry. The single was a number one hit in the UK Singles Chart on 22 November 1967 where it stayed for a total of two weeks....
    " - Long John Baldry
    Long John Baldry

    John William Baldry, popularly known as Long John Baldry, was an English people blues singer. He sang with many British musicians, Rod Stewart and Elton John appearing in bands led by Baldry in the 1960s....


Other significant singles

  • "Good Times
    Good Times (Eric Burdon and The Animals song)

    "Good Times" is a song recorded by Eric Burdon & The Animals and released on the 1967 album Winds of Change , with music and lyrics by Eric Burdon, John Weider, Vic Briggs, Danny McCulloch and Barry Jenkins....
    " - Eric Burdon & The Animals
  • "Try a Little Tenderness
    Try a Little Tenderness

    "Try a Little Tenderness" is a love song written by "Irving King" and Harry M. Woods, and recorded initially on December 8, 1932 by the Ray Noble Orchestra followed by both Ruth Etting and Bing Crosby in 1933....
    " - Otis Redding
    Otis Redding

    Otis Ray Redding, Jr. was an United States soul music singer. He is renowned for an ability to convey strong emotion through his voice. According to the website of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , Redding's name is "synonymous with the term soul, music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of Gospel musi...
  • "Pretty Ballerina
    Pretty Ballerina

    "Pretty Ballerina" is a song written by pianist Michael Brown and was a top 30 hit for his band the Left Banke on the Billboard Hot 100 chart....
    " - Left Banke
  • "Darling Be Home Soon" - Lovin Spoonful
  • "On a Carousel" - Hollies
  • "When I Was Young
    When I Was Young

    "When I Was Young" is a song performed by Eric Burdon & The Animals in 1967. It was their first single, released on 8 April. It charted in Australia peaking #2 and stayed 4 weeks there....
    " - Eric Burdon
    Eric Burdon

    Eric Victor Burdon is best known as a founding member and singer of The Animals, a rock band formed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, and his multi-racial project the Funk rock band War ....
     & The Animals
    The Animals

    The Animals were an England music group of the 1960s known in the United States as part of the British Invasion. Known for their gritty, bluesy sound and deep-voiced frontman Eric Burdon, as exemplified by their signature songs "The House of the Rising Sun" and "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place", the band balanced tough, rock music-edged pop mu...
  • "Pay You Back With Interest" - Hollies
  • "To Love Somebody
    To Love Somebody (song)

    "To Love Somebody" is the second single released by the Bee Gees from their third LP, Bee Gees 1st. As stated many times by Barry Gibb, their manager Robert Stigwood wanted Barry to write a soul song for Otis Redding for him to record....
    " - Bee Gees
    Bee Gees

    The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers ? Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, and Maurice Gibb. They were born on the Isle of Man to England parents, lived in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, England, United Kingdom and during their childhood years moved to Brisbane, Australia, where they began their musical careers....
  • "Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon)" - The Mamas & the Papas
    The Mamas & the Papas

    The Mamas & the Papas were a vocal group of the 1960s. The group recorded and performed from 1965 to 1968 with a short reunion in 1971, releasing five albums and ten hit singles....
  • "Dandelion" - Rolling Stones
  • "She's a Rainbow
    She's A Rainbow

    "She's a Rainbow" is a song by the England rock 'n roll band The Rolling Stones and was featured on their 1967 album Their Satanic Majesties Request....
    " - Rolling Stones
  • "People Are Strange
    People Are Strange

    "People Are Strange" is a single released by The Doors in September 1967 . It also appears on their second album Strange Days which was also released in September 1967....
    " - The Doors
    The Doors

    The Doors were an United States rock music band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California by Singer Jim Morrison, keyboard instrument Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger....
  • "Holiday
    Holiday

    The words holiday or vacation have related meanings in different English language countries and continents, but will usually refer to one of the following activities or events:...
    " - Bee Gees
    Bee Gees

    The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers ? Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, and Maurice Gibb. They were born on the Isle of Man to England parents, lived in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, England, United Kingdom and during their childhood years moved to Brisbane, Australia, where they began their musical careers....
  • "Wear Your Love Like Heaven
    Wear Your Love Like Heaven

    Wear Your Love Like Heaven is a song and US-single by Donovan, released in 1967. It became the opening title of his double album "A Gift from a Flower to a Garden"....
    " - Donovan
    Donovan

    Donovan , is a Scotland singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk music scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, Popular music, psychedelic rock, and world music....
  • "Different Drum
    Different Drum

    "Different Drum" is a 1967 in music hit song performed by The Stone Poneys which featured a young and upcoming singer namedLinda Ronstadt. It was also the name of her 1974 in music compilation album on Capitol Records....
    " - Linda Ronstadt
    Linda Ronstadt

    Maria Linda Ronstadt , known as Linda Ronstadt, is an United States popular music Singing and entertainer whose vocal styles in a variety of genres have resonated with the general public over the course of her four-decade career....
  • "Monterey
    Monterey (song)

    "Monterey" is a 1967 song by Eric Burdon & The Animals, with music and lyrics by the group's members, Eric Burdon, John Weider, Vic Briggs, Danny McCulloch, and Barry Jenkins....
    " - Eric Burdon & the Animals
  • "It's Wonderful
    It's Wonderful

    "It's Wonderful" is a popular song by The Young Rascals, and their last single under that name. Written by group members Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati and with a dual lead vocal from them, it was included on the group's 1968 album Once Upon A Dream ....
    " - Young Rascals
  • "Soul Finger" - The Bar-Kays
    Bar-Kays

    The Bar-Kays are a popular soul , Rhythm and blues, and funk band which began performing in 1966 and continue to perform today, although with only one original member....
  • "Heroes and Villains
    Heroes and Villains

    "'Heroes and Villains'" is the title of a song co-written by Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys and Van Dyke Parks. It was originally intended as the centerpiece of the fabled but ill-fated Smile album ....
    " - The Beach Boys
    The Beach Boys

    The Beach Boys are an American rock band. Formed in 1961, the group gained popularity for its close harmony and lyrics reflecting a California youth culture of cars and surfing....
  • "Baby You're a Rich Man
    Baby You're a Rich Man

    "Baby, You're a Rich Man" is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and recorded by The Beatles on 11 May 1967 at Olympic Studios by engineer Keith Grant, Chief engineer at Olympic....
    " - The Beatles
    The Beatles

    The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
     (B-side to "All You Need Is Love
    All You Need Is Love

    "All You Need Is Love" is a song written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon/McCartney. It was first performed by The Beatles on Our World, the first live global television link....
    ")
  • "New York Mining Disaster 1941
    New York Mining Disaster 1941

    "New York Mining Disaster 1941" war UK. At the time, rumours circulated that the Bee Gees were the Beatles recording under a pseudonym , in part because the record referenced NEMS Enterprises ....
    " - Bee Gees
    Bee Gees

    The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers ? Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, and Maurice Gibb. They were born on the Isle of Man to England parents, lived in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, England, United Kingdom and during their childhood years moved to Brisbane, Australia, where they began their musical careers....
  • "Susan" - The Buckinghams
    The Buckinghams

    The Buckinghams are an United States rock and roll band that saw enormous radio popularity from 1965 to 1968, becoming one of the top-selling rock groups of 1967....
  • "So You Want to Be a Rock and Roll Star"/"My Back Pages
    My Back Pages

    "My Back Pages" is a Bob Dylan song from the album Another Side of Bob Dylan . It is stylistically similar to his earlier protest songs, with only a solo Steel-string guitar....
    " - The Byrds
    The Byrds

    The Byrds were an American Rock music band. Formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964, The Byrds underwent several lineup changes, with frontman Roger McGuinn remaining the sole consistent member until the group's disbandment in 1973....
  • "By the Time I Get to Phoenix
    By the Time I Get to Phoenix

    "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" is an American pop song written by Jimmy Webb and made famous by Glen Campbell, whose version reached #3 on the U.S....
    " - Glen Campbell
    Glen Campbell

    Glen Travis Campbell is a Grammy Award, Dove Award winning, and two time nominated Golden Globe Award United States country pop singer, guitarist and occasional actor....
  • "There is a Mountain" - Donovan
    Donovan

    Donovan , is a Scotland singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk music scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, Popular music, psychedelic rock, and world music....
  • "Friday on My Mind
    Friday on My Mind

    "Friday on My Mind" is a 1966 song by Australian rock group The Easybeats. Written by band members George Young and Harry Vanda, the British Invasion-style number became a worldwide hit, making #1 in Australia, #6 in the UK, #16 in the USA, and charting in several other countries....
    " - The Easybeats
    The Easybeats

    The Easybeats were a rock and roll band from Australia. They formed in Sydney in late 1964 and split at the end of 1969. They are widely regarded as the greatest Australian pop band of the 1960s and were the first Australian rock and roll act to score an international pop hit with their classic 1966 single "Friday on My Mind" ....
  • "7-Rooms of Gloom
    7-Rooms of Gloom

    "7-Rooms of Gloom" is a 1967 hit song recorded by The Four Tops for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland-Dozier-Holland, the song is notable for matching lead singer Levi Stubbs' lamentations of heartache with a dramatic, Gothic rock-inspired musical arrangement....
    " - Four Tops
    Four Tops

    The Four Tops are an American vocal quartet, whose repertoire has included doo-wop, jazz, soul music, R&B, disco, adult contemporary, and showtunes....
  • "Good Times
    Good Times

    Good Times is a United States Situation comedy that originally aired from February 8, 1974, until August 1, 1979, on the CBS television network....
    " - Eric Burdon
    Eric Burdon

    Eric Victor Burdon is best known as a founding member and singer of The Animals, a rock band formed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, and his multi-racial project the Funk rock band War ....
     & The Animals
    The Animals

    The Animals were an England music group of the 1960s known in the United States as part of the British Invasion. Known for their gritty, bluesy sound and deep-voiced frontman Eric Burdon, as exemplified by their signature songs "The House of the Rising Sun" and "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place", the band balanced tough, rock music-edged pop mu...
  • "Ain't No Mountain High Enough
    Ain't No Mountain High Enough

    "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" is an R&B/soul music song written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson in 1966. The composition was first successful as a 1967 hit single recorded by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell for the Tamla label....
    " - Marvin Gaye
    Marvin Gaye

    Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr., better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye was an United States singer-songwriter and instrumentalist with a three-octave vocal range....
     and Tammi Terrell
    Tammi Terrell

    Tammi Terrell was a Grammy Award-nominated United States soul music singer, most notable for her association with Motown Records and her duets with Marvin Gaye....
  • "It Takes Two
    It Takes Two (song)

    "It Takes Two" was a hit single recorded in late 1966 by Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston for Motown's Tamla label.Produced by Weston's then-husband, longtime Gaye collaborator William "Mickey" Stevenson, and co-written by Stevenson and Sylvia Moy, "It Takes Two" centered around a romantic lyric which depicted many things in life being better wi...
    " - Marvin Gaye
    Marvin Gaye

    Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr., better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye was an United States singer-songwriter and instrumentalist with a three-octave vocal range....
     and Kim Weston
    Kim Weston

    Kim Weston is an African American soul music singer, and Motown Records alumnus. She was signed to the record label in 1963, scoring a minor chart-topper with "Love Me All the Way" ....
  • "California Nights" - Lesley Gore
    Lesley Gore

    Lesley Gore is an United States singer-songwriter of the "girl group era". She is perhaps best known for her 1963 pop music hit, "It's My Party ", which she recorded at the age of 16....
     (m. Marvin Hamlisch
    Marvin Hamlisch

    Marvin Frederick Hamlisch is an American composer. He with Richard Rodgers are the only two individuals to have been awarded an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama....
     w. Howard Liebling)
  • "No Milk Today
    No Milk Today

    "No Milk Today" is a song that was written by Graham Gouldman and originally recorded by British pop band Herman's Hermits. It was first released as a single by the Mancunian group in the UK in October 1966 and, with the B-side "My Reservation's Been Confirmed", enjoyed chart success, peaking at #7....
    " - Herman's Hermits
    Herman's Hermits

    Herman's Hermits were an England pop band, formed in Manchester in 1963 as 'Herman & The Hermits'. The group's management and producer Mickie Most emphasized a simple, non-threatening and clean-cut image, although the band originally played Rhythm and blues numbers ....
     (w.m. Graham Gouldman
    Graham Gouldman

    Graham Gouldman is an English people songwriter and musician who is a long-time member of British band 10cc....
    )
  • "Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking)" - Janis Ian
    Janis Ian

    Janis Ian is a Grammy Award-winning United States songwriter, singer, multi-instrumental musician, columnist, and science fiction science fiction fandom-turned-author....
     (w.m. Janis Ian)
  • "Waterloo Sunset
    Waterloo Sunset

    "Waterloo Sunset" is a song released as a single by The Kinks in 1967, and featured on their album Something Else by the Kinks. It was composed and produced by The Kinks lead singer and songwriter Ray Davies and is one of the band's best known and most acclaimed songs....
    " - The Kinks
    The Kinks

    The Kinks are an England rock music group formed in 1963, and categorised in the US as a British Invasion band. The Kinks have been cited as one of the most important and influential rock bands of all time....
  • "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone
    (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone

    " Steppin' Stone" is a song by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. It was first recorded by Paul Revere & the Raiders and appeared on their 1966 album Midnight Ride....
    " - The Monkees
    The Monkees

    The Monkees were a pop singing quartet assembled in Los Angeles in 1965 in music for the United States television series The Monkees , which aired from 1966 to 1968....
  • "Words" - The Monkees
    The Monkees

    The Monkees were a pop singing quartet assembled in Los Angeles in 1965 in music for the United States television series The Monkees , which aired from 1966 to 1968....
     (w.m. Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
    Boyce and Hart

    Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart were a songwriter duo, best known for the songs they wrote for The Monkees.Hart's father was a church minister of religion....
    ) #11 Billboard; B-side to "Pleasant Valley Sunday
    Pleasant Valley Sunday

    "Pleasant Valley Sunday" is a song by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, most famous for the version recorded by The Monkees in 1967 in music. Goffin's and King's inspiration for the name was a street named Pleasant Valley Way, in West Orange, New Jersey....
    "
  • "(I Wanna) Testify" - The Parliaments
    The Parliaments

    The Parliaments were a doo-wop quintet from Plainfield, New Jersey, formed in the back room of a barbershop in the late 1950s and named after the Parliament ....
  • "Indescribably Blue" - Elvis Presley
    Elvis Presley

    Elvis Aaron Presley was an United Statesn singer, actor, and musician. A cultural icon, he is commonly known simply as "Elvis", and is also sometimes referred to as "List of honorific titles in popular music" or "The King"....
  • "Homburg
    Homburg (song)

    Homburg was Procol Harum follow-up single to their initial 1967 in music hit "A Whiter Shade of Pale". Written by pianist Gary Brooker and lyricist Keith Reid, "Homburg" reached number 5 in the UK charts....
    " - Procul Harum
  • "The Look of Love
    The Look of Love (1967 song)

    "The Look of Love" is a popular music song. Since its first appearance in the 1967 spoof James Bond film Casino Royale , it has become synonymous with lounge music and easy listening music....
    " - Dusty Springfield
    Dusty Springfield

    Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien, Officer of the Order of the British Empire , known as Dusty Springfield, was a leading pop music singer and entertainer....
     (m. Burt Bacharach
    Burt Bacharach

    Burt Bacharach is an United States pianist and composer. He is best known for his many pop hits from the early 1960s through the 1980s, with lyrics written by Hal David, many of which were produced for and recorded by Dionne Warwick....
     w. Hal David
    Hal David

    Hal David is an United States lyricist and songwriter. His elder brother, Mack David, was also a lyricist and songwriter. David is best known for his words and music that were written along with musician, composer and singer, Burt Bacharach....
    )
  • "Knock on Wood
    Knock on Wood (song)

    "Knock on Wood" is a hit 1966 song written by Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper and originally performed by Eddie Floyd.It has been covered multiple times by the following artists:...
    " - Otis Redding
    Otis Redding

    Otis Ray Redding, Jr. was an United States soul music singer. He is renowned for an ability to convey strong emotion through his voice. According to the website of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , Redding's name is "synonymous with the term soul, music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of Gospel musi...
     and Carla Thomas
    Carla Thomas

    Carla Thomas is often referred to as the Queen of Memphis soul....
  • "Tramp" - Otis Redding
    Otis Redding

    Otis Ray Redding, Jr. was an United States soul music singer. He is renowned for an ability to convey strong emotion through his voice. According to the website of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , Redding's name is "synonymous with the term soul, music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of Gospel musi...
     and Carla Thomas
    Carla Thomas

    Carla Thomas is often referred to as the Queen of Memphis soul....
  • "Honey Chile
    Honey Chile

    "Honey Chile" is a 1967 single by Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas on the Motown label. Produced by Richard Morris and written by Morris and Sylvia Moy, the tune described how the narrator wanting to get rid of her boyfriend who's been courting and dating other girls behind her back though she's too weak to let him go stating "I'll...
    " - Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
    Martha and the Vandellas

    Martha and the Vandellas were among the most successful groups in the Motown roster during the period 1963-1967. In contrast to Motown girl groups such as The Supremes and The Marvelettes, Martha and the Vandellas were known for a harder, R&B sound, typified in " Heat Wave," "Nowhere to Run," "Jimmy Mack" and, their signature song, "Dancing...
     (w.m. Richard Morris
    Richard Morris

    Richard Morris may refer to:* Richard Morris , American poet and science writer* Richard Morris * Richard Morris , English philologist, Anglican Priest and writer...
    )
  • "The Day I Met Marie" - Cliff Richard
    Cliff Richard

    Sir Cliff Richard Order of the British Empire is an England singer-songwriter, actor and entrepreneur.With his backing group The Shadows, Richard dominated the British popular music scene in the late 1950s and early 1960s, before and during The Beatles' first year in the charts....
  • "More Love" - Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
  • "At the Zoo
    At The Zoo

    "At the Zoo" was one of Simon and Garfunkel single releases in 1967 in music.The song is one of Paul Simon's many tributes to his hometown of New York City....
    "/"The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
    The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)

    "The 59th Street Bridge Song " is a short and whimsical song by folk music duo Simon and Garfunkel, appearing on their 1966 album Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme....
    " - Simon and Garfunkel
    Simon and Garfunkel

    Simon & Garfunkel were an American singer-songwriter duo consisting of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. They formed the group "Tom and Jerry" in 1957, and had their first taste of success with the minor hit "Hey, Schoolgirl"....
  • "Fakin' It" - Simon and Garfunkel
    Simon and Garfunkel

    Simon & Garfunkel were an American singer-songwriter duo consisting of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. They formed the group "Tom and Jerry" in 1957, and had their first taste of success with the minor hit "Hey, Schoolgirl"....
  • "Even The Bad Times Are Good" - The Tremeloes
    The Tremeloes

    The Tremeloes are an English people rock and roll musical ensemble, founded in 1958 in Dagenham, Essex. The Tremeloes are one of the longest surviving, still playing regularly more than 50 years after the group's founding....
  • "Here Comes My Baby" - The Tremeloes
    The Tremeloes

    The Tremeloes are an English people rock and roll musical ensemble, founded in 1958 in Dagenham, Essex. The Tremeloes are one of the longest surviving, still playing regularly more than 50 years after the group's founding....
  • "Alfie
    Alfie (song)

    "Alfie" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.It was the theme from the 1966 film Alfie . It was performed in the film during the end credits by Cher in an arrangement by Sonny Bono....
    " - Helen Reddy
    Helen Reddy

    Helen Reddy is an Australian/American singer-songwriter. She has won a Grammy Award, been a theatrical stage performer appearing on Broadway theatre, an actress in feature films and credited with writing and singing one of the most iconic and culturally significant songs of the 1970s, "I Am Woman"....
  • "Excerpt from A Teenage Opera - Keith West
    Keith West

    Keith West was the lead singer of Tomorrow , a 1960s psychedelic Rock and roll band . West composer most of the band's songs . Despite critical acclaim and support from BBC Radio 1 Disc jockey John Peel, who featured them on his The Perfumed Garden show, the band was not a commercial success....
  • "Happy Jack" - The Who
    The Who

    The Who are an England Rock music band formed in 1964. The primary lineup was guitarist Pete Townshend, vocalist Roger Daltrey, bassist John Entwistle and drummer Keith Moon....
  • "I'm Wondering" - Stevie Wonder
    Stevie Wonder

    Stevie Wonder is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. A prominent figure in popular music during the latter half of the 20th century, Wonder has recorded more than thirty US top ten hits, won twenty-two Grammy Awards , plus one for Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, won an Academy Award for Best Song, an...
  • "Itchycoo Park
    Itchycoo Park

    "Itchycoo Park" is a psychedelic pop song written by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane of the group Small Faces. The song reached number three in the UK Singles Chart, 1967....
    " - Small Faces
  • "La balsa" - Los Gatos
    Los Gatos (band)

    Los Gatos were an Argentine rock group of the late 1960s, members of the Fouding Trilogy of Argentine Rock or Spanish language-language rock in Argentina....
     (Founding song of the "Rock en español
    Rock en Español

    Rock en espa?ol refers to Spanish-language rock music. Latin rock is a fusion of Rock music music with Latin American rhythms and instruments, such as percussion , but also piano riffs known from Son or Merengue music....
    " movement)


Published popular music

w. = words, m. = music
  • "Ain't Got No" w. Gerome Ragni & James Rado m. Galt MacDermot
  • "Aquarius" w. Gerome Ragni & James Rado m. Galt MacDermot
  • "At the Crossroads" w.m. Leslie Bricusse
    Leslie Bricusse

    Leslie Bricusse is a United Kingdom lyricist and composer.Although best known for his partnership with Anthony Newley, Bricusse has worked with many other composers....
    , from the film Doctor Dolittle
    Doctor Dolittle (film)

    Doctor Dolittle is a 1967 musical film directed by Richard Fleischer, based on the series of childrens books by Hugh Lofting, which tells the story of a doctor, Doctor Dolittle, who learns from his pet parrot to talk to animals....
  • "The Bare Necessities" w.m. Terry Gilkyson
    Terry Gilkyson

    Hamilton H. "Terry" Gilkyson III was a singer, composer, and lyrics....
     from the film The Jungle Book
    The Jungle Book (1967 film)

    The Jungle Book is a 1967 in film Animation feature film, released on October 18, 1967. The 19th animated feature in the Disney animated features canon, it was the last to be produced by Walt Disney, who died during its production....
  • "Blowing Away" w.m. Laura Nyro
    Laura Nyro

    Laura Nyro was an United States composer, lyricist, singer and pianist. Her style was a distinctive hybrid of Brill Building-style New York pop, mixed with elements of jazz, gospel music, rhythm and blues, show tunes and rock music....
  • "Bonnie and Clyde" w.m. Charles Strouse
    Charles Strouse

    Charles Strouse is a three-time Tony Award-winning United States composer and lyricist....
  • "Both Sides Now" w.m. Joni Mitchell
    Joni Mitchell

    Joni Mitchell, Order of Canada is a Canada musician, songwriter, and Painting.Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her native Western Canada and then busking on the streets of Toronto....
  • "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" w.m. Jimmy Webb
    Jimmy Webb

    Jimmy Layne Webb is an American songwriter. His compositions include "Up, Up and Away ," "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," "Wichita Lineman," "Galveston ," and "MacArthur Park "....
  • "Colour My World" w.m. Jackie Trent
    Jackie Trent

    Jackie Trent is an English people singer, songwriter, and actor....
     & Tony Hatch
    Tony Hatch

    Tony Hatch is an United Kingdom composer, songwriter, pianist, Arrangement, and Record producer.Early Life and Early CareerHe was born Anthony Peter Hatch in Pinner, North London....
  • "Do You Know The Way To San Jose?" w. Hal David
    Hal David

    Hal David is an United States lyricist and songwriter. His elder brother, Mack David, was also a lyricist and songwriter. David is best known for his words and music that were written along with musician, composer and singer, Burt Bacharach....
     m. Burt Bacharach
    Burt Bacharach

    Burt Bacharach is an United States pianist and composer. He is best known for his many pop hits from the early 1960s through the 1980s, with lyrics written by Hal David, many of which were produced for and recorded by Dionne Warwick....
  • "Easy To Be Hard" w. Gerome Ragni & James Rado m. Galt MacDermot
  • "Even The Bad Times Are Good" w. Peter Callander m. Mitch Murray
  • "The Eyes Of Love" w. Bob Russell
    Bob Russell (songwriter)

    Sidney Keith Russell, known as Bob Russell was an American songwriter born in Passaic, New Jersey. Although he was primarily a lyrics who collaborated with composers, he was, on occasion, a composer who collaborated with lyricists....
     m. Quincy Jones
    Quincy Jones

    Quincy Delight Jones, Jr. , is an United States music Conductor , record producer, musical arranger, film composer and trumpeter. During five decades in the entertainment industry, Jones has earned a record 79 Grammy Award nominations, 27 Grammys, including a Grammy Legend Award in 1991....
  • "Fortuosity" w.m. Richard M. Sherman
    Richard M. Sherman

    Richard Morton Sherman is an United States songwriter who specializes in musical film with his brother Robert B. Sherman. Some of the Sherman Brothers' best known writing includes the songs from Mary Poppins , The Jungle Book , Winnie the Pooh, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang , The Slipper and the Rose and the theme park song, "...
     and Robert B. Sherman
    Robert B. Sherman

    Robert Bernard Sherman is an United States songwriter who specializes in musical films with his brother Richard M. Sherman. Some of Sherman's best known writing includes the songs from Mary Poppins , The Jungle Book , The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang , The Slipper and the Rose and the them...
    , introduced by Tommy Steele
    Tommy Steele

    Tommy Steele Order of the British Empire is an England entertainer. Steele is widely regarded as Britain's first teen idol and rock 'n' roll star....
     in the film The Happiest Millionaire
    The Happiest Millionaire

    The Happiest Millionaire is a 1967 musical film, based upon the true story of Philadelphia millionaire Anthony J. Drexel Biddle. The film received an Academy Awards nomination for Costume Design by Bill Thomas....
  • "Frank Mills" w. Gerome Ragni & James Rado m. Galt MacDermot
  • "Gentle On My Mind" w.m. John Hartford
    John Hartford

    John Cowan Hartford was an United States folk music, country music and Bluegrass music composer and musician known for his mastery of the fiddle and banjo, as well as for his witty lyrics, unique vocal style, and extensive knowledge of Mississippi River lore....
  • "Good Morning, Starshine" w. Gerome Ragni & James Rado m. Galt MacDermot
  • "Happiness" w.m. Clark Gesner from the musical You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown
    You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

    You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a musical theater comedy with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M....
  • "Hare Krishna
    Hare Krishna

    The Hare Krishna mantra, also referred to reverentially as the Maha Mantra , is a sixteen-word Vaishnava mantra made well known outside of India by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness ....
    " w. Gerome Ragni & James Rado m. Galt MacDermot
  • "I Wanna Be Like You" w.m. Richard M. Sherman
    Richard M. Sherman

    Richard Morton Sherman is an United States songwriter who specializes in musical film with his brother Robert B. Sherman. Some of the Sherman Brothers' best known writing includes the songs from Mary Poppins , The Jungle Book , Winnie the Pooh, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang , The Slipper and the Rose and the theme park song, "...
     and Robert B. Sherman
    Robert B. Sherman

    Robert Bernard Sherman is an United States songwriter who specializes in musical films with his brother Richard M. Sherman. Some of Sherman's best known writing includes the songs from Mary Poppins , The Jungle Book , The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang , The Slipper and the Rose and the them...
    , from the film The Jungle Book
    The Jungle Book (1967 film)

    The Jungle Book is a 1967 in film Animation feature film, released on October 18, 1967. The 19th animated feature in the Disney animated features canon, it was the last to be produced by Walt Disney, who died during its production....
  • "I've Gotta Be Me
    I've Gotta Be Me

    "I've Gotta Be Me" is a popular song that first appeared in the Broadway theatre musical theatre Golden Rainbow, which starred Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorm?....
    " w.m. Walter Marks
  • "In the Heat of the Night" w. Alan Bergman
    Alan Bergman

    Alan Bergman is a prolific United States lyricist and songwriter.Born in Brooklyn, New York, he studied at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UCLA....
     & Marilyn Bergman
    Marilyn Bergman

    Marilyn Bergman is a composer, songwriter and author.She was born Marilyn Keith in Brooklyn, New York and studied psychology and English studies at New York University....
     m. Quincy Jones
    Quincy Jones

    Quincy Delight Jones, Jr. , is an United States music Conductor , record producer, musical arranger, film composer and trumpeter. During five decades in the entertainment industry, Jones has earned a record 79 Grammy Award nominations, 27 Grammys, including a Grammy Legend Award in 1991....
    . Theme song from the film of the same name, performed by Ray Charles
    Ray Charles

    Ray Charles Robinson , known by his stage name Ray Charles, was an United States pianist, singer, and songwriter who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues....
  • "Let The Sunshine In" w. Gerome Ragni & James Rado m. Galt MacDermot
  • "The Look Of Love
    The Look of Love (1967 song)

    "The Look of Love" is a popular music song. Since its first appearance in the 1967 spoof James Bond film Casino Royale , it has become synonymous with lounge music and easy listening music....
    " w. Hal David
    Hal David

    Hal David is an United States lyricist and songwriter. His elder brother, Mack David, was also a lyricist and songwriter. David is best known for his words and music that were written along with musician, composer and singer, Burt Bacharach....
     m. Burt Bacharach
    Burt Bacharach

    Burt Bacharach is an United States pianist and composer. He is best known for his many pop hits from the early 1960s through the 1980s, with lyrics written by Hal David, many of which were produced for and recorded by Dionne Warwick....
     from the film Casino Royale
    Casino Royale (1967 film)

    Casino Royale is a 1967 comedy film spy film originally produced by Columbia Pictures starring an ensemble cast of directors and actors. It is set as a satire of the James Bond film series and the spy genre and is lightly based on Ian Fleming's Casino Royale ....
    , sung by Dusty Springfield
    Dusty Springfield

    Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien, Officer of the Order of the British Empire , known as Dusty Springfield, was a leading pop music singer and entertainer....
  • "Mrs. Robinson
    Mrs. Robinson

    "Mrs. Robinson" is a song written by Paul Simon and first performed by Simon and Garfunkel. When released as a single in 1968, it hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US, for their second chart-topping hit after "The Sounds of Silence"....
    " w.m. Paul Simon
    Paul Simon

    Paul Frederic Simon is an United States singer-songwriter and musician, perhaps best known for his partnership with Art Garfunkel in the duo Simon & Garfunkel....
     from the film The Graduate
    The Graduate

    The Graduate is a Cinema of United States comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols, based on the The Graduate by Charles Webb, who wrote the piece shortly after graduating from Williams College....
  • "My Friend, The Doctor" w.m. Leslie Bricusse
    Leslie Bricusse

    Leslie Bricusse is a United Kingdom lyricist and composer.Although best known for his partnership with Anthony Newley, Bricusse has worked with many other composers....
     from the film Doctor Dolittle
    Doctor Dolittle (film)

    Doctor Dolittle is a 1967 musical film directed by Richard Fleischer, based on the series of childrens books by Hugh Lofting, which tells the story of a doctor, Doctor Dolittle, who learns from his pet parrot to talk to animals....
  • "One Less Bell To Answer
    One Less Bell to Answer

    "One Less Bell To Answer" Is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Originally written in 1967 for Keely Smith, the song was rediscovered in late 1969 by Bones Howe, the producer for The Fifth Dimension, and the song was included on the group's 1970 in music debut album for Bell Records, Portrait ....
    " w. Hal David
    Hal David

    Hal David is an United States lyricist and songwriter. His elder brother, Mack David, was also a lyricist and songwriter. David is best known for his words and music that were written along with musician, composer and singer, Burt Bacharach....
     m. Burt Bacharach
    Burt Bacharach

    Burt Bacharach is an United States pianist and composer. He is best known for his many pop hits from the early 1960s through the 1980s, with lyrics written by Hal David, many of which were produced for and recorded by Dionne Warwick....
  • "Springtime for Hitler" w.m. Mel Brooks
    Mel Brooks

    Mel Brooks is an United States film director, writer, composer, lyricist, comedian, actor and Film producer, best known as a creator of broad film farces and comic parody....
    , from the film The Producers
    The Producers (1968 film)

    The Producers is a comedy film written and directed by Mel Brooks, which tells the story of a theatrical producer and an accountant who attempt to cheat their investors by deliberately producing a flop show on Broadway theatre....
  • "Stony End" w.m. Laura Nyro
  • "Talk To The Animals" w.m. Leslie Bricusse
    Leslie Bricusse

    Leslie Bricusse is a United Kingdom lyricist and composer.Although best known for his partnership with Anthony Newley, Bricusse has worked with many other composers....
     from the film Doctor Dolittle
    Doctor Dolittle (film)

    Doctor Dolittle is a 1967 musical film directed by Richard Fleischer, based on the series of childrens books by Hugh Lofting, which tells the story of a doctor, Doctor Dolittle, who learns from his pet parrot to talk to animals....
  • "The Tapioca" w. Sammy Cahn
    Sammy Cahn

    Sammy Cahn was a 4-time Academy Award-winning United States lyricist, songwriter and musician. He is best known for his romantic lyrics to Tin Pan Alley and Broadway theatre songs, as recorded by Frank Sinatra, Doris Day and many others....
     m. Jimmy Van Heusen Introduced by Jim Bryant
    Jimmy Bryant (singer)

    Jimmy Bryant is a singer and composer. He is most well-known for providing the singing voice of Tony in the 1960 film musical West Side Story ....
     dubbing for James Fox
    James Fox

    James Fox, is an England actor....
     in the film Thoroughly Modern Millie
    Thoroughly Modern Millie

    This article is about the 1967 film. For the Broadway musical, see Thoroughly Modern Millie .Thoroughly Modern Millie is a 1967 in film musical film comedy film directed by George Roy Hill and starring Julie Andrews, James Fox, Mary Tyler Moore, John Gavin, Carol Channing, Beatrice Lillie , Pat Morita and Jack Soo....
  • "Thoroughly Modern Millie" w. Sammy Cahn
    Sammy Cahn

    Sammy Cahn was a 4-time Academy Award-winning United States lyricist, songwriter and musician. He is best known for his romantic lyrics to Tin Pan Alley and Broadway theatre songs, as recorded by Frank Sinatra, Doris Day and many others....
     m. Jimmy Van Heusen Introduced by Julie Andrews
    Julie Andrews

    Dame Julie Elizabeth Andrews, Order of the British Empire is an award-winning English actress, singer, author and Cultural icon. She is the recipient of Golden Globe, Emmy, Grammy, BAFTA, People's Choice Award, Theatre World Award, Screen Actors Guild and Academy Awards honours....
     in the film Thoroughly Modern Millie
    Thoroughly Modern Millie

    This article is about the 1967 film. For the Broadway musical, see Thoroughly Modern Millie .Thoroughly Modern Millie is a 1967 in film musical film comedy film directed by George Roy Hill and starring Julie Andrews, James Fox, Mary Tyler Moore, John Gavin, Carol Channing, Beatrice Lillie , Pat Morita and Jack Soo....
  • "Tide Is High"
  • "To Sir, with Love
    To Sir, with Love (song)

    "To Sir, with Love" is the theme from the 1967 film To Sir, with Love. The song was written by Don Black and Mark London."To Sir, with Love" was initially recorded by Lulu ....
    " w.m. Don Black & Mark London. Introduced by Lulu
    Lulu (singer)

    Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, Order of British Empire, , best known by her stage name Lulu, is a Scotland singer-songwriter, actress, model and television personality, who has been successful in the entertainment business from the 1960s through to the present day....
     in the 1967 film To Sir, with Love
    To Sir, with Love

    To Sir, with Love is a Cinema of the United Kingdom starring Sidney Poitier that deals with social and racial issues in an inner city school....
  • "What a Wonderful World" w.m. Bob Thiele
    Bob Thiele

    Bob Thiele was an United States record producer. His wife was the singer Teresa Brewer.He hosted a jazz radio show when he was 14. He also played clarinet and led a band in the New York area....
     & George David Weiss
    George David Weiss

    George David Weiss is an United States songwriter and President of the Songwriters Guild of America....
  • "Where Do I Go?" w. Gerome Ragni & James Rado m. Galt MacDermot
  • "You Only Live Twice" w. Leslie Bricusse
    Leslie Bricusse

    Leslie Bricusse is a United Kingdom lyricist and composer.Although best known for his partnership with Anthony Newley, Bricusse has worked with many other composers....
     m. John Barry
    John Barry (composer)

    John Barry, Order of the British Empire is a renowned Golden Globe Award and five-time Academy Award-winning English film score composer. He is best known for composing 11 James Bond movies and was hugely influential on the 007 series' distinctive style....


Classical music

  • Jean Absil
    Jean Absil

    Jean Absil was a Belgium modernist composer, organist, and professor at the Brussels Conservatory....
     - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2
  • George Crumb
    George Crumb

    George Crumb is an American composer of modern and avant-garde music. He is noted as an explorer of unusual timbres and extended technique. Examples include spoken flute and glass marbles poured onto an open piano....
     - Echoes of Time and the River (Echoes II) for orchestra
  • Gottfried von Einem
    Gottfried von Einem

    Gottfried von Einem was an Austrian composer. He is known chiefly for his operas influenced by the music of Igor Stravinsky and Sergei Prokofiev, as well as by jazz....
     - Violin Concerto
  • Benjamin Frankel
    Benjamin Frankel

    Benjamin Frankel was a Great Britain composer....
     - Viola concerto
  • Paul Lansky
    Paul Lansky

    Paul Lansky is an Electronic music or Computer music composer who has been producing works from the 1970s up to the present day ....
     - String Quartet No. 1
  • György Ligeti
    György Ligeti

    Gy?rgy S?ndor Ligeti was a composer, born in a Hungarian History of the Jews in Romania family in Transylvania, Romania. He briefly lived in Hungary before later becoming an Austrian citizen....
     - Lontano
  • Toru Takemitsu
    Toru Takemitsu

    was a Japanese composer and writer on aesthetics and music theory. Though largely self-taught, Takemitsu is recognised for his skill in the subtle manipulation of instrumental and orchestral timbre, drawing from a wide range of influences, including jazz, popular music, avant-garde procedures and traditional Japanese music, in a harmonic idiom la...
     - November Steps


Opera

  • Yasushi Akutagawa
    Yasushi Akutagawa

    was a Japan composer and Conducting. He was born and raised in Tabata, Tokyo. His father was Ryunosuke Akutagawa.Akutagawa was taught composition by Hashimoto Kunihiko and Ifukube Akira at the Tokyo Conservatory of Music....
     - Orpheus of Hiroshima
  • Richard Rodney Bennett
    Richard Rodney Bennett

    Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, CBE is an England composer renowned for his film scores and his jazz performance as much as for his challenging concert works....
     - A Penny for a Song
  • Cromwell Everson
    Cromwell Everson

    Cromwell Everson was primarily known as a composer during his lifetime. He was brought up as an Afrikaner by his mother, Maria De Wit and father, Robert Everson....
     - Klutaimnestra (eng:Clytemnestra
    Clytemnestra

    Clytemnestra was the wife of Agamemnon, king of the Ancient Greece kingdom of Mycenae or Argos. In the Oresteia by Aeschylus, she was a femme fatale who murdered her husband, Agamemnon—said by Euripides to be her second husband—and his concubine Cassandra....
    )
  • Elizabeth Maconchy
    Elizabeth Maconchy

    Dame Elizabeth Maconchy Order of British Empire was an England composer, most noted for her cycle of thirteen string quartets.Biography...
     - The Three Strangers
  • William Walton
    William Walton

    Sir William Turner Walton Order of Merit was a United Kingdom composer and Conductor .His style was influenced by the works of Igor Stravinsky and Sergei Prokofiev as well as jazz music, and is characterized by rhythmic vitality, bittersweet harmony, sweeping Romantic music melody and brilliant orchestration....
     - The Bear
    The Bear (opera)

    The Bear is the second of the two operas by William Walton, described in publication as an "Extravaganza in One Act". The libretto was by Paul Dehn, based on a play by Anton Chekhov....


Musical theater

  • The Boy Friend
    The Boy Friend

    The Boy Friend is a musical theater by Sandy Wilson. The musical was written at a time when the United Kingdom was still recovering from the devastating effects of World War II and is set in the carefree world of the French Riviera in the Roaring 1920s, a similar period of peace and gradual recovery after the rigours of World War I....
     (Sandy Wilson
    Sandy Wilson

    Sandy Wilson is an England composer and lyricist, best known for his musical, The Boy Friend ....
    ) - London revival opened at the Comedy Theatre
    Comedy Theatre

    The Comedy Theatre, is a West End Theatre, and opened on Panton Street in the City of Westminster, on 15 October 1881, as the Royal Comedy Theatre....
     on November 29 and ran for 365 performances
  • By Jupiter
    By Jupiter

    By Jupiter is a musical theatre with a book by Lorenz Hart and Richard Rodgers, music by Rodgers, and lyrics by Hart.Based on the play The Warrior's Husband by Julian F....
     (Music: Richard Rodgers
    Richard Rodgers

    Richard Charles Rodgers was an United States Musical compositionr of the music for more than 900 songs and 40 Broadway theatre musicals. He also composed music for films and television....
     Lyrics: Lorenz Hart
    Lorenz Hart

    Lorenz "Larry" Hart was the lyricist half of the famed Broadway theatre songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. Some of his more famous lyrics include, "Blue Moon ", "Isn't It Romantic?", "Mountain Greenery", "The Lady Is a Tramp", "Manhattan", "Where or When", "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered", "Falling in Love with Love", "I%27ll_Tell_the_M...
     Book: Rodgers and Hart). Off-Broadway revival opened at Theatre Four on January 19 and ran for 118 performances.
  • Curley McDimple
    Curley McDimple

    Curley McDimple is a musical theatre with music and lyrics by Robert Dahdah and book by Robert Dahdah and Mary Boylan. The play is a parody of Great Depression-era Shirley Temple movies and was presented in a black and white design....
     (Music & Lyrics: Robert Dahdah Book: Mary Boylan and Robert Dahdah). Off-Broadway production opened at the Bert Wheeler Theatre on November 22 and ran for 931 performances
  • Fiddler On The Roof
    Fiddler on the Roof

    Fiddler on the Roof is a musical theatre with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905....
     (Music: Jerry Bock
    Jerry Bock

    Jerrold Lewis Bock is an American musical theatre composer....
     Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick
    Sheldon Harnick

    Sheldon Harnick is an American lyricist best known for his collaborations with composer Jerry Bock on hit Musical theater such as Fiddler on the Roof....
     Book: Joseph Stein
    Joseph Stein

    Joseph Stein is a United States playwright best known for writing the books for such musical theatre as Fiddler on the Roof and Zorba ....
    ). London production opened at Her Majesty's Theatre
    Her Majesty's Theatre

    Her Majesty's Theatre is a West End theatre, located in the Haymarket, in the City of Westminster. The present building was designed by Charles J....
     on February 16 and ran for 2030 performances.
  • The Four Musketeers
    The Four Musketeers

    The Four Musketeers, after a popular 1920s The Three Musketeers of Alexandre Dumas, p?re The Three Musketeers, were French people tennis players who dominated the game in the second half of the 1920s and early 1930s, winning 20 Grand Slam in tennis titles and 23 Grand Slam doubles....
    , (Music: Laurie Johnson
    Laurie Johnson

    Laurence Reginald Ward Johnson is a United Kingdom film and television composer, and bandleader.Johnson studied at the Royal College of Music in London, and spent four years in the Coldstream Guards moving to the entertainment industry in the 1950s....
     Lyrics: Herbert Kretzmer
    Herbert Kretzmer

    Herbert Kretzmer is a South African born newspaperman and lyricist, best known for writing the lyrics of the hit musical theatre, Les Mis?rables ....
     Book: Michael Pertwee
    Michael Pertwee

    Michael Pertwee was a United Kingdom playwright and screenwriter. Among his credits were episodes of The Saint , Danger Man, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, B-And-B and many other films and TV series....
    ). London
    West End theatre

    West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's "Theatreland". Along with New York City's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English language world....
     production opened at the Drury Lane Theatre
    Theatre Royal, Drury Lane

    The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane is a West End theatre in Covent Garden, in the City of Westminster, a London borough of London. The building faces Catherine Street and backs onto Drury Lane....
     on December 5 and ran for 462 performances
  • Oliver!
    Oliver!

    Oliver! is a United Kingdom Musical theater, with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is loosely based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens....
     (Music, Lyrics & Book: Lionel Bart
    Lionel Bart

    Lionel Bart was a writer and composer of British pop music and musicals, best known for creating the book, music & lyrics for Oliver!...
    ) - London revival opened at the Piccadilly Theatre
    Piccadilly Theatre

    The Piccadilly Theatre is a West End theatre located at 16 Denman Street, behind Piccadilly Circus and adjacent to the Regents Palace Hotel, in the City of Westminster, England....
     on April 26 and ran for 331 performances
  • Sweet Charity
    Sweet Charity

    Sweet Charity is a Musical theater with music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields and book by Neil Simon. It is based on Federico Fellini's screenplay for Nights of Cabiria....
     (Music: Cy Coleman
    Cy Coleman

    For the fictional principal Seymour Kaufman, see Room 222.Cy Coleman was an American composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist....
     Lyrics: Dorothy Fields
    Dorothy Fields

    Dorothy Fields was an United States libretto and lyrics.She wrote over 400 songs for Broadway theatre musical theaters and films. Along with Ann Ronell, Dana Suesse, Bernice Petkere, and Kay Swift, she was one of the first successful Hollywood and Tin Pan Alley female songwriters....
     Book: Neil Simon
    Neil Simon

    Marvin Neil Simon is an American playwright and screenwriter. He is one of the most reliable hitmakers in Broadway history, as well as one of the most performed playwrights in the world....
    ). London production opened at the Prince Of Wales Theatre
    Prince