The year 1967 was an important year for Psychedelic Music , with releases from Small Faces " Itchycoo Park ", The Doors ( The Doors , Strange Days ), Jefferson Airplane ( Surrealistic Pillow , After Bathing At Baxter's ), The Beatles ' '' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band '', Pink Floyd 's '' The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn '', Cream 's '' Disraeli Gears '', The Rolling Stones 's '' Their Satanic Majesties Request '' & The Jimi Hendrix Experience 's '' Are You Experienced? ''.
- February 3 - UK Record Producer Joe Meek murders his landlady and then commits suicide by shooting himself in the head at Holloway , North London .
- February 6 - Micky Dolenz of the Monkees flies into London. On this trip he sees Til Death Us Do Part on British TV and uses the term "Randy Scouse Git" from the programme for the title of The Monkees next single release, 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 U.K.
- February 7 - Micky Dolenz meets Paul McCartney at his home in St John's Wood , London and they pose together for the press.
- February 12 - British police raid 'Redlands', the Sussex home of Keith Richards 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 and art dealer Robert Fraser are subsequently charged with possession of drugs.
- February 13 - The Beatles new single "Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane" is released in the United Kingdom
- February 13 - Jefferson Airplane 's influential album Surrealistic Pillow is released.
- February 14 - Aretha Franklin records " Respect " at the New York based Atlantic Studios
- February 16 - " Aretha Franklin day" is declared in Detroit, Michigan
- February 17 - Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane is released in the USA
- February 24 - The Bee Gees sign a management contract with Robert Stigwood
- March 3 - The Animals refuse to perform a show in Ottawa , Ontario 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 on '' American Bandstand ''. The band premieres their new Music Videos for the songs " Penny Lane " and " Strawberry Fields Forever "
- March 12 - The Velvet Underground release their debut album, The Velvet Underground And Nico .
- March 25 - The Who perform their first concert in the United States in New York
- March 27 - John Lennon and Paul McCartney are awarded the Ivor Novello award for the song " Michelle ," the most performed song in Britain in 1966
- March 30 - The Beatles are photographed with a photographic Collage 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 '' album at Chelsea Manor Studios in London .
- March 31 - Kicking off a tour with The Walker Brothers , Cat Stevens and Engelbert Humperdinck at The Astoria London, Jimi Hendrix 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 held in the Hofburg Imperial Palace , Vienna . The wining song, the United Kingdom 's " Puppet On A String " was sung by Sandie Shaw .
- April 13 - The Rolling Stones ' Concert in Warsaw .
- May - Paul McCartney announces that all four members of The Beatles have " Dropped Acid "
- May 1 - Elvis Presley marries Priscilla Beaulieu at the Aladdin in Las Vegas .
- May 2 - In the United States, Capitol Records pulls the plug on The Beach Boys ' mysterious '' Smile '' project. Brian Wilson , who had taken more than a year to compose and produce the album, could not bring himself to finish it.
- May 12 - Procol Harum 's musical career begins with the release of the single " A Whiter Shade Of Pale ".
- May 12 - Pink Floyd stage the first ever rock concert with Quadraphonic sound at Queen Elizabeth Hall , England
- June 1 - The Beatles album '' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band '' is released.
- June 4 - Jimi Hendrix Experience , Cream , Denny Laine and his Electric String Band, Procul Harum and The Chiffons , perform in a two hour "Sunday Special" at the Saville Theatre in London.
- June 16 - Barbra Streisand performs live concert " A Happening In Central Park " in New York 's Central Park .
- June 17 - June 18 - The Monterey International Pop Festival , 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 LP', Otis Redding is inspired to compose the tune 'Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay'.
- June 25 - The Beatles perform "All You Need Is Love" for the '' Our World '' television special, which was the first worldwide television broadcast. Singing backup for the Beatles were a number of artists including Eric Clapton , and members of the Rolling Stones and The Who .
- June 28 - The Supremes perform for the first time as Diana Ross & The Supremes at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas. Florence Ballard is fired from the group after the first night, and on-hand stand-in Cindy Birdsong permanently takes Ballard's place in the group.
- June 28 - The Monkees fly in to London at the start of their concerts at the Empire Pool, Wembley.
- June 29 - Rolling Stones sentenced to death for drug possession.
- June 30 - July 2 The Monkees three concerts at the Empire Pool , Wembley ; Lulu also appeared on this tour.
- July 2 - Jeff Beck , John Mayall Bluesbreakers , perform in a two hour "Sunday Special" at the Saville Theatre in London.
- July 3 - Party at the Speakeasy Club for the Monkees on the completion of their concerts in London.
- July 18 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience is thrown off a support tour of The Monkees after complaints from the conservative Daughters Of The American Revolution . Hendrix's manager Chas Chandler later admitted it was all for outrage publicity.
- Summer - " The Summer Of Love " in San Francisco .
- August 4 - The Small Faces release the Psychedelic single " Itchycoo Park " reaching #3 in the UK Singles Chart .
- August 14 - The Marine Broadcasting Offences Act becomes law in the United Kingdom, and most Offshore Radio stations (including Wonderful Radio London ) have already closed down. Only Radio Caroline would continue.
- August 20 - Cream fly to the USA at the beginning of their concert tour.
- August 27 - The Beatles are informed of manager Brian Epstein 's death, while in Bangor, Wales with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi . They return to London at once.
- September 17 - The Doors appear on the '' Ed Sullivan 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 performed it the way it was written and The Doors were banned from the show.
- September 30 - BBC Radio 1 launched, replacing the out-of-fashion "Home Service".
- October 14 - Tammi Terrell faints and collapses into duet partner Marvin Gaye 's arms onstage during a performance at the Hampton University Homecoming in Virginia . 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 2 - The Small Faces release hit R&B song " Tin Soldier " it reaches #9 in UK Singles Chart .
- December 5 - The Beatles open the Apple Shop in London .
- 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 dies in plane crash in Lake Monona, Michigan. It was considered to be 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 ' '' Magical Mystery Tour '', on BBC1 .
- A taped appearance by The Beatles on the '' Ed Sullivan show''. The band premieres their new Music Video for the song "Hello Goodbye".
- Pickwick Records releases LP collection of ten 1950s A- and B-sides of singles by Simon And Garfunkel , 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 destroys their instruments during a performance on '' The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour''.
- Toots & The Maytals releases " 54-46 That's My Number ", one of the first Reggae songs
- The Savonlinna Opera Festival is re-opened in Savonlinna , Finland , helping to launch a repopularization of opera
- Donny Hathaway 's musical career begins
- Ted Nugent 's musical career begins
- George Clinton 's musical career begins
- Sly & The Family Stone 's musical career begins
- Blue Öyster Cult 's musical career begins
- Captain Beefheart 's musical career begins
- The Stooges musical career begins
- Creedence Clearwater Revival , The First Edition (fronted by Kenny Rogers ) and Chicago form.
- The Progressive Rock band Genesis is formed in Surrey , UK.
- December - The Moody Blues release Days Of Future Passed .
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The following singles achieved the highest chart positions in 1967.
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 , from the film '' Doctor Dolittle ''
- "The Bare Necessities" w.m. Terry Gilkyson from the film '' The Jungle Book ''
- "Blowing Away" w.m. Laura Nyro
- "Bonnie and Clyde" w.m. Charles Strouse
- "Both Sides Now" w.m. Joni Mitchell
- "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" w.m. Jimmy Webb
- "Colour My World" w.m. Jackie Trent & Tony Hatch
- "Do You Know The Way To San Jose?" w. Hal David m. Burt Bacharach
- "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 m. Quincy Jones
- " Fortuosity " w.m. Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman , introduced by Tommy Steele in the film '' The Happiest Millionaire ''
- "Frank Mills" w. Gerome Ragni & James Rado m. Galt MacDermot
- "Gentle On My Mind" w.m. John Hartford
- "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 ''
- " Hare Krishna " w. Gerome Ragni & James Rado m. Galt MacDermot
- " I Wanna Be Like You " w.m. Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman , from the film '' The Jungle Book ''
- "I've Gotta Be Me" w.m. Walter Marks
- "In the Heat of the Night" w. Alan Bergman & Marilyn Bergman m. Quincy Jones . Theme song from the film of the same name, performed by Ray Charles
- "Let The Sunshine In" w. Gerome Ragni & James Rado m. Galt MacDermot
- " The Look Of Love " w. Hal David m. Burt Bacharach from the film '' Casino Royale '', sung by Dusty Springfield
- " Mrs. Robinson " w.m. Paul Simon from the film '' The Graduate ''
- "My Friend, The Doctor" w.m. Leslie Bricusse from the film '' Doctor Dolittle ''
- "One Less Bell To Answer" w. Hal David m. Burt Bacharach
- "Springtime for Hitler" w.m. Mel Brooks , from the film '' The Producers ''
- "Stony End" w.m. Laura Nyro
- "Talk To The Animals" w.m. Leslie Bricusse from the film '' Doctor Dolittle ''
- "The Tapioca" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jimmy Van Heusen Introduced by Jim Bryant dubbing for James Fox in the film '' Thoroughly Modern Millie ''
- "Thoroughly Modern Millie" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jimmy Van Heusen Introduced by Julie Andrews in the film '' Thoroughly Modern Millie ''
- " To Sir, With Love " w.m. Don Black & Mark London. Introduced by Lulu in the 1967 film '' To Sir, With Love ''
- "What a Wonderful World" w.m. Bob Thiele & George David Weiss
- "Where Do I Go?" w. Gerome Ragni & James Rado m. Galt MacDermot
- "You Only Live Twice" w. Leslie Bricusse m. John Barry
- January 2 - Tia Carrere , actress and singer
- January 4 - Benjamin Darvill , Crash Test Dummies
- January 7 - Mark Lamarr , presenter of radio and TV music programmes
- January 9 - Dave Matthews
- January 14 - Steve Bowman , Counting Crows
- January 25 - Voltaire
- February 6 - Izumi Sakai , Zard
- February 20 - Kurt Cobain , Nirvana
- March 4 - Evan Dando , Lemonheads
- March 7 - Randy Guss , Toad The Wet Sprocket
- March 7 - Ruthie Henshall , star of stage musicals
- March 17 - Billy Corgan , The Smashing Pumpkins
- March 21 - Jonas Berggren , Ace Of Base
- March 29 - John Popper , Blues Traveler
- March 30 - Daniel Theaker , composer and arranger
- May 6 - Mark Bryan , Hootie & The Blowfish
- May 23 - Phil Selway , Radiohead
- May 29 - Noel Gallagher , Oasis
- June 7 - Dave Navarro , Jane's Addiction & Red Hot Chili Peppers
- June 9 - Dean Felber , Hootie & The Blowfish
- June 24 - Richard Kruspe-Bernstein , Rammstein
- July 22 - Pat Badger , Extreme
- July 27 - Juliana Hatfield
- August 21 - Serj Tankian , System Of A Down
- August 25 - Jeff Tweedy , Wilco
- September 19 - Ricky Bell , Bell Biv DeVoe
- September 21 - Faith Hill , country singer
- October 2 - Bud Gaugh , Sublime
- October 10 - Mike Malinin , Goo Goo Dolls
- October 27 - Scott Weiland , Stone Temple Pilots
- October 30 - Gavin Rossdale , Bush
- October 31 - Adam Schlesinger , Fountains Of Wayne
- November 14 - Letitia Dean , actress and singer
- November 16 - Ronnie DeVoe , Bell Biv DeVoe
- November 24 - Melanie Thornton , singer
- December 13 - Chuck Schuldiner , Death
- December 25 - Jason Thirsk , Pennywise (joins in 1988 until death in 1996)
- January 1 - Moon Mullican , country singer
- January 3 - Mary Garden , operatic soprano
- January 7 - Carl Schuricht , conductor
- January 15 - Albert Szirmai , composer
- January 27 - Luigi Tenco , singer-songwriter and actor
- February 16 - Smiley Burnette , singer and songwriter
- February 24 - Franz Waxman , composer
- February 25 - Fats Pichon , jazz pianist, bandleader
- March 6
- --- Zoltán Kodály , composer
- --- Nelson Eddy , US singer and actor
- March 7 - Willie Smith , alto saxophonist
- March 11 - Geraldine Farrar , operatic soprano
- March 23 - Pete Johnson , jazz pianist
- March 29 - Cheo Marquetti , singer-songwriter
- April 5 - Mischa Elman , violinist
- April 12 - Buster Bailey , jazz musician
- April 15 - Totò , songwriter
- April 17 - Red Allen , jazz trumpeter
- April 29 - J. B. Lenoir , blues musician
- May 9 - Philippa Schuyler , pianist and child prodigy
- May 17 - John Wesley Work III , composer
- May 21 - Ilona Eibenschütz , pianist
- May 31 - Billy Strayhorn , composer and pianist
- June 3 - André Cluytens , conductor
- June 24 - Lionel Belasco , pianist and bandleader
- June 29 - Jayne Mansfield actress and sometime singer, killed in a car accident.
- July 17 - John Coltrane , jazz musician
- July 26 - Matthijs Vermeulen , composer
- August 8 - Jaromír Weinberger , composer
- August 27 - Brian Epstein , manager of The Beatles
- September 25 - Stuff Smith , jazz violinist
- October 3
- --- Woody Guthrie
- ---Sir Malcolm Sargent , conductor
- November 10 - Ida Cox , blues singer
- November 13 - Harriet Cohen , pianist
- November 16 - Roshan , Bollywood composer
- November 23 - Otto Erich Deutsch , musicologist
- November 24 - Raul Borges , guitarist and composer
- November 30 - Heinz Tietjen , conductor
- December - Roger Penzabene , Motown songwriter
- December 4 - Bert Lahr , vaudeville performer
- December 6 - Lillian Evanti , opera singer
- December 10
- --- Otis Redding , soul singer (in plane crash)
- --- Ronnie Caldwell , soul musician (in the same crash)
- --- Phalon Jones , soul musician (in the same crash)
- December 11 - Victor De Sabata , conductor and composer
- December 29 - Paul Whiteman , bandleader
- ''date unknown''
- --- Texas Gladden , folk singer
- --- Muggsy Spanier , jazz cornettist
- --- Marios Varvoglis , composer
" Hot 100 " (1967) ''Billboard''
"Ain't Goin' Nowhere: Bob Dylan 1967" file (2001) ''Bringing It All Back Home'' for "If You Gotta Go, Go Now" single information.
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