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On This Day · Sep 25, 2026
On This Day: October 3 in 1960s Music
12 verified 1960s music events from October 3: the Beatles begin recording Savoy Truffle, the Zombies release She's Not There in the US, Led Zeppelin open a European tour, and the Beatles' last night at the Indra Club.
On This Day · Sep 23, 2026On This Day: October 2 in 1960s Music
9 verified 1960s music events from October 2: Elvis Presley releases Return to Sender, Coltrane records A Love Supreme live in Seattle, the Beatles start Hello, Goodbye, and three Rolling Stones tour dates.
On This Day · Sep 22, 2026On This Day: October 1 in 1960s Music
15 verified 1960s music events from October 1: Abbey Road hits US shelves, Hendrix jams with Cream, Dylan debuts The Band at Carnegie Hall, and Brian Epstein signs the Beatles.
On This Day · Sep 21, 2026On This Day: September 30 in 1960s Music
13 verified 1960s music events from September 30: Hendrix cuts an early version of Woodstock, BBC Radio 1 launches, The Flintstones premieres, and the Rolling Stones play three different UK shows across the decade.
On This Day · Sep 17, 2026On This Day: September 29 in 1960s Music
14 verified 1960s music events from September 29: the Beatles splice a live King Lear broadcast into I Am the Walrus, Ricky Valance tops the UK chart, and Jimi Hendrix recruits Noel Redding.
On This Day · Sep 15, 2026On This Day: September 28 in 1960s Music
16 verified 1960s music events from September 28: Hey Jude begins its nine-week run at number one, the Rolling Stones play four different UK shows across the decade, and Jim Morrison gets arrested in Tallahassee.
On This Day · Sep 14, 2026On This Day: September 27 in 1960s Music
11 verified 1960s music events from September 27: The Beach Boys debut on The Ed Sullivan Show, the Beatles record I Am the Walrus, and Led Zeppelin track their debut album.
On This Day · Sep 13, 2026On This Day: September 26 in 1960s Music
11 verified 1960s music events from September 26: The Beatles release Abbey Road, Bob Dylan opens his star-making Gerde's Folk City run, and Barry McGuire's Eve of Destruction hits No. 1.
On This Day · Sep 11, 2026On This Day: September 25 in 1960s Music
11 verified 1960s music events from September 25: John Lennon records Cold Turkey, the Rolling Stones release Time Is On My Side, and the Beatles' cartoon series premieres on ABC.
On This Day · Sep 11, 2026On This Day: September 24 in 1960s Music
11 verified 1960s music events from September 24: Jimi Hendrix lands in London to launch his career, the Rolling Stones release Out of Our Heads, and Dylan and the Hawks go electric in Austin.
On This Day · Sep 10, 2026On This Day: September 23 in 1960s Music
9 verified 1960s music events from September 23: the Rolling Stones' Royal Albert Hall show ends in a riot, the Box Tops hit No. 1 with The Letter, and the Beatles begin recording Happiness Is a Warm Gun.
On This Day · Sep 9, 2026On This Day: September 22 in 1960s Music
11 verified 1960s music events from September 22: Bob Dylan premieres A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall at Carnegie Hall, Fiddler on the Roof opens on Broadway, and The Band release their self-titled second album.
On This Day · Sep 8, 2026On This Day: September 21 in 1960s Music
12 verified 1960s music events from September 21: the Beach Boys finish Good Vibrations, the Beatles play Liverpool twice in a day and film Blue Jay Way, and Jeannie C. Riley tops the Hot 100 with Harper Valley P.T.A.
On This Day · Sep 7, 2026On This Day: September 20 in 1960s Music
8 verified 1960s music events from September 20: John Lennon privately tells the Beatles he's leaving, the Archies' Sugar, Sugar hits number one, and Blind Faith's debut album tops the Billboard 200.
On This Day · Sep 7, 2026On This Day: September 19 in 1960s Music
14 verified 1960s music events from September 19: the Who begin recording Tommy at IBC Studios, Chubby Checker's The Twist hits number one, and the Bee Gees release Massachusetts.
On This Day · Sep 6, 2026On This Day: September 18 in 1960s Music
Nine verified 1960s music events from September 18: the Beatles write and finish Birthday in one Abbey Road session, the Doors tape a tight set for Danish TV, and the Beach Boys release Smiley Smile.
On This Day · Sep 4, 2026On This Day: September 17 in 1960s Music
Eleven verified 1960s music events from September 17: the Who's exploding drum kit on Smothers Brothers, the Doors banned from Ed Sullivan, and the Beatles' record $150,000 Kansas City payday.
On This Day · Sep 4, 2026On This Day: September 16 in 1960s Music
Ten verified 1960s music events from September 16: the Beatles' only New Orleans concert, the Beach Boys' Surfer Girl album, Shindig's ABC debut, and Are You Experienced entering the US chart.
On This Day · Sep 3, 2026On This Day: September 15 in 1960s Music
Nine verified 1960s music events from September 15: the Rolling Stones' Waldbühne riot in Berlin, Otis Blue and Something Else released, and police halting the Beatles onstage in Cleveland.
On This Day · Sep 2, 2026On This Day: September 14 in 1960s Music
15 verified 1960s music events from September 14: Joni Mitchell's first performance of Woodstock, George Harrison flies to India to study sitar, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience at the Hollywood Bowl.
On This Day · Sep 2, 2026On This Day: September 13 in 1960s Music
12 verified 1960s music events from September 13: the Plastic Ono Band's Toronto debut, the Beatles release Yesterday in the US, and Pink Floyd's last Copenhagen shows with Syd Barrett.
On This Day · Sep 1, 2026On This Day: September 12 in 1960s Music
13 verified 1960s music events from September 12: JFK's Rice University moon speech, She Loves You hits UK No. 1, and the band that became Led Zeppelin makes its live debut.
On This Day · Aug 31, 2026On This Day: September 11 in 1960s Music
19 verified 1960s music events from September 11: the Beatles refuse a segregated Gator Bowl crowd, Nina Simone debuts on Ed Sullivan, Judy Garland hits No. 1.
On This Day · Aug 31, 2026On This Day: September 10 in 1960s Music
12 verified 1960s music events from September 10: the Beatles hand the Rolling Stones I Wanna Be Your Man, Revolver hits No. 1, and Pink Floyd play their first Sweden show.
On This Day · Aug 30, 2026On This Day: September 9 in 1960s Music
18 verified 1960s music events from September 9: Hendrix defends Woodstock on Dick Cavett, the Beatles' hurricane-diverted Key West landing, and the Stones' drag-photoshoot promo film.
On This Day · Aug 29, 2026On This Day: September 8 in 1960s Music
13 verified 1960s music events from September 8: the secret Beatles Apple tape that rewrote their breakup story, death threats in Montreal, and Star Trek's premiere.
On This Day · Aug 29, 2026On This Day: September 7 in 1960s Music
15 verified 1960s music events from September 7: Led Zeppelin's live debut in Denmark, the Beatles' Toronto Beatlemania, and Jimi Hendrix's Vancouver homecoming with family.
On This Day · Aug 28, 2026On This Day: September 6 in 1960s Music
13 verified 1960s music events from September 6: Jimi Hendrix's Seattle homecoming, the Beatles finishing While My Guitar Gently Weeps, and Johnny Cash hitting No. 1 with At San Quentin.
On This Day · Aug 27, 2026On This Day: September 5 in 1960s Music
10 verified 1960s music events from September 5: the Animals hit No. 1 with House of the Rising Sun, the Beatles cut I Am the Walrus, and the Doors debut on Top of the Pops.
On This Day · Aug 27, 2026On This Day: September 4 in 1960s Music
14 verified 1960s music events from September 4: Ringo's first Beatles session cuts Love Me Do, the Animals' US debut, Help! hits No. 1, and the Highwaymen top the charts.
On This Day · Aug 21, 2026On This Day: September 3 in 1960s Music
23 verified 1960s music events from September 3: Ringo Starr rejoins the Beatles, four different Beatles milestones across the decade, Dylan's electric Hollywood Bowl debut, and a Rolling Stones riot in Dublin, each dated and sourced.
On This Day · Aug 21, 2026On This Day: September 2 in 1960s Music
21 verified 1960s music events from September 2: Hendrix's most famous cover, Beatles and Stones history, chart-topping hits, and a Jodeci birth, each dated and sourced.
On This Day · Aug 20, 2026On This Day: September 1 in 1960s Music
21 verified 1960s music events from September 1: chart hits, festival closings, Beatles history, and notable births, each dated and sourced.