Tiny Tim marries Miss Vicki on The Tonight Show
Singer Tiny Tim married Victoria Budinger, known as Miss Vicki, on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on December 17, 1969, per CBS News.
CBS News says the broadcast reached more than 21 million households, a Tonight Show record at the time, and the clip below is the wedding from Johnny Carson's official channel.
1969 in 1960s music: the full year guide
Tiny Tim marries Miss Vicki on The Tonight Show
Singer Tiny Tim married Victoria Budinger, known as Miss Vicki, on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on December 17, 1969, per CBS News.
CBS News says the broadcast reached more than 21 million households, a Tonight Show record at the time, and the clip below is the wedding from Johnny Carson's official channel.
John Lennon announces a peace festival in Toronto
John Lennon and Yoko Ono held a press conference at the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto on December 17, 1969, announcing a peace festival planned for Mosport the following July, per the Beatles Bible.
The festival never took place, though the couple's WAR IS OVER! poster campaign carried on, and the clip below is Give Peace a Chance by the Plastic Ono Band.
1968 in 1960s music: the full year guide
The Who play their last show at the Marquee
The Who held a Christmas party at the Marquee Club in London on December 17, 1968, with Yes opening, their last ever performance at the venue, per thewho.net.
The club was where their weekly Tuesday residency of 1964 and 1965 had made their name, per petetownshend.net, and the clip below is Magic Bus, their single from 1968.
Candy opens in New York with Ringo Starr in the cast
The film Candy, with Ringo Starr as Emmanuel the gardener, opened in New York on December 17, 1968, per the AFI Catalog.
It was Starr's first film role away from the Beatles, its soundtrack included Steppenwolf's Magic Carpet Ride, and the clip below is that song.
1966 in 1960s music: the full year guide
Winchester Cathedral returns to No. 1 as The Monkees top the album chart
The New Vaudeville Band's Winchester Cathedral returned to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 dated December 17, 1966, a week after Good Vibrations knocked it off, per Wikipedia's list of 1966 number ones.
The Monkees' debut album held No. 1 on the album chart that same week, and the clip below is Winchester Cathedral.
Brian Wilson is filmed playing Surf's Up for CBS
Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys was filmed at his home on December 17, 1966, singing Surf's Up alone at his piano for the CBS special Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution, per Wikipedia, citing Keith Badman's Beach Boys diary.
The one-take performance aired in the Leonard Bernstein-hosted program in April 1967, the song stayed unreleased until 1971, and the clip below is Wilson's solo version from The Smile Sessions.
1965 in 1960s music: the full year guide
The Supremes open for Judy Garland at the Astrodome
The Supremes opened for Judy Garland at the Houston Astrodome on December 17, 1965, per KPRC Click2Houston.
Garland was the first artist to play the stadium, which had opened that April, per Wikipedia, and the clip below is I Hear a Symphony, the Supremes' No. 1 hit that fall.
1964 in 1960s music: the full year guide
The Beatles hold No. 1 in the UK with I Feel Fine
The Beatles' I Feel Fine was No. 1 for a second week on the UK chart dated December 17, 1964, ahead of Petula Clark's Downtown, per the Official Charts Company.
The Rolling Stones' Little Red Rooster, No. 1 two weeks earlier, had dropped to No. 5, and the clip below is I Feel Fine from the Beatles' official channel.
1963 in 1960s music: the full year guide
The Beatles record a Christmas Saturday Club for the BBC
The Beatles recorded songs for the Christmas edition of the BBC radio show Saturday Club at the Playhouse Theatre in London on December 17, 1963, per the Paul McCartney Project.
The show aired on December 21 with She Loves You among the songs, and the clip below is This Boy from that session, released on On Air: Live at the BBC Volume 2.
1962 in 1960s music: the full year guide
The Beatles play Love Me Do on Granada's People and Places
The Beatles appeared on Granada TV's People and Places from Manchester on December 17, 1962, playing Love Me Do and Twist and Shout, per the Paul McCartney Project.
It was their third spot on the regional show since October, they were back on stage in Hamburg the next night, and the clip below is Love Me Do.
1961 in 1960s music: the full year guide
The Beatles play the Casbah Coffee Club
The Beatles played the Casbah Coffee Club in Liverpool, run by drummer Pete Best's mother, Mona, on December 17, 1961, per the Paul McCartney Project.
The site logs 44 Beatles shows at the club in all, and the clip below is My Bonnie, which they had recorded in Hamburg that June backing Tony Sheridan.
1960 in 1960s music: the full year guide
The Beatles play their first show back from Hamburg
The Beatles played the Casbah Coffee Club in Liverpool on December 17, 1960, their first show since coming home from Hamburg, with Chas Newby standing in on bass, per the Beatles Bible.
Stuart Sutcliffe had stayed behind in Germany, and the clip below is Hallelujah, I Love Her So, a home recording the group made earlier in 1960 with Sutcliffe on bass.
Take Me Along closes on Broadway
Take Me Along, the musical starring Jackie Gleason and Walter Pidgeon, closed at the Shubert Theatre in New York on December 17, 1960, after 448 performances, per IBDB.
Bob Merrill wrote the songs for the show, which was based on Eugene O'Neill's play Ah, Wilderness!, and the clip below is Gleason singing the title song.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happened on December 17, 1969 in music?
Tiny Tim married Miss Vicki on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and John Lennon and Yoko Ono announced a peace festival at a press conference in Toronto.
When did Tiny Tim marry Miss Vicki?
Tiny Tim married Victoria Budinger, known as Miss Vicki, on The Tonight Show on December 17, 1969.
What was No. 1 on December 17, 1966?
The New Vaudeville Band's Winchester Cathedral was No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and The Monkees' debut album topped the album chart.
When did the Beatles first play after Hamburg?
Their first show back was at the Casbah Coffee Club in Liverpool on December 17, 1960, with Chas Newby on bass.
Who played the first concert at the Houston Astrodome?
Judy Garland played the first concert at the Astrodome on December 17, 1965, with The Supremes opening.