The Jimi Hendrix Experience cut their first tracks for Hey Joe
The Jimi Hendrix Experience began their first recording session at De Lane Lea Studios in London on October 23, 1966, laying down the first instrumental tracks for Hey Joe, per jimihendrix.com.
Producer Chas Chandler chose the studio because his old band, the Animals, had recorded House of the Rising Sun there, and the clip below is the finished single.
1969 in 1960s music: the full year guide
David Bowie plays Edinburgh's Usher Hall on tour with Humble Pie
David Bowie played an acoustic solo set at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh on October 23, 1969, the seventh date of a nine-show tour with Humble Pie, per the Bowie Bible.
Andrew Loog Oldham, who looked after Humble Pie, had invited him onto the bill, and the clip below is Space Oddity, his breakthrough single from that summer.
1968 in 1960s music: the full year guide
Elvis Presley's Live a Little, Love a Little opens in US theaters
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released Live a Little, Love a Little, directed by Norman Taurog, in the US on October 23, 1968, per Wikipedia.
The film introduced A Little Less Conversation, which a 2002 Junkie XL remix later returned to the charts, and the clip below is the song.
George Martin re-records the Yellow Submarine score at Abbey Road
George Martin conducted the 41-piece George Martin Orchestra in Studio One at EMI Studios on October 22 and 23, 1968, re-recording his score for the animated film Yellow Submarine, per the Beatles Bible.
Geoff Emerick engineered the sessions for the Beatles film, and the clip below is Pepperland from the score.
1967 in 1960s music: the full year guide
The Beach Boys release the single Wild Honey
Capitol released the Beach Boys single Wild Honey in the US on October 23, 1967, backed with Wind Chimes, per Wikipedia.
Brian Wilson and Mike Love wrote it, the band cut it at their own studio in Los Angeles on September 26 and 27, and the clip below is the record.
Jim Reeves' gospel album My Cathedral is released after his death
RCA Victor released the posthumous Jim Reeves gospel album My Cathedral on October 23, 1967, produced by Chet Atkins, per Wikipedia.
Reeves had died in a plane crash in 1964, the album stayed on the country side of the catalog, and the clip below is the title track.
1966 in 1960s music: the full year guide
The Jimi Hendrix Experience cut their first tracks for Hey Joe
The Jimi Hendrix Experience began their first recording session at De Lane Lea Studios in London on October 23, 1966, laying down the first instrumental tracks for Hey Joe, per jimihendrix.com.
Producer Chas Chandler chose the studio because his old band, the Animals, had recorded House of the Rising Sun there, and the clip below is the finished single.
1965 in 1960s music: the full year guide
The Byrds' Turn! Turn! Turn! enters the Hot 100 at No. 80
The Byrds' single Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 80 on the chart dated October 23, 1965, per Wikipedia.
Pete Seeger wrote the folk rock hit from the Book of Ecclesiastes, it reached No. 1 on December 4, 1965, and the clip below is the record.
1963 in 1960s music: the full year guide
Bob Dylan records The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
Bob Dylan returned to Columbia's Studio A in New York on October 23, 1963, and recorded The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll and When the Ship Comes In, per AllDylan.
He cut the master takes of The Times They Are a-Changin' the next day, October 24, and the clip below is Hattie Carroll from that album.
The Beatles finish recording With The Beatles at Abbey Road
The Beatles finished I Wanna Be Your Man with a tambourine overdub in Studio Two at EMI on October 23, 1963, and George Martin began mono and stereo mixing the same day, per the Beatles Bible.
It was the last session for their second album, With The Beatles, which was recorded between July 18 and October 23, and the clip below is the track.
1961 in 1960s music: the full year guide
Dion's Runaround Sue reaches No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Dion's Runaround Sue reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the chart dated October 23, 1961, and held the top spot the next week too, per Wikipedia.
The doo-wop-flavored single was a landmark of early pop on the charts, and the clip below is the record.
Patsy Cline's Crazy debuts on the Billboard Hot 100
Patsy Cline's Crazy, written by Willie Nelson, debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on the chart dated October 23, 1961, per Wikipedia.
It went on to peak at No. 9 and became a signature song of the Nashville Sound, and the clip below is the record.
Dave Brubeck's Take Five reaches No. 5 on the Easy Listening chart
The Dave Brubeck Quartet's Take Five reached No. 5 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart for October 23, 1961, three weeks after peaking at No. 25 on the Hot 100, per Wikipedia.
Paul Desmond composed the jazz standard in 5/4 time, and the clip below is the quartet's recording.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happened in 1960s music on October 23?
October 23 saw 12 verified music events across seven years, including the Jimi Hendrix Experience's first session for Hey Joe in 1966, Bob Dylan recording The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll in 1963, and the Beach Boys releasing Wild Honey in 1967.
When did the Jimi Hendrix Experience first record Hey Joe?
The Jimi Hendrix Experience began their first recording session at De Lane Lea Studios in London on October 23, 1966, laying down the first instrumental tracks for Hey Joe with producer Chas Chandler.
When did Bob Dylan record The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll?
Bob Dylan recorded The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll at Columbia's Studio A in New York on October 23, 1963, and cut the master takes of The Times They Are a-Changin' the next day.
When was the Beach Boys single Wild Honey released?
Capitol released the Beach Boys single Wild Honey in the US on October 23, 1967, backed with Wind Chimes.
When did The Byrds' Turn! Turn! Turn! enter the Hot 100?
The Byrds' Turn! Turn! Turn! entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 80 on the chart dated October 23, 1965, and reached No. 1 on December 4, 1965.
Where did David Bowie play on October 23, 1969?
David Bowie played an acoustic solo set at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh on October 23, 1969, on a tour with Humble Pie.