1966-6-20

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1966
5/1 Sun
"The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and the Who perform at the New Musical Express' poll winners' show in London. The show is televised, but The Beatles' and The Stones' segments are omitted because of union conflicts."
5/13 Fri
"The Rolling Stones release ""Paint It, Black, which becomes the first number one hit single in the US and UK to feature a sitar (in this case played by Brian Jones)."
5/17 Tue
"Bob Dylan and the Hawks (later The Band) perform at the Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England. Dylan is booed by the audience because of his decision to tour with an electric band, the boos culminating in the famous ""Judas"" shout."
5/30 Mon
"Them, fronted by Van Morrison, begin a three-week stint as the headliner act at the Whisky a Go Go. On the last night June 18, they were joined on stage by that week's opening act The Doors. Van and Jim Morrison sang ""Gloria"" together."
6/6 Mon
"At Gallatin, Tennessee, 25-year-old Claudette Frady-Orbison, while motorcycycle riding with her husband Roy Orbison, is killed when her motorcycle was struck by a pickup truck."
7/2 Sat
The Beatles become the first musical group to perform at the Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo. The performance ignites protests from local citizens who felt that it was inappropriate for a rock and roll band to play at Budokan.
7/29 Fri
Bob Dylan is involved in a motorcycle accident.
8/1 Mon
Midsummer Serenades: A Mozart Festival is held
8/11 Thu
"John Lennon holds a press conference in Chicago, Illinois to apologize for his remarks the previous March. ""I suppose if I had said television was more popular than Jesus, I would have gotten away with it. I'm sorry I opened my mouth. I'm not anti-God,
8/17 Wed
The Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra becomes the first major overseas orchestra to perform at The Proms.
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