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Nancy Sinatra

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1966
3/4 Fri
"The Beatles' John Lennon is quoted in the London newspaper, The Evening Standard as saying that the band was now more popular than Jesus. In August, following publication of this remark in Datebook, there are Beatles protests and record burnings in the S
3/5 Sat
"The 11th Eurovision Song Contest is staged in the Villa Louvigny, Luxembourg. Udo J_rgens, having represented Austria in the last two contests (sixth in 1964; fourth in 1965), finally scores a first for the country, with ""Merci Ch_rie"", which he co-wro
3/6 Sun
"In the UK, 5,000 fans of the Beatles sign a petition urging British Prime minister Harold Wilson to reopen Liverpool's Cavern Club."
4/
"Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass set a world record by placing five albums simultaneously on Billboard's Pop Album Chart, with four of them the Top 10. Their music outsells The Beatles by a margin of two-to-one... over 13 million recordings. They win 4 Gr
4/11 Mon
"first public performance in the Metropolitan Opera House, of Giacomo Puccini's La fanciulla del West, though the official opening of the new opera house would not take place until September 16."
4/12 Tue
"In Los Angeles, California, Jan Berry, of Jan and Dean, crashes his Corvette into a truck that is parked on Whittier Boulevard. Berry suffers total physical paralysis for over a year as well as extensive brain damage."
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."
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