Events in 1967
- Skin, born Deborah Ann Dyer, singer and frontwoman of Skunk Anansie, was born in Brixton, London.
- The Jimi Hendrix Experience played the first of five consecutive nights at the Salvation club in New York City.
- The Who performed at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.
- A fan of The Monkees hid aboard the band’s plane between concerts in Minneapolis and St. Louis. Her father subsequently threatened legal action over the transportation of a minor across state lines.
- The Monkees performed at Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri.
- The Who spent two days at Talentmasters Studio in New York. Al Kooper joined the group on organ while they recorded two versions of “Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand.” One was released in the U.S. as the B-side of “I Can See For Miles,” while the other remained in the archives until the expanded version of “The Who Sell Out” was released in 1995. They also recorded a studio version of “Summertime Blues,” an organ overdub for “Relax,” and new vocals for “I Can See For Miles.”
- The film Double Trouble, starring Elvis Presley, was released in theaters. Elvis portrayed American singer Guy Lambert, who becomes entangled in a criminal plot while on a European tour.
- Frank Zappa vydal u Capitol Records své debutové sólové studiové album „Lumpy Gravy“. Na albu dirigoval skupinu studiových hudebníků, ale sám na žádný nástroj nehrál. Album bylo krátce nato staženo kvůli žalobě MGM Records a výrazně upravená verze byla znovu vydána v roce 1968; album se v americkém Billboard 200 dostalo na 159. místo.
- Jackie Wilson vydal skladbu „(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher“.
- Paul Revere And The Raiders vydali album „Revolution!“ u Columbia Records. Album dosáhlo 25. místa v Billboard 200 a obsahovalo singly „Him or Me – What’s It Gonna Be?“ a „I Had A Dream“. Na nahrávání se podílelo více než padesát hudebníků.
- The Box Tops vydali singl „The Letter“.
- Lorraine Pearson of Five Star was born. The group had the 1986 UK hit “System Addict”, which reached No. 3.
- The Jimi Hendrix Experience played the final night of a five-day series of concerts at the Salvation Club in New York City.
- The Small Faces entered the singles chart with “Itchycoo Park”, written by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane. The song reached No. 3 in the UK and No. 16 in the US the following year. It was among the first pop singles to use the flanging effect.
- Scott McKenzie began a four-week run at No. 1 on the UK singles chart with "San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)". It was his only UK Top 40 hit and was written by John Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas. That same year, the song also reached No. 1 in eight other countries.
- The Who performed at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto.
- Guitarist Todd Nichols of Toad the Wet Sprocket was born in Los Angeles, California.
- Paul Revere & the Raiders performed before the largest audience in the 115-year history of the Illinois State Fair. The concert drew 27,000 people.
- Small Faces, The Move, Marmalade, Paul Jones, Pink Floyd, Amen Corner, Donovan, Zoot Money, Cream, Jeff Beck, John Mayall, Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac and The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown performed at the British Reading Festival. A three-day advance ticket cost £2. Arthur Brown's characteristic flaming helmet got out of control, and the flames had to be extinguished with a pint of beer by the father-in-law of organizer Harold Pendleton's wife.
- They made their first public appearance at the National Jazz and Blues Festival in Windsor, England; the lineup consisted of Mick Fleetwood, Peter Green, Jeremy Spencer and Bob Brunning, and they performed alongside Donovan, Cream and The Small Faces.
- “All You Need Is Love” by The Beatles was the best-selling single in the U.S. according to Cashbox magazine. A week later, it reached No. 1 on the Billboard chart and later topped the charts in nine other countries.
- Grateful Dead performed as the headlining act at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit.
- They performed at the Boston Tea Party in Boston.
- They performed at Convention Hall in Asbury Park; before the concert, Keith Moon jumped from a pier into the rough sea and nearly drowned.
- Fleetwood Mac performed their first live show at the National Jazz and Blues Festival in Windsor, England. The original lineup consisted of Mick Fleetwood, Peter Green, Jeremy Spencer, and Bob Brunning; the same bill also featured Jeff Beck, Cream, Small Faces, The Move, Pink Floyd, and Donovan.
- The Daughters of the American Revolution refused to allow Joan Baez to perform at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., because of her opposition to the Vietnam War. Baez subsequently obtained permission for a free outdoor concert at the Washington Monument, which took place the following day.
- The Who performed at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. After the concert, Pete Townshend and John Entwistle hurried to a Jimi Hendrix performance. Hendrix spotted them in the audience and played “I Can't Explain”.
- The new Marine Broadcasting Offences Act came into force in Britain, forcing all but one of the famous “pirate”, or unlicensed, radio stations to cease broadcasting. Radio Caroline continued broadcasting until March 1968.
- Louis Armstrong went to United Recording Studios in Las Vegas after his midnight performance at the Tropicana, where he recorded "What a Wonderful World". The recording session ended around 6 a.m.
- MC Remedee of the English rap duo Cookie Crew was born.
- Pink Floyd worked in Studio 3 at EMI Studios on Abbey Road, recording material for the album A Saucerful of Secrets.
- Gary Puckett and the Union Gap recorded the song “Woman, Woman” at Columbia Studios in Hollywood. It later reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 3 on the Cashbox chart and earned a gold record for sales of one million copies.
- Herman's Hermits, Neil Diamond and The Who performed at Memorial Auditorium in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
- The Who's manager Kit Lambert was at Columbia Recording Studios in Hollywood mixing mono versions of “Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand”, “Summertime Blues”, “Someone’s Coming” and “Relax”.
- Jimi Hendrix released the album Live at the Hollywood Bowl: August 18, 1967, containing a recording of his performance on this date, which was not officially released until 2023.
- The Rolling Stones released the single “We Love You,” featuring John Lennon and Paul McCartney on backing vocals.
- The Who were scheduled to headline the Big Moose Showcase concert in Lorain, Ohio, but Dick Clark canceled their appearance because he did not want The Who playing near Cleveland shortly before a Herman's Hermits concert.
- British singer Tracy Tracy of The Primitives was born. The group became known, among other songs, for “Crash.”
- Ringo Starr and his wife Maureen Starr welcomed their second son, Jason, at Queen Charlotte’s Hospital in Hammersmith, London. On the same day, The Beatles’ “All You Need Is Love” reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for one week, before being replaced by Bobbie Gentry’s “Ode to Billie Joe”.
- The Beatles scored their fourteenth US No. 1 single with “All You Need Is Love”, which remained at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for one week. The song became a worldwide hit that year and topped the charts in eleven countries. It was the British contribution to Our World, the first live global television broadcast, in which The Beatles performed it from the EMI studios in London on 25 June. The programme was transmitted by satellite and watched by more than 400 million people in 25 countries. Backing vocals on the recording were provided by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Keith Moon, Graham Nash, Marianne Faithfull and Gary Leeds of the Walker Brothers.
- Bob Dylan renewed his recording contract with Columbia Records.
- The Doors began recording their second album “Strange Days” at Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood, California.
- Elvis Presley was released from Speedway and was due to begin two nights of recording at RCA Studio A on Sunset Boulevard. However, because of an accident near Elvis's home in Bel Air, Colonel Parker, fearing negative publicity, sent Elvis and Priscilla to Las Vegas.
- American singer, songwriter, and guitarist Layne Staley was born in Kirkland, Washington. He became known as the frontman of the grunge band Alice in Chains and was also a member of the supergroups Mad Season and Class of '99. He died on April 5, 2002, at his home from a combination of heroin and cocaine.
- The Jimi Hendrix Experience appeared on the British television program “Simon Dee” on the BBC. Other guests on the program included Kiki Dee and Cat Stevens.
- Jamaican singer Cedella Marley was born. With Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers, she had the 1988 UK hit “Tomorrow People”. She is the daughter of reggae singers Bob Marley and Rita Marley.
- Elvis Presley and Priscilla were in Las Vegas with the group after Colonel Parker sent them there because of a traffic accident near Elvis's home in Bel Air involving one of the members of the Memphis Mafia.
- Herman's Hermits, with The Who as their opening act, performed at Atwood Stadium in Flint, Michigan, during their North American tour.
- Joni Mitchell made her first appearance in the UK when she supported The Piccadilly Line at The Marquee club in London.
- Keith Moon of The Who drove a Lincoln into the swimming pool of the Holiday Inn while drunk during a wild celebration of his birthday. When police arrived to end the out-of-control party, Moon attempted to escape in a Lincoln Continental limousine, but after the handbrake was released, the car rolled forward, broke through a fence and ended up in the swimming pool.
- Australian singer and songwriter Paul Colman was born.
- The Beatles continued recording the song “Your Mother Should Know” at Chappell Recording Studios in London's Mayfair. The temporary relocation of the recording session was due to scheduling conflicts at EMI Studios. During the session, they concentrated on layering backing vocals for the song intended for the “Magical Mystery Tour” project. This evening was also the last visit to the studio by their manager Brian Epstein; he died four days later.
- The Beatles met Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at the Park Lane Hilton in London.
- Keith Moon, drummer of The Who, celebrated his 21st birthday by driving a Lincoln Continental into the swimming pool of the Holiday Inn hotel in Flint, Michigan. The Who later received a $50,000 bill for the damage and were given a lifetime ban from Holiday Inn hotels.
- John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison met Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at his lecture at the Hilton Hotel on Park Lane in London. They later traveled to India and studied transcendental meditation with him.
- The Doors performed at Public Auditorium in Cleveland, Ohio.
- After a two-year hiatus caused by anxiety and stage fright, Brian Wilson returned to live performing with The Beach Boys at the Honolulu International Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.
- American musician, songwriter, author and producer Jeffrey “Jeff” Tweedy was born in Belleville, Illinois. He became known as frontman and co-founder of alternative rock band Wilco; he previously performed with Uncle Tupelo. Wilco won two Grammy Awards for the 2004 album “A Ghost Is Born”.
- The Beatles released the single “Baby You’re a Rich Man” in the US.
- The Yardbirds performed in New York at the then Village Theatre, later known as Fillmore East. Their opening act Jake Holmes performed the song “Dazed And Confused”, which Jimmy Page later released with Led Zeppelin in a very similar form under the same title.
- Bobbie Gentry began a four-week run at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 with “Ode to Billie Joe”. The song also reached the top in Canada, reached No. 7 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart, No. 8 on Hot R&B Singles and No. 17 on Hot Country Songs, and later became an international hit. It received eight Grammy nominations, three of which Gentry won.
- Elvis and Priscilla Presley returned from Las Vegas to Memphis at 8:20 a.m.
- Jimi Hendrix's “Purple Haze” entered the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 94. During its eight-week run, it peaked at No. 65. It performed much better in the UK, reaching No. 3 and spending 14 weeks on the UK Singles Chart. In 2010, Billboard ranked it No. 17 on its list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.
- Jimi Hendrix released “Purple Haze” as the opening track of the US edition of the album “Are You Experienced”.
- Small Faces, The Move, The Gass, Tomorrow, Denny Laine, Jeff Beck, Eric Burdon and Marmalade performed on the first day of the three-day nonstop event “Festival of the Flower Children” at Woburn Abbey in England. DJs John Peel and Tommy Vance also performed; a one-day ticket cost £1.
- Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull joined The Beatles in Bangor, North Wales, where they were collectively seeking guidance from Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. After his lecture, The Beatles held a press conference at which they announced that they had become his disciples and joined his “Spiritual Regeneration Movement”. The group also announced that they were giving up drug use; according to the sources, the group was to donate one week's earnings to the movement each month.
- British music manager Brian Epstein, best known as the manager of The Beatles, was found dead in his locked bedroom at his home in London’s Belgravia at the age of 32, just a few weeks before his 33rd birthday. The coroner determined that the cause of death was an overdose of the sleeping medication Carbitrol and ruled his death accidental. The Beatles were then in Bangor, North Wales, attending a conference with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Epstein also managed Gerry & The Pacemakers, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, Cilla Black and The Remo Four. The first contract between The Beatles and Epstein was auctioned for £240,000 in 2008.
- Elvis Presley spent time at Circle G Ranch and, instead of horseback riding, took up target shooting.
- The Grateful Dead and Big Brother and the Holding Company performed at a memorial service for Hell's Angels member Charles “Chocolate George” Hendricks, who died in an accident in San Francisco. Hendricks served as a peacemaker between the bikers and the Haight-Ashbury hippie community. Both bands volunteered to perform in his honor.
- Anton Newcombe, singer, songwriter, and guitarist of The Brian Jonestown Massacre, was born.
- Brian Epstein's funeral was held in Liverpool. The Beatles did not attend because they wanted to give his family privacy and prevent the media and fans from being drawn to the funeral. They later attended a memorial service at New London Synagogue in St John's Wood.
- Chris Gorman, drummer of the American alternative rock band Belly, was born. In 1993, the group had the UK single "Feed The Tree" at No. 32, which also reached No. 1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
- The Doors appeared on the television program The Ed Sullivan Show following the success of the song "Light My Fire".
- The Who performed at the Municipal Auditorium in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Gerard Love, bassist of Scottish alternative rock band Teenage Fanclub, was born.
- The Beatles announced that they would manage their own affairs following the death of their manager Brian Epstein.
- Boz Scaggs officially joined the Steve Miller Band as a rhythm guitarist after receiving an invitation on a postcard while performing on the streets of Stockholm. He had known Steve Miller since his youth. After returning to the U.S. from Europe, he rejoined the group and appeared on the albums Children of the Future and Sailor. He left in 1968 to pursue a solo career, during which he had eight Top 40 hits on the Billboard chart between 1976 and 1988.
- Roy Orbison co-starred with Sheb Wooley in the musical comedy western The Fastest Guitar Alive, his only leading film role. The film was released in theaters in the United States and Canada. Its bizarre plot portrays Orbison as a Confederate spy who uses a special bullet-firing acoustic guitar to successfully rob the federal mint of its gold, only to be caught off guard when the Civil War ends immediately after the robbery.
- Following the death of manager Brian Epstein, The Beatles met at Paul McCartney's house in St. John's Wood, London, to discuss their future. They decided not to seek a new manager and to manage their business affairs themselves, with McCartney taking over most business decisions. At the same time, they postponed their planned trip to India and began production of the long-delayed film Magical Mystery Tour, for which they had already recorded “Magical Mystery Tour” and “Your Mother Should Know.” McCartney presented the others with his idea for a film based on “Magical Mystery Tour.” This decision contributed to the creation of Apple Corps.
- “ Ode To Billie Joe” by Bobbie Gentry remained at number one after five weeks. “All You Need Is Love” by The Beatles remained at number two, while The Supremes moved from number eight to number three with “Reflections”. “Light My Fire” by The Doors completed an exceptionally strong top four.
- Elvis Presley’s album Double Trouble reached number 34 on the UK album chart.
- Pink Floyd, The Move, Soft Machine, Fairport Convention, The Nack and Denny Laine performed at the UFO festival at the Roundhouse in London's Chalk Farm district.
- The Beatles’ album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band remained at number one on the US album chart for the tenth consecutive week.
- Anni-Frid Lyngstad and her group Anni-Frid Four won the talent competition on the Swedish television show Hylands Hörna. She later became famous as one of the singers of ABBA.
- The final episode of the animated series The Beatles Cartoon Show was broadcast in the United States.
- Lulu released the single “To Sir with Love.”
- The Doors released “People Are Strange” through Elektra Records from their second album, Strange Days. The song became an anthem of alienation, reached number 12 on the US Hot 100 and number 10 on Cash Box; one source also lists it as reaching number one in Canada.
- The Beatles began recording “I Am the Walrus” at Abbey Road Studios in London, recording 16 takes of the basic backing track on the first day. Sound effects and additional overdubs, including an excerpt from a BBC radio broadcast, were added later.
- Engelbert Humperdinck scored his second and final UK No. 1 single with "The Last Waltz", which remained at the top for five weeks. In the U.S., it reached No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and entered the Top 10 on the Easy Listening chart.
- American musician William DuVall was born in Washington, D.C. He is best known as the rhythm guitarist and co-lead vocalist of rock band Alice in Chains.
- The BBC Radio 1 program “Top Gear”, hosted by John Peel and Pete Drummond, was broadcast for the first time. The first episode featured The Move, Traffic, Pink Floyd, Tim Rose, and Tomorrow with Keith West.
- At RCA Studio B in Nashville, Elvis Presley recorded three songs for the soundtrack to the film “Stay Away Joe”. He was dissatisfied with the quality of the material and promised Felton Jarvis that none of the songs would ever be released.
- Thieves broke into Mick Jagger’s London apartment while he was away and stole valuable jewelry and luxury furs belonging to his then-partner Marianne Faithfull.
- Pink Floyd arrived in New York to begin their first tour of the United States.
- Pink Floyd, together with Tomorrow, The Incredible String Band, and Tim Rose, performed two concerts as part of the Sunday At the Saville program at the Saville Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue in London.
- The Who appeared as the support act for Herman’s Hermits at the Mississippi State Coliseum in Jackson. In tribute to the location, they performed a one-off cover of Nancy Sinatra’s song “Jackson”. After the concert, Pete Townshend had to see a doctor after cutting his finger to the bone during his trademark guitar movement.
- Traffic made their first stage appearance at the Saville Theatre in London.
- Drummer Bud Gaugh was born Floyd I. Gaugh IV in Long Beach, California. In 1988, he founded the band Sublime with singer Brad Nowell and bassist Eric Wilson. After Nowell's death in 1996, he continued making music with Wilson, but they could not use the name Sublime until 2023, when Nowell's son Jakob joined them.
- Gillian Welch was born in New York and grew up in Los Angeles with her adoptive parents, Ken and Mitzie Welch, who wrote music for The Carol Burnett Show. She later performed with her musical partner, guitarist David Rawlings. In 2020, they released the album All the Good Times (Are Past & Gone), which won the Grammy for Best Folk Album, and in 2024 the album Woodland, which received the same award in 2025.
- California narcotics agents raided the Grateful Dead's communal house at 710 Ashbury Street in San Francisco. A total of 11 people were arrested, but among the Grateful Dead members themselves, only Bob Weir and Ron “Pigpen” McKernan were present and arrested. Jerry Garcia and the other band members were not at the house at the time of the raid. The other nine people arrested included business managers Rock Scully and Danny Rifkin, equipment manager Bob Matthews, and six visitors or friends. Police seized approximately one pound of marijuana. Sensational headlines at the time about the “arrest of a rock band” later led to claims that the entire Grateful Dead had been arrested.
- Dan Miller, guitarist, keyboardist, singer and songwriter of American alternative rock group They Might Be Giants, was born in Rochester, New York. In 1990, the group had the UK hit “Birdhouse In Your Soul” at No. 6 and won two Grammy Awards – in 2002 for the song “Boss of Me” and in 2009 for the album Here Come the 123s.
- American singer and songwriter Chris Collingwood, lead singer and founding member of power pop group Fountains of Wayne, was born in Britain and grew up in Sellersville, Pennsylvania. The group had the Grammy-nominated song “Stacy's Mom” in 2003.
- James Brown performed two concerts at London's Royal Albert Hall with his 18-piece American band.
- American folk singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Woodrow "Woody" Guthrie died on October 3, 1967, at the age of 55 from complications associated with Huntington's disease. He spent approximately the last 13 years of his life in hospitals and, during his final period, was at Creedmoor State Hospital in Queens, New York. He wrote hundreds to thousands of songs, the best known being "This Land Is Your Land," and had a major influence on Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, and generations of folk musicians. The 1970s film Bound for Glory is based on his life, and "This Land Is Your Land" is among his most important works.
- Elvis flew to Los Angeles with Sonny West, Joe Esposito, Billy Smith, Gee Gee Gambill, and Charlie Hodge.
- George Harrison and John Lennon appeared on David Frost's television program, where they expressed support for transcendental meditation. Author Juan Mascaró later sent Harrison a book containing a translation of Chapter 47 of the Tao Te Ching, whose text Harrison used as the basis for the song “The Inner Light.”
- A ten-day joint UK tour by Traffic, The Young Rascals, Vanilla Fudge, Art, and Keith West began at Finsbury Park in London.
- The Doors played the final night of their five-day engagement at Steve Paul's Scene club in New York. It was their first performance on the East Coast and helped increase their popularity in New York.
- Police in San Francisco closed The Matrix club during a performance by Big Brother & the Holding Company.
- Elvis Presley went to Las Vegas for several days before traveling to Arizona for the filming of Stay Away, Joe.
- Pink Floyd performed at the Miss Teenage Brighton Contest at the Top Rank Suite in Brighton, England, where they provided musical interludes during the competition. They performed “Arnold Layne,” “See Emily Play,” “Matilda Mother” and “Astronomy Domine.”
- The Beatles recorded the song “Blue Jay Way.”
- The Doors performed at Cal State Gymnasium in Los Angeles, California. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and The Sunshine Company were also on the bill.
- The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded a session at London's BBC Playhouse Theatre for the British radio program BBC Top Gear, which was broadcast on October 15, 1967. Stevie Wonder played drums with Hendrix on “Jammin',” “I Was Made to Love Her” and “Ain't Too Proud to Beg.”
- The Who spent two days at Talentmasters Studio in New York. Al Kooper joined the group on organ while recording two versions of “Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand.” One was released on the B-side of the U.S. edition of the single “I Can See For Miles,” while the other remained in the archives until the release of The Who Sell Out in 1995. A studio version of “Summertime Blues,” an organ overdub of “Relax” performed by Pete, and new vocals replacing the guide vocals on “I Can See For Miles” were also recorded.
- Aretha Franklin's “A Natural Woman” jumped from No. 70 to No. 38 on the chart.
- Cass Elliot of The Mamas & the Papas spent the night in a London jail after being accused of stealing from a hotel. The charges were dropped the following day; the incident led to the cancellation of a television appearance and concert performance and, according to some reports, may have been an excuse to question her about a known suspected drug trafficker.
- Jackie Wilson's “(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher” reached No. 1 on the R&B chart.
- Pink Floyd performed at the Victoria Rooms in Bristol, England.
- The Association's song “Never My Love” reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. By the end of 1999, BMI listed it as the second-most-played song of the 20th century, with more than seven million radio plays.
- The Beatles rejected a $1 million (£625,000) offer from concert promoter Sid Bernstein to return to New York's Shea Stadium. Bernstein, who had originally brought the group to Shea Stadium in August 1965, made the offer after they had ended their concert career. The Beatles instead focused on studio work rather than returning to the stage.
- R&B singer Toni Braxton was born in Severn, Maryland. In 1996, she had the US No. 1 and UK No. 2 hit “Un-Break My Heart.”
- Elvis Presley arrived in Sedona, Arizona, to film Stay Away, Joe.
- Jimi Hendrix, Arthur Brown, and John's Children performed at the Saville Theatre in London.
- Doc Severinsen, already a member of the NBC-TV Tonight Show house band, replaced Skitch Henderson as its leader and musical director on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson."
- Principal photography on the Elvis Presley film "Stay Away Joe" began.
- Jimi Hendrix performed at the Olympia Theatre in Paris.
- Founding member and bassist of the alternative rock band Suede, Mat Osman, was born in Welwyn Garden City, England. Suede had the 1994 UK No. 3 single "Stay Together"; their debut album reached No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart and won the Mercury Music Prize.
- Sam & Dave's classic "Soul Man" was released in the US, where it would rise to No. 4. The song later won the 1968 Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Group Performance, Vocal or Instrumental.
- Jimi Hendrix performed at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco.
- American drummer and music producer Michael “Mike” Malinin was born in Washington, D.C. He was best known as the drummer of the Goo Goo Dolls from 1994 to 2013 and for his work with Tanya Tucker. The Goo Goo Dolls became known, among other songs, for “Iris,” which spent 11 months on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
- The Who recorded at De Lane Lea Studios in London for the BBC Radio One program Top Gear. The BBC was allowing a musical group to record outside its own studios for the first time. They recorded alternative versions of several songs, new recordings of “Summertime Blues” and “My Way,” and five jingles for Top Gear and Radio One.
- CBS broadcast Barbra Streisand's third television special, The Belle of 14th Street.
- The Bee Gees' song "Massachusetts" began a four-week run at No. 1 on the UK singles chart. It became the group's first UK chart-topper and sold more than five million copies worldwide. Robin Gibb later admitted that the group had never actually been to Massachusetts; they simply liked the sound of the name while recording the song.
- The Doors performed at Danbury High School in Danbury, Connecticut. Before the concert, an announcer warned the audience that anyone leaving their seat would be escorted out. A beauty contest was also held before the performance.
- The Who performed at the Civic Center in Baltimore, Maryland.
- The Doors perform at the Surf Club on Nantasket Beach in Massachusetts, with Ultimate Spinach as the opening act.
- Cream performed at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit, Michigan.
- Pat Boone, then owner of the Oakland Oaks basketball team, sang the national anthem at the first game of the newly formed American Basketball Association.