January 1966 in Music History

Events in Music

Music Single

Jan 14 David Bowie releases his 1st single "Can't Help Thinking About Me"

Jan 19 British composer Michael Tippett's cantata "Vision of St Augustine" premieres in London

Music Premiere

Jan 29 Neil Simons, Coleman & Fields' musical "Sweet Charity" premieres at Palace Theater in NYC for 608 performances

Music History

Jan 30 Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 11th string quartet

Birthdays in Music

Jan 3 Martin Galway, Northern Ireland composer
Jan 4 Deana Carter, American country singer, born in Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 5 Kate Schellenbach, American alt rock drummer (Luscious Jackson), born in NYC, New York
Jan 6 A. R. Rahman, Indian composer, born in Madras, India
Jan 7 Ehab Tawfik, Egyptian shababi pop singer, born in Cairo, Egypt
Jan 8 Andrew Wood, American singer (Mother Love Bone), born in Columbus, Mississippi (d. 1990)
Jan 12 Ingrid Jensen, Canadian Juno Award-winning jazz trumpeter (Vernal Fields), born in North Vancouver, British Columbia
Jan 17 Shabba Ranks [Rexton Gordon], Jamaican dancehall musician & reggae deejay (X-tra Naked), born in St. Ann, Jamaica
Jan 19 Lena Philipsson, Swedish singer, born in Vetlanda, Sweden
Jan 20 Tracii Guns [Tracy Ulrich], American rock guitarist and songwriter (L.A. Guns - "It's Over Now"), born in Los Angeles, California
Jan 31 Al Jaworsky [Doughty], English musician & bassist (Jesus Jones), born in Plymouth, United Kingdom

Weddings in Music

George Harrison & Pattie Boyd

Jan 21 Quiet Beatle George Harrison (22) weds British model Pattie Boyd (21) at the registry office in Epsom, Surrey, England, Paul serves as best man; divorce in 1977

Deaths in Music

Jan 4 Marcel Tabuteau, French-American oboist (Philadelphia Orchestra, 1915-54), dies at 78
Jan 9 Haro Levoni Step'anian, Armenian composer, dies at 68
Jan 29 Pierre Mercure, Canadian composer, dies in an accident at 38