See also:
1964 in music,
other events of 1965,
1966 in music, 1960s in music and the list of 'years in music'
Events
- January 4 - Fender Guitars is sold to CBS for $13 million.
- January 12 - Hullabaloo premieres on NBC. The first show included performances by the New Christy Minstrels, comedian Woody Allen, actress Joey Heatherton and a segment from London in which Brian Epstein introduces The Zombies and Gerry & the Pacemakers.
- January 17 - Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts' book, Ode to a High Flying Bird, a tribute to jazz great Charlie Parker, is published
- January 21 - The Animals' show at New York's Apollo Theater is canceled after the U.S. Immigration Department forces the group to leave the theater.
- January 21 - The Rolling Stones and Roy Orbison travel to Sydney, Australia to begin their Australian tour
- January 27 - Paul Simon appears on BBC radio for the first time, on their Five To Ten show, discussing and playing thirteen songs, twelve of which would appear on his May-recorded and August-released UK-only album, The Paul Simon Song Book.
- February 12 - NMES reports the Beatles will star in a film adaptation of Richard Condon's novel A Talent for Loving. The story is about a 1,400-mile horse race that takes place in the old west. The film is never made.
- February 24 - The Beatles begin filming their second film, Help!.
- March 4 - Under the advice of producer Tom Wilson, Simon and Garfunkel record a heavy backing band onto their song "The Sounds Of Silence," for release on 45 rpm single, and record backing song "We've Got A Groovey Thing Goin'" for it. The single will go on to hit #1 on the Billboard charts in December.
- March 18 - Rolling Stones Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Bill Wyman are fined five pounds for urinating on the wall of a London gas station. The band had asked to use the restroom, but it was out of order.
- April 11 - The New Musical Express poll winners' concert takes place featuring performances by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Freddie and the Dreamers, the Animals, the Kinks, the Searchers, the Seekers, Herman's Hermits, Moody Blues, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, Donovan, Them, Cilla Black, Dusty Springfield and Tom Jones
- April 21 - The Beach Boys appear on Shindig! performing their most recent hit, "Do You Wanna Dance?"
- April 26 - Leopold Stokowski conducts the first complete performance of Charles Ives' Symphony No. 4, more than ten years after the composer's death
- May 6 - Keith Richards and Mick Jagger begin work on "Satisfaction" in their Clearwater, Florida hotel room. Richards came up with the classic guitar riff while playing around with his brand new Gibson "Fuzz box".
- May 9 - Bob Dylan performs the first of two concerts at London's Royal Albert Hall, concluding his tour of Europe. Audience members include The Beatles, and Donovan.
- June 12- The Beatles were appointed Members of the British Empire (MBE) by the Queen. Since it was unusual for rock stars to be appointed as MBEs, a number of previous recipients complained and protested.
- July 25 - Bob Dylan plays Newport Folk Festival, is booed for playing electric set with Paul Butterfield Blues Band.
- August 15 - The Beatles play Shea Stadium, which was the first rock concert to be held in a venue of that size. The concert also set new world records for attendance (55,600+) and for revenue.
- August 27 - The Beatles visit Elvis Presley at his home in Bel-Air. It is the first and only time the band and the singer met.
- September - Paul Simon is about to go on stage at a Danish folk club when he learns that his song "The Sounds Of Silence" has entered the top 100 in the Billboard charts.
- October 15 - Guitarist Jimi Hendrix signs a three year recording contract with Ed Chaplin, receiving $1 and 1% royalty on records with Curtis Knight. The agreement will later cause continuous litigation problems with Hendrix and other record labels.
- Paul Simon spends most of the year in the United Kingdom, building his career as a traveling solo folk-rock singer-songwriter.
- The Grateful Dead's musical career begins
- Teddy Pendergrass' musical career begins
- The Delfonics' musical career begins
- The Byrds' musical career begins
- Jefferson Airplane's musical career begins
- Lucinda Williams' musical career begins
- Burt Bacharach's musical career begins
- Los Jairas forms
- Marc Bolan's musical career begins
- Merle Haggard's musical career begins
- Mireille Mathieu's musical career begins
- Pink Floyd's musical career begins
- Commercial sale of pre-recorded musicassettes begins
Albums released
Top hits on record
See also: Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1965
Published popular music
Births
- January 4 - Beth Gibbons, Portishead
- January 15 - Adam Jones of Tool
- January 20 - Greg Kriesel of The Offspring
- January 25 - Toni Halliday, lead singer and bass guitarist of Curve
- February 18 - Dr. Dre
- February 25 - Brian Baker of Bad Religion
- April 18 - Vinnie Moore
- April 25 - Eric Avery, Jane's Addiction
- May 13 - Tasmin Little, violinist
- May 16 - Krist Novoselic, Nirvana bassist
- May 17 - Trent Reznor, Nine Inch Nails
- June 10 - Jimmy Chamberlain of The Smashing Pumpkins
- July 9 - Courtney Love, Hole
- July 23 - Slash
- August 28 - Shania Twain
- September 3 - Todd Lewis, The Toadies
- September 7 - Angela Gheorghiu, soprano
- September 9 - Adam Sandler, comedian and musician
- September 12 - Norwood Fisher, Fishbone
- September 25 - Gene Ween, Ween
- September 26 - Cindy Herron, En Vogue
- October 22 - John Wesley Harding
- November 6 - Greg Graffin, singer and founder of Bad Religion
- November 21 - Björk
- December 21 - Gabrielle Glaser, Luscious Jackson
- December 23 - Bobby Schayer of Bad Religion
Deaths
- January 14 - Jeanette MacDonald, US singer and actress
- January 20 - Alan Freed, disc jockey
- January 29 - Jack Hylton, British bandleader
- February 15 - Nat King Cole, complications following surgery for lung cancer
- June 18 - George Melachrino, English conductor, singer and composer
- June 28 - Red Nichols, US bandleader and cornettist
- July 1 - Claude Thornhill, US bandleader, pianist and composer
- July 14 - Spencer Williams
- July 16 - Ted Snyder, US composer and music publisher
- November 6 - Clarence Williams; Edgar Varèse
- November 25 - Dame Myra Hess
- December 10 - Henry Cowell, composer
- December 16 - Tito Schipa, tenor
Awards
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