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January 4 – Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is sold to CBS for $13 million.
January 12 – Hullabaloo premieres on NBC. The first show includes 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 and the Pacemakers.
January 17 – The 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.
The Rolling Stones and Roy Orbison travel to Sydney to begin their Australian tour.
January 23 – "Downtown" hits No. 1 in the US singles chart, making Petula Clark the first British female vocalist to reach the coveted position since the arrival of The Beatles.
January 24 – The Animals appear a second time on The Ed Sullivan Show.
January 27 – Paul Simon broadcasts on BBC's Five to Ten show, discussing and playing 13 songs, 12 of which would appear on his May-recorded and August-released UK-only solo album, The Paul Simon Songbook.
February 6 – Donovan performs the first of three performances on the British television program Ready Steady Go! This presents him to a widespread audience for the first time.
February 12 – NME reports The Beatles will star in a film adaptation of Richard Condon's novel A Talent for Loving. The story is about a 2,253 km mi on us horse race that takes place in the old west. The film is never made.
February 19 - Rod Stewart with The Soul Agents perform their first important concert in London club London Borough of Harrow
February 24 – The Beatles begin filming their second film, Help!
March 6 – The Temptations' "My Girl", written by Smokey Robinson and Ronald White, from Motown Records, reaches number 1.
March 18 – The Rolling Stones members Mick Jagger, Brian Jones and Bill Wyman are fined five pounds for urinating on the wall of a London petrol station. The band had asked to use the restroom, but it was out of order.
March 20 – The 10th Eurovision Song Contest in Naples, Italy, is won by 17-year-old France Gall, representing Luxembourg, with the Serge Gainsbourg-composed "Poupée de cire, poupée de son".
March 21 – The Supremes have their fourth number-one single, "Stop! In the Name of Love", written by Holland–Dozier–Holland.
April – Michael Tippett is invited as guest composer to the music festival in Aspen, Colorado. The visit leads to major changes in his style.
April 11 – The New Musical Express poll winners' concert takes place featuring performances by The Beatles, The Animals, The Rolling Stones, Freddie and the Dreamers, the Kinks, the Searchers, Herman's Hermits, The Anita Kerr Singers, The Moody Blues, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, Donovan, Them, Cilla Black, Dusty Springfield and Tom Jones.
April 13 – The 7th Annual Grammy Awards are held in Beverly Hills. João Gilberto and Stan Getz each win the most awards with four, the latter winning Record of the Year with Astrud Gilberto for the song "The Girl from Ipanema" and the pair collectively winning Album of the Year for Getz/Gilberto. Louis Armstrong's "Hello, Dolly!" wins Song of the Year, while The Beatles win Best New Artist.
April 21 – The Beach Boys appear on Shindig! performing their most recent hit, "Do You Wanna Dance?"
April 26 – The first complete performance of American composer Charles Ives' Symphony No. 4, conducted by Leopold Stokowski with the American Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in New York City, is presented eleven years after the composer's death and around forty years since he last worked on it.Burkholder, Peter (worklist with James B. Sinclair; Gayle Sherwood) Macy, L. Charles Ives Grove Music Online 2006-08-05 http://www.grovemusic.com/ May 16, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080516041031/http://www.grovemusic.com/ deadhttps://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9807E6DD1739F936A25753C1A962948260 The New York Times American Symphony and the Ives Fourth Will Crutchfield 1984-10-15 2010-05-24
May 5 – Alan Price leaves The Animals, to be replaced temporarily by Mick Gallagher and permanently by Dave Rowberry.
May 6
Keith Richards and Mick Jagger begin work on "Satisfaction" in their Clearwater, Florida, hotel room. Richards comes up with the classic guitar riff while playing around with his brand new Gibson "Fuzz box".
The Symphony of the New World, the first racially integrated orchestra in the United States, plays its first concert, under its founding conductor Benjamin Steinberg in Carnegie Hall, New York City.
May 8 – The British Commonwealth comes closer than it ever has, or will, to a clean sweep of the US Hot 100's top 10, lacking only a hit at number 2 instead of "Count Me In" by the American group Gary Lewis & the Playboys.
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.
May 30 – The Animals appear a third time on The Ed Sullivan Show.
June
Producer Tom Wilson, (Simon & Garfunkel) records a heavy backing band onto the song "The Sound of Silence", without the knowledge of Paul Simon, for release on a 45 rpm single, and the B-side, "We've Got A Groovey Thing Goin'". The single will eventually reach number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on New Year's Day 1966.
The US music press popularize the term "folk rock", which has been in print at least since the November 2, 1963, issue of Billboard magazine, in which "Devil's Waitin'" by the Glencoves was said to have a "wide open folk-rock sound." The term was also used of "Twins" by Kingtones (March 7, 1964), the Men (July 25, 1964), and even of Hoyt Axton. People outside the trade begin to take notice of the term in June, 1965.
June 6 – The Supremes have their fifth consecutive number-one single, "Back in My Arms Again", written by H-D-H, from Motown Records.
June 14 – Paul McCartney records "Yesterday".Lewisohn Mark 1988 Mark Lewisohn The Beatles Recording Sessions Harmony Books New York 0-517-57066-1 10
July 5 – Maria Callas gives her last operatic performance, as Tosca at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
July 9 – The release of the Tamil musical film Aayirathil Oruvan marks the end of the composing partnership between T. K. Ramamoorthy and M. S. Viswanathan.
July 25 – Electric Dylan controversy: Bob Dylan, playing a second day at the Newport Folk Festival, is booed for playing an electric set with The Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Joan Baez and Donovan also play sets.
August 6
The Small Faces release "Whatcha Gonna Do About It", their first single.
The Beatles release the soundtrack to their second movie Help!
August 14 – The husband-and-wife American pop duo Sonny & Cher earn their first number one hit I Got You Babe. It peaks at that position in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand.
August 15 – The Beatles play at Shea Stadium, the first rock concert to be held in a venue of this size. The concert also sets 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 only time the band and the singer meet.
September 30 – Donovan appears on Shindig! in the U.S. and plays Buffy Sainte-Marie's "Universal Soldier".
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.
October 17 – The Animals appear a fourth time on The Ed Sullivan Show.
October 26 – The Beatles are appointed Members of the British Empire (MBE) by the Queen. Since it is unusual at this time for popular musicians to be appointed as MBEs, a number of previous recipients complain and protest.Jess Cagle http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20271377,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090425100339/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20271377,00.html dead April 25, 2009 Heavy Medal Entertainment Weekly U.S. 1990-10-26 2018-08-10
November 5 – The Who release their iconic single "My Generation" in the UK. This song contains the famous line: "I hope I die before I get old"
November 14 – The Supremes have their sixth number-one record, "I Hear A Symphony", for Motown Records.
November 26 – Arlo Guthrie is arrested in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, for the crime of littering, perpetrated the day before (Thanksgiving) in the nearby town of Stockbridge. The resultant events and adventure will be immortalized in the song "Alice's Restaurant".
December 3
The Beatles release their album Rubber Soul, along with the double A-sided single "Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out". George Harrison's performance on the sitar on the track "Norwegian Wood" leads to his becoming a pupil of Ravi Shankar.
The Who release their debut album My Generation.
Undated
Seiji Ozawa is named the fourth music director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra following the merger of the CBC Symphony and the Toronto Symphony.February 9, 2024 Famed former Boston Symphony, TSO conductor Seiji Ozawa dead at 88 https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/obit-conductor-ozawa-1.7110105 February 13, 2024 Vienna Philharmonic en-US
Rockfield Studios (near Rockfield, Monmouthshire in Wales) becomes the world's first residential recording studio.
Toho College of Music is established in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan.
New bands
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Bands disbanded
Paul & Paula
Albums released
January
DayAlbumArtistNotes1 The Chipmunks Sing with Children The Chipmunks -15 The Rolling Stones No. 2 The Rolling Stones UK21 Four Tops Four Tops Motown25 Cilla Cilla Black - – A Love Supreme John Coltrane - Dean Martin Hits Again Dean Martin - The Folk Album Trini Lopez - The Good Life With The Drifters The Drifters - Live in Concert Ray Charles Live Live! The Ike & Tina Turner Show Ike & Tina Turner Live The Nancy Wilson Show! Nancy Wilson Live Song for My Father Horace Silver Quintet - The Zombies The Zombies Debut
February
DayAlbumArtistNotes13 Herman's Hermits Herman's Hermits Debut The Rolling Stones, Now! The Rolling Stones US only15 Brenda Lee Sings Top Teen Hits Brenda Lee - The Sensitive Sound of Dionne Warwick Dionne Warwick - Songs from My Heart.... Loretta Lynn -22 Orange Blossom Special Johnny Cash - The Supremes Sing Country, Western and Pop The Supremes -23 My Funny Valentine Miles Davis Live – The Animals on Tour The Animals - Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams Del Shannon Hank Williams covers album Goin' Out of My Head Little Anthony & The Imperials – I'll Be There Gerry and the Pacemakers- Leader of the Pack The Shangri-Las Debut People Get Ready The Impressions-
March
DayAlbumArtistNotes1 Girl Happy Elvis Presley Soundtrack Weekend in London The Dave Clark Five US2 Absent Friend Alf Henrikson - The Sound of Music Rodgers and Hammerstein, Julie Andrews Soundtrack5 Kinda Kinks The Kinks -Love Is EverythingJohnny Mathis -8 The Beach Boys Today! The Beach Boys -10 I've Got a Tiger By the Tail Buck Owens -12 The Pretty Things The Pretty Things Debut22 Bringing It All Back Home Bob Dylan - The Early Beatles The Beatles US only Greatest Hits: From the Beginning The Miracles Greatest Hits Latin for Lovers Doris Day - The Temptations Sing Smokey The Temptations Smokey Robinson and The Miracles covers album – The Greatest Hits of Ike & Tina Turner Ike & Tina Turner Greatest Hits The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads Otis Redding - Here Are the Sonics The Sonics - Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte Patti Page - Ooooooweeee!!! Dusty Springfield - Soul Dressing Booker T & the M.G.s - Odetta Sings Dylan Odetta -
April
DayAlbumArtistNotes6 Beatles for Sale The Beatles EP9 Begin Here The Zombies -12 Dance Party Martha and the Vandellas - We Remember Sam Cooke The Supremes Sam Cooke covers LP15 Come My Way Marianne Faithfull -16 Bert Jansch Bert Jansch -19 Best Always Rick Nelson - If I Ruled the World: Songs for the Jet Set Tony Bennett - - 1,661 Seconds with Del Shannon Del Shannon - Chuck Berry in London Chuck Berry - I Go to Pieces Peter and Gordon - Introducing The Beau Brummels The Beau Brummels - Whipped Cream & Other Delights Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass -
May
DayAlbumArtistNotes3 My Name Is Barbra Barbra Streisand -7 Animal Tracks The Animals UK14 What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid Donovan debut17 The Versatile Brenda Lee Brenda Lee -21 Along Came Jones Tom Jones debut24 Before and After Chad & Jeremy - - The Astrud Gilberto Album Astrud Gilberto - Bahia John Coltrane -Begin to LoveRobert Goulet - Bleecker & MacDougal Fred Neil Debut The Love Album Trini Lopez - The Scene Changes Perry Como -
June
DayAlbumArtistNotes4 Beatles for Sale (No. 2) The Beatles EP11 The Angry Young Them Them - Got Live If You Want It The Rolling Stones EP14 Beatles VI The Beatles US only Blue Kentucky Girl Loretta Lynn -21 Mr. Tambourine Man The Byrds Debut28 Having a Wild Weekend The Dave Clark Five US -The 3rd Time Around Roger Miller Bobby Vinton Sings for Lonely Nights Bobby Vinton - For Your Love The Yardbirds Debut Herman's Hermits on Tour Herman's Hermits - Meanwhile Back at the Whisky à Go Go Johnny Rivers Live Sinatra '65: The Singer Today Frank Sinatra - Wooly Bully Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs featuring hit title track You Were Only Fooling Vic Damone -
July
DayAlbumArtistNotes1 There Is Only One Roy Orbison Roy Orbison -2 Angel Eyes Dave Brubeck -5 Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) The Beach Boys -12 Doris Day's Sentimental Journey Doris Day - The Sound of The Shadows The Shadows -23 The Magnificent Moodies The Moody Blues Debut More Hits by The Supremes The Supremes -26 Before You Go Buck Owens -28 Live in Paris John Coltrane Live - Country Love Songs Vic Damone - The In Crowd Ramsey Lewis Trio -
August
DayAlbumArtistNotes2 Look at Us Sonny & Cher Debut Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West Johnny Cash Double LP6 Help! The Beatles - Catch Us If You Can The Dave Clark Five UK10 Elvis for Everyone! Elvis Presley Compilation16 E.S.P. Miles Davis -30 Highway 61 Revisited Bob Dylan -- Beat & Soul The Everly Brothers - The Beau Brummels, Volume 2 Beau Brummels - The John Coltrane Quartet Plays John Coltrane - The Paul Simon Songbook Paul Simon - Sammy's Back on Broadway Sammy Davis Jr. - September of My Years Frank Sinatra -
September
DayAlbumArtistNotes2 Too Many Rivers Brenda Lee -6 Strangers Merle Haggard -13 Going Places Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass -15 Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul Otis Redding - 23 Easy The Easybeats 24 Out of Our Heads The Rolling Stones -30The Sweetheart TreeJohnny Mathis - - Animal Tracks The Animals US Ballads of the Hills and Plains Hank Williams Jr. - The Big Bad Rock Guitar of Glen Campbell Glen Campbell - Fats Domino '65 Fats Domino - Fifth Album Judy Collins - Fire Music Archie Shepp - Hey Ho (What You Do to Me!) The Guess Who - Hollies The Hollies - My Town, My Guy & Me Lesley Gore - The Ventures a Go-Go The Ventures Dolton Records We and Our Cadillac Hep Stars -
October
DayAlbumArtistNotes1 Pastel Blues Nina Simone -8 Ev'rything's Coming Up Dusty Dusty Springfield - Mann Made Manfred Mann UK16 All I Really Want to Do Chér Solo debut18 Merry Christmas Andy Williams -21 The Shadow of Your Smile Astrud Gilberto -22 Fairytale Donovan - The Return of Koerner, Ray & Glover Koerner, Ray & Glover -23 Do You Believe in Magic The Lovin' Spoonful Debut- All That's Good Frederick Roach- Basra Pete La Roca - Bing Crosby Sings the Great Country Hits Bing Crosby - Cute 'n' Country Connie Smith - Farewell, Angelina Joan Baez - Have a Holly Jolly Christmas Burl Ives Christmas It Ain't Me Babe The Turtles Debut My Name Is Barbra, Two... Barbra Streisand - The Paul Butterfield Blues Band The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Try a Little Love Sam Cooke Posthumous
November
DayAlbumArtistNotes1 Going to a Go-Go Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - The Supremes at the Copa The Supremes Live The Temptin' Temptations The Temptations -3 Harum Scarum Elvis Presley Soundtrack Tages Tages 5 Mann Made Manfred Mann US8 Beach Boys' Party! The Beach Boys -11 It Don't Bother Me Bert Jansch -13 Four Tops' Second Album Four Tops -15 Having a Rave Up with The Yardbirds The Yardbirds US I Like It Like That The Dave Clark Five US Love and Kisses Rick Nelson _24 Kinkdom The Kinks US26 The Kink Kontroversy The Kinks UK- Dear John C. Elvin Jones - Fresh Berry's Chuck Berry - Hang On Sloopy The McCoys - Hep Stars on Stage Hep Stars Live Hoodoo Man Blues Junior Wells' Chicago Blues Band - James Brown Plays James Brown Today & Yesterday James Brown - Manteca! Clare Fischer - Orbisongs Roy Orbison - Smokin' at the Half Note The Wynton Kelly Trio and Wes Montgomery -
December
DayAlbumArtistNotes3 December's Children (And Everybody's) The Rolling Stones US release My Generation The Who Debut Rubber Soul The Beatles -6 The Beatles' Million Sellers The Beatles EP Turn! Turn! Turn! The Byrds -17 All Systems – Go! The Honeycombs -21 Here I Am Dionne Warwick -- A Charlie Brown Christmas Vince Guaraldi Soundtrack Get the Picture? The Pretty Things - Jackson C. Frank Jackson C. Frank -
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12 éxitos para 2 guitarras flamencas – Paco de Lucía & Ricardo Modrego
Andy Williams' Dear Heart – Andy Williams
A World of Our Own – The Seekers
The Best of Al Hirt – Al Hirt
Buscando Un Amor – Los Freddy's
By Myself – Julie London
Canzoni napoletane classiche – Mario Trevi
Catch Us if You Can – The Dave Clark Five
Celebrations For a Grey Day – Richard Fariña and Mimi Fariña
Chipmunks à Go-Go - Alvin and the Chipmunks
Cliff Richard – Cliff Richard
Concert in the Virgin Islands – Duke Ellington
Country Songs for City Folks – Jerry Lee Lewis
Country Willie – His Own Songs – Willie Nelson
Creation – John Coltrane
Do I Hear a Waltz? – Sergio Franchi, Elizabeth Allen, Original cast
Downtown – Petula Clark
Drive-In Movie Time – Bobby Vinton
Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins – Duke Ellington
Ella at Duke's Place – Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington
Ella in Hamburg – Ella Fitzgerald
Em Som Maior – Sambrasa Trio
Feeling Good – Julie London
The Fugs First Album – The Fugs
The Gigolo – Lee Morgan
The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume One – Sun Ra
Houston – Dean Martin
I Ain't Marching Anymore – Phil Ochs
I Know a Place – Petula Clark
In Concert – The Dubliners
Is It Love? – Cilla Black
In The Beginning – The Animals
Introducing Herman's Hermits – Herman's Hermits
I'll Make All Your Dreams Come True – Ronnie Dove
Jovem Guarda – Roberto Carlos
Live at Carnegie Hall – Al Hirt
Live at the Coconut Grove – Sergio Franchi
Live at The Plugged Nickel – Miles Davis
Live at the Regal – B. B. King
L-O-V-E – Nat King Cole
A Man and His Music – Frank Sinatra
Maria Bethânia – Maria Bethânia
My Kind of Broadway – Frank Sinatra
One Kiss for Old Times' Sake – Ronnie Dove
Our Fair Lady – Julie London
Our Shining Hour – Sammy Davis Jr. and Count Basie
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag – James Brown
Patrick Sky – Patrick Sky
Reencontro com Sambalanço Trio – Sambalanço Trio
The Return of Roger Miller - Roger Miller
Rolando Alarcón y sus canciones – Rolando Alarcón
See What Tomorrow Brings – Peter, Paul & Mary
She's Just My Style – Gary Lewis & the Playboys
Slightly Latin – Rahsaan Roland Kirk
A Song Will Rise – Peter, Paul & Mary
Sounds Like the Searchers – The Searchers
Stan Getz and Bill Evans – Stan Getz and Bill Evans
Storm Warning! – Dick Morrissey Quartet
Take It Easy – The Walker Brothers
That Honey Horn Sound – Al Hirt
That Was the Year That Was – Tom Lehrer
They're Playing Our Song – Al Hirt
The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death – John Fahey
That Travelin' Two-Beat – Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney
Visor i närheten – Fred Åkerström
¡Viva! Vaughan – Sarah Vaughan
The Wailing Wailers – The Wailers
The Wonderful World of Antônio Carlos Jobim – Antônio Carlos Jobim
The World's Greatest International Hits – Petula Clark
Billboard Top popular records of 1965
from Billboard's 1966 International Record & Talent Showcase https://books.google.com/books?id=bSkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=billboard%20december%2025%201965&pg=PA53 Billboard 1965-12-25 Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 22 en
TOP SINGLES OF 1965
The list below represents the top singles sides of the past year (Jan. 2 through Oct. 30 issue). The rank order in no way attempts to report actual sales of any of the records involved. This chart was determined by an analysis of the week-to-week information utilized in compiling the Hot 100 chart. Many of the records, with possibly greater cumulative sales than some of those listed above them, are not so ranked because of the methodology involved in this tabulation. Records that reached their peak prior to 1965 and after the Oct. 30, 1965, issue could not be fully represented. Other records were affected in total points by the number of weeks on chart as well as week-to-week positions.
Billboard's October cutoff eliminated 17% of the 1965 year-end chart data, and prevented another 60 records from completing their full chart runs. The formula also included approximately 50 records from 1964, some of which had enough points to rank in the 1965 chart. Joel Whitburn's Records Research books, archived issues of Billboard for November–December 1964 and November 1965-March 1966, and other Hot 100 Year-End formulas were used to complete the 1965 year-end chart.
The completed chart is composed of records that entered the Billboard Hot 100 between November 1964 and December 1965. Records with chart runs that started in 1964 and ended in 1965, or started in 1965 and ended in 1966, made this chart if the majority of their chart weeks were in 1965. If not, they were ranked in the year-end charts for 1964 or 1966. If their weeks were equal, they were listed in the year they first entered. Appearing in multiple years is not permitted. Each week fifteen points were awarded to the number one record, then nine points for number two, eight points for number three, and so on. The total points a record earned determined its year-end rank. The complete chart life of each record is represented, with number of points accrued. There are no ties, even when multiple records have the same number of points. The next ranking category is peak chart position, then weeks at peak chart position, weeks in top ten, weeks in top forty, and finally weeks on Hot 100 chart.
The chart can be sorted by Artist, Song title, Recording and Release dates, Cashbox year-end ranking (CB) or units sold (sales) by clicking on the column header. Additional details for each record can be accessed by clicking on the song title, and referring to the Infobox in the right column of the song page. Billboard also has chart summaries on its website. Cashbox rankings were derived by same process as the Billboard rankings. Sales information was derived from the RIAA's Gold and Platinum database, the BRIT Certified database https://web.archive.org/web/20210205223425/https://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-certified/ February 5, 2021 and The Book of Golden Discs,Murrells Joseph http://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr The book of golden discs 1978 London : Barrie & Jenkins Internet Archive 978-0-214-20512-5 but numbers listed should be regarded as estimates. Grammy Hall of Fame and National Recording Registry information with sources can be found on Wikipedia.
Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Release date CB Sales Charts, Awards 1 The Rolling Stones "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"The Complete Works of the Rolling Stones - Database http://www.nzentgraf.de/books/tcw/works1.htm 2023-01-24 www.nzentgraf.de London 9766 May 12, 1965 June 5, 1965 1 4.50 US Billboard 1965 No. 1, Hot 100 No. 1 for 4 weeks, 14 total weeks, 214 points, Top Rock Tracks 1965 No. 1, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998, National Recording Registry 2006, 4,500,000 sales, 2 The Four Tops "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" Motown 1076 April 10, 1965 April 23, 1965 3 2.00 US Billboard 1965 No. 2, Hot 100 No. 1 for 2 weeks, 14 total weeks, 205 points, Top Soul Singles 1965 No. 1, Hot Soul Singles No. 1 for 9 weeks, 18 total weeks, 374 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2018 3 The Righteous Brothers "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" Phillies 124 October 21, 1964 December 1964 2 2.00 US Billboard 1965 No. 3, Hot 100 No. 1 for 2 weeks, 16 total weeks, 203 points, Top Soul Singles 1965 No. 16, Hot Soul Singles No. 2 for 1 week, 15 total weeks, 168 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998, National Recording Registry 2014 4 Herman's Hermits "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" MGM 13341 December 1, 1964 April 1965 6 1.50 US Billboard 1965 No. 4, Hot 100 No. 1 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks, 186 points 5 Petula Clark "Downtown" Warner Bros. 5494 October 16, 1964 November 1964 5 3.00 US Billboard 1965 No. 5, Hot 100 No. 1 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks, 181 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2003 6 The Beatles "Yesterday"2008-03-16 Yesterday https://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/yesterday/ 2023-01-24 The Beatles Bible en-GB Capitol 5498 June 1965 September 13, 1965 7 3.80 US Billboard 1965 No. 6, Hot 100 No. 1 for 4 weeks, 11 total weeks, 180 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1997 7 The Byrds "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)"Turn! Turn! Turn! http://albumlinernotes.com/Turn__Turn__Turn_.html 2023-01-25 albumlinernotes Columbia 4-43424 September 10, 1965 October 1, 1965 31 1.50 US Billboard 1965 No. 7, Hot 100 No. 1 for 3 weeks, 14 total weeks, 180 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2001 8 Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs Wooly Bully MGM 13322 December 1964 March 12, 1965 22 2.00 US Billboard 1965 No. 8, Hot 100 No. 2 for 2 weeks, 18 total weeks, 172 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2009 9 The Beatles Help! Capitol 5476 April 13, 1965 July 19, 1965 4 2.00 US Billboard 1965 No. 9, Hot 100 No. 1 for 3 weeks, 13 total weeks, 171 points, CashBox 1965 No. 4, Grammy Hall of Fame 2008 10 The Supremes "Stop! In the Name of Love"Administration The Nixon 2012-11-02 546. The Supremes: "Stop! In The Name Of Love" https://motownjunkies.co.uk/2012/11/02/546/ 2023-01-24 Motown Junkies en Motown 1135 January 5, 1965 February 8, 1965 19 1.20 US Billboard 1965 No. 8, Hot 100 No. 1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 170 points, Top Soul Singles 1965 No. 14, Hot Soul Singles No. 2 for 4 weeks, 14 total weeks, 175 points 11 The Beach Boys "Help Me, Rhonda"GIGS65 http://bellagio10452.com/gigs65.html 2023-01-24 bellagio10452.com Capitol 5395 February 24, 1965 April 5, 1965 16 1.50 US Billboard 1965 No. 11, Hot 100 No. 1 for 2 weeks, 14 total weeks, 160 points 12 The Temptations "My Girl"Administration The Nixon 2012-08-29 521. The Temptations: "My Girl" https://motownjunkies.co.uk/2012/08/29/521/ 2023-01-24 Motown Junkies en Gordy 7038 November 17, 1964 December 21, 1964 32 2.00 US Billboard 1965 No. 12, Hot 100 No. 1 for 1 week, 13 total weeks, 158 points, Top Soul Singles 1965 No. 5, Hot Soul Singles No. 1 for 6 weeks, 16 total weeks, 279 points,The Temptations https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-temptations/ 2023-01-24 Billboard en-US Grammy Hall of Fame 1998, National Recording Registry 2017 13 Sonny and Cher "I Got You Babe" Atco 45-6359 June 7, 1965 July 9, 1965 8 3.00 US Billboard 1965 No. 13, Hot 100 No. 1 for 3 weeks, 14 total weeks, 157 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2017 14 The Rolling Stones "Get Off of My Cloud" London 9792 September 6, 1965 September 25, 1965 9 1.75 US Billboard 1965 No. 14, Hot 100 No. 1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 152 points 15 The Supremes "I Hear a Symphony" Motown 1135 September 22, 1965 October 6, 1965 17 2.00 US Billboard 1965 No. 15, Hot 100 No. 1 for 2 weeks, 16 total weeks, 149 points 16 Gary Lewis and the Playboys "This Diamond Ring" Liberty 55756 November 30, 1964 January 1965 10 1.00 US Billboard 1965 No. 16, Hot 100 No. 1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 147 points 17 The 4 Seasons featuring The "Sound" of Frankie Valli Let's Hang On Philips 40317 July 1965 September 1965 15 1.00 US Billboard 1965 No. 17, Hot 100 No. 3 for 1 week, 16 total weeks, 146 points 18 Simon and Garfunkel "The Sound of Silence"Steve Sullivan Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings, Volume 2 109–110 2013 Columbia 4-43396 March 10, 1964 + June 1965 September 13, 1965 11 1.25 US Billboard 1965 No. 18, Hot 100 No. 1 for 2 weeks, 14 total weeks, 139 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998, National Recording Registry 2012 19 The McCoys "Hang On Sloopy" Bang 506 May 1965 July 1965 18 1.00 US 1965 No. 19, Hot 100 No. 1 for 1 week, 14 total weeks, 138 points 20 The Byrds "Mr. Tambourine Man"Christopher Hjort So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star: The Byrds Day-By-Day (1965-1973) Jawbone Press 2008 978-1-906002-15-2 Columbia 4-43271 January 20, 1965 April 12, 1965 21 1.25 US Billboard 1965 No. 20, Hot 100 No. 1 for 1 week, 13 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998, 136 points 21 Barry McGuire "Eve Of Destruction" Dunhill 4009 July 15, 1965 July 26, 1965 25 1.75 US Billboard 1965 No. 21, Hot 100 No. 1 for 1 weeks, 10 total weeks, 132 points 22 The Beatles Ticket to Ride Capitol 5407 April 13, 1965 July 19, 1965 14 1.25 US Billboard 1965 No. 22, Hot 100 No. 1 for 1 weeks, 11 total weeks, 129 points 23 Herman's Hermits "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat" MGM 13367 December 1, 1964 December 12, 1964 40 1.50 US Billboard 1965 No. 23, Hot 100 No. 2 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks, 128 points 24 James Brown and the Famous Flames "I Got You (I Feel Good)"Recording "I Got You (I Feel Good)" by James Brown - MusicBrainz https://musicbrainz.org/recording/4ca90ae4-3cce-4521-a21f-764c33b1169e 2023-01-24 musicbrainz.org King 6015 May 6, 1965 October 1965 26 1.75 US Billboard 1965 No. 24, Hot 100 No. 3 for 3 weeks, 12 total weeks, 127 points, Top Soul Singles 1965 No. 3, Hot Soul Singles No. 1 for 6 weeks, 16 total weeks, 295 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2013 25 The Beatles Eight Days a Week Capitol 5371 October 18, 1964 February 1965 12 2.50 US Billboard 1965 No. 25, Hot 100 No. 1 for 2 weeks, 10 total weeks, 126 points 26 The Beach Boys "California Girls" Capitol 5395 February 24, 1965 April 5, 1965 46 1.50 US Billboard 1965 No. 26, Hot 100 No. 1 for 2 weeks, 14 total weeks, 124 points 27 Jay and the Americans "Cara Mia" United Artists 881 September 22, 1965 October 6, 1965 41 1.50 US Billboard 1965 No. 27, Hot 100 No. 1 for 1 week, 11 total weeks, 124 points 28 Freddie and the Dreamers "I'm Telling You Now" Tower 125 August 22, 1963 February 1965 23 1.75 US 1965 No. 28, Hot 100 No. 1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 123 points 29 Bob Dylan "Like a Rolling Stone" Columbia 43346 June 16, 1965 June 28, 1965 35 2.00 US Billboard 1965 No. 29, Hot 100 No. 2 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 122 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998, Top Rock Tracks 1965 No. 2, from Highway 61 Revisted - Columbia 9189. 30 Roger Miller "King Of The Road" Smash 1965 November 1964 January 1965 20 2.00 US Billboard 1965 No. 30, Hot 100 No. 4 for 1 week, 13 total weeks, 122 points, Top Country Singles 1965 No. 6, Country Singles No. 1 for 5 weeks, 22 total weeks, 286 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1965 No. 1, Easy Listening Singles No. 1 for 10 week, 13 total weeks, 339 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2013 31 The Toys "A Lover's Concerto" DynoVoice 209 June 1965 August 1965 24 2.00 US Billboard 1965 No. 31, Hot 100 No. 2 for 3 weeks, 15 total weeks, 121 points 32 Len Barry "1-2-3" Decca 31827 September 22, 1965 October 6, 1965 30 1.00 US Billboard 1965 No. 32, Hot 100 No. 1 for 1 week, 11 total weeks, 121 points 33 Herman's Hermits "I'm Henery the Eighth, I Am" MGM 13367 February 1, 1965 June 1965 28 1.25 US Billboard 1965 No. 33, Hot 100 No. 1 for 1 weeks, 10 total weeks, 120 points 34 The Supremes "Back in My Arms Again" Motown 1135 September 22, 1965 October 6, 1965 36 1.00 US Billboard 1965 No. 34, Hot 100 No. 1 for 1 week, 11 total weeks, 119 points, Top Soul Singles 1965 No. 17, Hot Soul Singles No. 1 for 1 weeks, 11 total weeks, 142 points 35 Dave Clark Five "Over And Over" Epic 5-10045 September 1965 November 1965 27 1.00 US Billboard 1965 No. 35, Hot 100 No. 1 for 1 week, 12 total weeks, 118 points
Billboard Top Soul Singles 1965
1 The Four Tops "I Can't Help Myself" see number 2, from Four Tops Second Album - Motown 634. 2 James Brown and the Famous Flames "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" King 5999 February 1965 June 1965 86 1.25 US Billboard 1965 No. 92, Hot 100 No. 8 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks, Top Soul Singles 1965 No. 2, Hot Soul Singles No. 1 for 8 weeks, 17 total weeks, 314 points, from King single 5999. 3 James Brown and the Famous Flames "I Got You (I Feel Good)" see number 24, from King single 6015. 4 Wilson Pickett "In the Midnight Hour" Atlantic 2289 May 12, 1965 June 1965 209 1.25 US Billboard 1965 No. 190, Hot 100 No. 21 for 1 week, 12 total weeks, Top Soul Singles 1965 No. 4, Hot Soul Singles No. 1 for 1 week, 25 total weeks, 286 points, from In The Midnight Hour - Atlantic 8114. 5 The Temptations "My Girl" see number 12, from Gordy single 7033.
Billboard Top Country Singles 1965
1 Eddy Arnold "What's He Doing in My World" RCA Victor 8516 January 13, 1965 March 1965 536 1.00 US Billboard 1965 No. 438, Hot 100 No. 60 for 1 week, 9 total weeks, Top Country Singles 1965 No. 1, Country Singles No. 1 for 2 weeks, 25 total weeks, 313 points 2 Buck Owens "Before You Go" Capitol 5410 March 25, 1965 April 19, 1965 179 1.00 US Billboard 1965 No. 567, Hot 100 No. 83 for 1 week, 16 total weeks, 4 points, Top Country Singles 1965 No. 2, Country Singles No. 1 for 6 weeks, 20 total weeks, 311 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1999, National Recording Registry 2010 3 Jim Reeves "This Is It" RCA Victor 8508 December 1964 February 1965 179 1.00 US Billboard 1965 No. 602, Hot 100 No. 88 for 1 week, 6 total weeks, Top Country Singles 1965 No. 3, Country Singles No. 1 for 3 weeks, 23 total weeks, 301 points 4 Buck Owens "I've Got a Tiger By the Tail" Capitol 5336 December 1, 1964 December 28, 1964 187 1.00 US Billboard 1965 No. 224, Hot 100 No. 25 for 3 weeks, 12 total weeks, Top Country Singles 1965 No. 4, Country Singles No. 1 for 5 weeks, 20 total weeks, 297 points, National Recording Registry 2003 5 Eddy Arnold "Make the World Go Away" RCA Victor 8679 June 22, 1965 October 1, 1965 226 2.00 US Billboard 1965 No. 89, Hot 100 No. 6 for 1 week, 11 total weeks, Top Country Singles 1965 No. 5, Country Singles No. 1 for 3 weeks, 25 total weeks, 289 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1965 No. 5, Easy Listening Singles No. 1 for 4 weeks, 18 total weeks, 268 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2004 6 Roger Miller "King Of The Road" see number 30
Top Easy Listening Singles 1965
1 Roger Miller "King Of The Road" see number 30 2 Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass "A Taste of Honey" A&M 775 March 10, 1965 August 1965 13 1.00 US Billboard 1965 No. 51, Hot 100 No. 7 for 2 weeks, 16 total weeks, 95 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1965 No. 2, Easy Listening Singles No. 1 for 5 week, 21 total weeks, 309 points 3 We Five "You Were on My Mind" A&M 770 1965 June 1965 264 2.00 US Billboard 1965 No. 41, Hot 100 No. 3 for 1 weeks, 13 total weeks, Top Easy Listening Singles 1965 No. 3, Easy Listening Singles No. 1 for 5 weeks, 20 total weeks, 293 points 4 Elvis Presley "Crying in the Chapel" RCA Victor 447-0643 September 31, 1960 April 6, 1965 187 1.00 US Billboard 1965 No. 38, Hot 100 No. 3 for 1 week, 14 total weeks, 114 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1965 No. 4, Easy Listening Singles No. 1 for 7 weeks, 13 total weeks, 288 points, National Recording Registry 2003 5 Eddy Arnold "Make The World Go Away" see Top Country Singles number 5
Top Rock Tracks 1965 (unofficial)
1 The Rolling Stones "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" see number 1, from Out Of Our Heads - London 429. 2 Bob Dylan "Like a Rolling Stone" see number 29, from Highway 61 Revisted - Columbia 9189. 3 The Beach Boys "Help Me, Rhonda" see number 11, from All Summer Long - Capitol 2110. 4 The Lovin' Spoonful "Do You Believe In Magic" Kama Sutra 201 June 1965 July 20, 1965 87 Top Rock Tracks 1965 No. 4, US Billboard 1965 No. 78, Hot 100 No. 9 for 1 week, 13 total weeks, 66 points, from Do You Believe In Magic - Kama Sutra 8050. 5 Them "Gloria" Parrot 9727 July 5, 1964 December 2, 1964 654 Top Rock Tracks 1965 No. 5, US Billboard 1965 No. 636, Hot 100 No. 93 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, from Parrot single 9727 6 The Who "I Can't Explain" Decca 31725 November 1964 December 19, 1964 434 Top Rock Tracks 1965 No. 6, US Billboard 1965 No. 632, Hot 100 No. 93 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, from Decca single 31725 7 Bob Dylan "Positively 4th Street" Columbia 43389 July 29, 1965 September 7, 1965 103 Top Rock Tracks 1965 No. 7, US Billboard 1965 No. 80, Hot 100 No. 7 for 1 week, 9 total weeks, 63 points, from Columbia single 43389. 8 The Yardbirds "Heart Full of Soul" Epic 9823 June 19, 1965 July 2, 1965 127 Top Rock Tracks 1965 No. 8, US Billboard 1965 No. 79, Hot 100 No. 9 for 1 week, 12 total weeks, 65 points, from Having A Rave Up with The Yardbirds - Epic 26177. 9 The Beach Boys "California Girls" see number 26, from Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) - Capitol 2354. 10 The Animals "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" MGM 13311 November 16, 1964 January 29, 1965 171 1.25 Top Rock Tracks 1965 No. 10, US Billboard 1965 No. 133, Hot 100 No. 15 for 1 week, 10 total weeks, 24 points, Top Rock Tracks 1965 No. 10, from Animal Tracks - MGM 4305.
Top 5 biggest hits
#ArtistTitleYearCountryChart Entries1The Rolling Stones(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction1965UKUK 1 – Aug 1965, US BB 1 – Jun 1965, Canada 1 – Jun 1965, Netherlands 1 – Aug 1965, Norway 1 – Aug 1965, Éire 1 – Sep 1965, 1 in 2FM list, DDD 1 of 1965, Europe 2 of the 1960s, Rolling Stone 2, Acclaimed 2, US CashBox 5 of 1965, Virgin 6, RYM 8 of 1965, RIAA 16, US BB 26 of 1965, POP 26 of 1965, Belgium 43 of all time, OzNet 48, Italy 62 of 1965, Germany 79 of the 1960s, Party 212 of 19992The ByrdsMr. Tambourine Man1965US3The BeatlesHelp!1965UKUK 1 – Jul 1965, US BB 1 – Aug 1965, Canada 1 – Jul 1965, Netherlands 1 – Aug 1965, Norway 1 – Aug 1965, Éire 1 – Aug 1965, Australia 1 for 3 weeks May 1965, Germany 2 – Aug 1965, Australia 5 of 1965, RYM 6 of 1965, South Africa 8 of 1965, US CashBox 11 of 1965, Europe 18 of the 1960s, Italy 24 of 1965, DDD 25 of 1965, Rolling Stone 29, Scrobulate 77 of classic rock, Acclaimed 134, Germany 143 of the 1960s, Belgium 193 of all time, OzNet 232, WXPN 4274The BeatlesYesterday1965UKUS BB 1 – Oct 1965, Canada 1 – Sep 1965, Netherlands 1 – Oct 1965, Norway 1 – Nov 1965, Europe 5 of the 1960s, DDD 7 of 1965, UK 8 – Mar 1976, Germany 8 – Jan 1966, RYM 11 of 1965, Rolling Stone 13, Australia 14 of 1965, OzNet 14, US BB 25 of 1965, POP 25 of 1965, Virgin 33, Scrobulate 39 of classic rock, WXPN 48, TheQ 49, Poland 51 of all time, Belgium 53 of all time, RIAA 56, US CashBox 68 of 1965, Italy 88 of 1965, Acclaimed 117, Germany 373 of the 1960s5The BeatlesTicket to Ride1965UKUK 1 – Apr 1965, US BB 1 – May 1965, Canada 1 – Apr 1965, Netherlands 1 – Apr 1965, Norway 1 – Apr 1965, Éire 1 – Apr 1965, Australia 1 for 2 weeks Jan 1965, Germany 2 – May 1965, South Africa 3 of 1965, RYM 5 of 1965, DDD 9 of 1965, Scrobulate 16 of 60s, US CashBox 36 of 1965, Acclaimed 249, Germany 333 of the 1960s, Rolling Stone 384, WXPN 594, OzNet 613
Other hits
"Absent Friend" (Annorstädes vals) – Ingvar Wixell (w. Alf Henrikson m. Dag Wirén)
"...and Roses and Roses" – Andy Williams
"A Change Is Gonna Come" – Sam Cooke
"A Little Bit of Heaven" – Ronnie Dove
"A Must to Avoid" – Herman's Hermits
"A Taste of Honey" – Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
"A World of Our Own" – The Seekers
"Act Naturally" – The Beatles
"Ain't That Peculiar" – Marvin Gaye
"Aline" – Christophe
"All Day and All of the Night" – The Kinks
"All I Really Want to Do" – Cher
"All I Really Want to Do" – The Byrds
"Al's Place" – Al Hirt
"Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" – The Who
"Arrastão" – Elis Regina
"Arriba en la Cordillera" – Patricio Manns
"As Tears Go By" – Marianne Faithfull
"As Tears Go By" – The Rolling Stones
"Ask the Lonely" – Four Tops
"At The Club" – The Drifters
"Baby Don't Go" – Sonny & Cher
"Baby, Please Don't Go" – Them
"Baby the Rain Must Fall" – Glenn Yarbrough
"Back in My Arms Again" – The Supremes
"Barbara Ann" – The Beach Boys
"The Birds and the Bees" – Jewel Akens
"The Boy from New York City" – The Ad Libs
"Bring It On Home to Me" – The Animals
"Buon Natale/Stella d'oriente" – Mario Trevi
"Bye Bye Baby" – The Four Seasons
"California Dreamin'" – The Mamas & the Papas
"Can't You Hear My Heartbeat" – Herman's Hermits
"Capri c'est fini" – Hervé Vilard
"Cara Mia" – Jay and the Americans
"The Carnival Is Over" – The Seekers
"Cast Your Fate to the Wind" – Sounds Orchestral
"Catch the Wind" – Donovan
"Catch Us If You Can" – The Dave Clark Five
"Cheremshyna" – Dmytro Hnatyuk (w. Mykola Yuriychuk m. Vasyl Mykhailyuk)
"The Clapping Song" – Shirley Ellis
"Come See About Me" – The Supremes
"Concrete and Clay" – Unit 4 + 2
"Count Me In" – Gary Lewis & the Playboys
"Crazy Downtown" – Allan Sherman
"Crying in the Chapel" – Elvis Presley
"Dance, Dance, Dance" – The Beach Boys
"Day Tripper" – The Beatles
"Do the Clam" – Elvis Presley
"Do-Wacka-Do" – Roger Miller
"Do You Wanna Dance?" – The Beach Boys
"Don't Mess With Bill" – The Marvelettes
"Down in the Boondocks" – Billy Joe Royal
"È frennesia!/'Na catena 'e lacreme" – Mario Trevi
"Ebb Tide" – The Righteous Brothers
"Een meisje van 16" – Boudewijn de Groot
"Eight Days a Week" – The Beatles
"England Swings" – Roger Miller
"Era de maggio/Qui fu Napoli" – Mario Trevi
"Eve of Destruction" – Barry McGuire
"Everybody Loves a Clown" – Gary Lewis and the Playboys
"Everyone's Gone to the Moon" – Jonathan King
"Evil Hearted You" – The Yardbirds
"Fancy Pants" – Al Hirt
"Ferry Cross The Mersey" – Gerry & the Pacemakers
"Fever" – The McCoys
"Flamenco" – Los Brincos
"Five O'Clock World" -The Vogues
"For Your Love" – The Yardbirds
"Game of Love" – Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders
"Get Off of My Cloud" – The Rolling Stones
"Girl Come Running" – The Four Seasons
"Go Now" – The Moody Blues
"Goin' Out of My Head" – Little Anthony & The Imperials
"Going to a Go-Go" – Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
"Goldfinger" – Shirley Bassey
"Got to Get You Off My Mind" – Solomon Burke
"Hang on Sloopy" – The McCoys
"Hasta Siempre, Comandante" – Carlos Puebla
"Heart of Stone" – The Rolling Stones
"Here Comes the Night" – Them
"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" – Mel Carter
"How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" – Marvin Gaye
"Hurt So Bad" – Little Anthony & The Imperials
"I Can Never Go Home Anymore" – The Shangri-Las
"I Do Love You" – Billy Stewart
"I Feel Fine" – The Beatles
"I Got You (I Feel Good)" – James Brown
"I Got You Babe" – Sonny & Cher
"I Hear a Symphony" – The Supremes
"I Knew You When" – Billy Joe Royal
"I Know a Place" – Petula Clark
"I Like It Like That" – The Dave Clark Five
"I Want Candy" – The Strangeloves
"I'll Be Doggone" – Marvin Gaye
"I'll Never Find Another You" – The Seekers
"I'm a Man" – The Yardbirds
"I'm Afraid They're All Talking About Me"- Dawn
"I'm Gonna Destroy That Boy"- The What Four
"I'm Henry VIII, I Am" – Herman's Hermits
"I'm Telling You Now" – Freddie and the Dreamers
"Iko Iko" – The Dixie Cups
"Il Silenzio" – Nini Rosso (instrumental with spoken lyrics) – Nini Rosso and Guglielmo Brezza
"The 'In' Crowd" – Dobie Gray
"In the Midnight Hour" – Wilson Pickett
"It Ain't Me Babe" – The Turtles
"It's Gonna Be Fine" – Glenn Yarbrough
"It's Growing" – The Temptations
"It's My Life" – The Animals
"It's Not Unusual" – Tom Jones
"It's the Same Old Song" – Four Tops
"I've Got to Be Somebody" – Billy Joe Royal
"Jacky" w.m. Jacques Brel
"Jaan Pehechan Ho" – Mohammed Rafi (w. Anand Bakshi m. Shankar Jaikishan)
"The Jerk" – The Larks
"The Jolly Green Giant" – The Kingsmen
"Just a Little" – The Beau Brummels
"Just a Little Bit Better" – Herman's Hermits
"Just Once In My Life" – The Righteous Brothers
"King of the Road" – Roger Miller
"Kiss Away" – Ronnie Dove
"La Bohème" – Charles Aznavour
"Land of a Thousand Dances" – Cannibal and the Headhunters
"The Last Time" – The Rolling Stones
"Laugh, Laugh" – The Beau Brummels
"Laurie (Strange Things Happen)" – Dickie Lee
"Lemon Tree" – Trini Lopez
"Les Choses de la Maison" – Claude François
"Letkiss" (Several versions)
"Let's Hang On" – The Four Seasons
"Let's Lock the Door (And Throw Away the Key)" – Jay and the Americans
"Liar, Liar" – The Castaways
"Lies – The Knickerbockers
"Like a Rolling Stone" – Bob Dylan
"The Little Girl I Once Knew" – The Beach Boys
"Looking Through the Eyes of Love" – Gene Pitney
"Love Potion#9" – The Searchers
"A Lover's Concerto" – The Toys
"Make the World Go Away" – Eddy Arnold
"Mbraccia a me!/Core furastiero" – Mario Trevi
"Mr. Lonely" – Bobby Vinton
"My Baby" – The Temptations
"My Generation" – The Who
"My Girl" – The Temptations
"My Love" – Petula Clark
"My World Is Empty Without You" – The Supremes
"The Name Game" – Shirley Ellis
"Niente cchiù/'A voce 'e ll'ammore" – Mario Trevi
"Non, à jamais sans toi" – Yovanna (w. Jean Charles m. Bob Calfati)
"Nothing but Heartaches" – The Supremes
"Nowhere to Run" – Martha and the Vandellas
"One Kiss for Old Times' Sake" – Ronnie Dove
"Ooo Baby Baby" – Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
"Over and Over" – The Dave Clark Five
"Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" – James Brown
"Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)" – Andy Williams
"The Race Is On" – Jack Jones
"Red Roses for a Blue Lady" – Bert Kaempfert
"Red Roses for a Blue Lady" – Vic Dana
"Remember When (We Made These Memories)" – Wayne Newton
"Rescue Me" – Fontella Bass
"Respect" – Otis Redding
"Run, Baby Run (Back Into My Arms)" – The Newbeats
"Rusty Bells" – Brenda Lee
"Save Your Heart for Me" – Gary Lewis and the Playboys
"Schenk Mir ein Bild von Dir" – Peter Alexander
"Second Hand Rose" – Barbra Streisand
"See My Friends" – The Kinks
"See Saw" – Don Covay
"Send Me the Pillow You Dream On" – Dean Martin
"Set Me Free" – The Kinks
"Sulo e senza 'e te/Catenella" – Mario Trevi
"Seventh Son" – Johnny Rivers
"Sha La La" – Manfred Mann
"Shakin' All Over" – The Guess Who
"She's a Woman" – The Beatles
"She's Just My Style" – Gary Lewis and the Playboys
"Shotgun" – Jr. Walker & The All Stars
"The Silence (Il Silenzio)" – Al Hirt
"Silhouettes" – Herman's Hermits
"Since I Lost My Baby" – The Temptations
"Sitting in the Park" – Billy Stewart
"Some Enchanted Evening" – Jay and the Americans
"Te voglio bene assaje/Dicitencello vuje" – Mario Trevi
"The Sound of Silence" – Simon & Garfunkel
"Spanish Flea" – Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
"Subterranean Homesick Blues" – Bob Dylan
"Sunday and Me" – Jay and the Americans
"Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows" – Lesley Gore
"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" – Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke and The Pearls
"Sweet Talkin' Guy"- The Chiffons
"Take Me Back" – Little Anthony & The Imperials
"Tears" – Ken Dodd
"Tell Her No" – The Zombies
"This Diamond Ring" – Gary Lewis and the Playboys
"Thunderball" – Tom Jones
"Till the End of the Day" – The Kinks
"Tired of Waiting for You" – The Kinks
"The Tracks of My Tears" – Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
"Treat Her Right" – Roy Head and the Traits
"Truly, Truly True" – Brenda Lee
"Unchained Melody" – The Righteous Brothers
"Universal Soldier" – Donovan
"Va t'en, va t'en" – Dick Rivers
"We Can Work It Out" – The Beatles
"We Gotta Get Out of This Place" – The Animals
"A Well Respected Man" – The Kinks
"What Have They Done to the Rain" – The Searchers
"What the World Needs Now Is Love" – Jackie DeShannon
"What's New, Pussycat?" – Tom Jones
"With These Hands" – Tom Jones
"Wonderful World" – Herman's Hermits
"Yes, I'm Ready" – Barbara Mason
"Yes It Is" – The Beatles
"You Didn't Have to Be So Nice" – The Lovin' Spoonful
"You Turn Me On" – Ian Whitcomb
"You Were Made for Me" – Freddie and the Dreamers
"You Were On My Mind" – We Five
"You're the One" – The Vogues
"You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" – The Silkie
"You've Got Your Troubles" – The Fortunes
"Zorba the Greek" – Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
Published popular music
"Call Me" w.m. Tony Hatch
"The Carnival Is Over" w. Tom Springfield
"Do I Hear a Waltz?" w. Stephen Sondheim m. Richard Rodgers. Introduced by Elizabeth Allen in the musical Do I Hear a Waltz?.
"Girl Talk" w. Bobby Troup m. Neal Hefti from the film Harlow
"Goldfinger" w. Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley m. John Barry. Introduced by Shirley Bassey on the soundtrack of the film Goldfinger
"Honey Come Back" w.m. Jimmy Webb
"I Have Confidence" w.m. Richard Rodgers, from the film The Sound of Music
"I Know a Place" w.m. Tony Hatch
"The Impossible Dream" w. Joe Darion m. Mitch Leigh Introduced by Richard Kiley in the musical Man of La Mancha
"Jeannie" w.m. Hugo Montenegro and Buddy Kaye, theme from the TV series I Dream of Jeannie
"Michelle" w.m. John Lennon & Paul McCartney
"Moment to Moment" w. Johnny Mercer m. Henry Mancini from the film Moment to Moment
"On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Burton Lane introduced by John Cullum in the musical On a Clear Day You Can See Forever. Performed in the 1970 film version by Yves Montand.
"The Shadow of Your Smile" w. Paul Francis Webster m. Johnny Mandel
"She Touched Me" w. Ira Levin m. Milton Schafer. Introduced by Elliott Gould in the musical Drat! The Cat!
"Somewhere My Love" Paul Francis Webster m. Maurice Jarre from Doctor Zhivago
"Spanish Flea" m. Julius Wechter
"What The World Needs Now Is Love". Hal David m. Burt Bacharach
"What's New Pussycat?" w. Hal David m. Burt Bacharach from the film What's New Pussycat?
"Who Can I Turn To?" w.m. Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley from the musical The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd
"A World of Our Own" w.m. Tom Springfield
"(On A) Wonderful Day Like Today" w.m. Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley from the musical The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd
Classical music
Premieres
+ Sortable table Composer Composition Date Location Performers Chávez, Carlos Tambuco for 6 percussionists 1965-10-11 USA Los Angeles County Museum of Art Los Angeles Percussion Ensemble – KraftMartin Bernheimer, "Inventive New Works Mark First Music Society Concert". Los Angeles Times (13 October 1965): D13. Chávez, Carlos Soli III for bassoon, trumpet, viola, timpani, and orchestra 1965-11-24 DE SWR, Baden-Baden Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra – ChávezCarlos Chávez, untitled liner notes to Chávez Conducted by Carlos Chávez: Soli I, Soli II, Soli IV, LP recording, Odyssey Y31534 (New York: Columbia Records, 1972). Pousseur, Henri Miroir de Votre Faust (Caractères II) for piano with soprano ad libitum 1965–??-?? FRG Berlin RzewskiRainer Riehn, "Chronologisches Werkverzeichnis mit Diskographie", in Musik-Konzepte 69: Henri Pousseur, edited by Heinz-Klaus Metzger and Rainer Riehn, 87–92 (Munich: Edition Text+Kritik, 1990): 88. Stockhausen, Karlheinz Mikrophonie II for choir, Hammond organ and four ring modulators 1965-06-11 FRG Cologne (WDR, Musik der Zeit) WDR Choir, Alfons Kontarsky, Fritsch – SchernusKarlheinz Stockhausen, "Mikrophonie II (1965) für Chor, Hammondorgel und 4 Ringmodulatoren", in his Texte zur Musik 3 (1963–1970), edited by Dieter Schnebel, 66–71, DuMont Dokumente (Cologne: Verlag M. DuMont Schauberg, 1971): 69.
Compositions
Gilbert Biberian – Greek Suite for guitar
Pierre Boulez - Éclat for ensemble
Carlos Chávez – Soli III for bassoon, trumpet, timpani, viola, and orchestra
George Crumb
Madrigals, Books I for soprano, vibraphone, and double bass
Madrigals, Books II for soprano, flute/alto flute/piccolo, and percussion
Mario Davidovsky – Inflexions for chamber ensemble
Henri Dutilleux – Résonances for piano
Roberto Gerhard – Concerto for Orchestra
Vittorio Giannini – Symphony no. 5
Wojciech Kilar – Springfield Sonnet for orchestra
Jan Klusák
Rejdovák for bass clarinet, viola and double bass
Sonata for String and Wind Instruments
Fantaisie lyrique
György Ligeti – Requiem for Soprano and Mezzo Soprano solo, mixed Chorus and Orchestra (1963–65)
Henri Pousseur
Miroir de Votre Faust (Caractères II) for piano with soprano ad libitum
Jeu de Miroirs de Votre Faust for piano, soprano ad libitum, and two-channel tape
Karlheinz Stockhausen – Mikrophonie II
Eduard Tubin – Sonata for viola and piano
Opera
Jack Beeson – Lizzie Borden, March 25, New York City Opera
Ned Rorem – Miss Julie, November 4, New York City Opera
Film
Burt Bacharach - What's New Pussycat?
John Barry - The Ipcress File
John Barry - Thunderball
Benjamin Frankel - Battle of the Bulge
Ernest Gold - Ship of Fools
Jerry Goldsmith - A Patch of Blue
Ron Goodwin - Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
Maurice Jarre - Doctor Zhivago
Henry Mancini - The Great Race
Johnny Mandel - The Sandpiper
Alex North - The Agony and the Ecstasy
Lalo Schifrin - The Cincinnati Kid
Jazz
1965 in jazz
Musical theater
Baker Street Broadway production opened at The Broadway Theatre and ran for 311 performances
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein) – Broadway revival
Charlie Girl London production opened at the Adelphi Theatre on December 15.
Do I Hear A Waltz? (Richard Rodgers and Stephen Sondheim) – Broadway production opened at the 46th Street Theatre and ran for 220 performances
Drat! The Cat! – Broadway production opened at the Martin Beck Theatre and ran for 8 performances
Flora the Red Menace (Music: John Kander Lyrics: Fred Ebb) Broadway production opened on May 11 and ran for 87 performances. Starring Liza Minnelli.
Half a Sixpence – Broadway production opened at the Broadhurst Theatre and ran for 511 performances
Hello, Dolly! (Jerry Herman) – London production
Man of La Mancha (Joe Darion and Mitch Leigh) – Broadway production opened at the Martin Beck Theatre and ran for 2,328 performances. The show won five Tony Awards
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever – Broadway production opened at the Mark Hellinger Theatre and ran for 280 performances
Pickwick – Broadway production opened at the 46th Street Theatre and ran for 56 performances
The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd – Broadway production opened at the Schubert Theatre and ran for 231 performances
Twang! (Music, Lyrics and Book: Lionel Bart) London production opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre on December 20.
Musical films
Bangaru Panjaram, Telugu musical drama
Funny Things Happen Down Under, Australia/New Zealand co-production starring Olivia Newton-JohnStephen Vagg Filmink Australian Film Musicals You Probably Didn't Realise Existed December 23, 2019 https://www.filmink.com.au/australian-film-musicals-probably-didnt-realise-existed
Help!, directed by Richard Lester, starring The Beatles
Inside the Forbidden City, Hong Kong musical opera film
Janwar, Hindi film
Malangi, Pakistani film in Punjabi, with music by Master AbdullahMalangi 1965 film
Samba, Brazilian-Spanish co-production starring Sara Montiel, Marc Michel and Fosco GiachettiAurora G. Morcillo The Seduction of Modern Spain: The Female Body and the Francoist Body Politic Bucknell University Press 2010 244
The Sound of Music directed by Robert Wise, starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer
Waqt, Hindi film
When the Boys Meet the Girls, starring Connie Francis
Births
January 4
Beth Gibbons, English singer-songwriter, British vocalist (Portishead and Rustin Man)
David Glasper, British vocalist Breathe
January 7
John Ondrasik (or Five for Fighting), American singer-songwriter and pianist
Chris Kempers, German singer
January 9 – Haddaway, Trinidadian-German singer, songwriter and musician
January 12 – Rob Zombie, American musician, filmmaker and screenwriter and heavy metal musician (White Zombie)
January 14 – Slick Rick, English rapper
January 15 – Adam Jones, American guitarist and songwriter (Tool and Electric Sheep)
January 20
Greg K. (The Offspring)
Heather Small, British soul singer (M People)
January 22
Steven Adler (Guns N' Roses)
DJ Jazzy Jeff, American rapper and actor
January 25 – Toni Halliday, lead singer and bass guitarist of Curve and Photofitz
January 26 – Siavash Shams, Iranian singer
February 7 – Chris Rock, American comedian, actor and filmmaker
February 9 – Stephin Merritt from The Magnetic Fields
February 12 – Mia Frye, American actress, singer, professional dancer, and dance choreographer
February 15 – Olaf Jeglitza, German singer (Real McCoy)
February 18 – Dr. Dre, American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur
February 20 – Inna Zhelannaya, Russian singer-songwriter
February 25
Brian Baker of Minor Threat, the Meatmen and Bad Religion
Maricel Soriano, Filipino actress and television personality
February 27 – Frank Peter Zimmermann, German violinist
March 4
Andrew Collins, British radio DJ and journalist
WestBam (Maximillian Lenz), German DJ
March 7 – Jean-Pierre Barda, Swedish-Israeli singer (Army of Lovers)
March 12 – Liza Umarova, Chechen singer and actress
March 18 – Yvonne Chaka Chaka, South African singer
March 22 – Ice MC, British rapper
March 23 – Marti Pellow, Scottish vocalist (Wet Wet Wet)
March 24 – Patrick Scales, British-German electric bass guitar player
April 1 – Robert Steadman, English composer
April 3 – Nazia Hassan, Pakistani pop singer (d. 2000)
April 6 – Black Francis, vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist (Pixies)
April 12 – Pinchers, reggae/dancehall artist
April 15 – Linda Perry, American singer-songwriter and record producer.
April 16 – Martin Lawrence, American actor and comedian
April 18 – Vinnie Moore, guitarist
April 19
Suge Knight, American record producer
Natalie Dessay, French soprano
April 23 – Tommy DeCarlo, vocalist (Boston)
April 25 – Eric Avery (Jane's Addiction)
May 1 – Helen Darling, American country singer
May 3 – Tony Wegas, Austrian singer and actor
May 6 – Maria Doyle-Cuche, Irish singer
May 7 – Chris O'Connor, vocalist and guitarist (Primitive Radio Gods)
May 13 – Tasmin Little, English violinist
May 16 – Krist Novoselic, Croatian-American bassist (Nirvana)
May 17 – Trent Reznor, American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and film score composer (Nine Inch Nails)
May 22 – Catie Curtis, American singer-songwriter
May 23 – Simon Gilbert, English drummer (Suede)
May 28 – Chris Ballew, American rock musician (The Presidents of the United States of America)
May 31
Lisa I'Anson, British DJ
DJ Casper, American musician (d. 2023)
June 5 – Tyler Bates, American musician, music producer, and composer for films, television, and video games (Zack Snyder, Sucker Punch, Marilyn Manson, Marius de Vries, Guardians of the Galaxy)
June 7
Jean-Pierre François, French footballer and singer
Christine Roque, French singer
June 10
Joey Santiago (Pixies)
June 12 – Little Louie Vega, American disc jockey, record producer and remixer (Masters at Work)
June 16 – Darja Švajger, Slovak singer
June 19 – Sean Marshall, American child actor and singer
June 21 – Sonique, English singer, musician and DJ
June 23 – Paul Arthurs, English musician (Oasis)
June 28 – Sonny Strait, American voice actor and singer
June 29 - Tripp Eisen, American Musician
July 4 – Jo Whiley, British radio DJ
July 5 – Eyran Katsenelenbogen, Israeli jazz pianist
July 9
Frank Bello (Anthrax)
Tom Hingley, English singer, songwriter and guitarist (Inspiral Carpets)
July 13
Akina Nakamori, Japanese pop singer
Eileen Ivers, American fiddler (Cherish the Ladies)
July 19 – Evelyn Glennie, Scottish percussionist
July 23
Rob Dickinson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Catherine Wheel)
Slash, guitarist (Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver)
July 28
Daniela Mercury, Brazilian singer
Priscilla Chan, Hong Kong singer
Nick Banks, English drummer (Pulp)
August 6
Ravi Coltrane, American saxophonist
Yuki Kajiura, Japanese composer
August 10 – Toumani Diabaté, Malian kora player (d. 2024)
August 12 – Bon Harris, English singer, songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist (Nitzer Ebb)
August 14 – Mark Collins, English guitarist (the Charlatans)
August 16 – Jari Sillanpää, Finnish singer
August 18 – Koji Kikkawa, Japanese singer
August 19 – Johan Botha, South African operatic tenor (d. 2016)
August 20
Wise, American rapper (Stetsasonic)
KRS-One, American rapper (Boogie Down Productions)
August 24 – Marlee Matlin, American actress
August 26 – Annie Holland, English musician (Elastica)
August 27 – E-Type, Swedish musician songwriter and record producer
August 28 – Shania Twain, Canadian country-pop singer-songwriter and performer
August 29 – Frances Ruffelle, English actress and singer
September 1 – Craig McLachlan, Australian actor and singer
September 3 – Todd Lewis, (Toadies)
September 7 – Angela Gheorghiu, Romanian soprano
September 7 – Paolo Tortiglione, Italian Composer and musicologist
September 9 – Jesús Vázquez, Spanish television presenter
September 11 – Moby, American musician
September 12 – Norwood Fisher, Fishbone
September 13 – Zak Starkey, drummer, son of Ringo Starr
September 16 – Stephen Shareaux, American singer-songwriter (Kik Tracee and Zen From Mars)
September 23 – Marco Blaauw, trumpeter (musikFabrik)
September 26 – Cindy Herron, American singer (En Vogue)
October 2 – David D'Or, Israeli singer, composer and songwriter
October 8 – C.J. Ramone, bassist (Ramones)
October 14
Constantine Koukias, Australian composer
Karyn White, American R&B singer and songwriter
October 18 – Curtis Stigers, American jazz musician and singer
October 20
Jil Caplan, French singer and songwriter
Norman Blake, Scottish singer/songwriter (Teenage Fanclub)
October 22 – John Wesley Harding, singer
October 25 – Luis Jara, Chilean singer, television host and actor
October 26
Aaron Kwok, Hong Kong singer and actor
Sakari Oramo, Finnish conductor
October 29 - Peter Timmins, Canadian drummer (Cowboy Junkies)
October 30 – Gavin Rossdale, English musician (Gwen Stefani)
November 2 – Shahrukh Khan, Indian actor
November 4
Pata, Japanese rock guitarist (X Japan)
Jeff Scott Soto, American musician
Wayne Static, American rock singer (Static-X)
November 8 – Craig Chester, American actor
November 9 – Bryn Terfel, Welsh bass-baritone
November 10 – Jonas Åkerlund, Swedish music video director and drummer
November 14
Jeanette Jurado, American singer (Exposé)
Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, American record producer
November 16 – Magnus Bäcklund, Swedish singer (Fame)
November 20 – Yoshiki, Japanese composer, pianist, and drummer (X Japan)
November 21
Björk, Icelandic singer, songwriter, musician, businesswomen, record producer, and DJ
Gabrielle Glaser (Luscious Jackson)
November 18 – Tim DeLaughter, American singer-songwriter (Tripping Daisy and The Polyphonic Spree)
November 22 – Sen Dog (Cypress Hill)
November 24 – Angelika Kirchschlager, Austrian opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
November 25 – Tim Armstrong, American singer and musician (Rancid)
November 29 - Yutaka Ozaki, Japanese singer and musician (d. 1992)
December 5
Gary Didier Perez, Haitian compas singer (d. 2025)
John Rzeznik, American rock singer (Goo Goo Dolls)
December 8 – Easy Mo Bee, American DJ and record producer
December 12 – Russell Batiste Jr., American funk and R&B drummer (d. 2023)
December 13 – Kristiane Backer, German-English television presenter, journalist and author
December 23 – Bobby Schayer, American drummer (Bad Religion)
December 27 – Salman Khan, Indian actor
December 29 – Dexter Holland, American rock singer (The Offspring)
Date unknown
Kepa Junkera, Basque accordionist and composer
Joakim Sundström, Swedish sound editor, sound designer and musician
Sonja Yelich, New Zealand poet and mother of singer-songwriters, Lorde and Indy Yelich.
Deaths
11 January – Arne Bjørndal, Norwegian hardingfele fiddler, composer and folklorist, 82Arne Bjørndal Norsk Biografisk Leksikon Kunnskapsforlaget https://nbl.snl.no/Arne_Bj%C3%B8rndal Alver Brynjulf 2009-12-18 no 26 March 2017
January 13 – Leo Funtek, violinist, conductor and arranger, 79
January 14 – Jeanette MacDonald, singer and actress, 61
January 20 – Alan Freed, DJ who first used the phrase Rock and Roll, 43
January 21 – Reino Helismaa, singer-songwriter
February 2 – Charles W. Harrison, ballad singer, 86
February 7 – Viggo Brodersen, pianist and composer, 85
February 14 – Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht, conductor and composer, 84
February 15 – Nat King Cole, singer and pianist, 45
February 25 – Leo Sirota, pianist
March 2 – Ján Valašťan Dolinský, composer
March 4 – Asadata Dafora, drummer
March 8 – Tadd Dameron, jazz pianist and composer, 48
March 22 – Harry Tierney, musical theatre composer
March 29 – Zlatko Baloković, violinist, 70
April 7 – David Hellström, songwriter, 81
April 12 – La Belle Otero, dancer and courtesan
April 26 – Michael Bohnen, operatic bass-baritone and actor, 77
May 1 – Spike Jones, comedy musician, 53
May 14 – Joe Sanders, jazz pianist, singer and bandleader, 68
June 18 – George Melachrino, English conductor, singer and composer
July 8 – Willie Dennis, jazz trombonist, 39
July 14 – Spencer Williams, pianist, singer and composer
July 17 – Frank Ryan, tenor, 65
September 4 – Albert Schweitzer, missionary, musician, and author on Bach
September 8 – Dorothy Dandridge, actress and singer, 42
September 9 – Julián Carrillo, Mexican composer, conductor, violinist and music theorist, 90
September 10 – Bobby Jordan, actor and musician, 42
September 15 – Steve Brown, jazz musician
September 25 – Nikolai Sokoloff, violinist and conductor, 79
October 21 – Bill Black, US musician, 39
October 25 – Hans Knappertsbusch, German conductor, 77
October 27 – Peter La Farge, folk singer-songwriter, 34
November 6
Edgard Varèse, French composer, 81
Clarence Williams, jazz musician and composer, 67
November 18 – Lou Black, banjo player, 64
November 19 – Joe Falcon, Cajun accordionist, 65
November 21
Cecil Brower, jazz violinist, 50 (perforated ulcer)
Naoum Blinder, violinist and teacher born in Ukraine, 76 (if born July 19, 1889, per some sources)
November 25 – Dame Myra Hess, pianist, 75
December 3 – Hank D'Amico, jazz and swing musician
December 10 – Henry Cowell, composer
December 11 – Rafael Hernández Marín, composer, 73
December 16 – Tito Schipa, tenor, 76
December 20 – Charlie Burse, blues musician, 64
date unknown – Craig Campbell, operatic tenor, 77
Awards
Grammy Awards
Grammy Awards of 1965
Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1965
See also
List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1965
References
Category:20th century in music
Category:Music by year