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1966
The Rolling Stones Aftermath

The album Aftermath , released in the late spring of 1966, was the first LP to be composed entirely of Jagger/Richards songs; it reached No. 1 in the UK and No. 2 in the US. According to The Daily Telegraph , Aftermath is often regarded as the most important of…
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Iron Butterfly Jerry Penrod replaced Willis after the band relocated to Los Angeles

Jerry Penrod replaced Willis after the band relocated to Los Angeles in the summer of 1966. Pinney eventually left to return to school. Bruce Morse then replaced Pinney until Ron Bushy (from a group called the Voxmen) joined when Morse left due to a family emergency. A booking at Bido…
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Keith Moon Moon also aspired to sing lead vocal on some songs. While the other

Moon also aspired to sing lead vocal on some songs. While the other three members handled most of the onstage vocals, Moon would attempt to sing backup (particularly on ” I Can’t Explain “). He provided humorous commentary during song announcements, although sound engineer Bob Pridden preferred to mute his…
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Led Zeppelin joined the blues-influenced rock band

In 1966, London-based session guitarist Jimmy Page joined the blues-influenced rock band the Yardbirds to replace bassist Paul Samwell-Smith .

The Jimi Hendrix Experience Feeling restricted by his experiences as an R&B sideman, Hendrix

Feeling restricted by his experiences as an R&B sideman, Hendrix moved in 1966 to New York City’s Greenwich Village , which had a vibrant and diverse music scene. There, he was offered a residency at the Cafe Wha? on MacDougal Street and formed his own band that June, Jimmy James…
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Keith Moon Moon composed “I Need You”, the instrumental “Cobwebs and Strange”

Moon composed “I Need You”, the instrumental “Cobwebs and Strange” (from the album A Quick One , 1966), the single B-sides “In The City” (co-written with Entwistle) and “Girl’s Eyes” (from The Who Sell Out sessions featured on Thirty Years of Maximum R&B and a 1995 re-release of The Who…
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1965
Nov
Cream (band) Each was impressed with the other’s playing abilities, prompting

Each was impressed with the other’s playing abilities, prompting Baker to ask Clapton to join his new, then-unnamed group. Clapton immediately agreed, on the condition that Baker hire Bruce, who had joined Manfred Mann since leaving Graham Bond, as the group’s bassist; according to Clapton, Baker was so surprised at…
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Nov
The Velvet Underground its new name

Reed’s first group with Cale was the Primitives, a short-lived group assembled to issue budget-priced recordings and support an anti-dance single written by Reed, “The Ostrich”, to which Cale added a viola passage. Reed and Cale recruited Sterling Morrison —a college classmate of Reed’s at Syracuse University —as a replacement…
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Oct
The Jimi Hendrix Experience In October 1965, he and Knight recorded the single, “How Would You

In October 1965, he and Knight recorded the single, “How Would You Feel” backed with “Welcome Home”. Despite his two-year contract with Sue, Hendrix signed a three-year recording contract with entrepreneur Ed Chalpin on October 15. While the relationship with Chalpin was short-lived, his contract remained in force, which later…
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Oct
The Who My Generation

The next single, ” My Generation “, followed in October.