| Grammy Awards | |
| Record of the Year | "A Taste of Honey" (Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass) |
| Album of the Year | September of My Years, Frank Sinatra |
| Song of the Year | "Shadow of Your Smile," Tony Bennett |
| Best New Artist | Tom Jones |
| Best Rock n' Roll Recording | "King of the Road," Roger Miller |
| Best Rhythm & Blues Recording | "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," James Brown |
| Best Country & Western Recording | "King of the Road," Roger Miller |
| Best Vocal Performance, Female | "My Name is Barbra," Barbra Streisand |
| Best Vocal Performance, Male | "It Was a Very Good Year," Frank Sinatra |
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Notable Album Releases |
Help!, The Beatles Rubber Soul, The Beatles Highway 61 Revisited, Bob Dylan Bring It All Back Home, Bob Dylan Mr. Tambourine Man, The Byrds Turn, Turn, Turn, The Byrds My Generation, The Who Maiden Voyage, Herbie Hancock Going to a Go-Go, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles Out of Our Heads, The Rolling Stones Rolling Stones, Now!, The Rolling Stones |
| Births |
(February 18) Dr. Dre (July 9) Courtney Love (August 28) Shania Twain (November 21) Bjork |
| Deaths |
Nat "King" Cole Alan Freed (Cleveland DJ attributed with coining the term "rock and roll") Dorothy Dandridge |
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Information compiled from www.wikipedia.com; www.1960sflashback.com; www.infoplease.com. |
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