This week we'll look at some of the top events, awards and sales for music in the decades leading to 2016. Events of 1966 January 8 – Shindig! is broadcast for the last time on ABC, with musical guests the Kinks and the Who. January 14 – Young singer David Jones changes his last name to Bowie to avoid being confused with Davy Jones of the Monkees. January 17 – … [Read more...] about Monday Afternoon Thread: Top Music of 1966
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Monday Open Thread: Pop Culture of 1966
Good Morning POU! We're gonna take a look back at the top entertainment for the decades leading up to 2016 this week and see what was, and what it came to be! Top TV Shows of 1966 … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Pop Culture of 1966
Monday Afternoon Thread: Top Songs of 1966
This week we will feature the top songs of 1966, 1976, 1986, 1996, 2006 and 2016! Percy Sledge - When A Man Loves A Woman … [Read more...] about Monday Afternoon Thread: Top Songs of 1966
Monday Open Thread: 1966
This week we'll take a look back at the years 1966, 1976, 1986, 1996, 2006 and 2016. January January 2 – A strike of public transportation workers in New York City begins. (It would end January 13). January 3 – The first Acid Test is conducted at the Fillmore, San Jose. January 4 A military coup occurs in Upper Volta (later Burkina Faso). The prime … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: 1966