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October 11, 1967 Barbra Streisand's third TV special, The Belle Of 14th Street, airs on CBS.
October 9, 1967 Doc Severinsen, already a member of the house band on NBC-TV's Tonight Show, replaces Skitch Henderson as its leader.
October 4, 1967 George Harrison and John Lennon appear on David Frost's TV show, where they take the "pro" side in a debate over Transcendental Meditation. On the panel is the author Juan Mascaro, who later sends Harrison a book containing a translation of Chapter 47 of Tao Te Ching, which he uses as the lyric for the song "The Inner Light."
September 3, 1967 A young Swedish singer named Anni-Frid Lyngstad wins a talent-show contest on the TV program Hyland's Corner with her group the Anni-Frid Four. She would later become famous as one of the two female lead singers of ABBA.
July 6, 1967 Pink Floyd appear on the British TV show Top Of The Pops for the first time, performing "See Emily Play."
July 2, 1967 Rick Nelson stars in the short-lived (it lasts three months) TV series Malibu U on ABC.
June 25, 1967 The Beatles premiere the song "All You Need Is Love" to 400 million people on a worldwide TV program.
June 17, 1967 Barbra Streisand sings for an estimated 135,000 fans at a concert in New York's Central Park. The show later airs on CBS as a TV special with the soundtrack album A Happening In Central Park.
May 22, 1967 The Monkees release Headquarters, proving they're more than a group of actors who just play a band on TV. Although it's their third album, it's the first that allows them creative control over songwriting and performing without relying on session musicians. The album goes to #1 on the Billboard 200.
April 14, 1967 The final Where The Action Is airs on ABC-TV.
March 10, 1967 Sonny & Cher guest star as "Jerry and Ramona" on "The Hot Number Affair" episode of the NBC-TV spy spoof The Man From U.N.C.L.E..
February 7, 1967 The Monkees announce during an appearance on the British TV show Top of the Pops that they will play on their own records from now on instead of using session players.
January 22, 1967 Breaking with a British television tradition, The Rolling Stones refuse to appear on the revolving stage during the finale of ITV's Sunday Night at the London Palladium.
January 19, 1967 Lesley Gore shows up on the Batman TV series, playing Catwoman's sidekick, Pussycat. She sings her new single "California Nights" on the show.
December 23, 1966 With union rules ending the practice of lip-synching on British TV, the popular show Ready Steady Go! broadcasts its last show with guests, featuring The Who, Mick Jagger and Eric Burdon.
December 14, 1966 Chad & Jeremy are guest stars on the TV show Batman.
December 13, 1966 Jimi Hendrix, who is quickly gaining momentum in England, makes his first UK TV appearance when he performs on Ready Steady Go.
December 3, 1966 The Monkees, who are stars thanks to their TV show, play their first concert. About 8,000 screaming fans show up for the performance in Honolulu, confirming their status as real-life superstars.
October 12, 1966 Sammy Davis, Jr. appears as a guest star on today's "The Clock King's Crazy Crimes" episode of ABC-TV's Batman.
September 12, 1966 The Monkees TV show makes its debut, with four actors chosen to portray a pop band based on The Beatles. While The Monkees are a fictional band, they become very real and eventually play on their own recordings instead of studio musicians.More
September 9, 1966 James Darren's TV series Time Tunnel premieres on ABC.
September 8, 1966 American Bandstand host Dick Clark guests on ABC-TV's Batman.
July 19, 1966 The theme song to The Monkees TV series is recorded at RCA studios in Hollywood. The only Monkee to participate is Micky Dolenz, who does the vocal - the rest of the musicians are session performers.
June 29, 1966 Neil Diamond makes his TV debut, performing his hit "Cherry, Cherry" on American Bandstand.
June 14, 1966 Deeming its "butcher cover" in poor taste, Capitol Records recalls the new Beatles album, Yesterday and Today, which is scheduled for release the next day and has already been sent to stores.More
March 26, 1966 After 14 years on TV (and ten years on radio before that), the last episode of The Adventures Of Ozzie & Harriet, which made Rick Nelson a household name, airs on ABC.
March 12, 1966 The theme song to the TV series Batman reaches its chart peak of #17.
February 27, 1966 The Supremes appear on the TV show What's My Line.
February 13, 1966 The Rolling Stones appear in color on US TV for the first time when they make their third Ed Sullivan Show appearance.
January 19, 1966 The documentary A Boy Called Donovan airs on British TV. The film follows the singer Donovan as he goes to parties and makes music. In one scene, one of his associates is seen smoking marijuana, which is kind of shocking. This makes Donovan a target for the London drug squad, who make him their first high-profile bust when they arrest him in June for possession of marijuana. Members of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones are later victims.
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