"Purple Haze"
Feb 3 Jimi Hendrix adds vocals and overdubs for "Purple Haze" at Olympic Studios in London; basic track had been recorded by the band in January
- Feb 4 "Wild Thing" cover version by "Senator Bobby" hits #20 on the pop singles chart
Music History
Feb 12 Keith Richards, Mick Jagger & Marianne Faithful busted for drugs in a raid at Richards' Sussex home
Music History
Feb 12 Promotional films (music videos) for the Beatles' forthcoming single "Penny Lane" & "Strawberry Fields" debut on the Ed Sullivan Show in the US
- Feb 13 Capitol Records releases the Beatles' double "A" side single "Penny Lane" & "Strawberry Fields" in the US
Respect
Feb 14 Aretha Franklin records her single "Respect" at Atlantic Studio in NYC; her rendition of Otis Redding's tune becomes Billboard Song of the Year (1967)
- Feb 17 Parlophone releases the Beatles' double "A" side single "Penny Lane" & "Strawberry Fields" in the UK
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