- Sep 6 American rock band "The Doors" open their first European tour with four sold-out shows over two days at London's 2.500 seat Roundhouse
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Sep 6 Eric Clapton records guitar tracks for George Harrison's Beatles song "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
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Sep 7 Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham make live debut as Led Zeppelin (but billed as The New Yardbirds), before about 1,200 students at Egegard School 'Teen Club' in Gladsaxe, Denmark
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Sep 14 Dmitri Shostakovich' 12th string quartet, premieres in Moscow
Music History
Sep 14 While on tour in England, a fire at singer Roy Orbison's Henderson, Tennessee home kills the two eldest of his three sons
Barbra Streisand: A Happening in Central Park
Sep 15 "Barbra Streisand: A Happening in Central Park" premieres on CBS TV
- Sep 18 "Funny Girl" biopic film based on life of Fanny Brice premieres, directed by William Wyler, starring Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif
- Sep 24 "That's Life" premieres - A Broadway musical type TV show
Music History
Sep 28 "Noël Coward's Sweet Potato" opens at Barrymore NYC for 17 performances
- Sep 28 Beatles' "Hey Jude" single goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks
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Sep 28 Janis Joplin announces she's leaving the rock band "Big Brother & Holding Co"
Musical Finale
Sep 28 John Kander and Fred Ebb's musical "The Happy Time", starring Robert Goulet, closes at Broadway Theater, NYC, after 286 performances
Love Child
Sep 30 The Supremes release single "Love Child"
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