1960s Timeline

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Jul 3, 2023

Dinah Washington Marries NFL Star Dick “Night Train” Lane

July 3, 1963 - Jazz singer Dinah Washington married professional football star Dick “Night Train” Lane last night in a surprise ceremony...

Mar 28, 2023

Jazz Trumpeter Chet Baker Deported from Britain

Mar. 28, 1963 - American jazz trumpet player Chet Baker has been deported from Great Britain to France, the British home office announced...

Nov 19, 2022

Paul Winter Group Performs at White House

Nov. 19, 1962 - Today, for the first time in history, a jazz concert was held at the White House. The young Paul Winter Jazz Sextet went...

Nov 5, 2021

Movies: "Paris Blues" with Paul Newman and Sidney Poitier

Nov. 5, 1961 - Scheduled to open this week in local theatres is “Paris Blues,” a drama with music. Martin Ritt directed the United...

Oct 11, 2021

Jazz Great Dizzy Gillespie Alleges Racial Discrimination in Kansas City

Oct. 11, 1961 - Dizzy Gillespie (pictured), the jazz trumpeter, charged today that he had been denied access to a swimming pool in a...

Oct 7, 2021

Gillespie Performance in New Orleans Canceled Over Racial Prohibition

Oct. 7, 1961 - A concert by Dizzy Gillespie (left) and his band at Tulane University in New Orleans on Tuesday has been canceled because...