1960s Timeline

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

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

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

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