| 1960s British Rock and Pop Chronology |
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| The Birth of a Nation 9: 1946 |
| 1 Jan | London: first civilian flight from Heathrow Airport (London to Lisbon and Buenos Aires) |
| Erlangen, West Germany: Franconian music production Fred Wilfer investment trust (Framus) opens to build violins. They will soon produce guitars too. | |
| 2 Jan | Mod, Flintshire, Wales: Michael George ("Chick") Churchill. Keyboard: Ten Years After |
| 3 Jan | Sidcup: John Paul Jones [b. John Baldwin]. Bass, music director, producer: Led Zeppelin |
| 6 Jan | Cambridge: Roger Keith (Syd) Barrett [d. Cambridgeshire, England, 7 July 2006]. Guitar, vocals; Pink Floyd. |
| 7 Jan | Erdington? Birmingham: Andrew ("Andy") Brown. Drummer: The Lawmen, The Fortunes |
| 10 Jan | London:
The first United Nations General Assembly Manchester: Bob Lang [Mindbenders] |
| 19 Jan | Cardiff: John David Williams. Love Sculpture |
| 2 Feb | Liverpool: Whistling Jack Smith [b. William "Billy" Moeller] |
| 3 Feb | Fulham, South-west London: Stanley ("Stan") Webb. Guitar, vocals: The Blue Four, The Shades 5, The Sounds of Blue, Chicken Shack |
| 14 Feb | Britain: The Bank of England nationalised |
| 21 Feb | Andover, Hampshire: Paul Newton. Bass, vocals: The Gods, Spice, Uriah Heep |
| 1 Mar | Birmingham,
Warwickshire: David ("Dave") Casswell. Guitar; The Keef
Hartley Band Blackburn, Lancashire: Edward Anthony ("Tony") Ashton [d. 28 May 2001]. Organ: Family |
| 5 Mar | Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri: Churchill warns that "from Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent" |
| London: Louis Cennemo. Bass: The Five Dimensions, Jimmy Powell and the Five Dimensions, Patto's People, The Chicago Line Blues Band, Renaissance, Collesseum, Steamhammer, Axis | |
| 6 Mar | Cambridge: David Jon Gilmour. Guitar, vocals: Pink Floyd. |
| 7 Mar | Croydon, London: Matthew Charles Fisher. Organ, keyboards: Screaming Lord Sutch and the Savages, Procul Harum. |
| 9 Mar | Yeovil, Somerset: James ("Jim") Cregan. Guitar: Family, Cockney Rebel / Rod Stewart Band |
| 10 Mar | London (?): Peter Nelson [b. Peter Lipscomb; d. October 2005]. Singer: Flowerpot Men. |
| 19 Mar | Cuffley: Paul Atkinson. Guitar: Zombies |
| 21 Mar | Ashford, Middlesex: Raymond Edward Dorset. Vocals, guitar; Mungo Gerry. |
| 22 Mar | Transjordan: The British mandate ends |
| 24 Mar | Kinearoy, Queensland, Australia: Colin Peterson. Bee Gees |
| 26 Mar | Farnworth, Lancashire: Keith Grant (b. Keith Grant Evans). Vocalist, bassist; the Downliners Sect. |
| 1 Apr | Plaistow, London: Ronnie Lane [Small Faces] |
| 3 Apr | Southgate, North London: Dave Murray [b. David Murray Oates]. Bass: The Mirage, The Spencer Davis Group, The Elton John Band, Procol Harum |
| 14 Apr | Baillieston, Lanarkshire: Patrick Fairley. Marmalade |
| 21 Apr | Firle, Sussex: John Maynard Lord Keynes dies (63). |
| 27 Apr | Bournemouth, Dorset: Gordon Haskell [b Gordon Hiondies]. Bass, vocals: Fleur de Lys |
| 10 May | Maryhill,
Glasgow: Donovan Philips Leitch Manchester: Graham Gouldman Worcester: Dave Mason |
| 14 May | Leeds: Derek (Lek) Leckenby. Hermans Hermits |
| 16 May | The
Bear Cross Nursing Home, Bear Cross, Wimbourne, Dorset: Robert Fripp.
Guitar: King Crimson Willesden, London: Roger Earl. Drums: The Tramps, Sweet and Sour, Camino Real, Mungo Gerry, Savoy Brown, Foghat |
| 17 May | US: Truman seizes control of the nations railroads, delaying a threatened strike by engineers and trainmen |
| 25 May | Transjordan (Jordan): King Abdullah Ibn Ul-Hussein creates a kingdom |
| London: Timothy ("Tim") Hinckley, Organ; The Bo Street Runners, Patto's People, The Chicago Line Blues Band, Jody Grind, Dick and the Firemen, Vinegar Joe, Beckett | |
| 26 May | Hull, Yorkshire: Michael ("Mick") Ronson. Guitarist: The Mariners, The King Bees, John Tomlinson and the Buccaneers, The Crestas, The Voice, Wanted, The Rats, Treacle, The Rats, David Bowie and the Hype |
| 5 Jun | Stamford: Terrence (Terry) Rice-Milton. Cupid's Inspiration |
| 7 Jun | Merthyr Tydfil, Wales: Michael ("Mickey") Jones. Guitarist: The Bystanders, Man |
| 11 Jun | Halifax: John Lawton. Singer: Stonewall, Astrix, The Les Humphries Singers, Lucifer's Friend, Uriah Heep |
| 12 Jun | Walthamstow, East London: Peter Pyle. Guitar: The Honeycombs |
| 16 Jun | Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire: Ian Matthews [b. Ian Matthews McDonald]. Guitarist, vocalist: The Classics, The Rebels, The Imps, The Pyramids, Fairport Convention, Matthew's Southern Comfort, Plainsong |
| 17 Jun | London:
Columbia releases George in Civvy Street, George Formby's last
film London: B J Cole. Pedal steel guitar: Cochise, Quiver |
| 25 Jun | Osterley, Middlesex: Ian McDonald. Guitar: Giles, Giles and Fripp, King Crimson |
| 26 Jun | Dublin, Eire: Richard McCracken. Bassist: Taste, Stud, Spencer Davis |
| 1 Jul | Pacific: The US explodes a 20-kiloton atomic bomb in the Pacific |
| 5 Jul | Paris: The bikini makes its debut at an outdoor fashion show |
| Warwick?,
Warkwickshire: Victor Unitt. Guitar: The Edgar Broughton Band, The
Pretty Things, The Edgar Broughton Band Woodford, Essex: John Coppin. Guitar: Decameron |
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| 21 Jul | Manchester: Jan Barry Whitwam. Drums: Hermans Hermits |
| 22 Jul | Jerusalem: Jewish terrorists blow up part of the King David Hotel killing 90 people |
| 24 Jul | St. Pauls Cray, Kent: Alan Whitehead. Marmalade |
| 4 Aug | Liverpool: Raymond Arthur Scraggs [d. 7 February 2001]. Guitarist, vocalist: The Dennisons |
| 8 Aug | Ystrad Mynoch, Hengoed, Glamorgan, South Wales: Andy Fairweather-Low. Guitar, vocals; The Taffbeats, The Sect Maniacs, Amen Corner |
| 13 Aug | Barry: Rob ("Congo") Jones. Love Scupture |
| London: H.G. Wells (80) dies | |
| 16 Aug | Bootle, Liverpool: Gordon Henry ("Snowy") Fleet. Easybeats |
| 18 Aug | Holbeach, Norfolk: Raymond ("Boz") Burrell. Bass, vocals: Lombard and the Tea Time Four, Boz People |
| 20 Aug | Manchester: Iain Clarke. Drummer: Cressida, Uriah Heep |
| 5 Spt | Coatbridge: Dean Ford [b. Thomas McAleese]. Marmalade |
| 6 Spt | Liverpool: David Foster. Bass; The Warriors (1960-67) |
| 6 Spt | Houston, Texas: Billy Preston [d. 6 June 2006, Scottsdale, Arizona] |
| 12 Spt | Liverpool: David Garrick [b. Darrell Philip Corré]. Singer |
| 18 Spt | Kentish Town, London: Alan ("Bam") King. Guitarist, singer: Sandra Barry and the Boys, The Boyfriends, The Boys, Action, Clat Thyger, Ace Flash and the Dynamos, Ace |
| 19 Spt | London: John R. Coghlan. Status Quo |
| 24 Spt | Manhattan, New York City: Gerard ("Gerry") Donahue. Guitarist: Fotheringay, Heads, Hands and Feet, Fairport Convention |
| 28 Spt | Stamford:
Garfield Tonkin. Cupids Inspiration Bethnal Green Hospital, Bethnal Green, London: Helen Shapiro. Singer |
| 29 Spt | Bury, Lancashire: Ian Wallace. Drums: The Warriors, Neil Innes' World |
| BBC: BBC Third Program begins broadcasting classical music, concerts and plays. | |
| 2 Oct | Glasgow?: James Dower. Bassist: The Gleneagles, Lulu and the Luvvers, The Luvvers, The Power |
| 14 Oct | Swindon: David Justin Hayward. Guitar: Moody Blues |
| 16 Oct | Nuremberg: Ten Nazi war criminals, condemned during the Nuremberg trials, hanged (NYTimes) |
| 18 Oct | Paisley, Strathclyde, Scotland: Joseph ("Joe") Egan. The Censors, The Fifth Column, The Mavericks |
| 21 Oct | Port Talbot, West Glamogan, Wales: Philip Ryan. Organist: The Smokestacks, Phil Ryan the Crescents, The Eyes of Blue, Man |
| 26 Oct | Davyhulme, Manchester: Keith Hopwood. Guitar: Herman's Hermits |
| 29 Oct | London: Peter Green [b. Peter Greenbaum]. Guitar: Fleetwood Mac |
| 30 Oct | Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, Wales: Chris Slade [b. Christopher Rees]. Drummer: Tommy Scott and the Squires, Tom Jones and the Playboys, Tomorrow, Manfred Mann's Chapter Three, Uriah Heep |
| Nov | London: The Labour Government begins nationalizing British industries |
| 1 Nov | Bordeaux, France: Richard Roman ("Rick") Grech [d. 17 March 1990, Gwendolen Road Hospital, Leicester]. Bassist, singer, violinist: Family, Blind Faith |
| 8 Nov | Birmingham:
Roy Adrian Wood. Guitar, keyboards: Move Canvey Island, Essex: The Big Figure [b. John Martin]. Drummer: The Roamers, The Essex Five, The Glass Openings, The Exploding Monocle, Hyde Park, Finians Rainbow, Dr Feelgood |
| 11 Nov | Surbiton,
Surrey: Chris Dreja. Guitar; Yardbirds Shepherds Bush, London: Leonard Donald ("Chip") Hawkes. Tremeloes |
| 17 Nov | King's Heath, Birmingham: Martin Lancelot Barre. Guitarist: The Dwellers, The Moonrakers, Gethsemane, Jethro Tull |
| 25 Nov | Holloway:
John Hall. Equals Manchester: Geoffrey Foot. The Casuals, The Easybeats, Herman's Hermits |
| 28 Nov | Anfleid, Liverpool: William ("Bill") Ellis Kinsley. Merseybeats |
| 8 Dec | Glasgow: John Graham Knight. Marmalade |
| 10 Dec | Moseley, Birmingham: Chris "Ace" Kefford [b. Christopher John Kefford]. Bass; Carl Wayne and the Vikings, The Move |
| 11 Dec | Highgate, London: David Ambrose. Brian Auger Trinity |
| 12 Dec | Stamford: Laughton James. Cupid's Inspiration |
| 14 Dec | London:
Edmond ("Ed") Spevock. Drums: The Amboy Dukes, Babe Ruth, Chicken
Shack, The Peddlers Colraine, Co Derry, Northern Ireland: John ("Jackie") McAuley. Organ, singer, harmonica: Them, The Belfast Gypsies, Trader Horn, Lonnie Donegan |
| 23 Dec | Eversham, Worcester: Luther James Grosvenor. Guitarist, vocalist: Deep Feeling, The Hellions, The VIP's, Art, Spooky Tooth |
| 29 Dec | Hampstead, London: Marianne Faithfull [b. Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull]. Singer |
| 30 Dec | Luton, Bedfordshire: Clive William Bunker. Drummer: The John Evan's Smash, Jethro Tull |
| Other 1946 Artifacts | |
| Stockport, Cheshire:
Ank Langley [b. Trevor Langley]. Banjo, ,jug: The Purple Gang. Hyde, North Staffordshire: Peter John Walker. Vocal: The Purple Gang. |
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| This site is a living document. I welcome corrections and suggestions. Gordon Thompson, Department of Music, Skidmore College | |||
| Copyright © 1995 — 08-May-2007 Gordon Thompson |
