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ROCK MUSIC
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1966
- Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass have four albums simultaneously in the US Top Ten.
- The Beatles perform their last official concert at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.
- In the wake of The Beatles and The British Invasion, the number of new American rock bands explodes. Many would later be labeled as "Garage Bands" for their loud, raw sound.
- NBC has a hit TV show with The Monkees featuring the comedic exploits of a "Beatlesque" pop group.
- WOR in New York City becomes the first FM radio station in the US with a free-form rock format.
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