Below is the list of tables from the database along with their columns and datatype. Need to generate an accurate SQL query for the question.
Only use the columns present in the respective table. Only use the columns which are required to generate the SQL query. Only use table joins if required and not otherwise.

### Tables ###
TABLE: CREATE TABLE table_2560677_1 (artist_s_ VARCHAR, start_date VARCHAR)

### Question ###
Who was the artist with a start date of 1966-10-23?

### Accurate SQL ###

SELECT artist_s_ FROM table_2560677_1 WHERE start_date = "1966-10-23"