1963 In Music ,
Other Events Of 1964 ,
1965 In Music , 1960s In Music and the List Of 'years In Music'
- January 1 - '' Top Of The Pops '' premieres on BBC television.
- January 3 - Footage of the Beatles performing a concert in Bournemouth, England is shown on '' The Jack Paar Show ''.
- January 15 - Vee Jay Records files a lawsuit against Capitol Records and Swan Records over manufacturing and distribution rights to Beatles albums. On April 9 , Capitol Records is granted an injuction restraining Vee Jay Records from further manufacturing, distributing or advertising recordings by the Beatles.
- January 18 - The Beatles appear on the '' Billboard Magazine '' charts for the first time.
- February 1 - Indiana Governor Matthew E. Welsh declares the song " Louie Louie " by The Kingsmen pornographic. He requests that the Indiana Broadcasters Association ban the record. Governor Welsh claimed that his "ears tingle" when he heard the song. Publisher Max Firetag offers $1,000 to anyone that can find anything "suggestive" in the song's lyrics.
- February 7 - The Beatles arrive in the United States and are greeted by thousands of screaming fans at New York 's Kennedy Airport .
- February 9 - The Beatles perform on the Ed Sullivan show, which breaks television ratings records.
- February 16 - The Beatles appear on the '' Ed Sullivan show''.
- February 23 - The Beatles appear on the '' Ed Sullivan show''.
- March - Capitol Records is bombarded with requests for heavyweight boxing champion Cassius Clay 's album, ''I Am the Greatest'', following Clay's defeat of Sonny Liston in February.
- March 6 - Elvis Presley 's 14th motion picture, ''Kissin' Cousins'' is released to theaters.
- March 14 - Billboard Magazine reports that sales of Beatle records make up 60% of the entire singles market.
- March 16 - Disc Jockey Alan Freed is charged with tax evasion.
- March 21 - For the first time in history, all Top Ten singles on the U.K. chart are by British acts.
- March 24 - John Lennon 's first book, '' In His Own Write '' is published.
- March 27 - The Beatles occupy the top six spots on the Australian pop chart.
- March 28 - Wax likenesses of The Beatles are put on display in London 's Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum. The Beatles are the first pop stars to be displayed at the museum.
- April 4 - The Beatles occupied all five top positions on Billboard 's Top Pop Singles chart with their singles "Can't Buy Me Love", "Twist and Shout", "She Loves You", "I Want to Hold Your Hand", and "Please Please Me".
- April 11 - The Beatles hold 14 positions on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Previously, the highest number of concurrent singles by one artist on the Hot 100 was nine by Elvis Presley , December 19 , 1956 .
- April 26 - The Rolling Stones release their eponymous debut album
- May 2 - In the United States, The Beatles' ''Second Album'' climbs to the #1 spot on the LP charts in only its second week of release, making it the first album ever to reach #1 that quickly.
- July 31 - Country singer Jim Reeves dies in an airplane crash near Nashville.
- Bob Dylan released his fourth album, '' Another Side Of Bob Dylan ''.
- September 16 - ''Shindig!'' premieres on ABC .
- September 22 - '' Fiddler On The Roof '' opens on Broadway .
- October 19 - Simon And Garfunkel release '' Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. '', which is initially a total flop upon first release. After release of their second album, '' Sounds Of Silence '', in 1966 , it hits #30 on the Billboard charts.
- December 11 - Sam Cooke is killed under mysterious circumstances in Los Angeles, California . Shortly thereafter, " A Change Is Gonna Come ," a song considered by many to be his best, is released.
See also: Hot 100 No. 1 Hits Of 1964 (USA)
- " The Addams Family theme song" w.m. Vic Mizzy
- "Anatevka" - w. Sheldon Harnick m. Jerry Bock
- "Anyone Who Had a Heart" w. Hal David m. Burt Bacharach
- "The Ballad of Gilligan's Island " w.m. Frank DeVol and Sherwood Schwartz
- "Before the Parade Passes By" w.m. Jerry Herman , from the musical '' Hello, Dolly! ''
- " Bewitched theme song" w.m. Howard Greenfield and Jack Keller
- "Chapel Of Love" w.m. Phil Spector , Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry
- " Chim Chim Cher-ee " w.m. Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
- "Dear Heart" w. Jay Livingston & Ray Evans m. Henry Mancini
- "Do You Love Me?" w. Sheldon Harnick m. Jerry Bock
- "Feed the Birds" w.m. Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman from the film '' Mary Poppins ''
- "Gimme Some" w. Lee Adams m. Charles Strouse
- "Glad All Over" w.m. Dave Clark & Mike Smith
- "Goin' out of My Head" w.m. Teddy Randazzo & Bobby Weinstein
- "Golden Boy" w. Lee Adams m. Charles Strouse
- " Hang On Sloopy " w.m. Bert Russell & Wes Farrell
- "Have I the Right" w.m. Ken Howard & Alan Blaikley
- "Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte", m. Frank DeVol from the Film of the same name
- " If I Were A Rich Man " w. Sheldon Harnick m. Jerry Bock . Introduced in the Musical '' Fiddler On The Roof '' by Zero Mostel . Performed by Topol in the 1971 film version.
- "It's Over" w.m. Roy Orbison & Bill Dees
- " Matchmaker, Matchmaker " w. Sheldon Harnick m. Jerry Bock
- " Miracle Of Miracles " w. Sheldon Harnick m. Jerry Bock
- "Now I Have Everything" w. Sheldon Harnick m. Jerry Bock
- " Oh, Pretty Woman " w.m. Roy Orbison & Bill Dees
- "Pass Me By" w. Carolyn Leigh m. Cy Coleman . Introduced by Digby Wolfe in the film '' Father Goose ''
- "Put On Your Sunday Clothes" w.m. Jerry Herman , from the musical '' Hello, Dolly! ''
- "So Long, Dearie" w.m. Jerry Herman , from the musical '' Hello, Dolly! ''
- " A Spoonful Of Sugar " w.m. Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman from the film '' Mary Poppins ''
- "Style" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jimmy Van Heusen from the film '' Robin And The Seven Hoods ''
- " Sunrise, Sunset " w. Sheldon Harnick m. Jerry Bock
- " Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious " w.m. Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman from the film '' Mary Poppins ''
- " That's Life " w.m. Dean Kay & Kelly Gordon
- " To Life " w. Sheldon Harnick m. Jerry Bock
- " Tradition " w. Sheldon Harnick m. Jerry Bock
- "Where Did Our Love Go?" w.m. Lamont Dozier , Brian Holland and Edward Holland
- "A World Without Love" w.m. John Lennon and Paul McCartney
- "Zorba's Dance" m. Mikis Theodorakis
- January 5 - Grant Young , Soul Asylum
- January 10 - Brad Roberts , Crash Test Dummies
- January 29 - Roddy Frame , Aztec Camera
- February 4 - Noodles of The Offspring
- February 5 - Duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses
- March 20 - Tracy Chapman
- April 12 - Amy Ray , Indigo Girls
- April 16 - Dave Pirner , Soul Asylum
- April 17 - Maynard James Keenan , Tool
- April 25 - Andy Bell , Erasure
- May 12 - Mr. Brett , Bad Religion & NOFX
- May 26 - Lenny Kravitz
- May 30 - Tom Morello , Rage Against The Machine & Audioslave
- May 31 - Darryl McDaniels , Run D.M.C.
- June 6 - Jay Bentley , Bad Religion
- June 13 - Robbie Merril , Godsmack
- June 22 - Mike Edwards , Jesus Jones
- July 20 - Chris Cornell , Soundgarden & Audioslave
- July 22 - Will Calhoun , Living Colour
- August 1 - Adam Duritz , Counting Crows
- August 17 - Colin James
- September 7 - Eazy-E , NWA
- September 30 - Robby Takac , Goo Goo Dolls
- October 5 - Dave Dededer , Presidents Of The United States Of America
- October 6 - Matthew Sweet
- October 10 - Neneh Cherry
- October 12 - Sam Brown
- October 20 - Jim Sonefeld , Hootie & The Blowfish
- November 6 - Corey Glover , Living Colour
- November 14 - Joseph Run Simmons , Run DMC
- November 14 - Nic Dalton , The Lemonheads
- November 24 - Tony Rambola , Godsmack
- January 15 - Jack Teagarden
- February 25 - Johnny Burke , lyricist
- May 10 - Carol Haney , dancer and choreographer
- July 31 - Jim Reeves , American country singer, in a plane crash
- August 14 - Johnny Burnette
- September 28 - Nacio Herb Brown
- October 10 - Eddie Cantor
- October 15 - Cole Porter
- November 5 - Buddy Cole
- November 30 - Don Redman , US arranger, bandleader and saxophonist
- December 2 - Sam H. Stept , (67), Russian-born US songwriter, pianist and conductor
- December 9 - Edith Sitwell , poet and collaborator of William Walton
- December 11 - Alma Mahler
- December 11 - Sam Cooke , singer
''See also:''
1963 In Music ,
Other Events Of 1964 ,
1965 In Music , 1960s In Music and the List Of 'years In Music'
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