This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1964. Julian Bream 1964

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1964 in British music This is a summary of 1964 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. Events *1 January – ''Top of the Pops'', the BBC's long-running weekly pop music show, is broadcast for the first time. * 7 February – T ...

* 1964 in Norwegian music

Specific genres

* 1964 in country music *

1964 in jazz This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1964. Events July * 2 – The 11th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (July 2 – 5). Album releases *Albert Ayler: '' Witches and Devils'' *John Coltrane: ''Cresc ...

Events

January 1 January 1 or 1 January is the first day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 364 days remaining until the end of the year (365 in leap years). This day is also known as New Year's Day since the day marks the beginning of the yea ...

– ''

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January 3 Events Pre-1600 *AD 69, 69 – The Roman legions on the Rhine refuse to declare their allegiance to Galba, instead proclaiming their legate, Aulus Vitellius, as emperor. * 250 – Emperor Decius orders everyone in the Roman Empire (ex ...

– Footage of the Beatles performing a concert in Bournemouth, England is shown on '' The Jack Paar Show''. *

January 10 Events Pre-1600 *49 BC – Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signalling the start of civil war. * 9 – The Western Han dynasty ends when Wang Mang claims that the divine Mandate of Heaven called for the end of the dynasty and the be ...

– '' Introducing... The Beatles'', the first album by

The Beatles The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the Cultural impact of the Beatles, most influential band of al ...

to be released in the United States, comes out on Chicago's Vee-Jay Records, preceding Capitol Records' release of '' Meet the Beatles!'', scheduled for January 20. *

January 13 Events Pre-1600 * 27 BC – Octavian transfers the state to the free disposal of the Roman Senate and the people. He receives Spain, Gaul, and Syria as his province for ten years. * 532 – The Nika riots break out, during the racing ...

– Bob Dylan's '' The Times They Are a-Changin''' is released on

Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music, Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Sony. It was founded on Janua ...

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January 15 Events Pre-1600 * 69 – Otho seizes power in Rome, proclaiming himself Emperor of Rome, beginning a reign of only three months. * 1541 – King Francis I of France gives Jean-François Roberval a commission to settle the province of ...

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Vee Jay Records Vee-Jay Records is an American record label founded in the 1950s, located in Chicago and specializing in blues, jazz, rhythm and blues and rock and roll. The label was founded in Gary, Indiana in 1953 by Vivian Carter and James C. Bracken, a h ...

files a lawsuit against

Capitol Records Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) is an American record label distributed by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-based record label of note ...

and Swan Records over manufacturing and distribution rights to

Beatles The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the developme ...

albums. On April 9, Capitol Records is granted an injunction restraining Vee Jay Records from further manufacturing, distributing or advertising recordings by the Beatles. *

January 18 Events Pre-1600 * 474 – Seven-year-old Leo II succeeds his maternal grandfather Leo I as Byzantine emperor. He dies ten months later. * 532 – Nika riots in Constantinople fail. * 1126 – Emperor Huizong abdicates the Chi ...

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appear on the ''

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'' charts for the first time. The Beatles arrive at JFK Airport

January 25 Events Pre-1600 * 41 – After a night of negotiation, Claudius is accepted as Roman emperor by the Senate. * 750 – In the Battle of the Zab, the Abbasid rebels defeat the Umayyad Caliphate, leading to the overthrow of the dynasty ...

– The late

John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK and the nickname Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination i ...

becomes the first President credited with a Top 10 album after

Dickie Goodman Richard Dorian Goodman (April 19, 1934 – November 6, 1989), known as Dickie Goodman, was an American music and record producer born in Brooklyn, New York. He is best known for inventing and using the technique of the "break-in", an early precur ...

releases ''John F. Kennedy: The Presidential Years 1960–1963''. The following week a second album credited to the late President would also hit the Top 10, giving Kennedy two posthumous albums simultaneously in the Top 10. *

February 1 Events Pre-1600 * 1327 – The teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer. * 1411 – The First Peace of Thorn is signed in Thorn (Toruń), Mon ...

–

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

Governor

Matthew E. Welsh Matthew Empson Welsh (September 15, 1912 – May 28, 1995) was an American politician who was the 41st governor of Indiana and a member of the Democratic Party, serving from 1961 to 1965. His term as governor saw a major increase in statewide ...

declares the song " Louie Louie" by

The Kingsmen The Kingsmen are a 1960s rock band from Portland, Oregon, United States. They are best known for their 1963 recording of R&B singer Richard Berry's "Louie Louie", which held the No. 2 spot on the ''Billboard'' charts for six weeks and ha ...

pornographic. He requests that the Indiana Broadcasters Association ban the record. Governor Welsh claimed that hearing the song made his "ears tingle." Publisher Max Firetag offers $1,000 to anyone that can find anything "suggestive" in the song's lyrics. *

February 7 Events Pre-1600 * 457 – Leo I becomes the Eastern Roman emperor. * 987 – Bardas Phokas the Younger and Bardas Skleros, Byzantine generals of the military elite, begin a wide-scale rebellion against Emperor Basil II. * 1301 &nd ...

– The Beatles arrive in the United States and are greeted by thousands of screaming fans at New York's

Kennedy Airport John F. Kennedy International Airport (colloquially referred to as JFK Airport, Kennedy Airport, New York-JFK, or simply JFK) is the main international airport serving New York City. The airport is the busiest of the seven airports in the Ne ...

. *

February 9 Events Pre-1600 * 474 – Zeno is crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. * 1003 – Boleslaus III is restored to authority with armed support from Bolesław I the Brave of Poland. * 1539 – The first recorded race is hel ...

– The Beatles perform on ''

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'', which breaks television ratings records. *

February 12 Events Pre-1600 *1404 – The Italian professor Galeazzo di Santa Sophie performed the first post-mortem autopsy for the purposes of teaching and demonstration at the Heiligen–Geist Spital in Vienna. *1429 – English forces under ...

–

Anna Moffo Anna Moffo (June 27, 1932 – March 9, 2006) was an American opera singer, television personality, and actress. One of the leading lyric- coloratura sopranos of her generation, she possessed a warm and radiant voice of considerable range and agil ...

collapses onstage at Covent Garden in the first act of '' Rigoletto'', and her part is taken over, after a delay of 45 minutes, by Welsh soprano Elizabeth Vaughan. *

February 16 Events Pre-1600 * 1249 – Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khagan of the Mongol Empire. * 1270 – Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeats the Livonian Order in the Battle of Kar ...

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appear on ''

''. *

February 22 Events Pre-1600 * 1076 – Having received a letter during the Lenten synod of 14–20 February demanding that he abdicate, Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor. * 1316 – The Battle of Picotin, between Ferdina ...

–

Plácido Domingo José Plácido Domingo Embil (born 21 January 1941) is a Spanish opera singer, conductor, and arts administrator. He has recorded over a hundred complete operas and is well known for his versatility, regularly performing in Italian, French, ...

makes his international breakthrough at the première of Ginastera's ''Don Rodrigo'' in New York City. *

February 23 Events Pre-1600 * 303 – Roman emperor Diocletian orders the destruction of the Christian church in Nicomedia, beginning eight years of Diocletianic Persecution. * 532 – Byzantine emperor Justinian I lays the foundation stone of a ...

appear on ''

''. **

João Carlos Martins João Carlos Gandra da Silva Martins (); born June 25, 1940, in Sao Paulo, Brazil) is an acclaimed Brazilian classical pianist and conductor, who has performed with leading orchestras in the United States, Europe and Brazil. He is celebrated a ...

suddenly breaks off a performance in the middle of the second movement of

Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical ...

's Third Piano Concerto with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra at

Birmingham Town Hall Birmingham Town Hall is a concert hall and venue for popular assemblies opened in 1834 and situated in Victoria Square, Birmingham, England. It is a Grade I listed building. The hall underwent a major renovation between 2002 and 2007. It no ...

due to an attack of appendicitis. *

March 1 Events Pre-1600 *509 BC – Publius Valerius Publicola celebrates the first Roman triumph, triumph of the Roman Republic after his victory over the deposed king Lucius Tarquinius Superbus at the Battle of Silva Arsia. * 293 – Emperor ...

is bombarded with requests for heavyweight boxing champion Cassius Clay's album, '' I Am the Greatest'', following Clay's defeat of

Sonny Liston Charles L. "Sonny" Liston ( 1930 – December 30, 1970) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1953 to 1970. A dominant contender of his era, he became the world heavyweight champion in 1962 after knocking out Floyd Patterson i ...

on February 25 and his announcement two days later that he had converted to Islam. (On March 6 would come the announcement that he would adopt the name Muhammad Ali.) **American premiere of

Karlheinz Stockhausen Karlheinz Stockhausen (; 22 August 1928 – 5 December 2007) was a German composer, widely acknowledged by critics as one of the most important but also controversial composers of the 20th and early 21st centuries. He is known for his groun ...

's ''

Momente ''Momente'' (Moments) is a work by the German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, written between 1962 and 1969, scored for solo soprano, four mixed choirs, and thirteen instrumentalists (four trumpets, four trombones, three percussionists, and two e ...

'', by Martina Arroyo (soprano), the Crane Collegiate Singers of

SUNY Potsdam The State University of New York at Potsdam (SUNY Potsdam or, colloquially, Potsdam) is a public college in Potsdam, New York. It is the northernmost member of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. Founded in 1816, it is among the ...

(

Brock McElheran Brock McElheran (6 January 1918 – 23 September 2008) was a conductor and professor at the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam and a published author. Early life and education McElheran was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the son of Robert and Ire ...

, chorus master), and members of the

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra is an American symphony orchestra located in Buffalo, New York led by Music Director JoAnn Faletta. Its primary performing venue is Kleinhans Music Hall, which is a National Historic Landmark. Each season it p ...

( Lukas Foss, music director), conducted by the composer, in

Kleinhans Music Hall Kleinhans Music Hall is a concert venue located on Symphony Circle in Buffalo, New York. The hall "is renowned for its acoustical excellence and graceful architecture." Kleinhans is currently the home of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, a regu ...

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. * March 6 –

Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one ...

's 14th motion picture, ''Kissin' Cousins'' is released to theaters. *

March 14 Events Pre-1600 * 1074 – Battle of Mogyoród: Dukes Géza and Ladislaus defeat their cousin Solomon, King of Hungary, forcing him to flee to Hungary's western borderland. * 1590 – Battle of Ivry: Henry of Navarre and the Huguen ...

–

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reports that sales of

records make up 60% of the entire singles market. * March 16 – Disc jockey Alan Freed is charged with tax evasion. *

March 21 Events Pre-1600 * 537 – Siege of Rome: King Vitiges attempts to assault the northern and eastern city walls, but is repulsed at the Praenestine Gate, known as the ''Vivarium'', by the defenders under the Byzantine generals Bessas an ...

–

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

wins the 9th

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, held in the

Tivoli Concert Hall Tivoli Concert Hall ( da, Tivolis Koncertsal) is a 1,660-capacity concert hall at Tivoli (Copenhagen), Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark. The building, which was designed by Frits Schlegel and Hans Hansen (architect), Hans Hansen, was built be ...

, Copenhagen, with the song ''" Non ho l'età"'', sung by 16-year-old Gigliola Cinquetti. * March 24 –

John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...

's first book, '' In His Own Write'' is published. * March 27 –

occupy the top six spots on the Australian pop chart. *

March 28 Events Pre-1600 * AD 37 – Roman emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, bestowed on him by the Senate. * 193 – After assassinating the Roman Emperor Pertinax, his Praetorian Guards auction off the throne to Di ...

– Wax likenesses of

are put on display in London's

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Wax Museum. The Beatles are the first pop stars to be displayed at the museum. *

April April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian and Julian calendars. It is the first of four months to have a length of 30 days, and the second of five months to have a length of less than 31 days. April is commonly associated with ...

– Drummer

Keith Moon Keith John Moon (23 August 19467 September 1978) was an English drummer for the rock band the Who. He was noted for his unique style of playing and his eccentric, often self-destructive behaviour and addiction to drugs and alcohol. Moon grew ...

joins

The Who The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup consisted of lead singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist and singer Pete Townshend, bass guitarist and singer John Entwistle, and drummer Keith Moon. They are considered ...

. *

April 4 Events Pre-1600 * 503 BC – Roman consul Agrippa Menenius Lanatus celebrates a triumph for a military victory over the Sabines. * 190 – Dong Zhuo has his troops evacuate the capital Luoyang and burn it to the ground. * 611 – ...

– The Beatles occupy all five top positions on

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's Hot 100 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

Hot 100 chart. Previously, the highest number of concurrent singles by one artist on the Hot 100 was nine by

, December 19, 1956. * April 16 –

The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the rock era. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the gritty, rhythmically d ...

release their eponymous début album. * May 2 – In the United States, ''

The Beatles' Second Album ''The Beatles' Second Album'' is the second Capitol Records album by the English rock band the Beatles, and their third album released in the United States including ''Introducing... The Beatles'', which was issued three months earlier by Vee-Jay ...

'' climbs to the #1 spot on the LP charts in only its second week of release. * May 12 – The

6th Annual Grammy Awards The 6th Annual Grammy Awards were held on May 12, 1964, at Chicago, Los Angeles and New York. They recognized accomplishments by musicians for the year 1963. Henry Mancini won 4 awards. Award winners *Record of the Year **Henry Mancini for " Days ...

are held in

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and

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. Henry Mancini wins the most awards with four, including both Record of the Year and

Song of the Year Song of the Year may refer to: * Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year * Dove Award for Song of the Year * Golden Melody Award for Song of the Year * Grammis Song of the Year * Grammy Award for Song of the Year * Latin Grammy Awa ...

for the song " Days of Wine and Roses".

Barbra Streisand Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand (; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment, and is among the few performers List ...

's '' The Barbra Streisand Album'' wins

Album of the Year Album of the Year, often abbreviated to AOTY, may refer to: Awards * ARIA Award for Album of the Year, Australia * Brit Award for British Album of the Year, UK * Grammy Award for Album of the Year, US * Juno Award for Album of the Year, CA * Lati ...

, while

Ward Swingle Ward Lamar Swingle (September 21, 1927 – January 19, 2015) was an American vocalist and jazz musician who founded The Swingle Singers in France in 1962. Life and career Born in Mobile, Alabama, Swingle studied music, particularly jazz, from a ...

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wins Best New Artist. *

May 20 Events Pre-1600 * 325 – The First Council of Nicaea is formally opened, starting the first ecumenical council of the Christian Church. * 491 – Empress Ariadne marries Anastasius I. The widowed '' Augusta'' is able to choose her ...

–

Judy Garland Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922June 22, 1969) was an American actress and singer. While critically acclaimed for many different roles throughout her career, she is widely known for playing the part of Dorothy Gale in '' The ...

makes headlines after a disastrous concert in

Melbourne, Australia Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metropol ...

June June is the sixth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and is the second of four months to have a length of 30 days, and the third of five months to have a length of less than 31 days. June contains the summer solstice in ...

** During a performance at the Railway,

Pete Townshend Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (; born 19 May 1945) is an English musician. He is co-founder, leader, guitarist, second lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the Who, one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s and 1970s. Townsh ...

accidentally breaks the head of his guitar on the low ceiling above the stage. This incident marks the start of

auto-destructive art Auto-Destructive Art (ADA) is a form of art coined by Gustav Metzger, an artist born in Bavaria who moved to Britain in 1939. Taking place after World War II, Metzger wanted to showcase the destruction created from the war through his artwork. This ...

by destroying guitars and drums on stage. ** Marianne Faithfull's singing career begins with the release of her single " As Tears Go By" written by members of The Rolling Stones. *

June 5 Events Pre-1600 *1257 – Kraków, in Poland, receives city rights. *1283 – Battle of the Gulf of Naples: Roger of Lauria, admiral to King Peter III of Aragon, destroys the Neapolitan fleet and captures Charles II of Naples, Charles ...

–

start their first U.S. tour. * July 3 – With their new manager

Peter Meaden Peter Alexander Edwin Meaden (11 November 1941 – 29 July 1978) was an English publicist for various musicians and the first manager for the Who. He was a prominent figure in the English Mod subculture of the early 1960s. He is sometimes referr ...

release their first single " Zoot Suit"/"I'm the Face" under the name ''The High Numbers'' in an attempt to appeal to a

mod Mod, MOD or mods may refer to: Places * Modesto City–County Airport, Stanislaus County, California, US Arts, entertainment, and media Music * Mods (band), a Norwegian rock band * M.O.D. (Method of Destruction), a band from New York City, US ...

audience. It fails to reach the top 50 and the band reverts to calling themselves The Who. * July 6 –

' first film, '' A Hard Day's Night'', is released. *

July 10 Events Pre-1600 * 138 – Emperor Hadrian of Rome dies of heart failure at his residence on the bay of Naples, Baiae; he is buried at Rome in the Tomb of Hadrian beside his late wife, Vibia Sabina. * 645 – Isshi Incident: Prin ...

**The album of '' A Hard Day's Night'' is released in the U.K. All tracks are written by Lennon and

McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...

. **More than 300 people are injured in

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when a crowd of some 150,000 people welcome The Beatles back to their home city. *

August 2 Events Pre-1600 *338 BC – A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea, securing Macedonian hegemony in Greece and the Aegean. *216 BC – The Carthaginian arm ...

– The wreckage of the plane piloted by

Jim Reeves James Travis Reeves (August 20, 1923July 31, 1964) was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well known as a practitioner of the Nashville Sound. Known as "Gentleman ...

is found near

Brentwood, Tennessee Brentwood is a city in Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 45,373 as of the 2020 United States census.August 8 –

Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...

releases his fourth album, ''

Another Side of Bob Dylan ''Another Side of Bob Dylan'' is the fourth studio album by American singer and songwriter Bob Dylan, released on August 8, 1964, by Columbia Records. The album deviates from the more socially conscious style which Dylan had developed with his pr ...

''. * August 17 –

Indiana University Indiana University (IU) is a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Indiana. Campuses Indiana University has two core campuses, five regional campuses, and two regional centers under the administration of IUPUI. *Indiana Universit ...

Opera Theater presents '' Turandot'' at the New York World's Fair featuring newly retired Metropolitan Opera soprano Margaret Harshaw, a member of the voice faculty, in the title role. *

August 19 Events Pre-1600 *295 BC – The first temple to Venus, the Roman goddess of love, beauty and fertility, is dedicated by Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges during the Third Samnite War. *43 BC – Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, later know ...

– The Beatles start their second visit to, and first nationwide tour of, the United States with a concert at the Cow Palace in

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, before more than 17,000 fans. * August 22 –

The Supremes The Supremes were an American girl group and a premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s. Founded as the Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, the Supremes were the most commercially successful of Motown's acts and the most successful ...

reach #1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart with the first of five successive number one hits, " Where Did Our Love Go". * August 26 – The Kinks release their iconic single " You Really Got Me". * September 8 – The American premiere of

's ''

Originale ''Originale'' (Originals, or "Real Characters"), musical theatre with ''Kontakte'', is a music theatre work by the German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, written in collaboration with the artist Mary Bauermeister. It was first performed in 1961 i ...

'' at Judson Hall in New York City is picketed by a group calling themselves Action Against Cultural Imperialism. *

September 16 Events Pre-1600 * 681 – Pope Honorius I is posthumously excommunicated by the Sixth Ecumenical Council. *1400 – Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers. 1601–1900 * 1620 – A determined band of 35 relig ...

– ''Shindig!'' premieres on

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. *

September 21 Events Pre-1600 * 455 – Emperor Avitus enters Rome with a Gallic army and consolidates his power. * 1170 – The Kingdom of Dublin falls to Norman invaders. * 1217 – Livonian Crusade: The Estonian leader Lembitu and Livonian ...

– The China Conservatory of Music is established in Beijing. *

September 22 Events Pre-1600 * 904 – The warlord Zhu Quanzhong kills Emperor Zhaozong, the penultimate emperor of the Tang dynasty, after seizing control of the imperial government. * 1236 – The Samogitians defeat the Livonian Brothers of th ...

– ''Fiddler on the Roof'' opens on Broadway. *October – Dr. Robert Moog demonstrates his prototype Moog synthesizer, synthesizers. *October 19 – Simon & Garfunkel release their debut album, ''Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.'', their first for

, which is a total flop at this time. After release of their second album, ''Sounds of Silence (album), Sounds of Silence'', in 1966, it hits #30 on the Billboard charts. *October 24 –

start their second US tour. *October 25 –

perform on ''

'' for the first time. *October 29 – ''The T.A.M.I. Show'' is filmed. *October 31 –

reach #1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart with the second of five successive number one hits, "Baby Love". *November – A deal with U.K. impresario W. H. Miller lands the Anita Kerr Quartette on

for North America. *December 11 – Sam Cooke is killed under mysterious circumstances in Los Angeles, California. Shortly thereafter, "A Change Is Gonna Come (song), A Change Is Gonna Come", a song considered by many to be his best, is released. *December 19 –

reach #1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart with the third of five successive number one hits, "Come See About Me". *December 24 –

gain the Christmas number one in the United Kingdom for the second year running with ''I Feel Fine'', which has topped the singles charts for the third week running. The Beatles have now had six number ones in the U.K. alone. *date unknown **Dalida is the first star to receive a Platinum Disc in Europe. **11-year-old Keith Green becomes the youngest person ever to sign a contract with the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) after publishing, recording and releasing the song "The Way I Used to Be". **The National Institute of Kathak Dance is established in New Delhi. **Sonny Bono, Sonny and Cher begin performing together as "Caesar and Cleo".

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*''See :Musical groups established in 1964''

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*''442 Glenwood Avenue'' – The Pixies Three *''The Academy Award-Winning "Call Me Irresponsible" and Other Hit Songs from the Movies'' – Andy Williams *''Allan in Wonderland'' – Allan Sherman *''Alexandria the Great'' – Lorez Alexandria *''Amore Scusami (Amour excuse-moi), Amore Scusami'' – Dalida *''Ballads, Blues and Boasters'' – Harry Belafonte *''Basie Land'' – Count Basie *''Beauty and the Beard'' – Al Hirt *''Bebop Revisited!'' – Charles McPherson (musician), Charles McPherson *''Black Fire (album), Black Fire'' – Andrew Hill (jazz musician), Andrew Hill *''Blue Gene'' – Gene Pitney *''Blue Spoon'' – Jimmy Witherspoon *''Blue Around the Clock'' – Jimmy Witherspoon *''Bo Diddley's 16 All-Time Greatest Hits'' – Bo Diddley *''Bread & Butter (album), Bread & Butter'' – The Newbeats *''Brown Sugar (Freddie Roach album), Brown Sugar'' – Freddie Roach (organist), Freddie Roach *''Christmas Cookin''' – Jimmy Smith *''Coltrane's Sound'' – John Coltrane *''Cotton Candy (album), Cotton Candy'' – Al Hirt *''Crescent (John Coltrane album), Crescent'' – John Coltrane *''Cuddlebug'' – The Simon Sisters *''The Dealers'' – John Coltrane & Mal Waldron *''Donna The Prima Donna'' – Dion DiMucci *''The Door Is Still Open to My Heart'' – Dean Martin *''The Dubliners (album), The Dubliners'' – The Dubliners (debut) *''Early Dawg'' - David Grisman *''Ella at Juan-Les-Pins'' – Ella Fitzgerald *''Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book'' – Ella Fitzgerald *''Etta James Rocks the House'' – Etta James *''The Exciting Voice of Sergio Franchi'' – Sergio Franchi *''Expressions East'' – John Berberian *''For Swingin' Livers Only!'' – Allan Sherman *''The Great Songs from "My Fair Lady" and Other Broadway Hits'' – Andy Williams *''The Great Years'' – Johnny Mathis *''Here I Go Again (album), Here I Go Again'' – The Hollies (US) *''Hey, Brother, Pour the Wine'' – Dean Martin *''Hide and Seekers'' – The Seekers *''How My Heart Sings!'' – Bill Evans *''I'll Search My Heart and Other Great Hits'' – Johnny Mathis *'':it:Indifferentemente (album), Indifferentemente'' – Mario Trevi *''Miles Davis in Europe, In Europe'' – Miles Davis *''In Love Again!'' – Peggy Lee *''In Person at the Americana'' – Julie London *''It Hurts to Be in Love'' – Gene Pitney *''It's Monk's Time'' – Thelonious Monk *''Johnny Horton's Greatest Hits'' – Johnny Horton *''Joyful Season'' – Jo Stafford *''Live at Birdland (1964 John Coltrane album), Live at Birdland'' – John Coltrane *''Love After Midnight'' – Patti Page *''The Manfred Mann Album'' – Manfred Mann *''Meet The Simon Sisters'' – The Simon Sisters *''The Never Ending Impressions'' – The Impressions *''Out to Lunch!'' – Eric Dolphy *''Quincy Jones Explores the Music of Henry Mancini'' – Quincy Jones * ''Right or Wrong (Ronnie Dove album), Right or Wrong'' – Ronnie Dove *''Rock Around the Clock King'' – Bill Haley & His Comets *''Runnin' Out of Fools'' – Aretha Franklin *''Said I To Shostakovitch'' – Tupper Saussy *''Sammy Davis Jr. Salutes the Stars of the London Palladium'' – Sammy Davis, Jr. *''The Seekers'' – The Seekers *''A Session with The Dave Clark Five'' – The Dave Clark Five *''The Shelter of Your Arms'' – Sammy Davis, Jr. *''Sinatra Sings Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River, and Other Academy Award Winners'' – Frank Sinatra *''Só Danço Samba (album), Só Danço Samba'' – Clare Fischer *''Sugar Lips (album), Sugar Lips'' – Al Hirt *''Surf Surf Surf'' – Bill Haley & His Comets *''The Swinger's Guide to Mary Poppins'' – Tupper Saussy, The Tupper Saussy Quartet with Charlie McCoy *''Tears for Dolphy'' – Ted Curson *''Tender Is the Night (Johnny Mathis album), Tender Is the Night'' – Johnny Mathis *''This Is Love (Johnny Mathis album), This Is Love'' – Johnny Mathis *''Today, Tomorrow, Forever (Nancy Wilson album), Today, Tomorrow, Forever'' – Nancy Wilson (jazz singer), Nancy Wilson *''The Ventures in Space'' – The Ventures *''We Get Requests'' – The Oscar Peterson trio *''Women in My Life'' – Sergio Franchi *''The Wonderful World of Andy Williams'' – Andy Williams *''The Wonderful World of Make Believe'' – Johnny Mathis

Biggest hit singles

The following singles achieved the highes
chart positions
in 1964.

Other significant singles

Published popular music

* "The Addams Family (1964 TV series), The Addams Family theme song" w.m. Vic Mizzy * "Baby I Need Your Loving, Baby, I Need Your Loving w.m. Edward Holland, Jr., Edward Holland, Brian Holland & Lamont Dozier * "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! (musical), Hello, Dolly!'' * "Bewitched theme song" w.m. Howard Greenfield and Jack Keller (songwriter), 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 * "Crying Time, Cryin' Time" w.m. Buck Owens * "Dear Heart (song), Dear Heart" w. Jay Livingston & Ray Evans m. Henry Mancini * "Feed the Birds" w.m. Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman introduced by Julie Andrews in the film ''Mary Poppins (film), Mary Poppins'' * "Gimme Some" w. Lee Adams m. Charles Strouse * "Glad All Over" w.m. Dave Clark (musician), Dave Clark & Mike Smith (singer-songwriter), 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 (composer), Ken Howard & Alan Blaikley * "A House Is Not a Home (song), A House Is Not a Home" w. Hal David m. Burt Bacharach from the film ''A House Is Not a Home (film), A House Is Not a Home''. Recorded by Dionne Warwick. * "Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte", m. Frank DeVol from the Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte, film of the same name * "I Will Wait For You" m. Michel Legrand. From the film musical ''The Umbrellas of Cherbourg'' * "If I Were a Rich Man (song), If I Were a Rich Man" w. Sheldon Harnick m. Jerry Bock. Introduced in the musical theater, musical ''Fiddler on the Roof'' by Zero Mostel. Performed by Chaim Topol in the 1971 film version. * "Invisible Tears" w.m. Ned Miller and Sue Miller * "It's Over (Roy Orbison song), It's Over" w.m. Roy Orbison & Bill Dees * "The Joker (Anthony Newley song), The Joker" w.m. Anthony Newley & Leslie Bricusse from the musical ''The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd'' * "Let's Go Fly a Kite" w.m. Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman from the film ''Mary Poppins (film), Mary Poppins'' * "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 (film), Father Goose'' * "Put On Your Sunday Clothes" w.m. Jerry Herman, from the musical ''Hello, Dolly! (musical), Hello, Dolly!'' * "Sister Suffragette" w.m. Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman. Introduced by Glynis Johns in the film ''Mary Poppins (film), Mary Poppins''. * "So Long, Dearie" w.m. Jerry Herman, from the musical ''Hello, Dolly! (musical), Hello, Dolly!'' * "A Spoonful of Sugar" w.m. Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman from the film ''Mary Poppins (film), Mary Poppins'' * "Style" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jimmy Van Heusen from the film ''Robin and the Seven Hoods, 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 (film), Mary Poppins'' * "That's Life (song), That's Life" w.m. Dean Kay & Kelly Gordon * "Tradition (song), Tradition" w. Sheldon Harnick m. Jerry Bock * "Where Did Our Love Go?" w.m. Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland and Edward Holland, Jr., Edward Holland * "A World Without Love" w.m.

and Paul McCartney * "Zorbas" (Zorba's Dance) m. Mikis Theodorakis

Other notable songs

*"Dahil Sa Iyo" w.m. Tom Spinosa and Mike Velarde, Jr. *"I miei pensieri" w. Sanzio Chiesa m. Giovanni Pelli *"Laisse tomber les filles" w.m. Serge Gainsbourg *"L'Orange (song), L'Orange" w.m. Gilbert Bécaud and Pierre Delanoë *"Mon Pays" w.m. Gilles Vigneault *"There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow" w.m. Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman (for Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress) *"It's A Small World (After All)" w.m. Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman *"Que C'est Triste Venise" w.m. Françoise Dorin

Classical music

Premieres

Compositions

*Gilbert Amy **''Alpha-beth'', for flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, and horn **''Cahiers d'épigrammes'', for piano *Eyvin Andersen – Concerto for violin and orchestra *Jurriaan Andriessen (composer), Jurriaan Andriessen – ''After the Fall'', incidental music *Louis Andriessen **''A Flower Song II'', for oboe **''A Flower Song III'', for cello **''Ittrospezione III'', for two pianos and three instrumental groups, **''Sweet'', for alto recorder *Malcolm Arnold **Pieces (5), for violin and piano, Op. 84 **Sinfonietta No. 3, for orchestra, Op. 81 **''A Sunshine Overture'', for orchestra, Op. 83 **''Water Music'', for winds and percussion, Op. 82 *Milton Babbitt **''Ensembles for Synthesizer'', for four-track tape **''Philomel (Babbitt), Philomel'', for soprano and four-track tape *Samuel Barber **''Chorale for Ascension Day'', for chorus, brass, timpani, and organ (ad lib.) **''Night Flight'', for orchestra, Op.19a, *Luciano Berio **''Chemins I'' on ''Sequenza II'', for harp and orchestra ** ''Folk Songs (Berio), Folk Songs'', for soprano and seven instruments **''Rounds'', for voice and harpsichord (subsequently withdrawn) **''Traces'', for soprano, mezzo-soprano, two actors, chorus, and orchestra (subsequently withdrawn) *Harrison Birtwistle **''Entr'actes and Sappho Fragments'', for soprano, flute, oboe, violin, viola, harp, and percussion **''Three Movements with Fanfares'', for chamber orchestra *Rob du Bois **''Deuxième série de rondeaux'', for piano four-hands and optional percussion **''Just Like a Little Sonata'', for piano **''Pastorale VI'', for piano **''Pastorale VII'', for alto recorder **Quartet, for oboe, violin, violin, and cello (revised version) *Benjamin Britten **Cadenza for Haydn's Cello Concerto in C major **Suite No. 1 for cello solo, Op. 72 **Symphony for Cello and Orchestra, op. 68 (revised version) *Earle Brown – ''Corroboree'', for three or two pianos *Carlos Chávez **Concerto for four horns and orchestra (revision) **''Fuga HAGC'', for violin, viola, cello, and contrabass **''Resonancias'', for orchestra **''Tambuco (Chávez), Tambuco'', for six percussionists *Aaron Copland **''Down a Country Lane'', for school orchestra **''Emblems'', for symphonic band **''Music for a Great City'' *George Crumb – ''Four Nocturnes (Night Music II)'' for violin and piano *Luigi Dallapiccola **''Parole di San Paolo'', for mezzo-soprano or boy's voice and 11 instruments **''Quattro liriche di Antonio Machado'', version for soprano and chamber orchestra *Mario Davidovsky **''Electronic Study No. 3'' **''Synchronisms No. 2'' for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and tape **''Synchronisms No. 3'' for cello and electronic sound *Peter Maxwell Davies **''Little Pieces'' (5), for piano **''Second Fantasia on John Taverner's In Nomine'', for orchestra **''Shakespeare Music'', for 11 instruments *Michel Decoust – ''Horizon remarquable'' (lyrics by René Char) *David Diamond (composer), David Diamond **''The Martyr'' for male choir (revised version) **"My Papa's Waltz", for voice and piano **"Prayer", for voice and piano **String Quartet No. 8 **Symphony No. 5 **''We Two'', song cycle, voice and piano *Andrzej Dobrowolski – ''Music for Strings and Four Groups of Wind Instruments'' *Henri Dutilleux – ''Métaboles'' *Morton Feldman **''The King of Denmark'', for percussion solo **''Numbers'', for flute, horn, trombone, tuba, percussion, celesta, piano, violin, and contrabass **Piano Piece **''Vertical Thoughts IV'', for piano *Wolfgang Fortner **''Epigramme'', for piano **''Minne'', cantata for tenor and guitar **''Zyklus'', for cello and piano *Gara Garayev **Symphony No. 3 (Garayev), Symphony No. 3 *Roberto Gerhard **''The Anger of Achilles'', incidental music **''Macbeth'', incidental music *Alberto Ginastera **''Bomarzo'' cantata, for tenor or baritone, narrator, and chamber orchestra, Op. 32 **''Don Rodrigo'' Symphony, for soprano and orchestra, Op. 31a *Alexander Goehr **''Five Poems and an Epigram of William Blake'', for chorus and trumpet, Op. 17 **Pieces (3), for piano, Op. 18 *Karel Goeyvaerts – ''Stuk voor piano en tape'' *Fernando Lopes Graça **''Canciones'' (4), for voice and chamber orchestra (revised version) **''Prelúdio, capricho e galope'', for violin and piano (second revision) **''Romances'', for voice and piano **''Sonnets'' (4), for voice and piano **String Quartet No. 1 *Ferde Grofé – ''World's Fair Suite'' *Alois Hába **String Quartet No. no.15, Op. 95, in -tones **Suite, for bass clarinet solo, Op. 96 *Roy Harris **''Epilogue to Profiles in Courage–JFK'', for orchestra **''Etudes for Pedals'', for organ **Fantasy, for organ, brass, and timpani **''Horn of Plenty'', for orchestra **''Jubilate for Worship'' (Alleluia), for SATB choir, brass, piano, and percussion **''Salute to Youth'', for orchestra **Sonata, for cello and piano *Hans Werner Henze **''Chor gefangener Trojer'', for chorus and orchestra (revised version) **''Divertimenti'', for two pianos **''Der Frieden'', incidental music **''Ein Landarzt (opera), Ein Landarzt'', opera in one-act (revised from the 1951 radio opera version) **''Lieder von einer Insel'', for chamber chorus, trombone, two cellos, contrabass, chamber organ, percussion, and timpani **''Sinfonische Etüden'' (3), for orchestra (revised version) **''Tancredi'', ballet, for orchestra **''Zwischenspiele'' (from ''Der junge Lord''), for orchestra *Alan Hovhaness **Bagatelles (4), for string quartet, Op. 30 **''Floating World "Ukiyo"'', for orchestra, Op. 209 **Haiku (3), for piano, op. 113 **''Meditation on Zeami'', for orchestra, Op. 207 **Sonata, for flute solo, Op. 118 **Sonata, for 2 oboes and organ, Op. 130 (revised version) **String Quartet no.3, Op. 208, No. 1 **String Quartet no. 4, Op. 208, No. 2 **Variations and Fugue, for orchestra, Op. 18 *Kan Ishii – ''Otokonoko ga umarete'' (男の子が生まれて), for male chorus *Maki Ishii – ''Gallow Songs'' (絞首台の歌; Galgenlieder) for baritone, male chorus and ensemble *Wojciech Kilar – ''Diphthongos'' for mixed choir and orchestra *Włodzimierz Kotoński **''Monochromia'', for oboe solo **''Pezzo'', for flute and piano **Wind Quintet *György Ligeti – ''Fragment'', for ten instruments (revised version) *David Lumsdaine – ''Annotations of Auschwitz'' (cantata with words by Peter Porter (poet), Peter Porter) *Witold Lutosławski – String Quartet *Bruno Maderna **''Aria da Hyperion'', for soprano, flute, and orchestra **''Dimensioni IV'', for flute, picccolo, alto flute, bass flute, and chamber orchestra *Yoritsune Matsudaira **Chamber Concerto, for harpsichord and harp **Concerto No. 1 for piano and orchestra *Toshirō Mayuzumi **''Campanology Olympica'', electronic music **''Ongaku no tanjō'', for orchestra **''Raihai jokyoku'', for orchestra *Olivier Messiaen **''Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum'', for 34 wind instruments and 3 percussionists **Prélude, for piano *Darius Milhaud **''Adam'', for soprano, 2 tenors, and 2 baritones, Op. 411 **''Adieu'' (cantata), for voice, flute, viola, and harp, Op. 410 **''L'amour chanté'', for voice and piano, Op. 409 **Concerto for harpsichord and orchestra, Op. 407 **Septet, for 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, and contrabass, Op. 408 *İlhan Mimaroğlu **''Agony'', for magnetic tape **''Le Tombeau d'Edgar A. Poe'', for magnetic tape **''Intermezzo'', for magnetic tape **''Bowery Bum'', for magnetic tape *Makoto Moroi **Pieces (5), for shakuhachi **''Toccata, Sarabande, and Tarantella'', for piano and two string orchestras *Bo Nilsson – ''La bran'', for chorus and orchestra *Luigi Nono (composer), Luigi Nono **''Da un diario italiano'', for two choruses **''La fabbrica illuminata'', for mezzo-soprano and tape *Juan Orrego-Salas **Concerto, for winds, Op. 53 **Sonata, for violin and piano, op. 9 (revised version) **Sonata a 4 (''Edgewood Sonata''), for flute, oboe, harpsichord, and contrabass, Op. 55 *Luis de Pablo – ''Escena'', for SATB choir, strings, and percussion *Arvo Pärt **''Collage über B-A-C-H'', oboe, harpsichord, piano, and strings **''Diagramme'', for piano, Op.11 **''Musica sillabica'', for 12 instruments, Op. 12 **''Quintettino'', for wind quintet *Juan Carlos Paz **''Concreción 1964'', for flute, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, and tuba **''Galaxia 64'', for organ **''Música para piano y orquesta'' *Krzysztof Penderecki **''Cantata in honorem Almae Matris Universitatis Iagellonicae sescentos abhinc annos fundatae'', for 2 choruses, contrabassoon, brass, percussion, piano, and organ **''Pieśń żałobna ku czci B. Rutkowskiego'', for chorus **Sonata, for cello and orchestra *Vincent Persichetti **''Cummings Choruses'' (4), for two voices and piano, Op. 98 **''Introit'', for string orchestra, Op. 96 **''Winter Cantata (11 Haiku)'', for four-part women's choir, flute, and marimba, Op. 97 *Goffredo Petrassi **Concerto for Orchestra No. 7 **''Sesto non-senso'', for a cappella choir **''Tre per sette'', for piccolo (+ flute + alto flute), oboe (+ English horn), E clarinet (+ clarinet) *Walter Piston **Quartet for violin, viola, cello, and piano **Sextet for strings *Terry Riley – ''In C'' *Hilding Rosenberg – ''Sönerna'' (''Cain and Abel''), ballet, for orchestra *Ahmed Adnan Saygun – '' Ten Etudes on "Aksak" Rhythms'', for piano *R. Murray Schafer – ''Statement in Blue'', for youth orchestra *Dieter Schnebel **''Compositio'', for orchestra (revised version) **''Concert sans orchestre (réactions 2)'', for piano and audience *William Schuman – ''Amaryllis Variations'', for string trio *Dmitri Shostakovich **String Quartet No. 9 (Shostakovich), String Quartet No. 9 in E-flat major, Op. 117 **String Quartet No. 10 (Shostakovich), String Quartet No. 10 in A-flat major, Op. 118 *

**''Mikrophonie (Stockhausen), Mikrophonie I'' **''Mixtur'' for five orchestra groups, sine-wave generators, and Ring modulation, ring modulators *Igor Stravinsky **''Elegy for J.F.K.'', for baritone or mezzo-soprano and 3 clarinets **''Fanfare for a New Theatre'', for two trumpets *Tōru Takemitsu **''Blue Aurora for Toshi Ichiyanagi'', theatre piece **''Ichinotani monogatari'', incidental music **''Natsukashino San Francisco'', for tape *James Tenney – ''Music for Player Piano'' *Mikis Theodorakis – ''Axion Esti'' *Virgil Thomson **''Autumn'', concertino for harp, strings, and percussion **''Auvergnat Folk Songs'' (5), for SATB choir and orchestra **''The Feast of Love'', for baritone and orchestra **''Pilgrims and Pioneers'', for band **''When I Survey the Bright Celestial Sphere'', for unison voices and organ or piano *Iannis Xenakis **''Eonta'', for two trumpets, three trombones, and piano **''Hiketides: les suppliates d'Eschyle'', for 50 female voices and 10 instruments or orchestra *La Monte Young **''Bowed Mortar Relays'', action work, realization of ''Composition 1960 no. 9'' **''Eat'' (music for the film by Andy Warhol), for tape **''Haircut'' (music for the film by Andy Warhol), for tape **''Kiss'' (music for the film by Andy Warhol), for tape **''Prelude to The Tortoise'', for voices, various instruments, and electronic drones **''Sleep'' (music for the film by Andy Warhol), for tape **''The Tortoise Droning Selected Pitches from The Holy Numbers for The Two Black Tigers, The Green Tiger and The Hermit'', for voices, various instruments, and electronic drones **''The Tortoise Recalling The Drone of The Holy Numbers as They Were Revealed in the Dreams of The Whirlwind and The Obsidian Gong and Illuminated by The Sawmill, The Green Sawtooth Ocelot and The High-Tension Line Stepdown Transformer'', for voices, various instruments, and electronic drones **''The Well-Tuned Piano'' *Joji Yuasa – ''Projection Esemplastic with White Noise'', electronic music *Bernd Alois Zimmermann **''Monologue'', for two pianos **''Un petit rien'', for small orchestra

Opera

*Jurriaan Andriessen (composer), Jurriaan Andriessen – ''Het zwarte blondje'' *Samuel Barber – ''Vanessa (opera), Vanessa'' (revised version) *Benjamin Britten – ''Curlew River'' (church parable) *Alberto Ginastera – ''Don Rodrigo'', op. 31 *Bruno Maderna – ''Hyperion'' *Gian Carlo Menotti – ''Martin's Lie'' *Joaquín Rodrigo – ''El hijo fingido'' (zarzuela) *Robert Ward (composer), Robert Ward – ''The Lady from Colorado''

Jazz

Musical theater

* ''Hello, Dolly! (musical), Hello, Dolly!'' (Jerry Herman) – Broadway production opened at the St. James Theatre on January 16 and ran for 2844 performances * ''What Makes Sammy Run?'' – Broadway production opened at the 54th Street Theater on February 27 and ran for 540 performances * ''Funny Girl (musical), Funny Girl'' (Jule Styne and Bob Merrill) – Broadway production opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on March 26 and ran for 1348 performances * ''Anyone Can Whistle'' – Broadway production opened at the Majestic Theatre (Broadway), Majestic Theatre on April 4 and ran for 9 performances * ''Fiddler on the Roof'' (Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick) – Broadway production opened at the Imperial Theatre (Broadway), Imperial Theatre on September 22 and ran for 3242 performances * ''Foxy (musical), Foxy'' Book: Ian McLellan Hunter & Ring Lardner, Jr. Lyrics: Johnny Mercer Music: Robert Emmett Dolan. Broadway production opened on February 16 and ran for 72 performances. Starring Bert Lahr, Larry Blyden, Cathryn Damon and Julienne Marie. * ''Golden Boy (musical), Golden Boy'' – Broadway production opened at the Majestic Theatre (Broadway), Majestic Theatre on October 20 and ran for 569 performances * ''She Loves Me'' – London production opened at the Lyric Theatre (London), Lyric Theatre on April 29 and ran for 189 performances * ''Maggie May (musical), Maggie May'' London production opened at the Adelphi Theatre on September 22 and ran for 501 performances * ''Robert and Elizabeth'' – London production opened at the Lyric Theatre (London), Lyric Theatre on October 20 and ran for 948 performances * ''Little Me (musical), Little Me, the musical'' – West End theatre, London production opened at the Cambridge Theatre on November 18 and ran for 334 performances * ''Salad Days (musical), Salad Days'' (Julian Slade) – London revival

Musical films

* ''Ayee Milan Ki Bela'', with music by Shankar Jaikishan * ''Dosti'', starring Sanjay Khan, with music by Laxmikant–Pyarelal * '' A Hard Day's Night'' starring

* ''Mary Poppins (film), Mary Poppins'' starring Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Glynis Johns and David Tomlinson * ''My Fair Lady (film), My Fair Lady'' starring Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn * ''Robin and the 7 Hoods'' starring Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr. * ''The Umbrellas of Cherbourg'' (''Les Parapluies de Cherbourg'') * ''The Unsinkable Molly Brown (film), The Unsinkable Molly Brown'' starring Debbie Reynolds and Harve Presnell * ''Viva Las Vegas'' starring

and Ann-Margret

Births

*January 5 – Grant Young (musician), Grant Young, alternative rock drummer (Soul Asylum) *

– Brad Roberts, folk-rock singer and guitarist (Crash Test Dummies) *January 11 – Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen, composer *

– Osmo Tapio Räihälä, composer *

– Patrick Esposito Di Napoli, Canadian musician (d. 1994 in music, 1994) *January 19 – Ricardo Arjona, Guatemalan singer-songwriter *January 29 – Roddy Frame, Scottish new wave singer-songwriter (Aztec Camera) *January 30 – Marcel Jacob, Swedish rock bassist Talisman (d. 2009) *January 31 – Jeff Hanneman, American rock guitarist (Slayer) (d. 2013) *

– Jani Lane, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Warrant (American band), Warrant and Saints of the Underground) (d. 2011) *February 4 – Kevin 'Noodles' Wasserman, Noodles of The Offspring *February 5 – Duff McKagan (Guns N' Roses Velvet Revolver) *February 6 - Gord Downie, Canadian rock singer-songwriter, musician, writer and activist. (D. 2017) *

**John Norum, Europe (band), Europe guitarist **Eizo Sakamoto, Japanese musician, singer and songwriter (Anthem (band), Anthem and Animetal USA, Animetal) *

– Clinton Gregory, American country and bluegrass singer *March 11 – Vinnie Paul, drummer (Pantera, Damageplan) *March 18 ** Courtney Pine, British-born jazz saxophonist **Rozalla, Zambian-born electronic music performer *March 19 – Yoko Kanno, composer *March 20 – Natacha Atlas, Belgian singer *March 30 – Tracy Chapman, American singer-songwriter *April 5 – Princess Erika, French singer *April 6 – David Woodard, American conductor and writer *April 7 – Russell Crowe, New Zealand-born Australian actor and singer *April 8 – Biz Markie, American rapper (d. 2021) * April 11 – Steve Azar, American country music singer-songwriter *April 12 – Amy Ray American musician (Indigo Girls) * April 16 **Dave Pirner (Soul Asylum) **Esbjörn Svensson Swedish jazz pianist (d. 2008) *April 17 – Maynard James Keenan (Tool (band), Tool) *April 18 – Bez (dancer), Bez, British dancer *April 24 – Augusta Read Thomas, American composer *April 25 **Andy Bell (singer), Andy Bell, singer (Erasure) **Kenji Yamamoto (composer born 1964), Kenji Yamamoto, Japanese video game composer *April 30 – Kent James, American singer-songwriter *May 10 ** Mark Andre, French-born German composer ** Orna Datz, Israeli singer, actress and television presenter *May 14 – Gordon Duncan, bagpiper, low-whistle player and composer (d. 2005) *May 26 – Lenny Kravitz, American singer-songwriter, producer and guitarist *May 30 **Wynonna Judd, American country singer **Tom Morello, American rock guitarist (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, The Nightwatchman) *May 31 **Darryl McDaniels (Run-D.M.C.) **Frost (rapper), Frost *June 3 – Kerry King, American rock guitarist (Slayer) *June 6 – Jay Bentley (Bad Religion) *June 10 – Jimmy Chamberlin, American rock musician (The Smashing Pumpkins) *June 13 – Robbie Merrill (Godsmack) *June 22 **Dicky Barrett (The Mighty Mighty Bosstones) **Mike Edwards (Jesus Jones) *June 29 – Stedman Pearson, British R&B singer (Five Star) *June 19 – Brian Vander Ark, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and actor (The Verve Pipe) *July 9 – Courtney Love, American singer, songwriter, actress and visual artist (Hole (band), Hole, Pagan Babies (band)) *July 13 **Brent Fischer, American composer, arranger, bandleader, bass guitarist and percussionist **Paul Thorn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist *July 17 – Craig Morgan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist *July 19 – Masahiko Kondō, Japanese singer *July 20 – Chris Cornell (Soundgarden & Audioslave) (d. 2017) *July 22 – Will Calhoun (Living Colour) *July 23 – Nick Menza, German drummer and songwriter (Megadeth and Memorain) *July 27 – Rex Brown, American musician and author (Pantera) *July 30 - Alek Keshishian, American film and commercial director, writer, producer and music video director (Selena Gomez, Madonna) *July 31 **C.C. Catch, Dutch-born German singer **Jim Corr, Irish singer and musician (The Corrs) *August 1 – Adam Duritz (Counting Crows) *August 3 – Lucky Dube, South African reggae musician (d. 2007) *August 5 – Adam Yauch (Beastie Boys) (d. 2012) *August 6 – Gary Valenciano, Filipino musician * August 8 – Jan Josef Liefers, German actor, producer, director and musician * August 17 – Colin James, Canadian singer-songwriter *September 2 - Keanu Reeves, Canadian-American actor and musician. *September 3 – Junaid Jamshed, Pakistani singer-songwriter and guitarist (Vital Signs (band), Vital Signs) (d. 2016 in music, 2016) *September 7 – Eazy-E (N.W.A, NWA) (d. 1995) *September 11 – Victor Wooten, American bassist *September 23 – Koshi Inaba, Japanese rock singer (B'z) *September 26 – Nicki French, British singer *September 27 – Stephan Jenkins, American rock singer (Third Eye Blind) *September 30 **Trey Anastasio, American musician **Robby Takac, Goo Goo Dolls *October 4 – Francis Magalona, Filipino rapper (d. 2009) *October 5 – Dave Dededer, The Presidents of the United States of America (band), Presidents of the United States of America *October 6 – Matthew Sweet, rock musician *October 7 – Sam Brown (singer), Sam Brown, singer, daughter of Joe Brown (singer), Joe Brown *October 10 – Neneh Cherry, singer *October 20 **Frederic Chiu, pianist **Luciano (singer), Luciano, reggae singer **Jim Sonefeld (Hootie & The Blowfish) *October 22 – Toby McKeehan, American musician *October 23 – Robert Trujillo (Metallica) *October 30 – Silvano Monasterios, pianist and composer *November 6 **Corey Glover (Living Colour) **Greg Graffin (Bad Religion) *November 12 **Vic Chesnutt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (brute. and The Undertow Orchestra) (d. 2009) **David Ellefson, American bass player and songwriter (Megadeth, Avian (band), Avian and F5 (band), F5) *November 14 **Joseph Simmons (Run-D.M.C.) **Nic Dalton (The Lemonheads) *November 16 – Diana Krall, Canadian jazz pianist and singer *November 24 – Tony Rambola (Godsmack) *November 25 – Mark Lanegan, American rock singer (Screaming Trees) (d. 2022) * November 30 Miljenko Matijevic *December 8 – Teri Hatcher, American actress, voice-actress, writer, singer, YouTuber, dancer and cheerleader *December 9 – Paul Landers, German rock musician (Rammstein) *December 11 **Justin Currie, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Del Amitri and The Uncle Devil Show) **Dave Schools, American singer-songwriter, bass player and producer (Widespread Panic, Stockholm Syndrome (American band), Stockholm Syndrome and J Mascis + The Fog) **Cosy Sheridan, American singer-songwriter *December 13 – hide (musician), Hideto Matsumoto (Hide), Japanese rock musician (d. 1998) *December 23 – Eddie Vedder, American rock singer (Pearl Jam) *December 28 – Malcolm Gets, American actor and dancer *''date unknown'' ** Kyaw Kyaw Naing, Burmese traditional musician ** Michael Haussman, American artist, writer, producer and director of motion pictures, television advertisements and music videos ** Nitin Sawhney, British Indian musician, producer and composer

Deaths

*January 7 – Colin McPhee, Canadian composer and musicologist, 63 *January 9 – Big Boy Goudie, jazz saxophonist, *

– Jack Teagarden, jazz trombonist and vocalist, 58 (pneumonia/heart attack) *January 22 – Marc Blitzstein, composer, 58 *January 27 – Leib Glantz, musicologist, 65 *February 25 – Johnny Burke (lyricist), Johnny Burke, lyricist, 55 *March 8 – Renata Borgatti, Italian pianist, 69 or 70 * March 27 – Emil Reesen, Danish composer, conductor and pianist, 76 *

– Georgia Caine, Broadway star, 87 *May 10 – Carol Haney, dancer and choreographer, 39 (pneumonia) *May 24 – Gali Penchala Narasimha Rao, film composer *June 10 – Louis Gruenberg, pianist and composer, 79 *June 29 – Eric Dolphy, American jazz saxophonist, flautist and bass clarinettist, 36 (diabetic coma) *July 1 – Pierre Monteux, French conductor, 89 *July 4 – Henry (Hank) Sylvern, Hank Sylvern, U.S. organist, composer and radio personality, 56 *

– Joe Haymes, bandleader and arranger, 57 (heart failure) *July 31 –

, American country singer, 40 (plane crash) *August 9 – Chucho Monge, Mexican songwriter, 53 *August 14 – Johnny Burnette, rockabilly singer, 30 (drowned) *September 14 – Mary Howe, composer and pianist, 82 *September 20 – Lazare Lévy, French pianist and teacher, 82 *September 28 **Nacio Herb Brown, songwriter and film/TV composer, 68 **George Dyson (composer), George Dyson, English composer, 81 **Harpo Marx, American comedian and musician, 75 *October 10 **Eddie Cantor, comedian, singer and songwriter, 72 **Heinrich Neuhaus, Soviet (of German extraction) pianist and teacher, 76 *October 15 – Cole Porter, songwriter and composer, 73 *October 29 – Vasily Agapkin, Soviet composer *November 5 – Buddy Cole (musician), Buddy Cole, jazz pianist and orchestra leader, 45 (heart attack) *November 30 – Don Redman, US arranger, bandleader and saxophonist *December 2 – Sam H. Stept, Russian-born US songwriter, pianist and conductor, 67 *December 9 – Edith Sitwell, poet and collaborator of William Walton *December 11 **Alma Mahler, songwriter and widow of Gustav Mahler **Sam Cooke, singer, 33 (shot) *December 14 – Francisco Canaro, Uruguayan violinist and tango orchestra leader, 76 *December 21 – Theodor Blumer, composer and conductor, 83

Awards

Grammy Awards

*Grammy Awards of 1964

Eurovision Song Contest

*Eurovision Song Contest 1964

References

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