WINTER 1964
EVENTS OF WINTER '64:
JAN 13: "I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND" SOLD OVER 10,000 COPIES AN HOUR IN NEW YORK CITY ALONE!
JAN 20: "MEET THE BEATLES" ALBUM RELEASED IN US
JAN 27: "INTRODUCING THE BEATLES" LP RELEASED IN US
MAR 2: BEATLES START FILMING "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT"
UUM,UM,UM,UM,UM,UM - MAJOR LANCE
ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART - DIONNE WARWICK
POPSICLES AND ICICLES - MURMAIDS
DOMINIQUE - SINGING NUN (SOEUR SOURIE)
I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND - THE BEATLES
THERE I,VE SAID IT AGAIN - BOBBY VINTON
SINCE I FELL FOR YOU - LENNY WELSH
THE NITTY GRITTY - SHIRLEY ELLIS
YOU DON'T OWN ME - LESLIE GORE
APRIL 5: GENERAL DOUGLAS MacARTHUR SHALL NOT RETURN (1880-1964)
APRIL 10: "THE BEATLES SECOND ALBUM" RELEASED IN US
APRIL 22: NY WORLDS FAIR OPENS - "PEACE THROUGH UNDERSTANDING"
APRIL 26: CELTICS BEAT WARRIORS 4 GAMES TO 1 FOR NBA TITLE
MAY 2: BEATLES OUSTED FROM #1 POSITION ON UK CHARTS FOR THE 1ST TIME IN JUST UNDER A YEAR WITH THE NEW RELEASE "THE ROLLING STONES" ...NUDGING ASIDE "WITH THE BEATLES"
MAY 26: PEI, VIRGINIA - INTEGRATION FORCED ON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (CAN'T WE ALL JUST....GET ALONG !?)
MAY 27: GOOD FRIDAY - GOD ABDUCTS 114 SOULS IN ALASKA EARTHQUAKE
ALSO, 11 BOYS KICKED OUT OF SCHOOL IN COVENTRY FOR DAWNING THAT GOD AWFUL "MICK JAGGER" HAIRCUT !
JUNE 1: STONES ARRIVE AT KENNEDY AIRPORT FOR FIRST US TOUR
JUNE 4-30: BEATLES TOUR DENMARK, NETHERLANDS, HONG KONG, AUSTRAILIA AND NEW ZEALAND
JUNE 26: "A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" ALBUM RELEASED IN US
JULY: AFTER RAY MANZEREK LISTENS TO JIM MORRISON SING "MOONLIGHT DRIVE" TO HIM, THE TWO DECIDE TO START A BAND TOGETHER
JULY 3: PRESIDENT JOHNSON AND ATTORNEY GENERAL ROBERT KENNEDY PRETEND TO LIKE EACH OTHER FOR A DAY TO SIGN INTO LAW THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT
JULY 20: BEATLES RELEASE "SOMETHING NEW" ALBUM IN US
AUG 19 TO SEPT 20: BEATLES "FIRST" AMERICAN TOUR? WELL, ACTUALLY THEIR FIRST EXTENSIVE MULTI-CITY VENUE, INCLUDING CANADA
SEPT 10: AFTER MANAGER LARRY PAGE SUGGESTED THAT LEAD VOCALIST RAY DAVIES WRITE A SONG STYLED AFTER "LOUIE LOUIE", THE RESULTING "YOU REALLY GOT ME" SKYROCKETS TO THE TOP OF THE CHARTS AND ULTIMATELY BECOMES "THE KINKS" DEFINING ANTHEM
SEPT 27: WARREN REPORT CONCLUDES THAT LEE HARVEY OSWALD USED SPECIAL BULLETS EQUIPPED WITH GUIDENCE SYSTEMS AND ACTED ALONE IN SHOOTING JOHN KENNEDY FROM THE SCHOOL BOOK DEPOSITORY. THE REPORT ASSURED THAT THESE SPECIAL "CRUISE BULLETS" ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CAUSING THE SHOTS TO APPEAR TO HAVE COME FROM DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS !
OCT 15: CARDINALS BEAT YANEES 4 GAMES TO 3 FOR '64 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP!
OCT 25: "BAD BOYS OF ROCK" ROLLING STONES MAKE FIRST APPEARANCE ON ED SULLIVAN SHOW. THE SUBSEQUENT UNRULLY AUDIENCE PROMPTS ED TO PROMISE AUDIENCE HE WILL NOT HAVE THIS HEATHENOUS GROUP BACK ON HIS SHOW EVER AGAIN !
NOV: DIRECTOR KIT LAMBERT CHANGES HIS BANDS NAME FROM "HIGH NUMBERS" TO "THE WHO", AFRAID THEY MAY GIVE THE IMAGE OF ADVERTISING A BINGO SESSION ! (NOT THE TYPE OF CROWD THAT CAN BE EXPECTED TO HANG AROUND FOR THE MUSIC!)
NOV 23: "THE BEATLES STORY" ALBUM RELEASED IN US
DEC 10: MARTIN LUTHER KING ACHIEVES A DREAM, THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE !
DEC 15: "BEATLES '65" ALBUM RELEASED IN US
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