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data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1259558496">.mw-parser-output .year-in-music .sidebar-heading{background:lavender}</style><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks year-in-music"><caption class="sidebar-outer-title"><a href="/wiki/1964_in_music" title="1964 in music">1964 in music</a></caption><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> By location</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1964_in_Canadian_music" title="1964 in Canadian music">Canada</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_in_Norwegian_music" title="1964 in Norwegian music">Norway</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> By genre</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1964_in_country_music" title="1964 in country music">country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_in_jazz" title="1964 in jazz">jazz</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> By topic</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_1964_albums" class="mw-redirect" title="List of 1964 albums">List of albums released</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Overview of the events of 1964 in British music</div> <table class="infobox"> <tbody><tr> <th style="font-size:larger;"> <table style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; width:15%;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center">List of years in British music </td> <td style="text-align:right; width:15%;"> </td></tr></tbody></table> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:British_music_by_year" title="Category:British music by year">…</a> <a href="/wiki/1954_in_British_music" title="1954 in British music">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_in_British_music" title="1955 in British music">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_in_British_music" title="1956 in British music">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_in_British_music" title="1957 in British music">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_in_British_music" title="1958 in British music">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_in_British_music" title="1959 in British music">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_in_British_music" title="1960 in British music">1960</a><br /></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_in_British_music" title="1961 in British music">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_in_British_music" title="1962 in British music">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_in_British_music" title="1963 in British music">1963</a></li> <li><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1964</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_in_British_music" title="1965 in British music">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_in_British_music" title="1966 in British music">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_in_British_music" title="1967 in British music">1967</a><br /></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_in_British_music" title="1968 in British music">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_in_British_music" title="1969 in British music">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_in_British_music" title="1970 in British music">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_in_British_music" title="1971 in British music">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_in_British_music" title="1972 in British music">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_in_British_music" title="1973 in British music">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_in_British_music" title="1974 in British music">1974</a> <a href="/wiki/Category:British_music_by_year" title="Category:British music by year">…</a></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1964_in_art" title="1964 in art">Art</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_in_archaeology" title="1964 in archaeology">Archaeology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_in_architecture" title="1964 in architecture">Architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_in_literature" title="1964 in literature">Literature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_in_music" title="1964 in music">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_in_philosophy" title="1964 in philosophy">Philosophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_in_science" title="1964 in science">Science</a></li></ul> </div><i><a href="/wiki/Category:1964" title="Category:1964">+...</a></i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This is a summary of <b>1964 in music</b> in the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>, including the official charts from that year. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1964_in_British_music&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1_January" class="mw-redirect" title="1 January">1 January</a> – The first episode of the long-running weekly pop music show <i><a href="/wiki/Top_of_the_Pops" title="Top of the Pops">Top of the Pops</a></i> airs on <a href="/wiki/BBC_One" title="BBC One">BBC TV</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first programme is produced at the BBC's <a href="/wiki/Dickenson_Road_Studios" title="Dickenson Road Studios">Dickenson Road Studios</a> in <a href="/wiki/Rusholme" title="Rusholme">Rusholme</a>, Manchester, presented by <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Savile" title="Jimmy Savile">Jimmy Savile</a>, and the first two acts featured are <a href="/wiki/Dusty_Springfield" title="Dusty Springfield">Dusty Springfield</a> with "<a href="/wiki/I_Only_Want_to_Be_with_You" title="I Only Want to Be with You">I Only Want to Be with You</a>" and <a href="/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones" title="The Rolling Stones">The Rolling Stones</a> with "<a href="/wiki/I_Wanna_Be_Your_Man" title="I Wanna Be Your Man">I Wanna Be Your Man</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3_January" class="mw-redirect" title="3 January">3 January</a> – Footage of The Beatles performing a concert in Bournemouth is shown on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Jack_Paar_Show" class="mw-redirect" title="The Jack Paar Show">The Jack Paar Show</a></i> in the US.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/7_February" class="mw-redirect" title="7 February">7 February</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> arrive in the United States and are greeted by thousands of screaming fans at New York's <a href="/wiki/Kennedy_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Kennedy Airport">Kennedy Airport</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/9_February" class="mw-redirect" title="9 February">9 February</a> – The Beatles perform on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Ed_Sullivan_Show" title="The Ed Sullivan Show">The Ed Sullivan Show</a></i>; their appearance breaks US television ratings records.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/12_February" class="mw-redirect" title="12 February">12 February</a> – <a href="/wiki/Anna_Moffo" title="Anna Moffo">Anna Moffo</a> collapses onstage at Covent Garden (London) in the first act of <i><a href="/wiki/Rigoletto" title="Rigoletto">Rigoletto</a></i>, and her part is taken over, after a delay of 45 minutes, by Welsh soprano Elizabeth Vaughan.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/23_February" class="mw-redirect" title="23 February">23 February</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_Carlos_Martins" title="João Carlos Martins">João Carlos Martins</a> suddenly breaks off a performance in the middle of the second movement of <a href="/wiki/Piano_Concerto_No._3_(Beethoven)" title="Piano Concerto No. 3 (Beethoven)">Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3</a> with the <a href="/wiki/City_of_Birmingham_Symphony_Orchestra" title="City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra">City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra</a> at <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Town_Hall" title="Birmingham Town Hall">Birmingham Town Hall</a> due to an attack of appendicitis.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/28_February" class="mw-redirect" title="28 February">28 February</a> – <a href="/wiki/Peter_and_Gordon" title="Peter and Gordon">Peter and Gordon</a> release their first single, "<a href="/wiki/A_World_Without_Love" title="A World Without Love">A World Without Love</a>", a <a href="/wiki/Paul_McCartney" title="Paul McCartney">Paul McCartney</a> song that McCartney had decided was "not good enough" for The Beatles.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song ultimately tops the charts in both the UK and the USA.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/12_March" class="mw-redirect" title="12 March">12 March</a> – In Moscow, <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Britten" title="Benjamin Britten">Benjamin Britten</a> conducts the premiere of his <a href="/wiki/Cello_Symphony_(Britten)" title="Cello Symphony (Britten)">Symphony for Cello and Orchestra</a> with soloist <a href="/wiki/Mstislav_Rostropovich" title="Mstislav Rostropovich">Mstislav Rostropovich</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Moscow_Philharmonic_Orchestra" title="Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra">Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/14_March" class="mw-redirect" title="14 March">14 March</a> – <a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)"><i>Billboard</i> magazine</a> reports that sales of <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">Beatles</a> records make up 60% of the entire singles market.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/20_March" class="mw-redirect" title="20 March">20 March</a> – Britten's opera <i><a href="/wiki/Peter_Grimes" title="Peter Grimes">Peter Grimes</a></i> receives its first performance in the USSR, conducted in <a href="/wiki/Leningrad" class="mw-redirect" title="Leningrad">Leningrad</a> by Djemal Dalgat.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/21_March" class="mw-redirect" title="21 March">21 March</a> – "<a href="/wiki/I_Love_the_Little_Things" title="I Love the Little Things">I Love the Little Things</a>", sung by <a href="/wiki/Matt_Monro" title="Matt Monro">Matt Monro</a>, the UK's entry in the <a href="/wiki/Eurovision_Song_Contest_1964" title="Eurovision Song Contest 1964">Eurovision Song Contest</a> (staged in Copenhagen), finishes in second place, beaten by Italy's "<a href="/wiki/Non_ho_l%27et%C3%A0" title="Non ho l'età">Non ho l'età</a>", sung by 16-year-old <a href="/wiki/Gigliola_Cinquetti" title="Gigliola Cinquetti">Gigliola Cinquetti</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/24_March" class="mw-redirect" title="24 March">24 March</a> – <a href="/wiki/John_Lennon" title="John Lennon">John Lennon</a>'s first book, <i><a href="/wiki/In_His_Own_Write" title="In His Own Write">In His Own Write</a></i> is published.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/27_March" class="mw-redirect" title="27 March">27 March</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> occupy the top six spots on the Australian pop chart.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/28_March" class="mw-redirect" title="28 March">28 March</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pirate_radio_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Pirate radio in the United Kingdom">"Pirate" radio</a> station <a href="/wiki/Radio_Caroline" title="Radio Caroline">Radio Caroline</a> begins regular broadcasting from a ship anchored just outside UK <a href="/wiki/Territorial_waters" title="Territorial waters">territorial waters</a> off <a href="/wiki/Felixstowe" title="Felixstowe">Felixstowe</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Pocket_On_This_Day_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pocket_On_This_Day-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Wax likenesses of <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> are put on display in London's <a href="/wiki/Madame_Tussauds" title="Madame Tussauds">Madame Tussauds</a> Wax Museum. The Beatles are the first pop stars to be displayed at the museum.</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April" title="April">April</a> – Drummer <a href="/wiki/Keith_Moon" title="Keith Moon">Keith Moon</a> joins <a href="/wiki/The_Who" title="The Who">The Who</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/4_April" class="mw-redirect" title="4 April">4 April</a> – The Beatles occupy all five top positions on <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a>'</i>s Hot 100 with their singles "<a href="/wiki/Can%27t_Buy_Me_Love" title="Can't Buy Me Love">Can't Buy Me Love</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Twist_and_Shout" title="Twist and Shout">Twist and Shout</a>", "<a href="/wiki/She_Loves_You" title="She Loves You">She Loves You</a>", "<a href="/wiki/I_Want_to_Hold_Your_Hand" title="I Want to Hold Your Hand">I Want to Hold Your Hand</a>", and "<a href="/wiki/Please_Please_Me_(song)" title="Please Please Me (song)">Please Please Me</a>".</li> <li><a href="/wiki/11_April" class="mw-redirect" title="11 April">11 April</a> – The Beatles hold 14 positions on the <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i> Hot 100 chart. Previously, the highest number of concurrent singles by one artist on the Hot 100 was nine by <a href="/wiki/Elvis_Presley" title="Elvis Presley">Elvis Presley</a>, December 19, 1956.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/16_April" class="mw-redirect" title="16 April">16 April</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones" title="The Rolling Stones">The Rolling Stones</a> release their eponymous début album.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2_May" class="mw-redirect" title="2 May">2 May</a> – In the United States, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles%27_Second_Album" title="The Beatles' Second Album">The Beatles' Second Album</a></i> climbs to the #1 spot on the LP charts in only its second week of release.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/12_May" class="mw-redirect" title="12 May">12 May</a> – Pirate radio station <a href="/wiki/Radio_Atlanta" title="Radio Atlanta">Radio Atlanta</a> begins broadcasting from <a href="/wiki/MV_Mi_Amigo" title="MV Mi Amigo">MV <i>Mi Amigo</i></a> anchored off <a href="/wiki/Frinton-on-Sea" title="Frinton-on-Sea">Frinton-on-Sea</a>; in July its operations are merged with <a href="/wiki/Radio_Caroline" title="Radio Caroline">Radio Caroline</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/27_May" class="mw-redirect" title="27 May">27 May</a> – Pirate radio station <a href="/wiki/Radio_City_(pirate_radio_station)" title="Radio City (pirate radio station)">Radio Sutch</a> begins broadcasting from <a href="/wiki/Shivering_Sands_Army_Fort" title="Shivering Sands Army Fort">Shivering Sands Army Fort</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Thames_Estuary" title="Thames Estuary">Thames Estuary</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June" title="June">June</a> – During a performance at the Railway, <a href="/wiki/Pete_Townshend" title="Pete Townshend">Pete Townshend</a> of <a href="/wiki/The_Who" title="The Who">The Who</a> accidentally breaks the head of his guitar on the low ceiling above the stage. This incident marks the start of <a href="/wiki/Auto-destructive_art" title="Auto-destructive art">auto-destructive art</a> by destroying guitars and drums on stage.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/5_June" class="mw-redirect" title="5 June">5 June</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones" title="The Rolling Stones">The Rolling Stones</a> start their first US tour.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/3_July" class="mw-redirect" title="3 July">3 July</a> – With their new manager <a href="/wiki/Peter_Meaden" title="Peter Meaden">Peter Meaden</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Who" title="The Who">The Who</a> release their first single "<a href="/wiki/Zoot_Suit/I%27m_the_Face" title="Zoot Suit/I'm the Face">Zoot Suit"/"I'm the Face</a>" under the band name 'The High Numbers' in an attempt to appeal to a mod audience. It fails to reach the top 50 and the band reverts to calling themselves The Who.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/6_July" class="mw-redirect" title="6 July">6 July</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a>' first film, <i><a href="/wiki/A_Hard_Day%27s_Night_(film)" title="A Hard Day's Night (film)">A Hard Day's Night</a></i>, is released.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> <a href="/wiki/A_Hard_Day%27s_Night_(album)" title="A Hard Day's Night (album)">The album</a> is released on 10 July. All tracks are by <a href="/wiki/Lennon%E2%80%93McCartney" title="Lennon–McCartney">Lennon–McCartney</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/10_July" class="mw-redirect" title="10 July">10 July</a> – More than 300 people are injured in <a href="/wiki/Liverpool" title="Liverpool">Liverpool</a> when a crowd of some 150,000 welcomes The Beatles back to their home city.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/11_July" class="mw-redirect" title="11 July">11 July</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_Animals" title="The Animals">The Animals</a>' electric rock recording of US folk song "<a href="/wiki/The_House_of_the_Rising_Sun" title="The House of the Rising Sun">The House of the Rising Sun</a>" reaches No. 1 in the UK charts.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4_August" class="mw-redirect" title="4 August">4 August</a> – Release of London group <a href="/wiki/The_Kinks" title="The Kinks">The Kinks</a>' successful single <i><a href="/wiki/You_Really_Got_Me" title="You Really Got Me">You Really Got Me</a></i>, written by <a href="/wiki/Ray_Davies" title="Ray Davies">Ray Davies</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/8_August" class="mw-redirect" title="8 August">8 August</a> – A <a href="/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones" title="The Rolling Stones">Rolling Stones</a> gig at <a href="/wiki/Scheveningen" title="Scheveningen">Scheveningen</a> in the Netherlands gets out of control. Riot police end the gig after about fifteen minutes, upon which spectators start to fight the riot police.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13_August" class="mw-redirect" title="13 August">13 August</a> – The world premiere of Mahler's <a href="/wiki/Symphony_No._10_(Mahler)" title="Symphony No. 10 (Mahler)">Symphony No. 10</a>, the unfinished work completed by <a href="/wiki/Deryck_Cooke" title="Deryck Cooke">Deryck Cooke</a>, is given at the <a href="/wiki/BBC_Proms" title="BBC Proms">BBC Proms</a> with the <a href="/wiki/London_Symphony_Orchestra" title="London Symphony Orchestra">London Symphony Orchestra</a> conducted by <a href="/wiki/Berthold_Goldschmidt" title="Berthold Goldschmidt">Berthold Goldschmidt</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/3_September" class="mw-redirect" title="3 September">3 September</a> – <a href="/wiki/Priaulx_Rainier" title="Priaulx Rainier">Priaulx Rainier</a>'s <i>Cello Concerto</i> is given its première at <a href="/wiki/The_Proms" class="mw-redirect" title="The Proms">The Proms</a> by <a href="/wiki/Jacqueline_du_Pr%C3%A9" title="Jacqueline du Pré">Jacqueline du Pré</a> and the <a href="/wiki/BBC_Symphony_Orchestra" title="BBC Symphony Orchestra">BBC Symphony Orchestra</a> under <a href="/wiki/Norman_Del_Mar" title="Norman Del Mar">Norman Del Mar</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/19_September" class="mw-redirect" title="19 September">19 September</a> – The programme for the <a href="/wiki/Last_Night_of_the_Proms" class="mw-redirect" title="Last Night of the Proms">Last Night of the Proms</a> includes <a href="/wiki/Alan_Rawsthorne" title="Alan Rawsthorne">Alan Rawsthorne</a>'s Piano Concerto no 1, played by <a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Binns" title="Malcolm Binns">Malcolm Binns</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/24_October" class="mw-redirect" title="24 October">24 October</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones" title="The Rolling Stones">The Rolling Stones</a> start their second US tour.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/25_October" class="mw-redirect" title="25 October">25 October</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones" title="The Rolling Stones">The Rolling Stones</a> perform on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Ed_Sullivan_Show" title="The Ed Sullivan Show">The Ed Sullivan Show</a></i> for the first time.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/7_December" class="mw-redirect" title="7 December">7 December</a> – <a href="/wiki/George_Harrison" title="George Harrison">George Harrison</a>'s new publishing company, Mornyork Ltd, changes its name to <a href="/wiki/Harrisongs" title="Harrisongs">Harrisongs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/23_December" class="mw-redirect" title="23 December">23 December</a> – "Pirate" radio station <a href="/wiki/Wonderful_Radio_London" title="Wonderful Radio London">Wonderful Radio London</a> begins broadcasting from MV <i>Galaxy</i> anchored off <a href="/wiki/Frinton-on-Sea" title="Frinton-on-Sea">Frinton-on-Sea</a>, with a <a href="/wiki/Fab_40" title="Fab 40">Fab 40</a> <a href="/wiki/Playlist" title="Playlist">playlist</a> of popular records.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/24_December" class="mw-redirect" title="24 December">24 December</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> gain the Christmas number one for the second year running with "<a href="/wiki/I_Feel_Fine" title="I Feel Fine">I Feel Fine</a>", which has topped the singles charts for the third week running. The Beatles have now had six number one singles in the UK alone.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>December – Sir <a href="/wiki/John_Barbirolli" title="John Barbirolli">John Barbirolli</a> records Elgar's <i><a href="/wiki/The_Dream_of_Gerontius" title="The Dream of Gerontius">The Dream of Gerontius</a></i> with <a href="/wiki/Janet_Baker" title="Janet Baker">Janet Baker</a> as the Angel. The first stereophonic recording of the work, it remains in the catalogues continuously following its first release.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Charts">Charts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1964_in_British_music&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>See <a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_Singles_Chart_number_ones_of_the_1960s#1964" class="mw-redirect" title="List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1960s">List of UK Singles Chart number ones of 1964</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Classical_music">Classical music</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1964_in_British_music&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Classical music"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_works">New works</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1964_in_British_music&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: New works"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/William_Alwyn" title="William Alwyn">William Alwyn</a> – Concerto Grosso No. 3</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Arnold" title="Malcolm Arnold">Malcolm Arnold</a> <ul><li>Pieces (5), for violin and piano, Op. 84</li> <li>Sinfonietta No. 3, for orchestra, Op. 81</li> <li><i>A Sunshine Overture</i>, for orchestra, Op. 83</li> <li><i>Water Music</i>, for winds and percussion, Op. 82</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrison_Birtwistle" title="Harrison Birtwistle">Harrison Birtwistle</a> <ul><li><i>Entr’actes and Sappho Fragments</i>, for soprano, flute, oboe, violin, viola, harp, and percussion</li> <li><i>Three Movements with Fanfares</i>, for chamber orchestra</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Maxwell_Davies" title="Peter Maxwell Davies">Peter Maxwell Davies</a> <ul><li><i>Little Pieces</i> (5), for piano</li> <li><i>Second Fantasia on John Taverner's In Nomine</i>, for orchestra</li> <li><i>Shakespeare Music</i>, for 11 instruments</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Opera">Opera</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1964_in_British_music&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Opera"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Britten" title="Benjamin Britten">Benjamin Britten</a> – <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Billy_Budd_(opera)" title="Billy Budd (opera)">Billy Budd</a></i> (revised version)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Curlew_River" title="Curlew River">Curlew River</a></i></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Film_and_Incidental_music">Film and Incidental music</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1964_in_British_music&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Film and Incidental music"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Barry_(composer)" title="John Barry (composer)">John Barry</a> – <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Goldfinger_(film)" title="Goldfinger (film)">Goldfinger</a></i> directed by <a href="/wiki/Guy_Hamilton" title="Guy Hamilton">Guy Hamilton</a>, starring <a href="/wiki/Sean_Connery" title="Sean Connery">Sean Connery</a>.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Zulu_(1964_film)" title="Zulu (1964 film)">Zulu</a></i>, starring <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Baker" title="Stanley Baker">Stanley Baker</a>.</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Goodwin" title="Ron Goodwin">Ron Goodwin</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/633_Squadron" title="633 Squadron">633 Squadron</a></i>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Lee_(Jazz_musician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dave Lee (Jazz musician)">David Lee</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Masque_of_the_Red_Death_(1964_film)" title="The Masque of the Red Death (1964 film)">The Masque of the Red Death</a></i> directed by <a href="/wiki/Roger_Corman" title="Roger Corman">Roger Corman</a>, starring <a href="/wiki/Vincent_Price" title="Vincent Price">Vincent Price</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Musical_theatre">Musical theatre</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1964_in_British_music&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Musical theatre"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/She_Loves_Me" title="She Loves Me">She Loves Me</a></i> – London production opens at the <a href="/wiki/Lyric_Theatre_(London)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lyric Theatre (London)">Lyric Theatre</a> on 29 April and runs for 189 performances</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Maggie_May_(musical)" title="Maggie May (musical)">Maggie May</a></i> London production opens at the <a href="/wiki/Adelphi_Theatre" title="Adelphi Theatre">Adelphi Theatre</a> on 22 September and runs for 501 performances</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Robert_and_Elizabeth" title="Robert and Elizabeth">Robert and Elizabeth</a></i> – London production opens at the <a href="/wiki/Lyric_Theatre_(London)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lyric Theatre (London)">Lyric Theatre</a> on 20 October and runs for 948 performances</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Little_Me_(musical)" title="Little Me (musical)">Little Me, the musical</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/West_End_theatre" title="West End theatre">London</a> production opens at the <a href="/wiki/Cambridge_Theatre" title="Cambridge Theatre">Cambridge Theatre</a> on 18 November and runs for 334 performances</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Salad_Days_(musical)" title="Salad Days (musical)">Salad Days</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Julian_Slade" title="Julian Slade">Julian Slade</a>) – London revival</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Musical_films">Musical films</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1964_in_British_music&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Musical films"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Hard_Day%27s_Night_(film)" title="A Hard Day's Night (film)">A Hard Day's Night</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wonderful_Life_(1964_film)" title="Wonderful Life (1964 film)">Wonderful Life</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Births">Births</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1964_in_British_music&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Births"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/9_January" class="mw-redirect" title="9 January">9 January</a> – Phil Hartnoll, musician and songwriter (<a href="/wiki/Orbital_(band)" title="Orbital (band)">Orbital</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/17_January" class="mw-redirect" title="17 January">17 January</a> – <a href="/wiki/Andy_Rourke" title="Andy Rourke">Andy Rourke</a>, bassist (<a href="/wiki/The_Smiths" title="The Smiths">The Smiths</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/4_February" class="mw-redirect" title="4 February">4 February</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ian_Clarke_(flautist)" title="Ian Clarke (flautist)">Ian Clarke</a>, flautist and composer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/14_February" class="mw-redirect" title="14 February">14 February</a> – <a href="/wiki/Rob_%22The_Bass_Thing%22_Jones" class="mw-redirect" title="Rob "The Bass Thing" Jones">Rob "The Bass Thing" Jones</a>, musician (d. <a href="/wiki/1993" title="1993">1993</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/18_February" class="mw-redirect" title="18 February">18 February</a> <ul><li>Paul Hanley, drummer and songwriter (<a href="/wiki/The_Fall_(band)" title="The Fall (band)">The Fall</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tom_Hingley_and_the_Lovers" title="Tom Hingley and the Lovers">Tom Hingley and the Lovers</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Scott_(English_musician)" title="Tommy Scott (English musician)">Tommy Scott</a>, singer (<a href="/wiki/Space_(English_band)" title="Space (English band)">Space</a>)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/20_February" class="mw-redirect" title="20 February">20 February</a> – <a href="/wiki/Iain_Ballamy" title="Iain Ballamy">Iain Ballamy</a>, composer and saxophonist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/11_March" class="mw-redirect" title="11 March">11 March</a> – <a href="/wiki/Shane_Richie" title="Shane Richie">Shane Richie</a>, actor, comedian and singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/26_March" class="mw-redirect" title="26 March">26 March</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_Singing_Kettle#Gary_Coupland" title="The Singing Kettle">Gary Coupland</a>, Scottish musician (<a href="/wiki/The_Singing_Kettle" title="The Singing Kettle">The Singing Kettle</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/25_April" class="mw-redirect" title="25 April">25 April</a> – <a href="/wiki/Andy_Bell_(singer)" title="Andy Bell (singer)">Andy Bell</a>, singer and songwriter (<a href="/wiki/Erasure_(duo)" title="Erasure (duo)">Erasure</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/8_May" class="mw-redirect" title="8 May">8 May</a> – <a href="/wiki/Dave_Rowntree" title="Dave Rowntree">Dave Rowntree</a>, drummer (<a href="/wiki/Blur_(band)" title="Blur (band)">Blur</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/14_May" class="mw-redirect" title="14 May">14 May</a> – <a href="/wiki/Shelley_Preston" title="Shelley Preston">Shelley Preston</a>, singer with <a href="/wiki/Bucks_Fizz_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bucks Fizz (band)">Bucks Fizz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/25_June" class="mw-redirect" title="25 June">25 June</a> – <a href="/wiki/Gavin_Greenaway" title="Gavin Greenaway">Gavin Greenaway</a>, composer and conductor, son of <a href="/wiki/Roger_Greenaway" title="Roger Greenaway">Roger Greenaway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/28_June" class="mw-redirect" title="28 June">28 June</a> – <a href="/wiki/Steve_Williamson" title="Steve Williamson">Steve Williamson</a>, saxophonist and composer (<a href="/wiki/Jazz_Warriors" title="Jazz Warriors">Jazz Warriors</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/29_June" class="mw-redirect" title="29 June">29 June</a> – <a href="/wiki/Stedman_Pearson" title="Stedman Pearson">Stedman Pearson</a>, R&B singer (<a href="/wiki/Five_Star" title="Five Star">Five Star</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/26_September" class="mw-redirect" title="26 September">26 September</a> – <a href="/wiki/Nicki_French" title="Nicki French">Nicki French</a>, singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/7_October" class="mw-redirect" title="7 October">7 October</a> – <a href="/wiki/Sam_Brown_(singer)" title="Sam Brown (singer)">Sam Brown</a>, singer, daughter of singers <a href="/wiki/Joe_Brown_(singer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Joe Brown (singer)">Joe Brown</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vicki_Brown" title="Vicki Brown">Vicki Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6_December" class="mw-redirect" title="6 December">6 December</a> – <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Taylor_(composer)" title="Matthew Taylor (composer)">Matthew Taylor</a>, composer and conductor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/18_December" class="mw-redirect" title="18 December">18 December</a> – <a href="/wiki/Robson_Green" title="Robson Green">Robson Green</a>, actor and singer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/25_December" class="mw-redirect" title="25 December">25 December</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ian_Bostridge" title="Ian Bostridge">Ian Bostridge</a>, operatic and concert tenor</li> <li><i>date unknown</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ivan_Moody_(composer)" title="Ivan Moody (composer)">Ivan Moody</a>, composer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nitin_Sawhney" title="Nitin Sawhney">Nitin Sawhney</a>, musician, producer and composer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roderick_Watkins" title="Roderick Watkins">Roderick Watkins</a>, composer</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Deaths">Deaths</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1964_in_British_music&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Deaths"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/7_January" class="mw-redirect" title="7 January">7 January</a> – <a href="/wiki/Cyril_Davies" title="Cyril Davies">Cyril Davies</a>, harmonica player (born 1932; endocarditis)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/19_May" class="mw-redirect" title="19 May">19 May</a> – <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Wright_(composer)" title="Lawrence Wright (composer)">Lawrence Wright</a>, composer and music publisher (born 1888)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2_June" class="mw-redirect" title="2 June">2 June</a> – <a href="/wiki/Phyllis_Dixey" title="Phyllis Dixey">Phyllis Dixey</a>, singer, dancer and impresario (born 1914)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/28_September" class="mw-redirect" title="28 September">28 September</a> – <a href="/wiki/George_Dyson_(composer)" title="George Dyson (composer)">George Dyson</a>, English composer (born 1883)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/13_October" class="mw-redirect" title="13 October">13 October</a> – <a href="/wiki/Francis_Toye" title="Francis Toye">Francis Toye</a>, music critic (born 1883)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/9_December" class="mw-redirect" title="9 December">9 December</a> – <a href="/wiki/Edith_Sitwell" title="Edith Sitwell">Edith Sitwell</a>, poet and collaborator of <a href="/wiki/William_Walton" title="William Walton">William Walton</a> (born 1887)</li> <li>"Date unknown" – <a href="/wiki/Richard_Hayward_(actor)" title="Richard Hayward (actor)">Richard Hayward</a>, actor, writer and musician (born 1892)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1964_in_British_music&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1964_in_British_radio" title="1964 in British radio">1964 in British radio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_in_British_television" title="1964 in British television">1964 in British television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1964 in the United Kingdom">1964 in the United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_British_films_of_1964" title="List of British films of 1964">List of British films of 1964</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 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