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18 unusual facts about 1964 in music


A Bit of Liverpool

A Bit of Liverpool is an album by singing group The Supremes, released in the fall of 1964 on the Motown label.

A Very Merry Christmas

A Very Merry Christmas was Bobby Vinton's ninth studio album and first Christmas album, released in October 1964.

Billboard Top Country Hits: 1964

Billboard Top Country Hits: 1964 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1990, featuring 10 hit country music recordings from 1964.

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1964

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1964 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1988, featuring ten hit recordings from 1964.

Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian

Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian is a concept album and twentieth album released by country singer Johnny Cash in 1964 on Columbia Records.

Breakin' It Up on The Beatles Tour!

Breakin' It Up On the Beatles Tour is an LP album by Jackie DeShannon, released by Liberty Records under catalog number LRP-3390 as a monophonic recording in 1964, and later in stereo under catalog number LST-7390 the same year.

Cambridge Theatre

Notable productions include Joan Sims in Breath of spring by Peter Coke in 1958, Tommy Steele in Half a Sixpence in 1963 (678 performances), Bruce Forsyth in Little Me in 1964 (334 performances), The Black Mikado (1975–76), and in the late 1970s the Kander and Ebb musical Chicago ran for 590 performances.

Felsted Records

Neither labels had much commercial success: the UK label was closed in 1964 and its roster transferred to London Records.

He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'

"He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' is a soul song written by Motown songwriters Norman Whitfield, William "Mickey" Stevenson, and Edward Holland, Jr. in 1964 (see 1964 in music). The song is notable in both a 1964 version by American Motown girl group the Velvelettes, and a 1982 hit version (with the title altered to "Really Saying Something") by British girl group Bananarama.

In Person at the Americana

In Person at the Americana was an LP album by Julie London, released by Liberty Records under catalog number LRP-3375 as a monophonic recording and catalog number LST-7375 in stereo in 1964.

Lower Manhattan

As reflected in popular culture, "downtown" in Manhattan has historically represented a place where one could "forget all your troubles, forget all your cares, and go Downtown," as the lyrics of Petula Clark's 1964 hit "Downtown" celebrate.

Sacundin Ben Samba

Sacundin Ben Samba is the third album from Brazilian artist Jorge Ben, originally released in 1964.

SAR Records

The label folded after Sam Cooke's death on December 11, 1964.

Spanish Harlem Incident

"Spanish Harlem Incident" is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan and was released on his 1964 album, Another Side of Bob Dylan, on August 8, 1964 (see 1964 in music).

Sue Records

Murray initially released his records in the UK through Decca's London Records but switched to a licensing deal with Island Records in 1964.

Summer Samba

Summer Samba (also known as So Nice or its original Portuguese title, "Samba de Verão") is a 1964 bossa nova song by Brazilian composer Marcos Valle, with English-language lyrics by Norman Gimbel; the original Portuguese lyrics came from Paulo Sérgio Valle, brother to the composer.

The Shelter of Your Arms

The Shelter of Your Arms is a 1964 (see 1964 in music) album by Sammy Davis, Jr..

You Know What to Do

It was recorded on 3 June 1964 (see 1964 in music) and does not appear on any album except 1995's Anthology 1 release (see 1995 in music).