Contract of Interest
Oct 1 American singer Barbra Streisand signs her 1st recording contract (with Columbia)
Contract of Interest
Oct 1 Brian Epstein signs a contract to manage The Beatles through 1977
The Tonight Show
Oct 1 Johnny Carson hosts his 1st "The Tonight Show" on NBC; guests include Rudy Vallée, Tony Bennett, Mel Brooks and Joan Crawford
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Oct 13 Edward Albee's play "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" opens on Broadway featuring actress Uta Hagen
- Oct 17 The Beatles make their live television debut, appearing on Manchester's local "People And Places" program, performing ‘Some Other Guy’ and their new single ‘Love Me Do’
Let's Dance
Oct 18 Tony Sheridan & Beat Brothers (later known as The Beatles) record "Let's Dance" in Hamburg, Germany
Mr. President
Oct 20 Irving Berlin's final musical "Mr. President" opens at St James Theater, NYC; runs for 265 performances
#1 in the Charts
Oct 20 Peter, Paul and Mary's debut folk album "Peter, Paul and Mary" reaches No. 1 on US album charts
The Manchurian Candidate
Oct 24 "The Manchurian Candidate", directed by John Frankenheimer, starring Frank Sinatra and Laurence Harvey, is released
- Oct 26 The Beatles record "Ask Me Why"
Music History
Oct 27 Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore and Jonathan Miller comedy revue "Beyond the Fringe" opens at John Golden Theater, NYC; runs for 667 performances
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