Events in Music History in October 1963

Oct 3 Meredith Wilson's musical "Here's Love", based on the film "Miracle on 34th Street", opens at Shubert Theater, NYC; runs for 338 performances

Music History

Oct 5 Little Richard joins Everly Brothers Tour

Singer-Songwriter and Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer Little Richard

Streisand Appears on Judy Garland

Oct 6 Barbra Streisand appears on "The Judy Garland Show"

Singer-Songwriter and Actress Barbra Streisand

Music History

Oct 7 The Rolling Stones record the Lennon-McCartney song "I Wanna Be Your Man" at Kingsway Sound Studio in London

Oct 12 Rick Besoyan's musical "Student Gypsy" closes at 84th St Theater, NYC, after 16 performances
Oct 13 The term "Beatlemania" is coined after Beatles appear at the London Palladium

Music Premiere

Oct 17 Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz's musical "Jennie", starring Mary Martin, opens at the Majestic Theater, NYC; runs for 82 performances

Oct 17 The Beatles record "I Want to Hold Your Hand" at EMI Studios in London

Barefoot in the Park

Oct 23 Neil Simon's stage play "Barefoot in the Park" starring Robert Redford and Elizabeth Ashley opens at the Biltmore Theatre, NYC; runs for 1530 performances

Oct 24 N. Richard Nash, Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones' musical "110 in the Shade" opens at Broadhurst Theater, NYC, runs for 330 performances
Oct 25 The Beatles begin their 1st full foreign tour in Karlstad, Sweden, performing twice at a secondary school auditorium
Oct 29 "Meet the Beatles" booklet is published