Events in Music History in January 1964

"Top of the Pops"

Jan 1 "Top of the Pops", British pop music television program premieres; acts performing include Dusty Springfield; The Rolling Stones; Dave Clark Five: The Hollies; Swinging Blue; and The Beatles

Beatle Mania

Jan 3 Jack Paar shows a clip of the Beatles singing "She Loves You", and says he understands that science was working on a cure for the Beatlemania phenomenon

Jan 6 Rolling Stones' 1st tour of England as headline act: The Ronettes and The Swinging Blue Jeans open for them
Jan 10 Vee-Jay Records releases "Introducing the Beatles", the 1st Beatles album released in the US

She Loves Me

Jan 11 Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick's musical "She Loves Me", based on the film "The Shop Around the Corner", closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater, NYC, after 302 performances and a Tony Award for Jack Cassidy

Musical Theater Lyricist Sheldon Harnick

Jan 11 The Beatles single "I Want to Hold Your Hand" reaches #80 in US (Cashbox)
Jan 16 Jerry Herman's musical "Hello, Dolly!", starring Carol Channing, opens at St James Theatre, NYC; runs for 2,844 performances and wins 10 Tony Awards
Jan 18 The Beatles make their first appearance on US Billboard Chart with single "I Want to Hold Your Hand" at #45
Jan 20 Capitol Records releases "Meet The Beatles" album by the Beatles, in US

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Jan 25 Dale Wasserman's stage play "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", adapted from the novel by Ken Kesey, starring Kirk Douglas, Ed Ames; Joan Tetzel, and Gene Wilder, closes at Cort Theatre, NYC, after 82 performances

Jan 25 The Beatles get their first US #1, "I Want to Hold your Hand" (Cashbox)
Jan 29 The Beatles record in German language versions of their hits "Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand" ("I Want to Hold Your Hand") and "Sie Liebt Dich" (She Loves You") at EMI's Pathé Marconi Studios in Paris, France