Events in Music History in March 1964

Music History

Mar 2 Beatles begin filming "A Hard Day's Night", George Harrison meets future wife Pattie Boyd

Music History

Mar 14 Noël Coward's musical "Girl Who Came to Supper", starring Florence Henderson and José Ferrer, closes at the Broadway Theatre, NYC, after 112 performances and one Tony Award

  • Mar 21 9th Eurovision Song Contest: Gigliola Cinquetti for Italy wins singing "Non ho l'eta" in Copenhagen
  • Mar 21 Beatles' single "She Loves You" goes #1 in the US & stays #1 for 2 weeks
  • Mar 22 Barbra Streisand appears on the cover of NY Times Magazine section

In His Own Write

Mar 23 "In His Own Write", a book of short stories, poems and drawings by John Lennon is published

  • Mar 26 Jule Styne and Bob Merrill's musical "Funny Girl", starring Barbra Streisand as Fanny Brice, opens at Winter Garden Theater, New York City; runs for 1,348 performances

Music History

Mar 28 Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in London unveils figures of The Beatles; they later appear on the Sgt. Pepper album cover