Events in Music History in October 1964

Oct 6 "Cambridge Circus" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 23 performances
Oct 7 The Beatles appear on episode of "Shindig" (ABC-TV) in the US

Music History

Oct 8 Ringo Starr passes his driving test

Beatles Drummer, Singer, and Actor Ringo Starr

Golden Boy

Oct 20 Lee Adams and Charles Strouse's musical adaptation of Clifford Odet's "Golden Boy", starring Sammy Davis Jr. opens at Majestic Theater, NYC; runs for 569 performances

Singer, Actor and TV Host Sammy Davis Jr.

Oct 20 Riot at Rolling Stones conecrt in Paris leads to 150 arrests
Oct 22 EMI rejects audition by "High Numbers"; they go on to become "The Who"
Oct 24 "Cambridge Circus" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 23 performances

TV Show Appearance

Oct 25 The Rolling Stones make their 1st appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show"; they perform a cover of Chuck Berry's “Around & Around,” and their own hit "Time Is On My Side" [1]

Rock Guitarist and Singer-Songwriter Chuck Berry

Oct 27 Mark Sandrich and Sidney Michaels' musical "Ben Franklin in Paris", starring Robert Preston, opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, NYC; runs for 215 performances

#1 in the Charts

Oct 31 Barbra Streisand's "People" album goes #1 for 5 weeks