Events in Music History in September 1964

Good Morning Little Schoolgirl

Sep 10 Rod Stewart records his 1st single "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl"

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Sep 11 Beatles guitarist George Harrison forms Mornyork Ltd music publishing company

  • Sep 15 The Beatles play at Public Auditorium in Cleveland, Ohio; police stop show during third song as some of the crowd climbed on the stage, after a 10 minute delay, and warning audience to stay seated, the concert resumed with the.

Baby Love

Sep 17 Motown Records releases The Supremes' single "Baby Love"; written and produced by the Holland-Dozier-Holland team, it becomes their second consecutive #1 record

  • Sep 17 The Beatles are paid a then record $150,000 by baseball team owner Charles Finley for a concert at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri on a scheduled day off; the group adds the song "Kansas City"/"Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey" to their standard setlist, much to the delight of the crowd
  • Sep 20 The Beatles close out their first North American tour returning to New York City, for a benefit concert titled "An Evening With The Beatles" at the Paramount Theatre; the show was for the United Cerebral Palsy of NYC charity, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé were also on the bill
  • Sep 22 Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick's musical "Fiddler on the Roof" with Zero Mostel, opens at the Imperial Theater (later transferring to the Majestic, and then the Broadway), NYC; runs for 3,242 performances and winning 9 Tony Awards

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Sep 24 Ringo Starr forms Brikley Building Company Ltd

  • Sep 30 "Oh What a Lovely War" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 125 performances