- Sep 3 Rolling Stone concert at the Adelphi Theater in Dublin, Ireland halts after 12 minutes due to riot
- Sep 4 Rock group The Who's van is vandalized with $10,000 worth of equipment stolen; group was inside the Battersea Dogs Home, buying a guard dog at the time
- Sep 4 The Beatles' single "Help!" goes #1 & stays #1 for 3 weeks
Hey, Hey – We're The Monkees
Sep 8 Small ads in Daily Variety and Hollywood Reporter attract 437 young men interested in forming the world’s first manufactured boy band, "The Monkees" - 3 are chosen with British actor-singer Davy Jones already having been cast
- Sep 11 Beatles' "Help!" album goes #1 & stays #1 for 9 weeks
Yesterday
Sep 13 Beatles release single "Yesterday" - just Paul, with a strings arranged by George Martin
- Sep 13 Beatles win their 1st Grammy, for Best Group of 1964
Otis Blue
Sep 15 Volt/Stax records releases Otis Redding's third studio album "Otis Blue - Otis Redding Sings Soul" in the US, Atlantic releases it in the UK; frequently ranked on top album lists
David Bowie's Name Change
Sep 16 British singer Davie Jones changes his stage name to "David Bowie" to avoid confusion with the Monkee of the same name
Get Smart
Sep 18 Mel Brooks and Buck Henry's spy spoof sitcom "Get Smart" starring Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, and Edward Platt, debuts on NBC-TV
- Sep 25 "Do I Hear a Waltz?" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 220 performances
- Sep 25 Beatle cartoon show begins in US
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