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Seventh grade student Buddy Holly scores a B in his Social Studies test at Hutchinson Junior High, Lubbock, Texas, USA.
Rosemary Clooney, with Percy Faith And His Orchestra, records Little Johnny Chickadee, Peterkin Pillowby, Little Sally One Shoe and Who'll Tie The Bell [On The Old Cat's Tail]? for Columbia Records in the USA.
Too Young by Nat King Cole on Capitol Records reaches No1 in The Billboard magazine chart in the USA. It will remain at No1 for five weeks.
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Eddy Arnold records That Little Boy Of Mine for RCA Records in RCA Victor Studio, 1016 North Sycamore Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Lindsay Crosby, with John Scott Trotter And His Orchestra, records That's What I Want For Christmas and Dear Mr. Santa Claus for Decca Records in Los Angeles, California, USA. Lindsay Crosby is the son of Bing Crosby.
The Perry Como Show on CBS-tv in the USA features 13-year old guest artist Jimmy Boyd singing his hit I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus. When first released, Boyd's record had been banned in Boston, Massachgusetts, by the Roman Catholic Church on the grounds that it mixed sex with Christmas.
Starring tonight on tv show American Bandstand in the USA is Jerry Lee Lewis. Further down the bill, however, are Tom And Jerry singing their minor hit Hey! Schoolgirl. They will find greater success after a name change to Simon and Garfunkel.
During the Winter Dance Party Tour, Buddy Holly, Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens are all killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, USA. The incident will inspire numerous tribute songs, but it is most popularly identified as "the day the music died" in Don McLean's huge hit single American Pie.
Chuck Berry releases a new single, Childhood Sweetheart, on Chess Records in the USA.
Helen Shapiro scores her first UK hit when Please Don't Treat Me Like A Child enters the Singles Chart at No38.
Walkin' Back To Happiness by singing schoolgirl Helen Shapiro reaches No1 in the UK pop singles chart.
Shortly after high school graduation, teenager [and future country music star] Jeannie C. Riley marries her childhood sweetheart Mickey Riley.
Be True To Your School by The Beach Boys is the highest new entry in Cash Box magazine's chart of the best-selling singles in the USA, entering at No73.
Half of the singles in the newly published Billboard Top Ten Singles Chart in the USA are by British acts.
BILLBOARD MAGAZINE - SINGLES CHART - July 4,1964
1. I GET AROUND - THE BEACH BOYS
2. My Boy Lollipop - Millie Small
3. Memphis - Johnny Rivers
4. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying - Gerry And The Pacemakers
5. People - Barbara Streisand
6. A World Without Love - Peter And Gordon
7. Chapel Of Love - The Dixie Cups
8. Rag Doll - The Four Seasons
9. Bad To Me - Billy J.Kramer And The Dakotas
10. Can't You See That She's Mine - The Dave Clark Five
1. I GET AROUND - THE BEACH BOYS
2. My Boy Lollipop - Millie Small
3. Memphis - Johnny Rivers
4. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying - Gerry And The Pacemakers
5. People - Barbara Streisand
6. A World Without Love - Peter And Gordon
7. Chapel Of Love - The Dixie Cups
8. Rag Doll - The Four Seasons
9. Bad To Me - Billy J.Kramer And The Dakotas
10. Can't You See That She's Mine - The Dave Clark Five
The Beach Boys are in Western Recorders, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, adding vocals to the backing tracks for When I Grow Up (To Be A Man).
Roy Drusky, with Jerry Kennedy as producer, records Big Sweet From Boston, You'd Better Sit Down Kids and Let's Put Our World Back Together, in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
In a session recorded from his bed, Furry Lewis records Going To Brownsville, John Henry, Casey Jones, St. Louis Blues, Judge Boushe Blues, Just A Little Fun, Going Back To Gary, When The Saints Go Marchin' Home, A Dog Named Blue, Lucky Seven, Baby That's All Right, Lay My Burden Down, Let Me Call You Sweetheart, Furry's Rag [Take Your Time, Baby], Water Tank and God Be with Us 'Till We Meet Again, in his house near Fourth and Beale Streets in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The tracks will appear on the LP Beale Street Blues.
Gregory, the son of Prince and his wife Mayte, is born at the Children's Health Care Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, with severe birth defects (skeletal abnormalities) which will lead to his death just a few days later.
Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees buys his childhood home in Keppel Road, Chorlton, Manchester, England, UK, Europe. Gibb says he intends to clean the house up, put a comemmorative plaque on the wall and rent it out.
It is announced that actor Corey Feldman has been subpoenaed in the Michael Jackson child molestation case in Santa Maria, California, USA.
During Michael Jackson's trial on child abuse charges in Santa Maria, California, a former security guard at Jackson's Neverland Ranch gives testimony. The guard states that a notice was once posted in the ranch's guard station stating that Jackson's young accuser should not be allowed to leave the ranch, but adds that such notices were not unusual and meant that the children in question should not be allowed to leave without permission from their parents or supervisors.
The fifth instalment of Madonna's series of children's books, Lotsa de Casha, is published by Callaway/Puffin in the USA.In court in Santa Maria, California, USA, during the closing days of the Michael Jackson child molestation trial, Deputy District Attorney Ron Zonen describes the beleaguered superstar as 'a scheming serial paedophile with a drinking problem who should finally be held responsible for sexually abusing young boys.'
Jury deliberations in the Michael Jackson child molestation trial in Santa Maria, California, USA, continue into a fourth day.
Prosecutors in R. Kelly's ongoing underage sex trial in Chicago, Illinois, USA, reduce the timeframe in which the alleged sex acts took place. Judge Vincent Gaughan had stated a month earlier that their timeframe was too vague. The new timeframe still covers more than three years.
While in Jordan, Asia, to attend the Silver Jubilee of the Arab Children's Congress, Ricky Martin unwittingly sparks a row when he drapes a scarf round his shoulders bearing the slogan 'Jerusalem Is Ours' written in Arabic. Having been unaware of the meaning of the Arabic words, Martin issues an apology soon after.
Nona Paris Lola Jackson, a British woman claiming to be the biological mother of Michael Jackson's three children, has her case thrown out by a Los Angeles Court.R. Kelly is acquitted on the child pornography charges which have been hanging over him for six years.
Bob Dylan pays an unannounced visit to the childhood home of Neil Young, on Grosvenor Avenue, Winnipeg, Canada. Dylan is treated to a twenty minute tour by the present occupants.
Britney Spears takes time off from her Circus World Tour to visit Disneyworld in Orlando, Florida, USA, with her children.Julian Lennon, the son of The Beatles' John Lennon, reveals that his childhood friend Lucy Vodden, who inspired the song title Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, is now battling the painful illness lupus, which causes organ breakdown.
Guardianship of seventeen year old Frances Bean Cobain is awarded to Wendy O'Connor and Kimberly Dawn Cobain, the mother and sister of Frances' late Nirvana frontman father Kurt Cobain. Frances is, by this decision, removed from the custody of Cobain's wife Courtney Love.
Rihanna, Justin Bieber and Miranda Cosgrove appear live at The Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards on the Nell and John Wooden Court of Pauley Pavilion, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.
While in Soweto, South Africa, to perform at the opening of the FIFA World Cup, Shakira visits Isu'lihle Primary School to meet local children and speak about the lack of decent education for children around the world. Shakira is a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF.
Country music singer Mindy McCready and her young son Zander are found hiding together in a home in Heber Springs, Arkansas, USA. Three days earlier, McCready had removed Zander from her perents' house in Cape Coral, Florida, USA.
It is reported that Beyonce and husband Jay-Z have already spent $1m on their four-day-old daughter Blue Ivy Carter. The spend includes a $400,000 solid gold Ginza Tanaka rocking horse, a $10,000 Swarovski-studded high chair by Carla Monchen, a $30,000 Fantasy 'posh tots' coach carriage crib, a $20,000 windmill-style garden playhouse and a mini Bugatti car. The couple have spent a further $240,000 to ensure that the nurseries in each of their three homes are identical so the baby will feel at home when they travel around America.
Former Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett resigns from his position as Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth for the Australian Labor Party. His announcement starts rumours that he might now re-form the band.
It is announced that Suede, Childhood and others play at Japan Jam 2014, Shinkiba Studio Coast, Tokyo, Japan, Asia.
1970s hitmaker Tony Orlando visits the West Bank, Jerusalem, homes of three missing Israeli teenagers believed to have been abducted a few days earlier by the militant group Hamas. Orlando's visit is a gesture of support.
The Classic Rock Awards are held at The Avalon Ballroom, Los Angeles, California, USA. The full list of winners is as follows :Living Legend: Gregg Allman
Inspiration: The Doors
Band of the Year: Queen + Adam Lambert
Film of the Year: Through the Never - Metallica
Album of the Year: Going Back Home - Wilko Johnson and Roger Daltrey
Classic Album: Blizzard of Ozz - Ozzy Osbourne
Outstanding Contribution: Jeff Lynne
Reissue of the Year: Led Zeppelin I: Deluxe Edition, Led Zeppelin II: Deluxe Edition, Led Zeppelin III: Deluxe Edition - Led Zeppelin
Maestro: Joe Perry
Metal Guru: Dave Mustaine
The Bluesman: Eric Burdon
The VIP: Sharon Osbourne
Best New Band: The Cadillac Three
Tim Minchin announces the release of his new song Come Home (Cardinal Pell). Proceeds from the single will go to GoFundMe – Send Ballarat Survivors To Rome, a charity in support of children sexually abused by Cardinal George Pell at a Catholic Youth Camp in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, Oceania.
Following a two-year police inquiry, the Crown Prosecution Service in the UK announces that it will bring no charges of sexual abuse against pop/rock star Sir Cliff Richard. There is, says the prosecution service, "insufficient evidence to prosecute". On the same day, South Yorkshire Police apologise "wholeheartedly for the additional anxiety caused" to Sir Cliff by the force's "initial handling of the media interest" in its investigation into the singer, when the BBC was tipped off about a 2014 raid on his home and broadcast it live.
It is announced in Southwark Crown Court, London, England, UK, Europe, that entertainer and hit-maker Rolf Harris will not give evidence at his second trial for sex offences as he would only be able to tell jurors that he "cannot remember" being at the places where he is alleged to have carried out those offences. Harris is following proceedings at the court via video-link from prison.
In an interview with the UK's Daily Mirror, Ellie Goulding reveals her admiration for schoolchildren protesting against political inaction on climate change and speculates that if social madia had been around when she was a child, they would have made her feel less confident in herself.
Country singer Jason Aldean's three-month-old daughter Navy is discharged from hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, where she had been taken after her temperature reached 104 degrees.1949 |
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