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The stage musical How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, starring Rudy Vallee, is playing at the 46th Street Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1,417 performances.
Doc Watson plays at The Ash Grove, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Yardbirds record Heart Full Of Soul at Advision Studios, London, UK, and later play at the Town Hall, High Wycombe, England, UK, Europe.
Louis Armstrong wins the Best Male Vocal Performance Grammy Award for his single Hello, Dolly!, which is also nominated for Record of the Year.
The New York Times publishes a feature reporting that two Russian scientists, Gnady Sholomitsky and Nikolai Kardashev, have concluded that radio emissions from the distant quasar CTA-102 might indicate the existence of intelligent life in that region of space. Inspired by this story, The Byrds will record the song CTA-102 in 1967, speculating on the possibility of life in outer space.
Booker T. And The MG's release the single Boot-Leg on Stax Records in the USA.
The Four Pennies play at The Astoria, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, UK.
The Rolling Stones fly to Germany, Europe, for three days of live dates and tv appearances.
The Beatles record the title track to the film/album Help! in EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK.
Chris Montez plays at The Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex, UK.
The Kinks record Set Me Free at Pye Studios, London, England, UK.
Dean Martin records (Remember Me) I'm The One Who Loves You at United Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
At the seventh annual Grammy Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA, The Beatles win Best New Artist of 1964 while A Hard Day's Night is the Best Performance by a Vocal Group. Other awards include :

Record of the Year – Girl From Ipanema by Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto.

Album of the Year – Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz and Jaoa Gilberto.

Song of The Year – Hello Dolly! By Jerry Herman.

Best Rock And Roll Recording – Downtown by Petula Clark.

The Who play their regular residency at The Marquee, Soho, London, England, UK.
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Roger Miller wins five trophies at the seventh annual Grammy Awards - Best New Country And Western Artist; Best Country And Western Album for Dang Me/Chug-A-Lug; and Best Country And Western Single, Song and Male Vocal for Dang Me.
The Squires, featuring Neil Young, play the sixth of seven nights at The Hudson Hotel, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.
Frank Sinatra records September Song and Last Night When We Were Young for Columbia Records in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The stage musical On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, with lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Burton Lane, is playing at the Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 280 performances.
The stage musical Man Of La Mancha is playing at the ANTA Washington Square Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of almost two and a half years.