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This is a summary of 1964 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ==Events== *1 January - ''Top of the Pops'', the BBC's long-running weekly pop music show, is broadcast for the first time. *7 February – The Beatles arrive in the United States and are greeted by thousands of screaming fans at New York's Kennedy Airport. *9 February – The Beatles perform on ''The Ed Sullivan Show''; their appearance breaks US television ratings records. *28 February - Peter and Gordon release their first single, "A World Without Love", a Paul McCartney song that McCartney had decided was "not good enough" for The Beatles. The song ultimately tops the charts in both the UK and the USA. *12 March - in Moscow, Benjamin Britten conducts the premiere of his Symphony for Cello and Orchestra with soloist Mstislav Rostropovich and the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra.〔, p. 570〕 *14 March – Billboard Magazine reports that sales of Beatles records make up 60% of the entire singles market. *20 March - Britten's opera ''Peter Grimes'' receives its first performance in the USSR, conducted in Leningrad by Djemal Dalgat.〔Reed & Cooke (2010): p. 118〕 *21 March - "I Love the Little Things", sung by Matt Monro, the UK's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest, finishes in second place, beaten by Italy's Non ho l'età, sung by 16-year-old Gigliola Cinquetti. *24 March – John Lennon's first book, ''In His Own Write'' is published. *27 March – The Beatles occupy the top six spots on the Australian pop chart. *28 March – Wax likenesses of The Beatles are put on display in London's Madame Tussauds Wax Museum. The Beatles are the first pop stars to be displayed at the museum. *April – Drummer Keith Moon joins The Who. *4 April – The Beatles occupy all five top positions on Billboard's Hot 100 with their singles "Can't Buy Me Love", "Twist and Shout", "She Loves You", "I Want to Hold Your Hand", and "Please Please Me". *11 April – The Beatles hold 14 positions on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Previously, the highest number of concurrent singles by one artist on the Hot 100 was nine by Elvis Presley, December 19, 1956. *16 April – The Rolling Stones release their eponymous début album. *2 May – In the United States, ''The Beatles' Second Album'' climbs to the #1 spot on the LP charts in only its second week of release. *27 May – Pirate radio station Radio Sutch begins broadcasting from Shivering Sands Army Fort in the Thames Estuary. *June - During a performance at the Railway, Pete Townshend of The Who accidentally broke the head of his guitar on the low ceiling above the stage. This incident marks the start of auto-destructive art by destroying guitars and drums on stage. *5 June – The Rolling Stones start their first US tour. *3 July - With their new manager Peter Meaden, The Who release their first single "Zoot Suit"/"I'm the Face" under the name ''The High Numbers'' in an attempt to appeal to a mod audience. It failed to reach the top 50 and the band reverted to calling themselves the Who. *6 July - The Beatles' first film, ''A Hard Day's Night'', is released. *3 September - Priaulx Rainier's ''Cello Concerto'' is given its première at The Proms by Jacqueline du Pré and the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Norman Del Mar.〔(ArkivMusik )〕 *19 September - The programme for the Last Night of the Proms includes Alan Rawsthorne's Piano Concerto no 1, played by Malcolm Binns.〔(Prom 49 - Last Night of the Proms 1964 ). Accessed 9 June 2013〕 *24 October – The Rolling Stones start their second US tour. *25 October – The Rolling Stones perform on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' for the first time. *7 December - George Harrison's new publishing company, Mornyork Ltd, changes its name to Harrisongs. *December - Sir John Barbirolli records Elgar's ''The Dream of Gerontius'' with Janet Baker as the Angel. The first stereophonic recording of the work, it has remained in the catalogues continuously since its first release.〔Farach Colton, Andrew, ("Vision of the Hereafter", ) ''Gramophone'', February 2003, p. 36〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1964 in British music」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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