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1964
COST OF LIVING IN 1964
| Average cost of a new house | $ 13,050.00 |
| Average income | $ 6,000.00 |
| Average cost of a new car | $ 3,500.00 |
| Gas per Gallon | $ .30 |
| Loaf of bread | $ .21 |
| 1st Class stamp | $ .05 |
| Average monthly rent | $ 115.00 |
| Ticket to the movies | $ 1.25 |
| Minimum wage | $ 1.15 per hour |
TOP ALBUMS
- Hello Dolly Original Cast
- Honey in the Horn Al Hirt
- Meet the Beatles The Beatles
- Songs of the West Side Story Movie Soundtrack
- The Second Barbra Streisand Albm Barbra Streisand
GRAMMY AWARDS
- Album of the Year Getz/Gilberto Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto
- Best New Artist The Beatles
- Best Pop Duo or Group “A Hard Day’s Night”-The Beatles
- Best Pop Female Vocal “People”-Barbra Streisand
- Best Pop Male Vocal “Hello Dolly”- Louis Armstrong
- Best Rock and Roll Recording “Downtown”-Petula Clark
- Record of the Year “The Girl from Ipanema”-Stan Getz & A. Gilberto.
- Song of the Year “Hello Dolly”- Louis Armstrong
- Best Country & Western song “Dang Me”-Roger Miller
- Mary Poppins Grossed $102,300,000.00
- Goldfinger Grossed $51,100,000.00
- Viva Las Vegas Grossed $4,675,000.00
- A Fist Full of Dollars Grossed $3,500,000.00
- Roustabout Grossed $3,000,000.00
ACADEMY AWARDS
- Best Actor Rex Harrison-My Fair Lady
- Best Actress Julie Andrews-Mary Poppins
- Best Director George Cukor- My Fair Lady
- Best Picture Jack L. Warner- My Fair Lady
- Best Supporting Actor Peter Ustinov – Topkapi
- Best Supporting Actress Lila Kedrova Alexis Zorbas
TOP 25 TELEVISION SHOWS OF 1964
- Bonanza
- Bewitched (debuted in 1964)
- Gomer Pyle USMC
- Andy Griffith Show
- The Fugitive
- Red Skelton
- Dick Van Dyke Show
- I Love Lucy
- Peyton Place II
- Combat
- Walt Disney
- Beverly Hillbillies
- My Three Sons
- Branded (Western starring Chuck Conners)
- (tie) Petticoat Junction and Ed Sullivan (17th season for him)
- Lassie
- The Munsters (Debuted in 1964)
- Gilligan’s Island (Debuted in 1964)
- Payton Place 1
- The Jackie Gleason Show
- The Virginian
- The Addam’s Family (Debuted in 1964)
- My Favorite Martian (Bill Bixby and Ray Walston)
OTHER DEBUTS
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
- Man From U.N.C.L.E. (starring Robert Vaughn)
- That was the week that was (political comedy starring David Frost, Alan Alda, Henry Morgan and Buck Henry)
- Shindig- 1/2-hour dance/music show
- Daniel Boone (what was Ed Ames’s name?????)
- By 4/30/1964 all new TV’s had to have UFH capabilities.
NEWS
- Martin Luther King Jr. awarded Nobel Peace Prize
- World’s Fair opens in New York.
- The Alaskan Earthquake hit (2nd largest recorded 9.2…..Sunami killed 11 in Crescent City California the next day….waves as far as LA)
- China explodes the first Atomic Bomb
- Canada gets a new Flag….White with a Maple leaf in red
- GI Joe is introduced.
- Tonka Dump truck introduced (most popular truck and is guaranteed for life)
- Olympics held in Toyko
- Cassius Clay beats Sonny Liston in heavyweight boxing title fight.
- Cole Porter, Ian Fleming, Herbert Hoover die.
POTPOURRI
- The first Mustangs hit the road
- The Kennedy half-dollar was introduced
- Pop Tarts were introduced
- Zip codes were introduced
- Lucky Charms were introduced
- BASIC (computer language) was introduced
- IBM announces the System/360
- Sony introduces the first VCR Home Recorder
- The first DRIVER-LESS train runs in the London Underground
- The first computer mouse is invented by Douglas Englebart.
- Bubble Wrap is invented by Marc A. Chanvannes
- Hermit’s Hermits hit # 13 with “I’m into something good” they really take off in 1965.
- Pink Panther hits the big Screen.
- New term “Battered Child Syndrome”
- Elizabeth Taylor marries Richard Burton 10 days after her divorce to Eddie Fisher is final.
“October 23, 1956, is a day that will live forever in the annals of free men and nations. It was a day of courage, conscience and triumph. No other day since history began has shown more clearly the eternal unquenchability of man’s desire to be free, whatever the odds against success, whatever the sacrifice required.”
– John F Kennedy
Top 100 Songs For 1964
- I Want To Hold Your Hand Beatles, The
- She Loves You Beatles, The
- Where Did Our Love Go Supremes, The
- Oh, Pretty Woman Roy Orbison
- I Get Around Beach Boys, The
- Everybody Loves Somebody Dean Martin
- My Guy Mary Wells
- People Barbra Streisand
- Last Kiss J. Frank Wilson & the Cavaliers
- Hello Dolly! Louis Armstrong
- We’ll Sing in the Sunshine Gale Garnett
- Java Al Hirt
- A Hard Day’s Night Beatles, The
- Love Me Do Beatles, The
- Do Wah Diddy Diddy Manfred Mann
- Under the Boardwalk Drifters, The
- Dancing In the Street Martha & the Vandellas
- Little Children Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas
- Love Me with All Your Heart Ray Charles Singers, The
- Please Please Me Beatles, The
- Chapel of Love Dixie Cups, The
- Suspicion Terry Stafford
- Glad All Over Dave Clark Five, The
- Rag Doll Four Seasons, The
- Dawn (Go Away) Four Seasons, The
- Bread And Butter Newbeats, The
- It Hurts To Be In Love Gene Pitney
- Dead Man’s Curve Jan & Dean
- Come A Little Bit Closer Jay & the Americans
- A World without Love Peter & Gordon
- Have I The Right? Honeycombs, The
- Don’t Let the Rain Come Down Serendipity Singers, The
- Baby Love Supremes, The
- Let It Be Me Betty Everett & Jerry Butler
- Wishin’ and Hopin’ Dusty Springfield
- You Don’t Own Me Lesley Gore
- Walk On By Dionne Warwick
- The House of the Rising Sun Animals, The
- G.T.O. Ronny & the Daytona
- Twist and Shout Beatles, The
- Memphis Johnny Rivers
- White on White Danny Williams
- Hey Little Cobra Rip Chords, The
- The Shoop Shoop Song (In His Kiss) Betty Everett
- Bits and Pieces Dave Clark Five, The
- My Boy Lollipop Millie Small
- Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um Major Lance
- The Little Old Lady Jan & Dean
- Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying Gerry & the Pacemakers
- A Summer Song Chad & Jeremy
- The Girl from Ipanema Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto
- Can’t Buy Me Love Beatles, The
- Remember (Walkin’ In the Sand) Shangri-Las, The
- C’mon and Swim Bobby Freeman
- Do You Want To Know A Secret Beatles, The
- Keep on Pushing Impressions, The
- Baby I Need Your Loving Four Tops, The
- Navy Blue Diane Renay
- Diane Bachelors, The
- Out Of Limits Marketts, The
- Little Honda Hondells, The
- See the Funny Little Clown Bobby Goldsboro
- Because Dave Clark Five, The
- Just Like Romeo and Juliet Reflections, The
- For You Rick Nelson
- Today New Christy Minstrels, The
- Can’t You See That She’s Mine Dave Clark Five, The
- Leader of the Pack Shangri-Las, The
- Funny Joe Hinton
- The Way You Do the Things You Do Temptations, The
- Anyone Who Had a Heart Dionne Warwick
- I Love You More and More Every Day Al Martino
- It’s Over Roy Orbison
- Ronnie Four Seasons, The
- Surfin’ Bird Trashmen, The
- What Kind of Fool (Think I Am) Tams, The
- The Door Is Still Open To My Heart Dean Martin
- You Really Got Me Kinks, The
- The Shelter of Your Arms Sammy Davis Jr.
- I’m So Proud Impressions, The
- Money Kingsmen, The
- Haunted Houses Gene Simmons
- Dang Me Roger Miller
- Do You Love Me Dave Clark Five, The
- You Don’t Know How Glad I Am Nancy Wilson
- I Wanna Love Him So Bad Jelly Beans
- Don’t Throw Your Love Away Searchers, The
- Hi-heel Sneakers Tommy Tucker
- How Do You Do It Gerry & the Pacemakers
- Walk, Don’t Run ’64 Ventures, The
- Cotton Candy Al Hirt
- Shangri-La Robert Maxwell, His Harp & Orch.
- Chug-a-lug Roger Miller
- Steal Away Jimmy Hughes
- Louie Louie Kingsmen, The
- A Fool Never Learns Andy Williams
- Bad to Me Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas
- There! I’ve Said It Again Bobby Vinton
- I Saw Her Standing There Beatles, The
- Needles and Pins Searchers, The
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