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May 6, 1965 James Brown records "I Got You (I Feel Good)" during his first session at Criteria Studios in Miami. It becomes one of his signature songs and introduces his new catch phrase: "I feel good!"
May 1, 1965 British Invasion band Herman's Hermits hit #1 in America with "Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter," a very English song first heard on a BBC show called The Lads in 1963.
April 30, 1965 Bob Dylan begins the tour immortalized in the documentary Don't Look Back, performing at the City Hall in Sheffield, England.
April 15, 1965 Songwriter Linda Perry, whose compositions include "Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera and "Superwoman" by Alicia Keys, is born in Springfield, Massachusetts.
April 13, 1965 The Beatles win their first Grammy Awards, taking Best New Artist and Best Performance by a Vocal Group for "A Hard Day's Night." Record of the Year goes to "The Girl From Ipanema" by Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto.
April 11, 1965 Bob Dylan's second album, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, goes to #1 in the UK. It's the first time an artist other than The Beatles or The Rolling Stones has topped the chart since the Summer Holiday soundtrack on April 28, 1963.
March 19, 1965 Britain's Tailor and Cutter magazine runs an article by tie makers asking The Rolling Stones to start wearing ties with their suits, a fashion which had recently gone out of style among the youth. "The trouble with a tie is that it could dangle in the soup," Mick Jagger responds.
February 18, 1965 Dr. Dre is born Andre Romelle Young in Compton, California. He becomes a member of the controversial rap group N.W.A. and co-founds the hot LA rap label Death Row Records, which boasts Tupac Shakur as its star artist.
February 6, 1965 The Righteous Brothers' yearning "You've Lost that Lovin' Feelin'," written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil and produced by Phil Spector, hits #1 in America.
January 20, 1965 Alan Freed, who brought black music to a white audience as a DJ and concert promoter in Cleveland and New York, dies at age 41 of cirrhosis. Caught up in the Payola scandal, Freed's brother says he "died of a broken heart because they took his microphone away."
January 15, 1965 Bob Dylan records "Maggie's Farm" in Studio A at Columbia Recording Studios.
January 13, 1965 Bob Dylan records "Farewell, Angelina," a landmark song in the evolution of his surrealist songwriting process. The recording, however, doesn't see the light of day until it's released on The Bootleg Series Volume 1-3: Rare & Unreleased over 25 years later.
January 12, 1965 NBC debuts the variety show Hullabaloo!, their answer to ABC's Shindig!. The first episode features The New Christy Minstrels, Gerry and the Pacemakers, The Zombies (introduced by Jack Jones), and Woody Allen.
December 27, 1964 The Supremes appear on the Ed Sullivan Show for the first time, singing "Come See About Me." They would go on to appear 20 more times on Sullivan (14 with Diana Ross), more than any other rock act.
December 23, 1964 Eddie Vedder is born Edward Severson III in Evanston, Illinois (Vedder is his mom's maiden name). He gets the gig fronting Pearl Jam by writing lyrics and singing on an instrumental demo tape his soon-to-be bandmates compiled. Those three songs make it to their debut album, Ten, and one of them, "Alive," becomes one of their best-known songs.
December 23, 1964 After appearing on the TV show Shindig! where they perform their Christmas hit "Little Saint Nick," The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson has a nervous breakdown on a flight to Houston, where they begin a two-week tour. Wilson decides to stop performing, and Glen Campbell replaces him on the tour.
December 14, 1964 In spite of (or, perhaps, because of) being banned by some radio stations, The Kingsmen's "Louie Louie" hits #2 on the Hot 100 (held off the top spot by The Singing Nun's "Dominique").
December 3, 1964 The animated TV special Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer debuts on CBS, with Burl Ives as the voice of Sam the Snowman. The special is based on the 1949 song, which has become a perennial favorite.More
November 24, 1964 The Who, until recently The High Numbers, perform their first gig under the new name at London's Marquee Club, promising what the posters famously call "Maximum R&B."
November 18, 1964 The ABC show Shindig! features The Supremes (who sing "Baby Love" and "Come See About Me") and The Righteous Brothers (who perform "Little Latin Lupe Lu").
November 14, 1964 Rapper Joseph Simmons (aka Run of Run-DMC) is born in Hollis, Queens, New York. With his partner in rhyme Darryl McDaniels (DMC), he breaks new ground in hip-hip with a flow that trades lines back and forth, as heard on their landmark cover of Aerosmith's "Walk This Way."
November 12, 1964 On his 19th birthday, Neil Young writes "Sugar Mountain," where he reflects on his fleeting youth ("You can't be 20 on Sugar Mountain").
November 6, 1964 Corey Glover (lead singer of Living Colour) is born in Brooklyn, New York. His future bandmate Vernon Reid discovers him singing "Happy Birthday" at a mutual friend's party.
November 6, 1964 The Hank Williams biopic Your Cheatin' Heart premieres in Nashville for the Country Music Association, featuring George Hamilton as the honky-tonk legend and his son, a 15-year-old Hank Williams, Jr., overdubbing his father's singing.
November 1, 1964 Sophie B. Hawkins ("Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover") is born in New York City.
October 31, 1964 "Baby Love" by The Supremes goes to #1 in America, giving them their second chart-topper (following "Where Did Our Love Go") and making them the first Motown act with two #1 hits.
October 27, 1964 Sonny (31-year-old Salvatore Bono) and Cher (18-year-old Cherilyn Sarkisian), exchange vows and wedding rings in their first home. Their publicity materials cite this as the day of their wedding, but the duo does not officially marry until 1969.
October 26, 1964 The Beatles record "Honey Don't" for their Beatles For Sale album after the song's writer, Carl Perkins, visits them in the studio. They also record "What You're Doing," and Another Beatles Christmas Record (a cover of "Jingle Bells," along with holiday greetings to fans).
October 25, 1964 The Rolling Stones appear on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time, performing their Chuck Berry cover "Around And Around" and their Irma Thomas cover "Time Is On My Side," which thanks to exposure on the show, becomes their first US Top 10 hit in December. The group makes five more appearances on the show.
October 24, 1964 The T.A.M.I. show (Teenage Music International Show) concert is held in Santa Barbara, California, featuring Chuck Berry, The Supremes, The Beach Boys, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, The Rolling Stones, The Miracles, Jan & Dean, Lesley Gore and Gerry and the Pacemakers. The concert is released as a movie later in 1964.
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