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    • Nov 4, 1963
    The Beatles are among 19 acts playing for Queen Elizabeth at a Royal Command Performance in London, England. Group members John Lennon and Paul McCartney go on to co-write several country hits
    Jan 15, 1964
    Roy Orbison begins his first tour of Australia, playing Festival Hall in Brisbane along with The Beach Boys, Paul & Paula and The Surfaris
    Mar 1, 1964
    The Beatles record "I'm Happy Just To Dance With You" at London's Abbey Road. Anne Murray later turns the song into a minor country hit
    Mar 2, 1964
    During the first day of shooting for the movie "A Hard Day's Night" in London, England, The Beatles' George Harrison meets Patti Boyd, destined to become his wife. During their marriage he writes "Something," a country hit for Johnny Rodriguez
    May 9, 1964
    Chuck Berry kicks off his first tour of the United Kingdom, with Carl Perkins, The Animals and The Nashville Teens in tow. In the audience: The Rolling Stones
    May 19, 1964
    Songwriter Horatio Nicholls dies in London, England. The best known of his 600 compositions is "Among My Souvenirs," remade a dozen years later as a country hit by Marty Robbins
    Jun 1, 1964
    Carl Perkins is invited to Abbey Road in London to observe one of The Beatles' recording sessions. They record his song "Matchbox"
    Jun 11, 1964
    Ringo Starr is released from London's University College Hospital, where he's been treated for tonsillitis. Twenty-five years later, he joins Buck Owens to vocalize a new version of "Act Naturally," nominated for a country Grammy award
    Jul 1, 1964
    John Lennon buys a home in Surrey, England, for 20,000 pounds, just months before The Beatles record "I Feel Fine." Co-written by Lennon, the song becomes a country hit 25 years later for Sweethearts Of The Rodeo
    Aug 10, 1964
    Mick Jagger is found guilty of speeding and driving without insurance in Liverpool, England. In 1969, he co-writes "Honky Tonk Women," ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number"



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