Sep 30, 1964

The pop group The Newbeats perform "Bread And Butter" on the ABC music series "Shindig!" Lead singer Larry Henley will become a major country songwriter, penning "Lizzie And The Rainman," "'Til I Get It Right" and "The Wind Beneath My Wings"

Oct 1, 1964

Roy Drusky sings "Anymore" and "Peel Me A Nanner" on ABC-TV's "The Jimmy Dean Show" and joins the show's host on "Second Hand Rose." Pop singer Vikki Carr delivers "Cuando Calienta El Sol" and "Your Cheatin' Heart." Also on the episode is steel guitarist Pete Drake

Oct 6, 1964

Burl Ives sings "Funny Way Of Laughin'" during the season premiere of NBC's "The Bell Telephone Hour." Also appearing are Bing Crosby and The McGuire Sisters

Oct 7, 1964

Rick Nelson is singing once more on ABC-TV's "The Adventures Of Ozzie & Harriet." He delivers "Mean Old World"

Oct 8, 1964

Jimmy Dean, Homer & Jethro and Molly Bee team on "Jambalaya (On The Bayou)" during ABC's "The Jimmy Dean Show." Bobby Vinton sings "Roses Are Red" on the episode, which Dean closes with "(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)"

Oct 11, 1964

Roy Orbison performs "Oh, Pretty Woman" on "The Ed Sullivan Show." The episode's entertainment also includes Connie Francis and the Harlem Globetrotters

Oct 14, 1964

The Everly Brothers sing "Let It Be Me" and Roy Orbison adds "Oh, Pretty Woman" on the ABC show "Shindig!"

Oct 15, 1964

Ernest Tubb, Roy Clark, Molly Bee and comedian Don Adams hit the small screen on ABC's "The Jimmy Dean Show"

Oct 17, 1964

Jerry Lee Lewis and Bobby Vinton appear alongside Dick Clark on ABC-TV's "American Bandstand." Lewis performs "Great Balls Of Fire"

Oct 18, 1964

British rock band The Animals appears on "The Ed Sullivan Show," singing "The House Of The Rising Sun." In 1981, Dolly Parton revives the song as a country hit