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Music History Events: Odds And Ends

August 24, 1964 Taking him up on his telegram invitation to help out in any way he can in America, Beatles manager Brian Epstein meets Elvis Presley manager "Colonel" Tom Parker for the first time when they have lunch at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

June 22, 1964 One day after graduating from high school, Dolly Parton moves to Nashville.

April 22, 1964 The President of England's National Federation of Hairdressers makes headlines when he offers a free haircut to the next rock group to reach Number One.

March 26, 1964 Barbra Streisand opens on Broadway in Funny Girl, two months after landing her first Top 10 hit with the show's number "People." More

March 21, 1964 Judy Collins is catapulted into stardom after a momentous appearance at New York's Carnegie Hall.

February 18, 1964 The Beatles meet Muhammad Ali (known at the time as Cassius Clay) when they are visiting Miami.

February 8, 1964 With "Louie Louie" under FBI investigation for obscene lyrics, the song's publisher offers $1,000 to anyone who can definitively distinguish the dirty words.

January 25, 1964 Phil Spector appears as a panelist on Britain's Juke Box Jury program. Earlier in the day, he calls famous English producer Joe Meek to arrange a meeting. Meek accuses Spector of stealing his ideas and hangs up the phone so hard he breaks the receiver.

September 10, 1963 While traveling in London, John Lennon and Paul McCartney encounter Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham, who worked as a promoter for The Beatles earlier in the year. Oldham invites them to The Stones rehearsal, where Lennon and McCartney complete a song they were working on, "I Wanna Be Your Man," and give it to The Stones, which they use as their second UK single.

September 3, 1963 Frank Sinatra sells 2/3 of his record label, Reprise, to Warner Brothers, which assumes operation.

July 29, 1963 Capitol Records sends disc jockeys around the US a list of hot rod terms to assist DJs when talking about the latest music trend.

May 9, 1963 The Rolling Stones sign their first management contract with Andrew Loog Oldham's management company Impact, agreeing to license their UK output to Decca.

April 28, 1963 19-year-old Andrew Loog Oldham, who did some PR work for The Beatles, checks out The Rollin' Stones at a show in Richmond, England. He becomes their manager a little later and makes them add the "g."

April 14, 1963 The Beatles, who are filming an appearance on the show Thank Your Lucky Stars at a nearby studio, stop by the Crawdaddy Club in Richmond, England, where the upstart The Rolling Stones are performing. The bands meet for the first time backstage and hang out that evening.

February 22, 1963 Along with manager Brian Epstein and British music publisher Dick James, The Beatles form their Northern Music publishing company (later owned by Michael Jackson).

February 1, 1963 Paul Simon graduates from New York City's Queens College.

January 5, 1963 Leonard Chess, co-founder of Chess records, tells Billboard magazine, "As it stands today, there's virtually no difference between rock and roll, pop and rhythm and blues. The music has completely overlapped."

October 1, 1962 Barbra Streisand signs with Columbia Records.

June 6, 1962 The Beatles record at Abbey Road for the first time, demoing three songs they wrote themselves: "Love Me Do," "Ask Me Why" and "P.S. I Love You."

November 9, 1961 Liverpool record store owner Brian Epstein visits the local Cavern Club to check out the lunchtime show by a band he's heard a lot about: The Beatles. He becomes their manager, and in June 1962, lands them a deal with Parlophone Records.

October 28, 1961 Construction begins on Shea Stadium in New York City, musically significant as the location of the first stadium rock concert in America: The Beatles in 1965.

July 20, 1961 The Leslie Bricusse - Anthony Newley musical Stop The World - I Want To Get Off premieres in London.

March 10, 1961 Jeff Barry, later half of the famous Brill Building songwriting team Barry-Greenwich, lands his first big gig with a publisher, signing to Trinity Music.

December 25, 1960 Twelve-year-old James Taylor gets his first guitar as a Christmas present.

December 3, 1960 The Lerner and Loewe play Camelot, featuring Richard Burton and Julie Andrews, opens at the Majestic Theatre in New York City.

July 21, 1960 Elvis Presley receives a first degree black belt in karate.

June 23, 1960 20-year-old Paul Anka opens at New York's Copacabana nightclub, the youngest act ever to do so at the time.

March 5, 1960 Elvis Presley is officially discharged from active duty in the US Army. He will be on reserve for 4 more years.

March 2, 1960 Elvis Presley's Army plane refuels in Scotland - his only appearance in the UK.

January 14, 1960 United States Army Corporal Elvis Presley (53310761) receives a promotion to Sergeant.