HIGHLIGHTS OF 1963 BILLBOARD LIST OF #1'S FOLLOWS EVENTS President Kennedy shot and killed in Dallas, Tex. Lyndon B. Johnson becomes President same day (Nov. 22). Michael E. De Bakey implants artificial heart in human for first time at Houston hospital (April 21). US Supreme Court rules no locality may require recitation of Lord's Prayer or Bible verses in public schools (June 17). "March on Washington," civil rights rally held by 200,000 blacks and whites in Washington, D.C.; Martin Luther King delivers "I have a dream" speech (Aug. 28). Lee Harvey Oswald, accused Kennedy assassin, is shot and killed by Jack Ruby (Nov. 24). France and West Germany sign treaty of cooperation ending four centuries of conflict (Jan. 22). Pope John XXIII dies (June 3), and is succeeded June 21 by Cardinal Montini, who becomes Paul VI. British Secretary of War John Profumo resigns in the wake of an affair with Christine Keeler, a teenage showgirl who was also involved with the Soviet naval attaché (June). Washington-to-Moscow "hot line" communications link opens, designed to reduce risk of accidental war (Aug. 30). Kenya achieves independence. There are 15,000 US military advisers in South Vietnam. 32 independent African nations establish the Organization for African Unity. World Statistics Population: 3.205 billion Nobel Peace Prize: Intl. Comm. of Red Cross; League of Red Cross Societies (both Geneva) U.S. Statistics President: John F. Kennedy Vice President: Lyndon B. Johnson Population: 189,241,798 Life expectancy: 69.9 years Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000): 21.8 Property Crime Rate (per 1,000): 20.1 Homicide Rate (per 100,000): 4.9 Viewers tuned into NBC witness Jack Ruby shoot Lee Harvey Oswald on camera – the first live telecast of a murder. Beatlemania hits the U.K. The Beatles, a British band composed of John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney, take Britain by storm. The Rolling Stones emerge as the anti-Beatles, with an aggressive, blues-derived style. The French Chef with Julia Child debuts on educational television. Economics US GDP (1998 dollars): $617.4 billion Federal spending: $111.32 billion Federal debt: $310.3 billion Consumer Price Index: 30.6 Unemployment: 5.5% Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.04 ($0.05 as of 1/7/63) Sports World Series LA Dodgers d. NY Yankees (p) NBA Championship Boston d. LA Lakers (4-2) Stanley Cup Toronto d. Detroit (4-1) Wimbledon Women: Margaret Smith d. B.J. Moffitt (6-3 6-4) Men: Chuck McKinley d. F. Stolle (9-7 6-1 6-4) Kentucky Derby Champion Chateaugay NCAA Basketball Championship Loyola-IL d. Cincinnati (60-58 OT) NCAA Football Champions Texas (11-0-0) Pulitzer Prizes Fiction: The Reivers, William Faulkner Music: Piano Concerto No. 1, Samuel Barber Oscars awarded in 1963 Academy Award, Best Picture: Lawrence of Arabia, Sam Spiegel, producer (Columbia) Nobel Prize for Literature: Giorgios Seferis (Seferiades) (Greece) Miss America: Jacquelyn Mayer (OH) Movies Tom Jones, Lilies of the Field, America, America Books James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time e e cummings, 73 Poems Betty Friedan, The Feminine Mystique Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar Thomas Pynchon, V John Rechy, City of Night Charles M. Schulz, Happiness is a Warm Puppy John Updike, The Centaur Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle Science Nobel Prizes in Science Chemistry: Carl Ziegler (Germany) and Giulio Natta (Italy), for work in uniting simple hydrocarbons into large molecule substances Physics: Eugene Paul Wigner, Maria Goeppert Mayer (both US), and J. Hans D. Jensen (Germany), for research on structure of atom and its nucleus Physiology or Medicine: Alan Lloyd Hodgkin, Andrew Fielding Huxley (both UK), and Sir John Carew Eccles (Australia), for research on nerve cellsQuasars are discovered by Marten Schmidt (US). The first liver transplant is performed by F.D. Moore and T.E. Starzl. The first commercial nuclear reactor goes online at the Jersey Central Power Company. The sedative Valium (chlordiazepoxide) is developed by Roche labs. Deaths John Fitzgerald Kennedy 11/22/1963 W.E.B. Du Bois Robert Frost Rogers Hornsby Aldous Huxley 1. Surfin' U.S.A., Beach Boys 2. Sugar Shack, Jimmy Gilmer and The Fireballs 3. The End Of The World, Skeeter Davis 4. Rhythm Of The Rain, Cascades 5. Hey Paula, Paul and Paula 6. Blue Velvet, Bobby Vinton 7. He's So Fine, Chiffons 8. Fingertips II, Little Stevie Wonder 9. Washington Square, Village Stompers 10. So Much In Love, Tymes 11. Can't Get Used To Losing You, Andy Williams 12. My Boyfriend's Back, Angels 13. Sukiyaki, Kyu Sakamoto 14. She's A Fool, Lesley Gore 15. It's All Right, Impressions 16. Puff (The Magic Dragon), Peter, Paul and Mary 17. Blowin' In The Wind, Peter, Paul and Mary 18. Wipe Out, The Surfaris 19. Deep Purple, Nino Tempo and April Stevens 20. I'm Leaving It Up To You, Dale and Grace 21. I Love You Because, Al Martino 22. Wild Weekend, Rebels 23. You're The Reason I'm Living, Bobby Darin 24. Walk Like A Man, Four Seasons 25. Mockingbird, Inez Foxx 26. I Will Follow Him, Little Peggy March 27. Pipeline, Chantays 28. Surf City, Jan and Dean 29. It's My Party, Lesley Gore 30. Blame It On The Bossa Nova, Eydie Gorme 31. You Can't Sit Down, Flovells 32. Heat Wave, Martha and The Vandellas 33. Denise, Randy and The Rainbows 33. Walk Right In, Rooftop Singers 35. If You Wanna Be Happy, Jimmy Soul 36. Surfer Girl, Beach Boys 37. If I Had A Hammer, Trini Lopez 38. Everybody, Tommy Roe 39. Easier Said Than Done, Essex 40. Ruby Baby, Dion 41. Maria Elena, Los Indios Tabajaras 42. Our Day Will Come, Ruby and The Romantics 43. I Can't Stay Mad At You, Skeeter Davis 44. Hello, Stranger, Barbara Lewis 45. Be My Baby, Ronettes 45. Mean Woman Blues, Roy Orbison 47. South Street, Orlons 48. Days Of Wine And Roses, Henry Mancini 49. The Monkey Time, Major Lance 50. Candy Girl, Four Seasons 51. Still, Bill Anderson 52. Blue On Blue, Bobby Vinton 53. Cry Baby, Garnet Mimms and The Enchanters 54. Two Faces Have I, Lou Christie 55. Busted, Ray Charles 56. Da Doo Ron Ron, Crystals 57. Foolish Little Girl, Shirelles 58. Memphis, Lonnie Mack 59. In Dreams, Roy Orbison 60. More, Kal Winding 61. Fools Rush In, Rick Nelson 62. Losing You, Brenda Lee 63. Our Winter Love, Bill Pursell 64. I Wanna Be Around, Tony Bennett 65. You've Really Got A Hold On Me, Miracles 66. Sally Go 'Round The Roses, Jaynetts 67. Little Red Rooster, Sam Cooke 68. Then He Kissed, w Crystals 69. (You're The) Devil In Disguise, Elvis Presley 70. Those Lazy-hazy-crazy Days On Summer, Nat King Cole 71. Baby Workout, Jackie Wilson 72. Pride And Joy, Marvin Gaye 73. Walking The Dog, Rufus Thomas 74. From A Jack To A King, Ned Miller 75. Up On The Roof, Drifters 76. What Will My Mary Say, Johnny Mathis 77. Mama Didn't Lie, Jan Bradley 78. The Night Has A Thousand Eyes, Bobby Vee 79. Don't Say Nothin' Bad About My Baby, Little Eva 80. Ring Of Fire, Johnny Cash 81. (Down At) Papa Joe's, Dixiebelles With Cornbread and Jerry 82. Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp), Allan Sherman 83. Judy's Turn To Cry, Lesley Gore 84. Just One Look, Doris Troy 85. Mickey's Monkey, Miracles 86. Donna, The Prima Donna, Dion 87. That Sunday, That Summer, Nat King Cole 88. Another Saturday Night, Sam Cooke 89. Painted, Tainted Rose, Al Martino 90. Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport, Roll Harris 91. Go Away Little Girl, Steve Lawrence 92. Take These Chains From My Heart, Ray Charles 93. Talk To Me, Sunny and The Sunglows 94. Come And Get These Memories, Martha and The Vandellas 95. Bossa Nova Baby, Elvis Presley 96. Do The Bird, Dee Dee Sharp 97. Shut Down, Beach Boys 98. One Fine Day, Chiffons 99. Little Town Flirt, Del Shannon 100. 500 Miles Away From Home, Bobby Bare 1963 Grammy Awards Record of the Year “The Days of Wine and Roses,” Henry Mancini Album of the Year The Barbra Streisand Album, Barbra Streisand (Columbia) Song of the Year “The Days of Wine and Roses,” Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer, composers Best New Artist of 1963 Swingle Singers Best Vocal Performance, Male “Wives and Lovers,” Jack Jones Best Vocal Performance, Female The Barbra Streisand Album, Barbra Streisand Best Performance By a Vocal Group “Blowin' in the Wind,” Peter, Paul and Mary Best Performance By a Chorus Bach's Greatest Hits, Swingle Singers Best Rock and Roll Recording “Deep Purple,” Nino Tempo and April Stevens (Atco) Best Rhythm and Blues Recording “Busted,” Ray Charles (ABC/Paramount) Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Soloist or Small Group Conversations With Myself, Bill Evans Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Large Group Encore: Woody Herman, 1963, Woody Herman Band Best Original Jazz Composition “Gravy Waltz,” Steve Allen and Ray Brown, composers Best Country and Western Recording “Detroit City,” Bobby Bare (RCA) Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording (Musical) “Dominique,” Soeur Sourire (The Singing Nun) (Philips) Best Folk Recording “Blowin' in the Wind,” Peter, Paul and Mary (Warner Bros.) Best Performance By an Orchestra for Dancing This Time by Basie! Hits of the '50s and '60s, Count Basie Best Performance By an Orchestra or Instrumentalist With Orchestra, Not for Jazz or Dancing “Java,” Al Hirt Best Instrumental Arrangement “I Can't Stop Loving You,” Quincy Jones, arranger Best Background Arrangement “The Days of Wine and Roses,” Henry Mancini, arranger Best Instrumental Theme “More” (Theme From Mondo Cane), Norman Newell, Nino Oliviero and Riz Ortolani, composers Best Original Score From a Motion Picture or Television Show Tom Jones, John Addison, composer Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album She Loves Me, Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, composers (MGM) Album of the Year, Classical Britten, War Requiem, Benjamin Britten conducting London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus (London) Most Promising New Classical Recording Artist André Watts, pianist Best Classical Performance, Orchestra Bartók, Concerto for Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf conducting Boston Symphony Orchestra Best Classical Performance, Chamber Music Evening of Elizabethan Music, Julian Bream Consort Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With Orchestra) Tchaikovsky, Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Artur Rubinstein; Erich Leinsdorf conducting Boston Symphony Orchestra Best Classical Performance, Instrumental Soloist or Duo (Without Orchestra) The Sound of Horowitz, Vladimir Horowitz Best Opera Recording Puccini, Madama Butterfly, Erich Leinsdorf conducting RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra and Chorus; solos: Price, Tucker and Elias (RCA) Best Classical Performance, Choral Britten, War Requiem, David Willcocks directing Bach Choir; Edward Chapman directing Highgate School Choir; Benjamin Britten conducting London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Best Classical Performance, Vocal Soloist (With or Without Orchestra) Great Scenes From Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, Leontyne Price Best Classical Composition By Contemporary Composer War Requiem, Benjamin Britten, composer Best Comedy Performance Hello Mudduh, Hello Faddah, Allan Sherman Best Documentary, Spoken Word or Drama Recording (Other Than Comedy) Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Edward Albee (Warner Bros.) Best Recording for Children Bernstein Conducts for Young People, Leonard Bernstein conducting New York Philharmonic (Columbia) Best Album Cover, Other Than Classical The Barbra Streisand Album, John Berg, art director (Columbia) Best Album Cover, Classical Puccini, Madama Butterfly, Robert Jones, art director (RCA) Best Album Notes The Ellington Era, Stanley Dance and Leonard Feather, annotators (Columbia)