1964

In 1964 the people who would become The Residents were in their second year of studying at Louisiana Tech University. 
=== January ===
* Louis Armstrong releases 'Hello Dolly' the inspiration for the song, Hello Skinny.
*20th: The Beatles release their second US album, Meet The Beatles. 
=== March ===
* The Shondells release "Hanky Panky", a song The Residents would later cover ten years later, as part of their Third Reich 'n Roll album. 
* Dick Holler & the Holidays release "Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)". This song would be a particular favorite of The Residents, which they would cover and sample several times throughout the 1970s and 80s.
* 16th: The Beatles release Can’t Buy Me Love, which is later sampled by The Residents on Beyond The Valley Of A Day In The Life in 1977.
=== April ===
* 28th: Elvis Presley releases Viva Las Vegas, The Residents would later cover it in 1989, as part of their King & Eye album.
=== July ===
* 10th: The Beatles release A Hard Day’s Night & Tell Me Why, two songs that The Residents would later sample on their Beyond The Valley Of A Day In The Life mashup track.
=== December ===
* 2nd: Them release Gloria, a song The Residents would later cover as part of their Third Reich 'n Roll album in 1975. 
* 4th: The Beatles release No Reply, I'm a Loser & Mr. Moonlight. Three songs sampled by The Residents on Beyond The Valley Of A Day In The Life in 1977.
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