October 6, 1963: Barbra Streisand Appears On "The Judy Garland Show"

October 6, 1963: Barbra Streisand, just 22 years old but coming off her debut album, appears on The Judy Garland Show on CBS. Although Judy was, by no means, ready to pack it in at age 41, even she could see that this was a "passing of the torch" (or, at least, of the torch song) moment for people who loved popular music but hated rock and roll.

CBS had taken a chance on the temperamental, hard-drinking, pill-popping legend, airing her variety show on Sunday nights after The Ed Sullivan Show, starting on September 29, 1963. The episode with Streisand was taped on October 4.

Judy told Barbara, "You're so good that I... I hate you!" Barbara responded, "That's so sweet of you. Thank you. You know, you're so great, I've been hating you for years. In fact, it's my ambition to be great enough to be hated by as many singers as you." They both laughed, and said they really loved each other. But Barbara added, "But don't stop hating me, because I need the confidence!" (She wasn't kidding: Throughout her career, Barbra has struggled with stage fright.)

Together, they sang Barbra's slown-down version of "Happy Days Are Here Again," "Hooray for Love," and "Get Happy," a tune associated with Garland since her 1950 film Summer Stock. Later, Broadway legend Ethel Merman came on, and the 3 of them sang Ethel's song "There's No Business Like Show Business."

Also appearing on that episode were comedian Jerry Van Dyke, brother of Dick Van Dyke; and the Smothers Brothers, who would later get their own variety series on CBS, and have their own battles with the establishment.

Garland's unreliability, and her clashes with both producers and network brass, led to the show's cancellation after just 1 season of 26 episodes, the last airing on March 29, 1964, just 7 weeks after Ed Sullivan hosted The Beatles for the 1st time.

No one knew it yet, but, in 1976, Streisand would remake one of Garland's biggest films, itself a remake: A Star Is Born.

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October 6, 1963 was a Sunday. The Los Angeles Dodgers completed a 4-game sweep of the New York Yankees, 2-1 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. As with Game 1, 4 days earlier, Sandy Koufax outpitched Whitey Ford.

These games were played in the NFL:

* The New York Giants beat the Washington Redskins, 24-14 at District of Columbia Stadium (later Robert F. Kennedy Stadium) in Washington.

* The Philadelphia Eagles beat the Dallas Cowboys, 24-21 at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.

* The Detroit Lions beat the San Francisco 49ers, 26-3 at Tiger Stadium in Detroit.

* The Chicago Bears beat the Baltimore Colts, 10-3 at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

* The Green Bay Packers beat the Los Angeles Rams, 42-10 at City Stadium (later renamed Lambeau Field) in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

* The football version of the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Minnesota Vikings, 56-14 at Metropolitan Stadium in the Minneapolis suburb of Bloomington, Minnesota.

* The day before, the Cleveland Browns beat their arch-rivals, the Pittsburgh Steelers, 35-23 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. (Scheduling it for the Saturday made no sense, since Ohio State was also playing that day, and beat Indiana, 21-0 at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.)

And in the American Football League:

* The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Houston Oilers, 28-7 at Kansas City Municipal Stadium.

* The Denver Broncos beat the San Diego Chargers, 50-34 at Bears Stadium (later renamed Mile High Stadium) in Denver.

* The day before, the New York Jets beat the team that would one day become their arch-rivals, then known as the Boston Patriots, 31-24 at the Polo Grounds. The Jets would play 4 more games at the old Harlem Horseshoe before closing it out, and moved the Shea Stadium in Queens, which they would share with the Mets for 20 seasons.

* Also the day before, the Buffalo Bills beat the Oakland Raiders, 12-0 at War Memorial Stadium in Buffalo.