1960 in music
Overview of the events of 1960 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1960.
Specific locations
Specific genres
Events
January – Art student Stuart Sutcliffe joins the Liverpool band Johnny and the Moondogs and suggests they change their name to the Beatals; after several variations this settles on The Beatles in August.
January 14 – Elvis Presley is promoted to Sergeant in the United States Army .
January 25 – The National Association of Broadcasters in the United States reacts to the payola scandal by threatening fines for any disc jockeys accepting money for playing particular records.
February 6 – Songwriter Jesse Belvin dies in an automobile accident in Los Angeles; he is co-author of "Earth Angel ", The Penguins ' classic from 1954.
February 23 – United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps formed.
March 5 – Elvis Presley returns home from serving in the U.S. Army in Germany, having stopped off on March 2 at Glasgow Prestwick Airport , his only time in the U.K.[ 1]
March 15 – Jussi Björling suffers a heart attack before a performance at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. He goes on to perform, but dies six months later in Sweden.
March 29 – The 5th Eurovision Song Contest , held at the Royal Festival Hall , London, is won by France with the song "Tom Pillibi ", sung by Jacqueline Boyer .
Spring – "Skokiaan " by Bill Haley & His Comets becomes the band's final single to make it onto the American sales charts (with the exception of a 1974 reissue of "Rock Around the Clock ").
April 1 – Frank Sinatra , Sammy Davis Jr. , Elvis Presley , Dean Martin and Mitch Miller film Sinatra's Timex Special for ABC at Miami, Florida's Fountainbleu Hotel.
April 2 – The National Association of Recording Merchandisers presents its first annual awards in Las Vegas, Nevada .
April 4 – RCA Victor Records announces that it will release all pop singles in mono and stereo simultaneously, the first record company to do so. Elvis Presley 's single "Stuck on You" is RCA's first mono/stereo release.
April 17 – Eddie Cochran , Gene Vincent and Cochran's girlfriend Sharon Sheeley are injured in a car accident near Chippenham in England. Cochran dies in a hospital in Bath, Somerset , from severe brain injuries. Police officer David Harman, who attends the incident, starts learning to play the guitar using Cochran's impounded Gretsch , later becoming professional musician Dave Dee .[ 2]
April 20 – Elvis Presley returns to Hollywood for the first time since coming home from Germany to film G.I. Blues .
May 2 – The Drifters ' Ben E. King leaves the group and signs a solo record contract with ATCO Records .
May 20 –28 – The Beatles , as the Silver Beetles (uncredited), play their first ever tour, as a backing group for Johnny Gentle on a tour of Scotland .[ 3] The lineup comprises John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison , Stuart Sutcliffe and Tommy Moore .
June 30 – Opening of Lionel Bart 's Oliver! in London's West End .
July – The Shadows ' instrumental Apache is released in the U.K.
July 30 – "Battle of Beaulieu": At an English jazz festival at Beaulieu, Hampshire , fans of trad jazz come to blows with progressives.[ 4] [ 5]
August 17 – The Beatles make their debut under this name in Hamburg , Germany, beginning a 48-night residency at the Indra club. The band at the time comprises John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison , Stu Sutcliffe on bass and Pete Best on drums.[ 6]
August 27 – Last radio broadcast of Louisiana Hayride .
October – Dion DiMucci splits from Dion and The Belmonts .
October 16 – A single concert at the Donaueschingen Festival premieres Penderecki 's Anaklasis and Messiaen 's Chronochromie .[ 7]
November 13 – Sammy Davis Jr. marries May Britt .
December
The last 78 rpm records are released in the U.S. and the U.K.
English rock musician Ritchie Blackmore 's musical career begins.[citation needed ]
Renato Carosone announces his retirement, at the height of his popularity.
Dalida and Charles Aznavour share the Grand Prix Award for best Italian song.
Ian Lake launches the Music of our Time Festival in London for hitherto unknown composers.[ 8]
Indian santoor player Shivkumar Sharma records his first solo album .[ 9]
14-year-old Neil Young founds a band called The Jades with Ken Koblun in Winnipeg .
Albums released
Biggest hit singles
The following singles achieved the highest chart positions in 1960.
#
Artist
Title
Year
Country
Chart entries
1
Elvis Presley
It's Now Or Never
1960
US
UK 1 – Feb 2005, US BB 1 – Jul 1960, Canada 1 – Jul 1960, Norway 1 – Sep 1960, Australia 1 of 1960, Australia 1 for 7 weeks Feb 1960, South Africa 1 of 1960, US CashBox 2 of 1960, Germany 2 – Jan 1961, RYM 2 of 1960, US BB 9 of 1960, POP 9 of 1960, Italy 17 of 1960, DDD 19 of 1960, Germany 35 of the 1960s
2
Elvis Presley
Are You Lonesome Tonight?
1960
US
UK 1 – Jan 1961, US BB 1 – Nov 1960, Canada 1 – Nov 1960, Australia 1 for 8 weeks May 1960, US BB 3 of 1960, Sweden (alt) 3 – Nov 1980, Norway 3 – Jan 1961, POP 3 of 1960, Germany 4 – Feb 1961, RYM 4 of 1960, US CashBox 6 of 1961, Australia 9 of 1960, South Africa 12 of 1960, Netherlands 15 – Jan 1981, Italy 28 of 1961, DDD 29 of 1960, Global 33 (5 M sold) – 1960, Scrobulate 79 of rock & roll, Germany 215 of the 1960s
3
Chubby Checker
The Twist
1960
US
US BB 1 – Aug 1960, US BB 1 of 1960, US CashBox 1 of 1962, Canada 1 – Aug 1960, POP 1 of 1960, UK 5 – Nov 1975, South Africa 7 of 1961, DDD 9 of 1960, RYM 12 of 1960, RIAA 32, Italy 38 of 1962, Party 46 of 2007, Acclaimed 140, Germany 396 of the 1960s, Rolling Stone 451
4
The Drifters
Save the Last Dance for Me
1960
US
US BB 1 – Sep 1960, Canada 1 – Sep 1960, Australia 1 for 3 weeks Apr 1960, UK 2 – Nov 1960, US CashBox 3 of 1960, Norway 3 – Dec 1960, South Africa 9 of 1960, RYM 9 of 1960, DDD 12 of 1960, Australia 13 of 1960, US BB 20 of 1960, POP 20 of 1960, Germany 46 of the 1960s, Rolling Stone 182, Acclaimed 512
5
Johnny Preston
Running Bear
1960
US
UK 1 – Feb 1960, US BB 1 – Dec 1959, Canada 1 – Dec 1959, Australia 1 for 2 weeks Jul 1959, Norway 2 – Mar 1960, South Africa 3 of 1960, US CashBox 10 of 1960, Australia 16 of 1960, US BB 39 of 1960, POP 39 of 1960, DDD 54 of 1959, RYM 73 of 1959
Top hits on record
Published popular music
"Ain't That a Kick in the Head? " – words: Sammy Cahn , music: Jimmy Van Heusen
"Alley-Oop " – words and music: Dallas Frazier
"Apache " – m. Jerry Lordan
"As Long as He Needs Me " – w.m. Lionel Bart from the musical Oliver!
"Bonanza !" – w.m. Jay Livingston & Ray Evans
"Calcutta " – w. Lee Pockriss & Paul Vance m. Heino Gaze
"Calendar Girl " – w. Howard Greenfield m. Neil Sedaka
"Camelot" – w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe . Introduced by Richard Burton in the musical of the same name
"Cathy's Clown " – w.m. The Everly Brothers
"Chain Gang " – w.m. Sam Cooke
"Everybody's Somebody's Fool " – w. Howard Greenfield m. Jack Keller
"Good Timin' " – w.m. Fred Tobias & Clint Ballard Jr.
"Goodness Gracious Me " – D. Lee, H. Kretzmer
"He Will Break Your Heart " – w.m. Jerry Butler , Calvin Carter & Curtis Mayfield
"Hey, Look Me Over " – w. Carolyn Leigh m. Cy Coleman . Introduced by Lucille Ball in the musical Wildcat
"I Gotta Know " – w.m. Paul Evans & Matt Williams
"I Want to Be Wanted " – w. (Eng) Kim Gannon (Ital) A. Testa m. Pino Spotti
"I'd Do Anything " – w.m. Lionel Bart
"I'll Be There " – w.m. Bobby Darin
"I'm Sorry " – w.m. Ronnie Self & Dub Allbritten
"If Ever I Would Leave You" – w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe . Introduced by Robert Goulet in the musical Camelot
"Irma La Douce" – w. (Eng) Julian More, David Heneker & Monty Norman (Fr) Alexandre Breffort m. Marguerite Monnot
"It's Now or Never " – w.m. adapt. Aaron Schroeder & Wally Gold
"Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini " – w. Paul Vance & Lee Pockriss m. Brian Hyland
"Last Date " – m. Floyd Cramer
"Little Boy Lost " – w.m. Johnny Ashcroft & Tony Withers
"A Million to One " – w.m. Phil Medley
"Mister Custer " – w.m. Fred Darian, Al De Lory & Joseph Van Winkle
"Money (That's What I Want) " – w.m. Janie Bradford & Berry Gordy Jr.
"Mountain of Love " – w.m. Harold Dorman
"My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own " – w. Howard Greenfield m. Jack Keller
"Never on Sunday " – w. (Eng) Billy Towne (Greek) Manos Hadjidakis m. Manos Hadjidakis
"North to Alaska " – w.m. Mike Phillips
"Only the Lonely " – w.m. Roy Orbison & Joe Melson
"Please Don't Tease " – B. Welch, P. Chester
"Please Help Me, I'm Falling " – w.m. Don Robertson & Hal Blair
"Poetry in Motion " – w.m. Paul Kauffman & Mike Anthony
"Puppy Love " – w.m. Paul Anka
"Rubber Ball " – w.m. Anne Orlowski & Aaron Schroeder
"Run Samson Run " – w. Howard Greenfield m. Neil Sedaka
"Sailor " – w. (Eng) Alan Holt (Ger) Fini Busch m. Werner Scharfenberger [de ]
"Save the Last Dance for Me " – w.m. Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
"The Second Time Around " – w. Sammy Cahn m. Jimmy Van Heusen . Introduced by Bing Crosby in the film High Time .
"She Wears My Ring " – w.m. Felice and Boudleaux Bryant
"Sink the Bismark " – w.m. Tillman Franks & Johnny Horton
"Sixteen Reasons " – w.m. Bill Post & Doree Post
"Soon It's Gonna Rain " – w. Tom Jones m. Harvey Schmidt
"Spanish Harlem " – Jerry Leiber , Phil Spector
"Stairway to Heaven " – w. Howard Greenfield m. Neil Sedaka
"Stay " – w.m. Maurice Williams
"Stuck on You " – w.m. Aaron Schroeder & J. Leslie McFarland
"A Taste of Honey " – w. Ric Marlow m. Bobby Scott
"Tell Laura I Love Her " – w.m. Jeff Barry & Ben Raleigh
"Theme from A Summer Place " – m. Max Steiner
"Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport " – w.m. Rolf Harris
"Try to Remember " – w. Tom Jones m. Harvey Schmidt
"The Twist " – w.m. Hank Ballard
"Walk, Don't Run " – w.m. Johnny Smith
"Walking to New Orleans " – w.m. Bobby Charles
"When Will I Be Loved " – w.m. Phil Everly
"Wild One " – w.m. Bernie Lowe, Kal Mann & Dave Appell
"Will You Love Me Tomorrow " – Carole King , Gerry Goffin
"Wings of a Dove " – Robert B. "Bob" Ferguson, Sr.
"Wooden Heart " – w.m. adapt. Fred Wise, Ben Weisman, Kay Twomey & Bert Kaempfert
"(In The Summertime) You Don't Want My Love" – w.m. Roger Miller
"You Talk Too Much " – w.m. Joe Jones & Reginald Hall
"You're Sixteen " – w.m. Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman
Other notable songs
Classical music
Premieres
Sortable table
Composer
Composition
Date
Location
Performers
Arnold, Malcolm
Symphony No. 4
1960-11-02
London
BBC Symphony – Arnold [ 10]
Barraqué, Jean
... Au delà du hasard
1960-01-26
Théâtre de l'Odéon , Paris
Loriod , Semser , Cahn , Codinas , Rostaing , Jazz Groupe de Paris (dir. Hodeir ), Domaine Musical – Boulez [ 11]
Berio, Luciano
Circles
1960-08-01
Lenox, Massachusetts (Berkshire Festival )
Berberian / members of the Boston Symphony [ 12]
Berio, Luciano
Momenti
1960-12-01
Hamburg
(electronic sounds on tape) [ 13]
Carter, Elliott
String Quartet No. 2
1960-03-25
New York City
Juilliard Quartet [ 14]
Cowell, Henry
Symphony No. 12
1960-03-28
Houston
Houston Symphony – Stokowski [ 15]
Farquhar, David
Symphony No. 1
1960-08-13
Wellington
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra – John Hopkins [ 16]
Foss, Lukas
Concerto for Improvising Solo Instruments and Orchestra
1960-07-10
Philadelphia
Lukas Foss Ensemble / Philadelphia Orchestra – Ormandy [ 17]
Foss, Lukas
Time Cycle
1960-10-20
New York City
Addison , Lukas Foss Ensemble / New York Philharmonic – Bernstein [ 18]
Ligeti, György
Apparitions
1960-06-19
Cologne (ISCM Festival )
NDR Symphony – Bour [ 19] [ 20]
Messiaen, Olivier
Chronochromie
1960-10-16
Donaueschingen (Musiktage )
SWF Symphony – Rosbaud [ 21]
Penderecki, Krzysztof
Anaklasis
1960-10-16
Donaueschingen (Musiktage )
SWF Symphony – Rosbaud [ 22]
Shostakovich, Dmitri
String Quartet No. 7
1960-05-15
Leningrad
Beethoven Quartet [ 23]
Shostakovich, Dmitri
String Quartet No. 8
1960-10-02
Leningrad
Beethoven Quartet [ 24]
Stockhausen, Karlheinz
Carré for four orchestras and four choirs
1960-10-28
Hamburg (Planten un Blomen )
NDR Symphony Orchestra and Choir – Gielen , Kagel , Markowski , Stockhausen .[ 25]
Stockhausen, Karlheinz
Kontakte for piano, percussion, and electronic sounds
1960-06-11
Cologne (ISCM Festival )
Tudor , Christoph Caskel , four-channel electronic music.
Stravinsky, Igor
Movements for Piano and Orchestra
1960-01-10
New York City
Weber / (unknown orchestra) – Stravinsky [ 27]
Walton, William
Symphony No.2
1960-11-19
Edinburgh (Festival )
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic – Pritchard [ 28]
Weinberg, Mieczysław
Sinfonietta No. 2
1960-11-19
Moscow
Moscow Chamber Orchestra – Barshai [ 29]
Compositions
Opera
Film
Jazz
Musical theater
Musical films
Births
January 3 – Mikuláš Škuta , pianist and composer
January 4
January 8 – Dave Weckl , jazz fusion drummer
January 20
January 22 – Michael Hutchence , Australian vocalist, songwriter and actor for INXS (d. 1997)
January 26 – Charlie Gillingham (Counting Crows )
January 29 – Cho-Liang Lin , Taiwanese-American violinist
January 31 – George Benjamin , composer
February 3 – Tim Chandler (Daniel Amos , The Swirling Eddies )
February 4 – Tim Booth , British rock singer (James )
February 7 – Steve Bronski , born Steve Forrest, synth-pop keyboardist (d. 2021)
February 18 – Gazebo , singer
February 19 – Holly Johnson , singer (Frankie Goes to Hollywood )
February 20 – Kee Marcello , Swedish rock guitarist (Easy Action , Europe )
February 27 – Paul Humphreys (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark )
March 4 – Thierry Pastor , French singer
March 12 – Maki Nomiya , Japanese singer (Pizzicato Five )
March 13 – Adam Clayton , bassist of rock band U2
March 24 - Nena , German singer-songwriter
April 4 – Jane Eaglen , Wagnerian soprano
April 10 – Fabio Golfetti , Brazilian musician and record producer (Violeta de Outono , Gong )
April 21 – John Maher , drummer for Buzzcocks , Flag of Convenience , The Invisible Girls
April 23
April 26 – Roger Taylor , English rock musician (Duran Duran )
May 6 – John Flansburgh , American rock musician (They Might Be Giants )
May 8 – Eric Brittingham , American bass player (Cinderella and Naked Beggars )
May 10
May 27 – Alexander Bashlachev , Russian singer (d. 1988)
June 1 – Simon Gallup , bassist of The Cure
June 2 – Tony Hadley , vocalist of Spandau Ballet
June 6 – Steve Vai , American guitarist (David Lee Roth)
June 8
June 10 – Mark-Anthony Turnage , composer
June 14 – Gary Husband , drummer, pianist and composer
June 20 – John Taylor , bassist of Duran Duran
June 22 – Alexander Shchetynsky , composer
June 24 – Siedah Garrett , American singer-songwriter and pianist (Brand New Heavies )
June 26 – Zachary Breaux , American jazz guitarist (d. 1997)
July 3 – Vince Clarke , English rock songwriter (Depeche Mode , Yazoo , Erasure )
July 11 – David Baerwald American singer-songwriter (David & David )
July 14 – Kyle Gass , American music singer-songwriter-guitarist/actor
July 22
July 23 – Billy Rutherford, Scottish singer-songwriter, musician and record producer (Riders of the Dark )
July 28 – Chris Reece , drummer (Social Distortion )
August 1 – Chuck D (Public Enemy )
August 2
August 7 – Jacquie O'Sullivan , Bananarama
August 15 – Karlheinz Essl Jr. , Austrian composer, performer, sound artist, improviser, and composition teacher
August 17 – Johnny Wright (music manager) , American music manager and a president/CEO of the Wright Entertainment Group (WEG).
August 23 – Chris Potter , Canadian actor and musician
August 26 – Branford Marsalis , American saxophonist and composer
August 30 – Chalino Sánchez , Mexican musician (d. 1992)
August 31 – Chris Whitley , singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
September 1 – Joseph Williams , singer and film composer
September 4 – Kim Thayil , Soundgarden
September 5 – Karita Mattila , operatic soprano
September 8 – David Steele , Fine Young Cannibals
September 9 – Stefano Righi , Italian singer-songwriter, musician and composer. Righeira
September 24 – Amy Sky , Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer, theatre actress, and television host.
September 29 – Alan McGee , British music industry mogul and musician
October 7 – Kyosuke Himuro , Japanese singer (Boøwy )
October 13 – Joey Belladonna , born Joseph Bellardini, American thrash metal vocalist (Anthrax )
October 19 – Dan Woodgate , English drummer Madness
October 22 – Cris Kirkwood , Meat Puppets
November 12 – Ismo Alanko , Finnish singer-songwriter (Hassisen Kone , Sielun Veljet , and Ismo Alanko Säätiö )
November 14 – Tom Judson , American musical theatre actor
November 15 – Keith Washington , American singer
November 18 – Kim Wilde , English pop singer, author, DJ, television presenter and gardener (daughter of Marty Wilde )
November 19 – Matt Sorum , American drummer (Guns N' Roses , Velvet Revolver , The Cult )
November 25 – Amy Grant , American Christian singer-songwriter and actress
December 2 – Rick Savage (Def Leppard )
December 5 – Osvaldo Golijov , composer
December 22 – Mark Brydon , English musician (Moloko )
December 27 – Fred Hammond , American gospel singer, bass guitar player, and record producer
date unknown
Deaths
January 2 – Leila Megane , mezzo-soprano, 68
January 5 – Jakob van Domselaer , composer, 69
January 18 – Gladys Bentley , blues singer, 52 (pneumonia)
January 24 – Edwin Fischer , pianist and conductor, 73
January 25 – Rutland Boughton , composer, 82
February 2 – Jenő Huszka , composer of operettas, 84
February 3
February 6 – Jesse Belvin , singer, pianist and songwriter, 27 (car accident)
February 9 – Ernő Dohnányi , pianist, conductor and composer, 82
February 12 – Bobby Clark , US comedian and singer, 71
March 4 – Leonard Warren , baritone, operatic baritone (cerebral hemorrhage)
March 16 – Billy Garland , blues guitarist, singer and songwriter, 41 (car accident)
March 30 – Fabian Andre , composer, 50
April 10 – Arthur Benjamin , composer, 66
April 17 – Eddie Cochran , rock & roll singer, 21 (road accident)
April 24 – Carl Braun , operatic bass, 73
May 8 – Hugo Alfvén , violinist, conductor and composer, 88
May 12 – Cecil Armstrong Gibbs , composer, 70
May 13 – Gid Tanner , country music star, 74
May 14 – Lucrezia Bori , operatic soprano, 72
July 18 – Foster Reynolds , instrument manufacturer, 75 (heart attack at work)
July 24
August 9 – Louis Cahuzac , clarinetist and composer, 80
August 23 – Oscar Hammerstein II , librettist and director of many musicals, 65
September 1 – Aunt Molly Jackson , folk singer and union activist, c. 80
September 3 – Joseph Lamb , ragtime composer, 72
September 5 – Oliphant Chuckerbutty , organist and composer, 75
September 8 – Oscar Pettiford , American jazz musician and composer, 37
September 9 – Jussi Björling , operatic tenor, 49 (heart attack)
September 13 – Leo Weiner , music teacher, 75
September 24 – Mátyás Seiber , composer, 55 (car accident)
October 19 – Günter Raphael , composer, 57
October 20 – Denise Orme , music hall performer, 75
October 30 – Alfred Hill , composer and conductor, 90
November 2 – Dimitris Mitropoulos , pianist, conductor and composer, 64
November 5 – Johnny Horton , American country singer, 35 (car accident)
December 4 – Walter Goehr , composer, 57
December 7 – Clara Haskil , pianist, 65
December 10 – Mado Robin , singer, 41 (cancer)
Date unknown
Awards
Grammy Awards
Eurovision Song Contest
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