This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1958.

Specific locations

* 1958 in British music * 1958 in Norwegian music

Specific genres

* 1958 in country music * 1958 in jazz

Events

* January –

Maria Callas Maria Callas (born Maria Anna Cecilia Sophia Kalogeropoulos; December 2, 1923 – September 16, 1977) was an American-born Greek soprano and one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century. Many critics praised ...

, opening the Rome Opera House season with ''

Norma Norma may refer to: * Norma (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) ** Norma Lizbeth Ramos, a Mexican bullying victim Astronomy *Norma (constellation) * 555 Norma, a minor asteroid * Cygnus Arm or Norma Arm, a spiral ...

'' with Italy's president, Giovanni Gronchi, in the audience, cancels after the first act because of voice problems. Anita Cerquetti assumes the role in Rome while simultaneously singing Norma in Naples, to great acclaim. *

January 24 Events Pre-1600 * 41 – Claudius is proclaimed Roman emperor by the Praetorian Guard after they assassinate the previous emperor, his nephew Caligula. * 914 – Start of the First Fatimid invasion of Egypt. * 1438 – The Co ...

–

Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained global fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and the piano, and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John ...

makes his first appearance at

The Cavern Club The Cavern Club is a music venue on Mathew Street, Liverpool, England. The Cavern Club opened on 16 January 1957 as a jazz club, later becoming a centre of the rock and roll scene in Liverpool in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The club beca ...

Liverpool Liverpool is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the River Mersey, Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, north-west of London. With a population ...

with

The Quarrymen The Quarrymen (also written as "the Quarry Men") are a British skiffle and rock and roll group, formed by John Lennon in Liverpool in 1956, which evolved into the Beatles in 1960. Originally consisting of Lennon and several school friends, the ...

. * February – 45,000 people in one week watch performances of " rokabirī" music by Japanese singers at the first Nichigeki Western Carnival. *

February 14 It is observed in most countries as Valentine's Day. Events Pre-1600 * 748 – Abbasid Revolution#Persian phase, Abbasid Revolution: The Kaysanites Shia#History, Hashimi rebels under Abu Muslim Khorasani take Merv, capital of the Umayyad ...

– The

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

ian government bans

rock & roll Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock-n-roll, and rock 'n' roll) is a Genre (music), genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It Origins of rock and roll, originated from African ...

, claiming that this form of music is against the concepts of

Islam Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...

and is a health hazard. Iranian doctors warn of the risk of injuries to the hips from the "extreme gyrations" of rock & roll dances. *

February 19 Events Pre-1600 * 197 – Emperor Septimius Severus defeats Roman usurper, usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum, the bloodiest battle between Roman armies. * 356 – The anti-paganism policy of Constantius II forbids the w ...

– In the United States: ** Singer-songwriter

Carl Perkins Carl Lee Perkins (April 9, 1932 – January 19, 1998)#nytimesobit, Pareles. was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rockabilly great and pioneer of rock and roll, he began his recording career at the Sun Studio, in Memphis, Tennes ...

leaves

Sun Records Sun Records is an American independent record label founded by producer Sam Phillips in Memphis, Tennessee on February 1, 1952. Sun was the first label to record Elvis Presley, Charlie Rich, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Jo ...

and moves to

Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American reco ...

. **

Motown Motown is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. Founded by Berry Gordy, Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on January 12, 1959, it was incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. Its name, a portmanteau ...

releases its first record, "Got a Job" by

Smokey Robinson William "Smokey" Robinson Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. He was the founder and frontman of the pioneering Motown vocal group the Miracles, for which he ...

and

The Miracles The Miracles (later known as Smokey Robinson and the Miracles from 1965 to 1972) were an American vocal group formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1955. They were the first successful recording act for Motown Records and are considered one of the most ...

. *

March 5 Events Pre-1600 * 363 – Roman emperor Julian leaves Antioch with an army of 90,000 to attack the Sasanian Empire, in a campaign which would bring about his own death. * 1046 – Nasir Khusraw begins the seven-year Middle Easte ...

– Spanish guitarist Andrés Segovia premieres '' Fantasía para un gentilhombre'' (Fantasia for a Gentleman) by composer Joaquín Rodrigo at the

San Francisco Symphony The San Francisco Symphony, founded in 1911, is an American orchestra based in San Francisco, California. Since 1980 the orchestra has been resident at the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall in the city's Hayes Valley, San Francisco, Hayes Valley ne ...

conducted by Enrique Jordá. *

March 12 Events Pre-1600 * 538 – Vitiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving the city to the victorious Byzantine general, Belisarius. * 1088 – Election of Urban II as the 159th Pope of th ...

Billie Holiday Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday made significant contributions to jazz music and pop ...

is given a year's probation by a

Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

court following her arrest and guilty plea on narcotics possession charges in 1956. ** In

Hilversum Hilversum () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland, Netherlands. Located in the heart of the Gooi, it is ...

, Netherlands, ''" Dors, mon amour"'' sung by André Claveau (music by Pierre Delanoë, lyrics by Hubert Giraud) wins the third annual

Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest (), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international Music competition, song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 1956. Each participating broadcaster ...

for

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

Domenico Modugno Domenico Modugno (; 9 January 1928 – 6 August 1994) was an Italian singer, actor and, later in life, a member of the Italian Parliament. He is known for his 1958 international hit song " Nel blu dipinto di blu", for which he received the fir ...

places third for

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

with ''" Nel blu, dipinto di blu"'' which, retitled ''" Volare"'', will reach No. 1 in the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and will win two

Grammy Awards The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious a ...

next year for Record of the Year and Song of the Year for 1958. *

March 24 Events Pre-1600 *1199 – King Richard I of England is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting in France, leading to his death on April 6. * 1387 – English victory over a Franco- Castilian- Flemish fleet in the Battle of Margat ...

–

Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one of the most significant cultural figures of the ...

enters the U.S. Army. *

April 10 Events Pre-1600 * 428 – Nestorius becomes the Patriarch of Constantinople. * 837 – Halley's Comet makes its closest approach to Earth at a distance equal to 0.0342 AU (5.1 million kilometres/3.2 million miles). * 140 ...

– English singer

Cleo Laine Dame Cleo Laine, Lady Dankworth (born Clementine Dinah Hitching; 28 October 1927) is an English singer and actress known for her scat singing. She is the widow of jazz composer and musician Sir John Dankworth and the mother of bassist Alec D ...

marries bandleader John Dankworth. *

May 30 Events Pre-1600 * 70 – Siege of Jerusalem: Titus and his Roman legions breach the Second Wall of Jerusalem. Jewish defenders retreat to the First Wall. The Romans build a circumvallation, cutting down all trees within . * 1381 – ...

–

Béla Bartók Béla Viktor János Bartók (; ; 25 March 1881 – 26 September 1945) was a Hungarian composer, pianist and ethnomusicologist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century; he and Franz Liszt are regarded as Hunga ...

's Violin Concerto No. 1 is premiered in

Basel Basel ( ; ), also known as Basle ( ), ; ; ; . is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine (at the transition from the High Rhine, High to the Upper Rhine). Basel is Switzerland's List of cities in Switzerland, third-most-populo ...

, 50 years after it was composed * c. July 12 –

(

John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer-songwriter, musician and activist. He gained global fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. Lennon's ...

(lead vocals),

George Harrison George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician, singer and songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Sometimes called "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Culture ...

, Colin Hanton (drums) and John Lowe (piano)) record a single 78 rpm shellac acetate disc at Phillips' Sound Recording Services in Liverpool: " In Spite of All the Danger" (McCartney–Harrison) and a cover of

Buddy Holly Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer, songwriter, and musician who was a central and pioneering figure of rock and roll. He was born to a musical family in Lubbock, Texa ...

's "

That'll Be the Day "That'll Be the Day" is a song written by Buddy Holly and Jerry Allison. It was first recorded by Buddy Holly and the Three Tunes in 1956 and was re-recorded in 1957 by Holly and his new band, the Crickets. Buddy Holly and the Three Tunes' ver ...

". *

August 4 Events Pre-1600 * 598 – Goguryeo–Sui War#Course of the war, Goguryeo-Sui War: In response to a Goguryeo (Korean) incursion into Liaoxi, Emperor Emperor Wen of Sui, Wéndi of Sui dynasty, Sui orders his youngest son, Yang Liang (assiste ...

– ''

Billboard A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertis ...

'' magazine in the United States launches its "Hot 100" singles chart, with

Ricky Nelson Eric Hilliard "Ricky" Nelson (May 8, 1940 – December 31, 1985) was an American musician and actor. From age eight, he starred alongside his family in the radio and television series ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet''. In 1957, he began a ...

's " Poor Little Fool" as the #1 record. *

September 24 Events Pre-1600 *AD 787, 787 – Second Council of Nicaea: The council assembles at the church of Hagia Sophia. *1568 – Spanish naval forces defeat an English fleet, under the command of John Hawkins, at the Battle of San Juan de Ul� ...

– Italian singers Natalino Otto and Flo Sandon’s scout the young, talented Mina *

November 6 Events Pre-1600 * 447 – A powerful earthquake destroys large portions of the Walls of Constantinople, including 57 towers. * 963 – Synod of Rome: Emperor Otto I calls a council at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Pope John XII ...

–

is dismissed from the

Metropolitan Opera The Metropolitan Opera is an American opera company based in New York City, currently resident at the Metropolitan Opera House (Lincoln Center), Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, situated on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Referred ...

in New York City by its general manager, Rudolf Bing. * The Festival dei Due Mondi is founded by

Gian Carlo Menotti Gian Carlo Menotti (, ; July 7, 1911 – February 1, 2007) was an Italian-American composer, libretto, librettist, director, and playwright who is primarily known for his output of 25 operas. Although he often referred to himself as an American ...

. *

Kenny Rogers Kenneth Ray Rogers (born Kenneth Donald Rogers) (August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020) was an American singer and songwriter. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013. Rogers was particul ...

signs his first recording contract with a major record label and makes his first national TV performance on ''

American Bandstand ''American Bandstand'' (AB) is an American Music television, music performance and dance television series that aired in various iterations from 1952 to 1989. It was hosted by Dick Clark who also served as the program's Television producer, pr ...

''. *

Marvin Gaye Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. (; April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American Rhythm and blues, R&B and soul singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He helped shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session player an ...

begins recording with his first group. * Otis Williams & the Distants begin their musical career. They will later join with The Primes and become

The Temptations The Temptations is an American vocal group formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1961 as The Elgins, known for their string of successful singles and albums with Motown from the 1960s to the mid-1970s. The group's work with producer Norman Whitfield ...

. *

Phil Spector Harvey Phillip Spector (December 26, 1939 – January 16, 2021) was an American record producer and songwriter who is best known for pioneering recording practices in the 1960s, followed by his trials and conviction for murder in the 2000s. S ...

begins his recording career. *

Dalida Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti (; 17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), professionally known as Dalida (, ; ), was an Italian naturalized French singer and actress. Leading an international career, Dalida has sold over 140 million records worldwide. Some ...

receives the Music Hall "Bravos" along with

Yves Montand Ivo Livi (; 13 October 1921 – 9 November 1991), better known as Yves Montand (), was an Italian-born French actor and singer. He is said to be one of France's greatest 20th-century artists. Early life Montand was born Ivo Livi in Stignano, a ...

. *

RCA RCA Corporation was a major American electronics company, which was founded in 1919 as the Radio Corporation of America. It was initially a patent pool, patent trust owned by General Electric (GE), Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Westinghou ...

introduces its first stereo LPs. * The major record labels begin to cease production of 78 rpm records. * Fred Foster opens

Monument Records Monument Records is an American record label co-founded in 1958 by Fred Foster. Originally founded in Washington, D.C., the label moved to Nashville in 1960, and experienced success over the next two decades with a number of artists including ...

Hendersonville, Tennessee Hendersonville is the most populous city in Sumner County, Tennessee, on Old Hickory Lake. As of the 2020 census the city's population was 61,753. Hendersonville is the fourth-most populous city in the Nashville metropolitan area after Nas ...

. * Singer Ernesto Bonino leaves the United States and returns to

. * Bob Bogle and Don Wilson found the surf instrumental group

The Ventures The Ventures are an American instrumental rock band formed in Tacoma, Washington, in 1958, by Don Wilson (musician), Don Wilson and Bob Bogle. The band, which was a quartet for most of its existence, helped to popularize the electric guitar acro ...

. * Singer Júnior joins the pioneering Spanish electric guitar group Jump. * The

Country Music Association The Country Music Association (CMA) is an American trade association with the stated aim of promoting and developing country music throughout the world. Founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee, it originally consisted of 233 members and was the f ...

(CMA) is founded as the first trade association dedicated to a single music genre.

Albums released

* ''Andy Williams'' –

Andy Williams Howard Andrew Williams (December 3, 1927 – September 25, 2012) was an American singer. He recorded 43 albums in his career, of which 15 have been gold certified and three platinum certified. He was also nominated for six Grammy Awards. He hos ...

* ''Andy Williams Sings Rodgers and Hammerstein'' –

* '' Anita Sings the Winners'' –

Anita O'Day Anita Belle Colton (October 18, 1919 – November 23, 2006), known professionally as Anita O'Day, was an American jazz singer and self-proclaimed “song stylist” widely admired for her sense of rhythm and dynamics, and her early big band appe ...

* ''Around the World'' –

Bing Crosby Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, comedian, entertainer and actor. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwi ...

* ''As Long As There's Music'' – Eddie Fisher * ''Ascenseur pour l'échafaud'' (soundtrack) –

Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th century music, 20th-century music. Davis ado ...

* '' The Atomic Mr. Basie'' –

Count Basie William James "Count" Basie (; August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and the ...

* ''

Bo Diddley Ellas Otha Bates (December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), known professionally as Bo Diddley, was an American guitarist and singer who played a key role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll. He influenced many artists, including Buddy ...

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* ''

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* '' Breezin' Along'' –

The Four Lads The Four Lads were a Irish male singing quartet that earned many gold singles and albums in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Their million-selling signature tunes include " Moments to Remember"; " Standing on the Corner"; " No, Not Much"; " Who Ne ...

* ''C'est ça'' –

Charles Aznavour Charles Aznavour ( ; ; ; born Shahnur Vaghinak Aznavourian; 22 May 1924 – 1 October 2018) was a Armenians in France, French singer and songwriter of Armenian descent. Aznavour was known for his distinctive vibrato tenor voice: clear and ringi ...

* ''Chicago Musette – John Serry and His Accordion'' – John Serry Sr. * ''Closer Than a Kiss'' –

Vic Damone Vic Damone (born Vito Rocco Farinola; June 12, 1928 – February 11, 2018) was an American traditional pop music, pop and big band singer and actor. He was best known for his performances of songs such as the number one hit "You're Breaking My ...

* '' Cole Español'' –

Nat King Cole Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, alternatively billed as Nat "King" Cole, was an American singer, jazz pianist, and actor. Cole's career as a jazz and Traditional pop, pop ...

* '' Come Fly with Me'' –

Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Honorific nicknames in popular music, Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes", he is regarded as one of the Time 100: The Most I ...

* ''Destination Moon'' – The Ames Brothers * ''Dream'' – The Mills Brothers * '' Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday at Newport'' –

Ella Fitzgerald Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April25, 1917June15, 1996) was an American singer, songwriter and composer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phra ...

and

* '' Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook'' – Ella Fitzgerald * '' Ella Swings Lightly'' – Ella Fitzgerald * '' Ellington Indigos'' –

Duke Ellington Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American Jazz piano, jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous Big band, jazz orchestra from 1924 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D ...

* ''

Elvis' Golden Records ''Elvis' Golden Records'' is a compilation album by American rock and roll singer Elvis Presley, issued by RCA Victor in March 1958. It compiled his hit singles released in 1956 and 1957, and is widely believed to be the first greatest hits alb ...

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* ''

The Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers were an American rock duo, known for steel-string acoustic guitar playing and close-harmony singing. Consisting of Isaac Donald "Don" Everly and Phillip "Phil" Everly, the duo combined elements of rock and roll, country, ...

'' –

* '' The Fabulous Johnny Cash'' –

Johnny Cash John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter. Most of his music contains themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially songs from the later stages of his career. ...

* '' Fancy Meeting You Here'' –

and

Rosemary Clooney Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 – June 29, 2002) was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the song "Come On-a My House", which was followed by other pop numbers such as "Botch-a-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccin ...

* '' For Musicians Only'' –

Stan Getz Stan Getz (born Stanley Gayetski; February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime influence being the wis ...

* ''For Teenagers In Love'' –

Teresa Brewer Teresa Brewer (born Theresa Veronica Breuer; May 7, 1931 – October 17, 2007) was an American singer whose style incorporated pop, country, jazz, R&B, musicals, and novelty songs. She was one of the most prolific and popular female singers of th ...

* ''Foreign Affair'' –

Frankie Laine Frankie Laine (born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio; March 30, 1913 – February 6, 2007) was an American singer and songwriter whose career spanned nearly 75 years, from his first concerts in 1930 with a marathon dance company to his final performa ...

and

Michel LeGrand Michel Jean Legrand (; 24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, jazz pianist, and singer. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to ma ...

* '' Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely'' –

* '' Freedom Suite'' –

Sonny Rollins Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930) is an American retired jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. In a seven-decade career, Rollins recorded over sixt ...

* '' Give Him the Ooh-La-La'' – Blossom Dearie * ''Gogi Grant – Welcome To My Heart'' – Gogi Grant * ''

Gondolier The gondola (, ; , ) is a traditional, flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boat, well suited to the conditions of the Venetian lagoon. It is typically propelled by a gondolier, who uses a rowing oar, which is not fastened to the hull, in a scul ...

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* ''Greatest Hits'' –

* ''A Guy in Love'' –

Guy Mitchell Guy Mitchell (born Albert George Cernik; February 22, 1927 – July 1, 1999) was an American pop singer and actor, successful in his homeland, the UK, and Australia. He sold 44 million records, including six million-selling singles. His best-kno ...

* '' Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel'' –

Duane Eddy Duane Eddy (April 26, 1938 – April 30, 2024) was an American guitarist. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, he had a string of hit records produced by Lee Hazlewood which were noted for their characteristically "twangy" guitar sound, including ...

(debut) * ''He's So Fine'' – Jackie Wilson * '' Hooray for Hollywood'' –

Doris Day Doris Day (born Doris Mary Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019) was an American actress and singer. She began her career as a big band singer in 1937, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No. 1 recordings, "Sentimental Journey ...

* '' John Coltrane with the Red Garland Trio'' – John Coltrane * ''Johnny Horton Sings Free And Easy'' –

Johnny Horton John LaGale Horton (April 30, 1925 – November 5, 1960) was an American country, honky tonk, and rockabilly musician during the 1950s. He is best known for a series of history-inspired narrative country saga songs that became international ...

* '' Johnny's Greatest Hits'' –

Johnny Mathis John Royce Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American singer. Starting his 69-year career with singles of standard (music), standard music, Mathis is one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century and became highly popular as ...

* '' Julie Is Her Name, Volume II'' –

Julie London Julie London (born Julie Peck; September 26, 1926 – October 18, 2000) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned more than 40 years. A torch song, torch singer noted for her contralto voice, London recorded over thirty album ...

* ''Kate Smith Sings Folk Songs'' – Kate Smith * ''

King Creole ''King Creole'' is a 1958 American Musical film, musical drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and based on the 1952 novel ''A Stone for Danny Fisher'' by Harold Robbins. Produced by Hal B. Wallis, the film stars Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones, W ...

'' (OST) –

* ''King of Suriname'' – Ramdew Chaitoe * ''

The Kingston Trio The Kingston Trio is an American folk and pop music group that helped launch the folk revival of the late 1950s to the late 1960s. The group started as a San Francisco Bay Area nightclub act with an original lineup of Dave Guard, Bob Shane, ...

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* '' Last Night When We Were Young'' –

Art Farmer Arthur Stewart Farmer (August 21, 1928 – October 4, 1999) was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player. He also played flumpet, a trumpet–flugelhorn combination especially designed for him. He and his identical twin brother, doub ...

* ''Les Gitans'' –

* '' London by Night'' –

* ''

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* ''The Mills Brothers In Hi-Fi'' – The Mills Brothers * ''The Mills Brothers Sing'' – The Mills Brothers * ''Miss Music'' –

* ''Mmmm, The Mills Brothers'' – The Mills Brothers * ''Music! Music! Music!'' –

* ''My Happiness'' –

Connie Francis Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero ( ; born December 12, 1937), known as Connie Francis, is a retired American Pop music, pop singer, actress, and top-charting female vocalist of the late 1950s and early 1960s. She is estimated to have sold more th ...

* '' No Count Sarah'' –

Sarah Vaughan Sarah Lois Vaughan (, March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer and pianist. Nicknamed "Sassy" and "List of nicknames of jazz musicians, The Divine One", she won two Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, ...

* '' One Dozen Berrys'' –

Chuck Berry Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, guitarist and songwriter who pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and de ...

* ''Our Gal Sal'' – Sally Starr (with The Comets) * ''Paris Holiday'' –

* ''Rhonda'' – Rhonda Fleming * ''

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* ''Rockin' Around the World'' –

Bill Haley & His Comets Bill Haley & His Comets were an American rock and roll band formed in 1947 and continuing until Haley's death in 1981. The band was also known as Bill Haley and the Comets and Bill Haley's Comets. From late 1954 to late 1956, the group record ...

* ''Rockin' the Joint'' –

* ''Rockin' With Kay Starr'' – Kay Starr * ''Salut les copains'' –

Gilbert Bécaud François Gilbert Léopold Silly (24 October 1927 – 18 December 2001), known professionally as Gilbert Bécaud (), was a French singer, composer, pianist and actor, known as "Monsieur 100,000 Volts" for his energetic performances. His best-know ...

* '' Saturday Night with Mr. C'' –

Perry Como Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como (; May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an American singer, actor, and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century, he recorded exclusively for RCA Victor for 44 years, from 1943 until 1987 ...

* '' Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous'' –

* ''Smoochin' Time'' – The Ames Brothers * ''Some Pleasant Moments In The 20th Century'' –

Oscar Levant Oscar Levant (December 27, 1906August 14, 1972) was an American concert pianist, composer, conductor (music), conductor, author, radio game show panelist, television talk show host, comedian, and actor. He had roles in the films ''Rhapsody in Bl ...

* ''Songs I Wish I Had Sung'' –

* '' South Pacific'' – Original soundtrack * ''Star Dust'' –

Pat Boone Patrick Charles Eugene Boone (born June 1, 1934) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, author, television personality, radio host and philanthropist. He sold nearly 50 million records, had 38 Top 40 hits, and has acted in many films. Boone ...

* ''Surprise Package'' – The Crew Cuts * ''Swingin' Down Broadway'' –

Jo Stafford Jo Elizabeth Stafford (November 12, 1917July 16, 2008) was an American traditional pop singer, whose career spanned five decades from the late 1930s to the early 1980s. Admired for the purity of her voice, she originally underwent classical tr ...

* ''Teresa'' –

* ''Teresa Brewer At Christmas Time'' –

* ''Them There Eyes'' – Kay Starr * '' This Is Sinatra Volume 2'' –

* Til Morning'' –

Johnnie Ray John Alvin Ray (January 10, 1927 – February 24, 1990) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Highly popular for most of the 1950s, Ray has been cited by critics as a major precursor to what became rock and roll, for his jazz and blu ...

* ''Time For Teresa'' –

* ''Torchin' '' –

* '' Tormé'' –

Mel Tormé Melvin Howard Tormé (September 13, 1925 – June 5, 1999), nicknamed "the Velvet Fog", was an American musician, singer, composer, arrangement, arranger, drummer, actor, and author. He composed the music for "The Christmas Song" ("Chestnuts Roa ...

* '' Wheelin' & Dealin''' –

Mal Waldron Malcolm Earl "Mal" Waldron (August 16, 1925 – December 2, 2002) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. He started playing professionally in New York in 1950, after graduating from college. In the following dozen years or so Wa ...

John Coltrane John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the Jazz#Post-war jazz, history of jazz and 20th-century musi ...

and

Frank Wess Frank Wellington Wess (January 4, 1922 – October 30, 2013) was an American jazz saxophonist and flutist. He was renowned for his extensive solo work; however, he was also remembered for his time playing with Count Basie, Count Basie's band duri ...

* '' When You Come to the End of the Day'' –

* ''Who's Sorry Now?'' –

* ''Yes Indeed!'' –

Biggest hit singles

The following songs achieved the highes
chart positions
in the charts for the longest time in 1958, in their respective countries.

Top Hits on record

Published popular music

* " 16 Candles" w.m. Luther Dixon & Allyson R. Khent * " All I Have to Do is Dream" w.m. Felice and Boudleaux Bryant * " Am I That Easy to Forget" w.m. Carl Belew, W. S. Stevenson & Shelby Singleton * " Any Way The Wind Blows" w.m. William Dunham, Joseph Hooven & Marilyn Hooven * " Are You Really Mine?" w.m.

Al Hoffman Al Hoffman (September 25, 1902 – July 21, 1960) was an American song composer. He was a hit songwriter active in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, usually co-writing with others and responsible for number-one hits through each decade, many of wh ...

, Dick Manning & Mark Markwell * "

A Big Hunk O' Love "A Big Hunk o' Love" is a song originally recorded by Elvis Presley and released as a single on June 23, 1959 by RCA Victor, which topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for two weeks. The song was revived by Presley in 1972 during his engagements a ...

" w.m.

Aaron Schroeder Aaron Harold Schroeder (September 7, 1926 – December 2, 2009) was an American songwriter and music publisher. Early years Born in Brooklyn, Schroeder graduated from the school now known as the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art a ...

& Sid Wyche * " Bird Dog" w.m. Felice and Boudleaux Bryant * " Broken Hearted Melody" w.

Hal David Harold Lane David (May 25, 1921 – September 1, 2012) was an American lyricist. He was best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach and his association with Dionne Warwick. Early life David was born and raised in New ...

m. Sherman Edwards * " A Certain Smile" w.

Paul Francis Webster Paul Francis Webster (December 20, 1907 – March 18, 1984) was an American lyricist who won three Academy Awards for Best Original Song, and was nominated sixteen times for the award. Life and career Webster was born in New York City, United S ...

Sammy Fain Sammy Fain (born Samuel E. Feinberg; June 17, 1902 – December 6, 1989) was an American composer of popular music. In the 1920s and early 1930s, he contributed numerous songs that form part of The Great American Songbook, and to Broadway theatr ...

* " Chantilly Lace" w.m. Jiles Perry Richardson * " C'mon Everybody" w.m.

Eddie Cochran Ray Edward Cochran ( ; October 3, 1938 – April 17, 1960) was an American rock and roll musician. His songs, such as " Twenty Flight Rock", " Summertime Blues", " C'mon Everybody" and " Somethin' Else", captured teenage frustration and desire in ...

& Jerry Capeheart * " Devoted to You" w.m. Felice and Boudleaux Bryant * " Do You Want to Dance" w.m. Bobby Freeman * " Donna" w.m. Ritchie Valens * " Don't" w.m.

Jerry Leiber Leiber and Stoller were an American songwriting and record production duo, consisting of lyricist Jerome Leiber (; April 25, 1933 – August 22, 2011) and composer Michael Stoller (born March 13, 1933). As well as many R&B and pop hits, they wr ...

Mike Stoller Leiber and Stoller were an American songwriting and record production duo, consisting of lyricist Jerome Leiber (; April 25, 1933 – August 22, 2011) and composer Michael Stoller (born March 13, 1933). As well as many R&B and pop hits, they wr ...

* " Enchanted Island" w.

Al Stillman Al Stillman ''(né'' Albert Irving Silverman; 26 June 1901 Manhattan, New York City, New York – 17 February 1979 Manhattan, New York City, New York) was an American lyricist. Biography Al Stillman was born as Albert Irving Silverman to American ...

m. Robert Allen * " Everybody Loves a Lover" w.

Richard Adler Richard Adler (August 3, 1921 – June 21, 2012) was an American lyricist, writer, composer and producer of several Broadway shows. He is best known for his work with Jerry Ross (composer), Jerry Ross on the musicals ''The Pajama Game'' (1954) a ...

m. Robert Allen * "

French Foreign Legion The French Foreign Legion (, also known simply as , "the Legion") is a corps of the French Army created to allow List of militaries that recruit foreigners, foreign nationals into French service. The Legion was founded in 1831 and today consis ...

" w.

Guy Wood Guy B. Wood (24 July 1911 – 23 February 2001) was a musician and songwriter born in Manchester, England. Wood started his career in music playing saxophone in dance bands in England. He moved to the United States in the 1930s, where he worked f ...

* " Hoots Mon" Harry Robertson * " If I Had A Hammer" w.m.

Pete Seeger Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and social activist. He was a fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s and had a string of hit records in the early 1950s as a member of The Weav ...

& Lee Hays * " It's Only Make Believe" w.m.

Conway Twitty Harold Lloyd Jenkins (September 1, 1933 – June 5, 1993), better known by his stage name Conway Twitty, was an American singer and songwriter. Initially a part of the 1950s rockabilly scene, Twitty was best known as a country music performer. ...

& Jack Nance * "

Johnny B. Goode "Johnny B. Goode" is a song by American musician Chuck Berry, written and sung by Berry in 1958. Released as a Single (music), single in 1958, it peaked at number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Hot R&B Sides chart and number eight on its pre ...

" w.m.

* " Kewpie Doll" w.m. Sid Tepper &

Roy C. Bennett Roy C. Bennett (August 12, 1918 – July 2, 2015) was an American songwriter known for the songs he wrote with Sid Tepper, which spawned several hits for Elvis Presley. Between 1945 and 1970, Tepper and Bennett published over 300 songs. Biograp ...

* " Kumbayah" recorded by Joe Hickerson and by

* " Left Right Out Of Your Heart" w. Earl Shuman m. Mort Garson * "The Little Serenade" w.m. Antonio Amurri, Paolo Esposito, Geoffrey C. Parsons & James J. T. Phillips * "Little Star" w.m. Vito Picone & Arthur Venosa * " Make Me A Miracle"

, Dick Manning, Mark Markwell * " Maybe Baby" w.m.

Norman Petty Norman Petty (May 25, 1927 – August 15, 1984) was an American musician, record producer, publisher, and radio station owner. He is considered to be one of the founding fathers of early rock & roll. With Vi Ann Petty—his wife and vocalist—he ...

& Charles Hardin * " Moon Talk" w.m.

& Dick Manning * "

My True Love "My True Love" is a popular song written and recorded by Jack Scott in 1958. The single was released on the Carlton label and reached number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on August 18, 1958. It became Scott's first gold record Gol ...

" w.m. Jack Scott * " Oh-Oh, I'm Falling In Love Again" w.m.

, Dick Manning & Mark Markwell * "Once Upon A Summertime" (Original title "La Valse des Lilas") Eddie Barclay,

Michel Legrand Michel Jean Legrand (; 24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, jazz pianist, and singer. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to ma ...

, Eddy Marnay,

Johnny Mercer John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Wallichs Music Cit ...

* "Only The Lonely" Sammy Cahn, James Van Heusen * "Padre" w. (Eng) Paul Francis Webster (Fr) Marcel Algeron & Jacques Larue m. Alain C. Romans * "

Patricia Patricia is a feminine given name of Latin language, Latin origin. Derived from the Latin word ''Patrician (ancient Rome), patrician'', meaning 'noble', it is the feminine form of the masculine given name Patrick (given name), Patrick. Another we ...

" w. Bob Marcus m. Perez Prado * "

Peter Gunn ''Peter Gunn'' is an American detective fiction, private eye television series, starring Craig Stevens (actor), Craig Stevens as Peter Gunn with Lola Albright as his girlfriend, lounge singer Edie Hart. The series was broadcast by NBC from Sept ...

" m.

Henry Mancini Henry Mancini ( ; born Enrico Nicola Mancini; April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and flutist. Often cited as one of the greatest composers in the history of film, he won four Academy Awards, ...

* " Poor Little Fool" w.m. Shari Sheeley * "

The Purple People Eater "The Purple People Eater" is a novelty song written and performed by Sheb Wooley, which reached number one on the ''Billboard'' pop charts in 1958 from June 9 to July 14, number one in Canada, number 12 overall in the UK Singles Chart, and top ...

" w.m.

Sheb Wooley Shelby Fredrick Wooley (April 10, 1921 – September 16, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He recorded a series of novelty songs, including the 1958 hit rock-and-roll comedy single "The Purple People Eater", and under the name ...

* " Raining In My Heart" w.m. Felice and Boudleaux Bryant * " Rave On!" w.m.

Bill Tilghman William Matthew Tilghman Jr. (July 4, 1854 – November 1, 1924) was a career lawman, gunfighter, and politician in Kansas and Oklahoma during the late 19th century. Tilghman was a Dodge City city marshal in the early 1880s and played a role in ...

& Sunny West * " Rawhide" w.

Ned Washington Ned Washington (born Edward Michael Washington, August 15, 1901 – December 20, 1976) was an American lyricist born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Life and career Washington was nominated for eleven Academy Awards from 1940 to 1962. He won the Be ...

m. Dimitri Tiomkin. Title tune of the TV series performed by

. * " Secretly" w.m.

, Dick Manning & Mark Markwell * " Splish Splash" w.m.

Bobby Darin Bobby Darin (born Walden Robert Cassotto; May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor who performed Pop music, pop, Swing music, swing, Folk music, folk, rock and roll, and country music. Darin started ...

& Jean Murray * "

Stupid Cupid "Stupid Cupid" is a song written by Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka that became a hit for Connie Francis in 1958. Recording history After almost three years of failure, Connie Francis finally had a hit in the spring of 1958 with a rock ballad ...

" w.

Howard Greenfield Howard Greenfield (March 15, 1936 – March 4, 1986) was an American lyricist and songwriter, who for several years in the 1960s worked out of the famous Brill Building. He is best known for his successful songwriting collaborations, including o ...

Neil Sedaka Neil Sedaka (; born March 13, 1939) is an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Since his music career began in 1957, he has sold millions of records worldwide and has written or co-written over 500 songs for himself and other artists, collabo ...

* " Sugartime" w.m. Charlie Phillips & Odis Echols * " Summertime Blues"

, J. Capehart * " Sweet Little Sixteen" w.m.

* " Tears On My Pillow" w.m. Sylvester Bradford & Al Lewis * "

Tequila Tequila (; ) is a liquor, distilled beverage made from the blue agave plant, primarily in the area surrounding the city of Tequila, Jalisco, Tequila northwest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Guadalajara, and in the Jaliscan Highlands (''Los Altos (Jal ...

" w.m. Chuck Rio * " There's Only One Of You" w.

m. Robert Allen * " Tom Dooley" trad arr.

Dave Guard Donald David Guard (October 19, 1934 – March 22, 1991) was an American folk singer, songwriter, arranger and recording artist. Along with Nick Reynolds and Bob Shane, he was one of the founding members of the Kingston Trio. Guard was born i ...

* " Volare" w. (Eng)

Mitchell Parish Mitchell Parish (born Michael Hyman Pashelinsky; July 10, 1900 – March 31, 1993) was an American lyricist, notably as a writer of songs for stage and screen. Biography Parish was born to a Jewish family in Lithuania, Russian Empire in July 190 ...

(Ital)

& Franco Migliacci m.

* " We Belong Together", S. Weiss, Robert Carr, Johnny Mitchell * " When" w.m. Jack Reardon & Paul Evans * "

Witch Doctor A witch doctor (also spelled witch-doctor), or witchcraft doctor, is a kind of magical healer who treats ailments believed to be caused by witchcraft. The term is often misunderstood, and they could more accurately be called "anti-witch doctors ...

" w.m. Ross Bagdasarian * "

Yakety Yak "Yakety Yak" is a song written, produced, and arranged by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller for the Coasters and released on Atco Records in 1958, spending seven weeks as #1 on List of number-one rhythm and blues hits (United States), the R&B chart ...

" w.m.

* " You Are My Destiny" w.m.

Paul Anka Paul Albert Anka (born July 30, 1941) is a Canadian and American singer, songwriter and actor. His songs include " Diana", “ You Are My Destiny", “Lonely Boy", " Put Your Head on My Shoulder", and " (You're) Having My Baby". Anka also wr ...

* " Young and Warm and Wonderful" w. Hy Zaret m. Lou Singer

Other notable songs

* " The Bells of Rhymney" by

and Idris Davies * " Devojko mala" w. B. Timotijević m. D. Kraljić, sung by Vlastimir "Đuza" Stojiljković in the film '' Ljubav i moda'' * " Mera naam Chin Chin Chu" w. Qamar Jalalabadi m. O.P. Nayyar, sung by

Geeta Dutt Geeta Dutt (born Geeta Ghosh Roy Chowdhuri; 23 November 1930 – 20 July 1972) was an Indian Indian classical music, classical and playback singer. She found particular prominence as a playback singer in Hindi cinema and Bengali cinema (India) ...

in the film ''

Howrah Bridge The Howrah Bridge is a balanced steel bridge over the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India. Commissioned in 1943, the bridge was originally named the New Howrah Bridge, because it replaced a pontoon bridge at the same location linking the both ...

'' * " Pod sjajem zvezda" w. Mirjana Savić m. Predrag Ivanović * "

Majulah Singapura "" is the national anthem of Singapore. Composed by Zubir Said in 1958 as a theme song for official functions of the City Council of Singapore, the song was selected in 1959 as the nation's anthem when it Self-governance of Singapore, attaine ...

" by

Zubir Said Zubir Said ( ; 22 July 1907 – 16 November 1987) was a Singaporean composer most notable for composing the national anthem of his country, "Majulah Singapura" – "Onward Singapore". A self-taught musician, Zubir also worked as a score arr ...

(national anthem of

Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...

)

Classical music

Premieres

Compositions

* Jean Absil – ::''Burlesque'', for oboe and piano, Op. 100 ::''Danse rustique'', for piano ::''Fantaisie concertante'', for violin and orchestra, Op. 99 ::"Heure de grâce", for soprano (or tenor) and piano, Op. 98 ::''Silhouettes'', for flute and piano, Op. 97 * Yasushi Akutagawa – '' Ellora Symphony'' *

William Alwyn William Alwyn (born William Alwyn Smith; 7 November 1905 – 11 September 1985), was a prolific English composer, Conducting, conductor, and music teacher who composed over 200 cinematic scores, of which some 70 were for full-length features, ...

– ::''Fanfare for a Joyful Occasion'', for orchestra ::Preludes (12), for piano *

Hendrik Andriessen Hendrik Franciscus Andriessen (17 September 1892 – 12 April 1981) was a Dutch composer and organist. He is remembered most of all for his improvisation at the organ and for the renewal of Catholic liturgical music in the Netherlands. Andries ...

– ::Canzoni (3), for chorus ::''Liturgie Amienj Gospodie'', for chorus ::''Missa "Fiat voluntas tua"'', for two voices and organ ::''Uilenspiegel-variatie'', for two violins and orchestra * Jurriaan Andriessen – Duo, for two violins * Theodore Antoniou – ''Aquarelles'', for piano * Louis Applebaum – ::''Cherry Tree Carol'', for SATB chorus ::''King Herod'', for SATB chorus * Hans Erich Apostel – ::''Höhe des Jahres'', for four-part male chorus, Op 28 ::Piano Concerto, Op. 30 ::''Studie'', for flute, viola, and guitar, Op. 29 *

Malcolm Arnold Sir Malcolm Henry Arnold (21 October 1921 – 23 September 2006) was an English composer. His works feature music in many genres, including a cycle of nine symphonies, numerous concertos, concert works, chamber music, choral music and music f ...

– Sinfonietta No. 2, for orchestra, Op. 65 *

Tadeusz Baird Tadeusz Baird (26 July 19282 September 1981) was a Polish composer. Biography Baird was born in Grodzisk Mazowiecki, in Poland. His father Edward was Polish, while his mother Maria (née Popov) was Russian. In 1944 at the age of 16 he was deport ...

– '' Four Essays'' *

Samuel Barber Samuel Osmond Barber II (March 9, 1910 – January 23, 1981) was an American composer, pianist, conductor (music), conductor, baritone, and music educator, and one of the most celebrated composers of the mid-20th century. Principally influenced ...

– ''Wondrous Love: Variations on a Shape-note Hymn'', for organ, Op. 34 * Jürg Baur – ::''Concertante Music'', for piano and orchestra ::"Du selber bist das Rad", for mixed chorus ::''Quintetto sereno'', for wind quintet * Paul Ben-Haim – ''Lamenatseah mizmor'' (To the Chief Musician), for orchestra * Arthur Berger – String Quartet * William Bergsma – ::Concerto, for wind quintet ::''Praise'', for chorus and organ *

Luciano Berio Luciano Berio (24 October 1925 – 27 May 2003) was an Italian composer noted for his experimental music, experimental work (in particular his 1968 composition ''Sinfonia (Berio), Sinfonia'' and his series of virtuosic solo pieces titled ''Seque ...

– '' Sequenza I'', for solo flute * Lennox Berkeley – ::Concerto, for piano and double string orchestra, Op. 46 ::''Poems of W.H. Auden'' (5), for soprano or tenor and piano, Op. 53 * Günter Bialas – ''Sonata piccola'', for violin and piano *

Harrison Birtwistle Sir Harrison Birtwistle (15 July 1934 – 18 April 2022) was an English composer of contemporary classical music best known for his operas, often based on mythological subjects. Among his many compositions, his better known works include '' T ...

– ''Three Sonatas for Nine Instruments'' (withdrawn) * Arthur Bliss – ''The Lady of Shallott'' (ballet) *

Marc Blitzstein Marcus Samuel Blitzstein (March 2, 1905January 22, 1964), was an American composer, lyricist, and Libretto, librettist. He won national attention in 1937 when his pro-Trade union, union musical ''The Cradle Will Rock'', directed by Orson Welles, ...

– ::''Elizabethan Songs'' (6), for voice and piano ::'' Lear: A Study'', for orchestra * Ernest Bloch – ::Suite for Viola Solo (fragmentary) ::Suite No. 1 for Violin Solo ::Suite No. 2 for Violin Solo * Rob du Bois – Pieces (3), for clarinet *

André Boucourechliev André Boucourechliev (28 July 1925 – 13 November 1997) was a French composer of Bulgarian origin. Born in Sofia, Boucourechliev studied piano at the Conservatory there. Subsequently, he studied in Paris at the École Normale de Musique de Pari ...

– ''Texte I'', for tape *

Pierre Boulez Pierre Louis Joseph Boulez (; 26 March 19255 January 2016) was a French composer, conductor and writer, and the founder of several musical institutions. He was one of the dominant figures of post-war contemporary classical music. Born in Montb ...

– ::''Doubles'', for orchestra ::''Poésie pour pouvoir'', for five-channel tape and three orchestral groups ::'' Le Soleil des eaux'', for soprano, tenor, bass, STB chorus, and orchestra (revised version) * Henry Brant – ::''The Children's Hour'', for six solo voices, chorus, two trumpets, two trombones, organ, and percussion ::''In Praise of Learning'', for 16 sopranos and 16 percussionists ::''Joquin'', for piccolo and six instruments ::''Mythical Beasts'', for soprano and 16 instruments *

Benjamin Britten Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten of Aldeburgh (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British music, with a range of works including opera, o ...

– :: '' Nocturne'', for tenor, 7 obbligato instruments, and strings, Op. 60 ::'' Noye's Fludde'', one-act opera, Op. 59 ::'' Sechs Hölderlin-Fragmente'', for voice and piano, Op. 61 *

Earle Brown Earle Brown (December 26, 1926 – July 2, 2002) was an American composer who established his own formal and notational systems. Brown was the creator of "open form," a style of musical construction that has influenced many composers since, ...

– ''Pentathis'', for flute, bass clarinet, trumpet, trombone, harp, piano, violin, viola, and cello * Alan Bush – ::''Ballad of Aldermarston'', for speaker, chorus, and orchestra ::''Ballads of the Sea'' (2), for piano, Op. 50 ::''Mister Playford's Tunes'', for piano, Op. 49 ::''The World Is His Song'', for baritone, chorus, and orchestra, Op. 51 *

John Cage John Milton Cage Jr. (September 5, 1912 – August 12, 1992) was an American composer and music theorist. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and Extended technique, non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one ...

– ::Aria, for solo voice ::Concert, for piano and orchestra ::''Fontana Mix'', for tape ::''Haiku'', for any instruments ::''Music Walk'', for piano (one or more players, also using radio and/or recordings) ::''Solo for Voice 1'' ::''TV Köln'', for piano ::Variations I, for any number of players, and any means *

Cornelius Cardew Cornelius Cardew (7 May 193613 December 1981) was an English experimental music composer, and founder (with Howard Skempton and Michael Parsons) of the Scratch Orchestra, an experimental performing ensemble. He later rejected experimental mu ...

– ::''Books of Study for Pianists'' (2), for two pianos ::Piano Sonata No. 3 * Julián Carrillo – ::''Balbuceos'', for micro-tonal piano and chamber orchestra ::Concerto, for -tone piano and orchestra * Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco – ::''Endymion'', for chorus, Op. 184 ::''The Fiery Furnace'' (chamber cantata), for baritone, children's voices, piano or organ and percussion, Op. 183 ::''Little Songs'' (3), for voice and piano ::Pastorale and Rondo, for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano, Op. 185 * Niccolò Castiglioni – ::''Inizio di movimento'', for piano ::''Sequenze'', for orchestra *

Carlos Chávez Carlos Antonio de Padua Chávez y Ramírez (13 June 1899 – 2 August 1978) was a Mexican composer, conducting, conductor, music theorist, educator, journalist, and founder and director of the Mexican Symphonic Orchestra. He was influence ...

– ''Invención'', for piano *

Chou Wen-chung Chou Wen-chung (; July 28, 1923 – October 25, 2019) was a Chinese American composer of contemporary classical music. He emigrated in 1946 to the United States and received his music training at the New England Conservatory and Columbia Univ ...

– ::''Soliloquy of a Bhiksuni'', for trumpet, brass, and percussion ::''To a Wayfarer'', for clarinet, harp, percussion, and strings * Aldo Clementi – ''Episode'', for orchestra *

Ramiro Cortés Ramiro Cortés Jr. (25 November 1933 – 2 July 1984) was an American composer. Cortés was born in Dallas, Texas, in 1933 to Ramiro Cortés, Sr. and Elvira Cortés (née Acosta). He studied with Henry Cowell, Richard Donovan, Ingolf Dahl, V ...

– ::''America'', cycle of four songs for soprano and strings ::Chamber Concerto, for cello and 12 wind instruments *

Henry Cowell Henry Dixon Cowell (; March 11, 1897 – December 10, 1965) was an American composer, writer, pianist, publisher, teacher Marchioni, Tonimarie (2012)"Henry Cowell: A Life Stranger Than Fiction" ''The Juilliard Journal''. Retrieved 19 June 2022.C ...

– ::''Andrée's Birthday'', for treble instrument ::''Birthday Piece'', for 2 treble instruments ::Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra ::Duet, for 2 soprano instruments :: uet for 2 treble instruments ::''Henry's Hornpipe'', for treble instrument ::''Introduction and Allegro'', for viola and harpsichord or piano ::''Jim's B'day'', for piano ::''Love to Sidney'', for soprano instrument and piano:Rondo for Brass, for 3 trumpets, 2 horns, and 2 trombones ::''Lullaby for Philio'', for treble instrument:''Hymn and Fuguing Tune No. 12'', for 3 horns ::''Wedding Rondo'', for unaccompanied clarinet * Ingolf Dahl – ''Fanfares'', for piano * Luigi Dallapiccola – ::''Concerto per la notte di Natale dell'anno 1956'', for soprano and chamber orchestra (revised version) ::''Requiescant'', for chorus and orchestra * Mario Davidovsky – String Quartet No. 2 *

Peter Maxwell Davies Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (8 September 1934 – 14 March 2016) was an English composer and conductor, who in 2004 was made Master of the Queen's Music. As a student at both the University of Manchester and the Royal Manchester College of Music ...

– ::''Prolation'', for orchestra ::Sextet, for flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, piano, violin, and cello * Norman Dello Joio – ::''O Sing unto the Lord'' (Psalm 48), men's voices and organ ::''To St Cecilia'', for SATB chorus and piano or brass * David Diamond – Wind Quintet * Franco Donatoni – String Quartet No. 2 *

Antal Doráti Antal Doráti (, , ; 9 April 1906 – 13 November 1988) was a Hungarian-born conductor and composer who became a naturalized American citizen in 1943. Biography Antal Doráti was born in Budapest to a Jewish family. His father Alexander Do ...

– ''The Two Enchantments of Li-Tai-Po'', for baritone and chamber orchestra * Jacob Druckman – Madrigals (4), for SATB chorus *

Vernon Duke Vernon Duke ( 16 January 1969) was a Russian-born American composer and songwriter who also wrote under his birth name, Vladimir Dukelsky. He is best known for " Taking a Chance on Love," with lyrics by Ted Fetter and John Latouche (1940), "I ...

– ''Variations on an Old Russian Chant'', for oboe and strings *

Marcel Dupré Marcel Jean-Jules Dupré (; 3 May 1886 – 30 May 1971) was a French organist, composer, and pedagogue. Early life and education Born in Rouen into a wealthy musical family, Marcel Dupré was a child prodigy. His father Aimable Albert Dupré ...

– ::Motets (2), for chorus, Op. 53 ::Quartet in D Minor, for organ, violin, viola, and cello, Op. 52 * John Eaton – ::String Quartet ::''Tertullian Overture'', for orchestra * Petr Eben – ''Láska a smrt'' (Love and Death), for mixed chorus * Helmut Eder – ::''Pezzo sereno'', for orchestra * Cecil Effinger – ::Little Symphony No. 2 ::Symphony No. 5 ::Wind Quintet * Gottfried von Einem – ::Lieder (5), for soprano or tenor and piano, Op. 25 ::''Das Stundenlied'', for SATB chorus and orchestra, Op. 26 *

Hanns Eisler Hanns Eisler (6 July 1898 – 6 September 1962) was a German-Austrian composer. He is best known for composing the national anthem of East Germany, for his long artistic association with Bertolt Brecht, and for the scores he wrote for films. The ...

– ::''Am 1. Mai'', for voice with small orchestra ::''Steht auf!'', for voice and piano * Halim El-Dabh – ''Clytemnestra'', ballet * Edison Denisov - Sonata for Two Violins * Hans Ulrich Engelmann – ::''Noche da luna'', dance pantomime ::''Nocturnos'', for soprano and chamber orchestra *

Donald Erb Donald Erb (January 17, 1927 – August 12, 2008) was an American composer best known for large orchestral works such as Concerto for Brass and Orchestra and ''Ritual Observances''. Early years Erb was born in Youngstown, Ohio, graduate ...

– ::Chamber Concerto, for piano and strings ::''Correlations'', for piano ::''Dialogue'', for violin and piano * Heimo Erbse – ''Ruth'', ballet in two acts, Op. 16 * Rudolf George Escher – Symphony No. 2 * Alvin Etler – ::Concerto for violin and wind quintet ::"Peace Be unto You", for SATB chorus * Franco Evangelisti – ''Proporzioni'', for flute solo *

Ferenc Farkas Ferenc Farkas (; 15 December 1905 – 10 October 2000) was a Hungary, Hungarian composer. Biography Born into a musical family (his father, Aladár Farkas, was an Olympian and soldier who played the cimbalom and his mother played the piano) i ...

– Lieder (3) * Robert Farnon – ::''City Streets'', for orchestra ::''Dominion Day'', for orchestra ::''Mr Punch'', for orchestra ::Rhapsody for violin and orchestra * David Farquhar – ''In Despite of Death'', song cycle for baritone and piano * Samuil Feinberg – ''Maritza'', cycle of eight songs for voice and piano, Op. 47 * Jindřich Feld – Violin Concerto *

Morton Feldman Morton Feldman (January 12, 1926 – September 3, 1987) was an American composer. A major figure in 20th-century classical music, Feldman was a pioneer of indeterminacy in music, a development associated with the experimental New York School o ...

– ::''Ixion (Summerspace)'' (ballet), for ten instruments ::''Piano'', for piano four-hands ::''Two Instruments'', for horn and cello * Luc Ferrari – ::''Étude aux accidents'', for tape ::''Étude aux sons tendus'', for tape * Jacobo Ficher – ''Mi Aldea'', cantata for soprano, alto, tenor, and chamber orchestra, Op. 91 * Irving Fine – ''Romanza'', for wind quintet * Nicolas Flagello – Serenata for orchestra, Op. 58 *

Wolfgang Fortner Wolfgang Fortner (12 October 1907 – 5 September 1987) was a German composer, academic composition teacher and conductor. Life and career Fortner was born in Leipzig. From his parents, who were both singers, Fortner very early on had intense ...

_ ::''Ballet blanc'', for two violins and string orchestra ::''Berceuse royale'', for soprano, violin, and string orchestra * Lukas Foss – ::''Ode'', for orchestra (revised version) ::''Symphony of Chorales'', for orchestra * Jean Françaix – ::''La dame dans la lune'', ballet ::Divertimento, for horn and orchestra ::''L'homme entre deux âges'', for voice, flute, and string quintet * Benjamin Frankel – Symphony No. 1 *

Alberto Ginastera Alberto Evaristo Ginastera (; April 11, 1916June 25, 1983) was an Argentine composer of classical music. He is considered to be one of the most important 20th-century classical music, 20th-century classical composers of the Americas. Biography G ...

– ::''Hay que bañar al nene'' (film score) ::''El límite'' (incidental music) ::''Primavera de la vida'' (film score) ::String Quartet No. 2, Op. 26 * Marcel Grandjany – ''Fantaisie sur un thème de J. Haydn, Op. 31'', for harp *

Ferde Grofé Ferdinand Rudolph von Grofé (March 27, 1892 April 3, 1972), known as Ferde Grofé () was an American composer, arranger, pianist, and instrumentalist. He is best known for his 1931 five-movement symphonic poem, ''Grand Canyon Suite'', and for ...

– Concerto in D, for piano and orchestra *

Alois Hába Alois Hába (21 June 1893 – 18 November 1973) was a Czech composer, music theorist and teacher. He belongs to the important discoverers in modern classical music, and to the major composers of microtonal music, especially using the quarter-to ...

– String Quartet No. 11, Op. 87 *

Paul Hindemith Paul Hindemith ( ; ; 16 November 189528 December 1963) was a German and American composer, music theorist, teacher, violist and conductor. He founded the Amar Quartet in 1921, touring extensively in Europe. As a composer, he became a major advo ...

– ::''Pittsburgh Symphony'' ::''12 Fünfstimmige Madrigale'' for mixed chorus ::Octet for clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, two violas, cello, and double bass *

Dmitri Kabalevsky Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky ( ; – 14 February 1987) was a Soviet composer, conductor, pianist and pedagogue of Russian gentry descent. He helped set up the Union of Soviet Composers in Moscow and remained one of its leading figures during ...

– ''In the Magic Forest'' *

Mauricio Kagel Mauricio Raúl Kagel (; 24 December 1931 – 18 September 2008) was an Argentine-German composer and academic teacher. Life and career Early life and education Mauricio Raúl Kagel was born on 24 December 1931 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, into an ...

– ''Anagrama'', for soprano, alto, baritone, bass, speaking chorus, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, 3 percussionists, celesta, 2 pianos, and 2 harps *

Leon Kirchner Leon Kirchner (January 24, 1919 – September 17, 2009) was an American composer of contemporary classical music. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and he won a Pulitzer Pr ...

– String Quartet No. 2 *

György Ligeti György Sándor Ligeti (; ; 28 May 1923 – 12 June 2006) was a Hungarian-Austrian composer of contemporary classical music. He has been described as "one of the most important avant-garde music, avant-garde composers in the latter half of the ...

– '' Artikulation'' *

Witold Lutosławski Witold Roman Lutosławski (; 25 January 1913 – 7 February 1994) was a Polish composer and conductor. Among the major composers of 20th-century classical music, he is "generally regarded as the most significant Polish composer since Szymanow ...

– ''Funeral music'' *

Bohuslav Martinů Bohuslav Jan Martinů (; December 8, 1890 – August 28, 1959) was a Czech composer of modern classical music. He wrote 6 symphony, symphonies, 15 operas, 14 ballet scores and a large body of orchestral, chamber music, chamber, vocal and ins ...

– ::Piano Concerto No. 5, H. 366 ::''The Parables'' H. 367 ::''Estampes'' ::Duo No. 2 for Violin and Cello * Peter Mennin – Piano Concerto *

Darius Milhaud Darius Milhaud (, ; 4 September 1892 – 22 June 1974) was a French composer, conductor, and teacher. He was a member of Les Six—also known as ''The Group of Six''—and one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century. His composition ...

– String Sextet, Op. 368 * José Pablo Moncayo – ::''Pequeño nocturno'', for piano ::Symphony No. 2 (unfinished) ::''Tierra'' (ballet), for orchestra *

Thea Musgrave Thea Musgrave Commander of the Order of the British Empire, CBE (born 27 May 1928) is a Scottish composer of opera and classical music. She has lived in the United States since 1972. Biography Born in Barnton, Edinburgh, Barnton, Edinburgh, Mus ...

– String Quartet *

Luigi Nono Luigi Nono (; 29 January 1924 – 8 May 1990) was an Italian avant-garde composer of classical music. Biography Early years Nono, born in Venice, was a member of a wealthy artistic family; his grandfather was a notable painter. Nono bega ...

::''Cori di Didone'', for chorus and percussion ::''Piccola gala notturna veneziana in onore dei 60 anni di Heinrich Strobel'', for 14 instruments ::''La terra e la compagna'', for soprano, tenor, chorus, and instruments * Per Nørgård – ''Constellations'', for strings *

Harry Partch Harry Partch (June 24, 1901 – September 3, 1974) was an American composer, music theorist, and creator of unique musical instruments. He composed using scales of unequal intervals in just intonation, and was one of the first 20th-century com ...

– ''Windsong'', film score for ensemble of original instruments *

Arvo Pärt Arvo Pärt (; born 11 September 1935) is an Estonian composer of contemporary classical music. Since the late 1970s, Pärt has worked in a minimalist style that employs tintinnabuli, a compositional technique he invented. Pärt's music is in p ...

- ''Partita'', Op. 2 for piano * Goffredo Petrassi – ::''Saluto augurale'', for orchestra ::Serenata, for flute, harpsichord, percussion, viola, and contrabass ::String Quartet *

George Rochberg George Rochberg (July 5, 1918May 29, 2005) was an American composer of contemporary classical music. Long a serialism, serial composer, Rochberg abandoned the technique after his teenage son died in 1964, saying it had proved inadequate to expres ...

– ''Cheltenham Concerto'', for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, and strings *

Ned Rorem Ned Miller Rorem (October 23, 1923 – November 18, 2022) was an American composer of contemporary classical music and a writer. Best known for his art songs, which number over 500, Rorem was considered the leading American of his time writing i ...

– Symphony No. 3 * Edmund Rubbra – ''Pezzo Ostinato''
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and ''Violin Concerto'', Opp. 102 and 103. *

Carl Ruggles Carl Ruggles (born Charles Sprague Ruggles; March 11, 1876 – October 24, 1971) was an American composer, painter and teacher. His pieces employed "dissonant counterpoint", a term coined by fellow composer and musicologist Charles Seeger to ...

– ''Exaltation'' * Giacinto Scelsi – ::String Trio ::''I presagi'' for 11 players: 9 brass and 2 percussion ::''Tre canti popolari'' for four-voice mixed choir ::''Tre canti sacri'' for eight-voice mixed choir *

Dieter Schnebel Dieter Schnebel (14 March 1930 – 20 May 2018) was a German composer, theologian and musicologist. He composed orchestral music, chamber music, vocal music and stage works. From 1976 until his retirement in 1995, Schnebel served as professor of e ...

– ::''für stimmen ( ... missa est): dt 31,6'', for 12 vocal ensembles ::''Raum-Zeit Y'', for instruments *

Alfred Schnittke Alfred Garrievich Schnittke (24 November 1934 – 3 August 1998) was a Russian composer. Among the most performed and recorded composers of late 20th-century classical music, he is described by musicologist Ivan Moody (composer), Ivan Moody as a ...

– Oratorio ''Nagasaki'' *

Humphrey Searle Humphrey Searle (26 August 1915 – 12 May 1982) was an English composer and writer on music. His music combines aspects of late Romanticism and modernist serialism, particularly reminiscent of his primary influences, Franz Liszt, Arnold Sch ...

– Symphony No. 2, Op. 33 (1956–8); ''Variations and Finale'', Op. 34 *

Roger Sessions Roger Huntington Sessions (December 28, 1896March 16, 1985) was an American composer, teacher, and writer on music. He had started his career writing in a neoclassical style, but gradually moved towards complex harmonies and postromanticism, a ...

– ::String Quintet :: Symphony No. 4 *

Dmitri Shostakovich Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, group=n (9 August 1975) was a Soviet-era Russian composer and pianist who became internationally known after the premiere of his First Symphony in 1926 and thereafter was regarded as a major composer. Shostak ...

– ''Moskva, Cheryomushki'', operetta, Op. 105 *

Toru Takemitsu TORU or Toru may refer to: *TORU, spacecraft system *Tōru (given name), Japanese male given name *Toru, Pakistan, village in Mardan District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan *Tõru Tõru is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Es ...

– ::''Kamitsukareta kaoyaku'' Boss Who was Bitten(film score) ::''Kokusen'ya'', incidental music ::''Pananpe no omoigakenai shōri no hanashi'' he Story of Panape's Unexpected Victory for tenor, baritone, clarinet, vibraphone, piano, guitar, and percussion ::''Solitude sonore'', for orchestra ::''Sora, uma, soshite shi'' ky, Horse and Death for tape ::''Tableau noir'', for speaker and chamber orchestra ::''Yume no hoshi'' Star in a Dream(television music) ::''Utau dake'', for chorus * Eduard Tubin – Symphony No. 7 *

Edgard Varèse Edgard Victor Achille Charles Varèse (; also spelled Edgar; December 22, 1883 – November 6, 1965) was a French and American composer who spent the greater part of his career in the United States. Varèse's music emphasizes timbre and rhythm; h ...

– '' Poème électronique'' (1957–58) * Anatol Vieru – ::Concerto for Flute and Orchestra ::Eight Miniatures, for piano * Heitor Villa-Lobos – ::''Bendita sabedoria'', for six-part choir ::Fantasia, for wind orchestra ::Fantasia concertante, for orchestra of cellos (at least 32 instruments) ::'' Green Mansions'' (film score, concert arrangement as ''Forest of the Amazon'') ::''Magnificat alleluia'', solo voice, chorus, and orchestra ::''A menina das nuvens'', musical adventure in three acts * Leó Weiner – Concerto for Violin No. 1 in D major * Stefan Wolpe – ::''Dust of Sorrow'', for SATB choir ::''The Hour Glass'' (dramatic scene) ::''The Way a Crow'', for SATB choir * Iannis Xenakis – ::''Analogique A'', for string ensemble ::'' Concret PH'', for 2-track tape *

Bernd Alois Zimmermann Bernd Alois Zimmermann (20 March 1918 – 10 August 1970) was a German composer. He is perhaps best known for his opera ''Die Soldaten'', which is regarded as one of the most important German operas of the 20th century, after those of Berg. Hi ...

– ::''Impromptu'', for orchestra ::''Omnia tempus habent'', canatata for soprano and 17 instruments

Opera

– '' Vanessa'' *

Carlisle Floyd Carlisle Sessions Floyd (June 11, 1926September 30, 2021) was an American composer primarily known for his operas. These stage works, for which he wrote not only the music but also the librettos, typically engage with themes from the American So ...

– ''

Wuthering Heights ''Wuthering Heights'' is the only novel by the English author Emily Brontë, initially published in 1847 under her pen name "Ellis Bell". It concerns two families of the landed gentry living on the West Yorkshire moors, the Earnshaws and the ...

'' * Jakov Gotovac – ''Dalmaro'' *

– '' Maria Golovin'' * Ildebrando Pizzetti – '' Assassinio nella cattedrale'' *

– '' The Diary of a Madman''

Film

- '' A Night to Remember'' * Georges Auric - '' Bonjour Tristesse'' * James Bernard - ''

Dracula ''Dracula'' is an 1897 Gothic fiction, Gothic horror fiction, horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. The narrative is Epistolary novel, related through letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles. It has no single protagonist and opens ...

'' *

- '' Elevator to the Gallows'' *

Bernard Herrmann Bernard Herrmann (born Maximillian Herman; June 29, 1911December 24, 1975) was an American composer and conductor best known for his work in film scoring. As a conductor, he championed the music of lesser-known composers. He is widely regarde ...

- '' The 7th Voyage of Sinbad'' *

- ''

Vertigo Vertigo is a condition in which a person has the sensation that they are moving, or that objects around them are moving, when they are not. Often it feels like a spinning or swaying movement. It may be associated with nausea, vomiting, perspira ...

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- ''

Touch of Evil ''Touch of Evil'' is a 1958 American film noir written and directed by Orson Welles, who also stars. The screenplay was loosely based on Whit Masterson's novel '' Badge of Evil'' (1956). The cast included Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Jose ...

'' * Jerome Moross - ''

The Big Country ''The Big Country'' is a 1958 American epic Western film directed by William Wyler, and starring Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston, and Charles Bickford. The supporting cast features Burl Ives and Chuck Connors. F ...

Jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...

Musical theatre Musical theatre is a form of theatre, theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, ...

* '' The Body Beautiful'' Broadway production, opened at The Broadway Theatre and ran for 60 performances * '' The Boy Friend'' (

Sandy Wilson Alexander Galbraith "Sandy" Wilson (19 May 1924 – 27 August 2014) was an English composer and lyricist, best known for his musical '' The Boy Friend'' (1953). Biography Wilson was born in Sale, Cheshire, England, and was educated at Harrow ...

) – off-Broadway revival * '' Expresso Bongo'' London production * ''

Flower Drum Song ''Flower Drum Song'' was the eighth musical theatre, musical by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is based on the 1957 novel, ''The Flower Drum Song'', by Chinese-American author C. Y. Lee (author), C. Y. Lee. It premiered on Broadway the ...

'' (

Richard Rodgers Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was an American Musical composition, composer who worked primarily in musical theater. With 43 Broadway theatre, Broadway musicals and over 900 songs to his credit, Rodgers wa ...

and

Oscar Hammerstein II Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II (; July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960) was an American lyricist, librettist, theatrical producer, and director in musical theater for nearly 40 years. He won eight Tony Awards and two Academy Award ...

) Broadway production, opened at the St. James Theatre and ran for 600 performances * '' Irma La Douce'' London production * '' Lola Montez'', Brisbane production opened at Her Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane on October 1 * '' Oh, Captain!'' Broadway production opened at the Alvin Theatre on February 4 and ran for 192 performances. * '' Salad Days'' ( Julian Slade) New York production ran for 80 performances * '' Valmouth'' London production * ''

West Side Story ''West Side Story'' is a Musical theatre, musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a Book (musical theatre), book by Arthur Laurents. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play ''Romeo an ...

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Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein ( ; born Louis Bernstein; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time, he was th ...

) – London production * ''

Where's Charley? ''Where's Charley?'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by George Abbott. The story was based on the 1892 play '' Charley's Aunt'' by Brandon Thomas. The musical debuted on Broadway in 1948 and was revived on Broadway ...

'' London production

Musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the Character (arts), characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serv ...
s

* '' April Love'' starring

and

Shirley Jones Shirley Mae Jones (born March 31, 1934) is an American actress and singer. In her six decades in show business, she has starred as wholesome characters in a number of musical films, such as ''Oklahoma! (film), Oklahoma!'' (1955), ''Carousel (fi ...

* ''

Damn Yankees ''Damn Yankees'' is a 1955 musical comedy with a book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop, music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The story is a modern retelling of the Faust legend set during the 1950s in Washington, D.C., d ...

'' starring

Tab Hunter Tab Hunter (born Arthur Andrew Kelm; July 11, 1931 – July 8, 2018) was an American actor, singer, film producer, and author. Known for his blond hair and clean-cut good looks, Hunter starred in more than forty films. During the 1950s and 1960s ...

Gwen Verdon Gwyneth Evelyn "Gwen" Verdon (January 13, 1925October 18, 2000) was an American actress and dancer. She won four Tony Awards for her musical comedy performances, and she served as an uncredited choreographer's assistant and specialty dance coach ...

and

Ray Walston Herman Ray Walston (November 2, 1914 – January 1, 2001) was an American actor. He started his career on Broadway theatre, Broadway earning the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance as Mr. Applegate in ''Damn Yankees'' (1956 ...

* '' The Duke Wore Jeans'' British film starring

Tommy Steele Sir Thomas Hicks (born 17 December 1936), known professionally as Tommy Steele, is an English entertainer, regarded as Britain's first teen idol and rock and roll star. After being discovered at the 2i's Coffee Bar in Soho, London, Steele recor ...

* '' Gigi'' starring Leslie Caron, Louis Jourdan,

Maurice Chevalier Maurice Auguste Chevalier (; 12 September 1888 – 1 January 1972) was a French singer, actor, and entertainer. He is best known for his signature songs, including " Livin' In The Sunlight", " Valentine", " Louise", " Mimi", and " Thank Heaven f ...

and Hermione Gingold * ''

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* '' Mardi Gras'' starring Pat Boone * ''Música de Siempre'', featuring

Édith Piaf Édith Giovanna Gassion (19 December 1915 – 10 October 1963), known as Édith Piaf (), was a French singer and lyricist best known for performing songs in the cabaret and modern chanson genres. She is widely regarded as France's greatest popu ...

* '' Senior Prom'' starring Jill Corey * '' South Pacific'' starring

Mitzi Gaynor Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber (September 4, 1931 – October 17, 2024), known professionally as Mitzi Gaynor, was an American actress, singer, and dancer. Her notable films included ''We're Not Married!'' (1952), ''There's No Business ...

* '' The Tunnel of Love''

Musical television

* ''

Aladdin Aladdin ( ; , , ATU 561, 'Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with '' One Thousand and One Nights'' (often known in English as ''The Arabian Nights''), despite not being part of the original ...

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Cole Porter Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became Standard (music), standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway the ...

) televised on February 21 starring

Cyril Ritchard Cyril Joseph Trimnell-Ritchard (1 December 1898 – 18 December 1977), known professionally as Cyril Ritchard, was an Australian stage, screen and television actor, and director. He is best remembered today for his performance as Captain Hook i ...

Basil Rathbone Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was an Anglo-South African actor. He rose to prominence in the United Kingdom as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in more than 70 films, primarily costume drama ...

, Dennis King, Sal Mineo, Anna Maria Alberghetti and Una Merkel. * ''Hansel and Gretel'' ( William Engvick and Alec Wilder) televised on April 27 starring Barbara Cook and

Red Buttons Red Buttons (born Aaron Chwatt; February 5, 1919 – July 13, 2006) was an American actor and comedian. He won an Oscar and Golden Globe for '' Sayonara''. He was nominated for awards for his work such as ''Harlow'' (1965), '' They Shoot Ho ...

* ''

Kiss Me, Kate ''Kiss Me, Kate'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter and a book by Bella and Samuel Spewack. The story involves the production of a musical version of William Shakespeare's ''The Taming of the Shrew'' and the conflict on and off- ...

'' starring

Alfred Drake Alfred Drake (October 7, 1914 – July 25, 1992) was an American actor and singer. Biography Born as Alfred Capurro in New York City, the son of parents emigrated from Recco, Genoa, Drake began his Broadway career while still a student at Bro ...

, Patricia Morison, Julie Wilson, Bill Hayes and

Jack Klugman Jack Klugman (April 27, 1922 – December 24, 2012) was an American actor of stage, film, and television. He began his career in 1949 and started television and film work with roles in ''12 Angry Men (1957 film), 12 Angry Men'' (1957) and ...

Births

January 1 January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in the Gregorian Calendar; 364 days remain until the end of the year (365 in leap years). This day is also known as New Year's Day since the day marks the beginning of the year. __TOC__ Events ...

– **

Grandmaster Flash Joseph Robert Saddler (born January 1, 1958), known by his stage name Grandmaster Flash, is a Barbadian-American musician and DJ. He created a DJ technique called the Quick Mix Theory. This technique serviced the break-dancer and the rapper by el ...

, rapper ** Renn Woods, singer (Hair) *

January 2 Events Pre-1600 * 69 – The Roman legions in Germania Superior refuse to swear loyalty to Galba. They rebel and proclaim Vitellius as emperor. * 366 – The Alemanni cross the frozen Rhine in large numbers, invading the Roman Emp ...

– Vladimir Ovchinnikov, Russian pianist *

January 8 Events Pre-1600 * 307 – Emperor Huai of Jin, Sima Chi becomes emperor of the Jin dynasty (266–420), Jin dynasty in succession to his brother, Emperor Hui of Jin, Sima Zhong, despite a challenge from his other brother, Sima Ying. * 871 ...

– Steve Garvey, bass guitarist (

Buzzcocks Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band that singer-songwriter-guitarist Pete Shelley and singer-songwriter Howard Devoto formed in Manchester in 1976. During their career, the band combined elements of punk rock, power pop, and pop punk. The ...

, The Teardrops and Bok Bok) *

January 9 Events Pre-1600 * 681 – Twelfth Council of Toledo: King Erwig of the Visigoths initiates a council in which he implements diverse measures against the Jews in Spain. * 1038 – An earthquake in Dingxiang, China kills an estimate ...

– Hillevi Martinpelto, Swedish operatic soprano *

January 10 Events Pre-1600 *49 BC – Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signalling the start of civil war. * 9 – The Western Han dynasty ends when Wang Mang claims that the divine Mandate of Heaven called for the end of the dynasty and th ...

– Samira Said, Moroccan singer *

January 11 Events Pre-1600 * 532 – Nika riots in Constantinople: A quarrel between supporters of different chariot teams—the Blues and the Greens—in the Hippodrome escalates into violence. * 630 – Conquest of Mecca: Muhammad and his ...

** Vicki Peterson, rock guitarist and songwriter (

The Bangles The Bangles are an American all-female band, all-female pop rock band formed in Los Angeles, in 1981. They are known for hit singles during the 1980s that made them one of the most successful pop rock groups of the decade. The band’s biggest ...

and Psycho Sisters) ** Trevor Taylor, Jamaican-German singer and musician *

January 21 Events Pre-1600 * 763 – Following the Battle of Bakhamra between Alids and Abbasids near Kufa, the Alid rebellion ends with the death of Ibrahim, brother of Isa ibn Musa. * 1525 – The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is founded wh ...

–

Frank Ticheli Frank Ticheli ( ; born January 21, 1958) is an American composer of orchestral, choral, chamber, and concert band works. He lives in Los Angeles, California, where he is a Professor Emeritus of Composition at the University of Southern Califo ...

, American composer and academic *

–

Jools Holland Julian Miles Holland (born 24 January 1958) is an English pianist, bandleader, singer, composer and television presenter. He was an original member of the band Squeeze and has worked with many artists including Marc Almond, Jayne County, To ...

, R&B pianist and singer, TV music presenter *

January 29 Events Pre-1600 * 904 – Sergius III is elected pope, after coming out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher. * 946 – Caliph al-Mustakfi is blinded and deposed by Mu'izz al-Dawla, ruler ...

– Vlatka Oršanić, opera singer *

February 10 Events Pre-1600 * 1258 – The Siege of Baghdad ends with the surrender of the last Abbasid caliph to Hulegu Khan, a prince of the Mongol Empire. * 1306 – In front of the high altar of Greyfriars Church in Dumfries, Robert the Bru ...

– Michael Weiss, jazz pianist and composer *

February 12 Events Pre-1600 * 1096 – Pope Urban II confirms the foundation of the abbey of La Roë under Robert of Arbrissel as a community of canons regular. * 1404 – The Italian professor Galeazzo di Santa Sofia performed the first post- ...

–

Grant McLennan Grant William McLennan (12 February 19586 May 2006) was an Australian alternative rock singer-songwriter-guitarist. He co-founded the Go-Betweens (1977–89, 2000–06) with Robert Forster in Brisbane in 1977 and issued four solo albums: '' Wat ...

, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (

The Go-Betweens The Go-Betweens were an Australian indie rock band formed in Brisbane, Queensland, in 1977. The band was co-founded and led by singer-songwriters and guitarists Robert Forster (musician), Robert Forster and Grant McLennan, who were its only co ...

and Jack Frost) (died 2006) *

February 16 Events Pre-1600 * 1249 – Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khagan of the Mongol Empire. * 1270 – The Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeats the Livonian Order in the Battl ...

–

Ice-T Tracy Lauren Marrow (born February 16, 1958), known professionally as Ice-T (or Ice T), is an American rapper and actor. He is active in both hip hop music, hip hop and heavy metal music, heavy metal. Ice-T began his career as an underground r ...

, American musician, rapper, songwriter, actor, record executive, record producer and author *

February 21 Events Pre-1600 * 452 or 453 – Severianus, Bishop of Scythopolis, is martyred in Palestine. * 1245 – Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland, is granted resignation after confessing to torture and forgery. * 1440 – The ...

** Jake Burns, punk rock frontman (

Stiff Little Fingers Stiff Little Fingers are a Northern Irish punk rock band from Belfast. They formed in 1977 at the height of the Troubles, which informed much of their songwriting. They started out as a schoolboy band called Highway Star (named after the Deep P ...

) ** Mary Chapin Carpenter, American country/folk singer-songwriter * February 23 – David Sylvian, new wave singer-songwriter (Japan) * February 25 – Eva Johansson, Danish operatic soprano * March 1 – Nik Kershaw, English pop singer-songwriter *

– Andy Gibb, English pop singer-songwriter, performer and teen idol (Bee Gees) (died 1988) * March 8 – Gary Numan, English new wave synth-pop singer * March 9 – Martin Fry, English pop singer-songwriter (ABC (band), ABC) * March 10 – Frankie Ruiz, Puerto Rican salsa singer (died 1998) * March 28 – Edesio Alejandro, Cuban composer (died 2025) *

** Yefim Bronfman, Russian-born pianist ** Errollyn Wallen, Belize-born composer * April 11 – Stuart Adamson, rock singer and guitarist (Big Country) (died 2001) * April 12 – Will Sergeant, rock guitarist (Echo & the Bunnymen) * April 14 – Aprile Millo, American operatic soprano of Italian and Irish ancestry * April 18 – Les Pattinson, rock bassist and songwriter (Echo & the Bunnymen) * April 21 – Andranik Madadian, Armenian/Iranian singer-songwriter * April 25 – Fish (singer), Fish, Scottish singer (Marillion) * May 2 – Mayumi Horikawa, Japanese singer-songwriter and model * May 6 – Lolita Flores, Spanish actress and singer * May 9 - Kim Hye-ok, South Korean actress * May 10 – Vlada Divljan, Serbian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Idoli and Apartchiks) (died 2015) * May 11 – Saki Kubota, Sayuri Kume, Japanese singer-songwriter"5月11日は「異邦人」久保田早紀の誕生日"
News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 5 May 2018. * May 12 – Eric Singer, American drummer and songwriter * May 18 – Toyah Willcox, English singer and actress * May 21 – Mike Barson (Madness (band), Madness) * May 23 – Shelly West, American country singer * May 25 – Paul Weller (singer), Paul Weller, singer-songwriter The Jam, Style Council * May 26 – Wayne Hussey, English rock guitarist (The Sisters of Mercy) and singer (The Mission (band), The Mission) * May 27 – Neil Finn, singer-songwriter, Split Enz, Crowded House *

– Marie Fredriksson, pop singer-songwriter (Roxette) (died 2019) * June 2 – Karl Gottfried Brunotte, German composer and music philosopher * June 3 – Roger Redgate, British composer-conductor * June 7 – Prince (musician), Prince, American singer-songwriter, multi instrumentalist, record executive, record producer, musician and film maker (died 2016) *June 12 – Meredith Brooks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist * June 17 – Jello Biafra, American singer (Dead Kennedys) * June 21 ** Jennifer Larmore, American operatic mezzo-soprano ** Steve Lieberman, American punk musician (Gangsta Rabbi) * June 22 – Rocío Banquells, Mexican pop singer and actress * June 24 ** Levi Roots, Jamaican reggae musician ** Kathy Troccoli, American singer and author * June 27 **Lisa Germano, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (OP8 and Eels (band), Eels) **Brian Helicopter, English bass player (The Shapes (UK band), The Shapes, HellsBelles and Rogue Male (band), Rogue Male) **Magnus Lindberg (Finnish composer), Magnus Lindberg, Finnish pianist and composer **Jeffrey Lee Pierce, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Gun Club) (died 1996) * June 28 – Félix Gray, French singer-songwriter * June 29 **Jeff Coopwood, American actor and singer **Mark Radcliffe (radio broadcaster), Mark Radcliffe, English radio host and folk rock singer (Shirehorses and The Family Mahone) * June 30 ** Kalevi Kiviniemi, Finnish concert organist (died 2024) ** Esa-Pekka Salonen, Finnish composer-conductor * July 5 – Paul Daniel, operatic and orchestral conductor * July 7 – Michala Petri, Recorder (musical instrument), recorder virtuoso * July 18 – Bent Sørensen (composer), Bent Sørensen, composer * July 25 – Thurston Moore, rock guitarist and singer-songwriter (Sonic Youth) * July 26 – Angela Hewitt, classical pianist * July 27 – Kimmo Hakola, Finnish composer * July 30 – Kate Bush, English singer-songwriter, musician, dancer and record producer * July 31 ** Bill Berry, alternative rock drummer (R.E.M.) ** Deborah Riedel, operatic soprano (died 2009) * August 3 – Rob Buck, alternative rock guitarist and songwriter (10,000 Maniacs) * August 6 – Randy DeBarge, soul singer and guitarist * August 7 – Bruce Dickinson, singer (Iron Maiden) * August 16 – Madonna, American singer-songwriter, actress, activist and businesswoman * August 17 – Belinda Carlisle, American singer-songwriter. * August 22 ** Ian Mitchell (musician), Ian Mitchell, British pop bassist (Bay City Rollers) ** Vernon Reid, British-born rock guitarist and songwriter (Living Colour) * August 29 – Michael Jackson, American performer, pop singer-songwriter (died 2009) * September 3 – Radoslav Lorković, Croatian pianist and accordionist * September 6 – Buster Bloodvessel, vocalist (Bad Manners) * September 7 – Danny Chan, Hong Kong singer and actor * September 10 – Siobhan Fahey, Irish pop singer-songwriter (Bananarama, Shakespears Sister) * September 13 – Paweł Przytocki, Polish conductor * September 14 – Rachid Taha, Algerian-born singer and activist (died 2018) * September 19 **Lita Ford, English-born American rock guitarist, actress, vocalist and songwriter (The Runaways) **Lucky Ali, singer, composer and actor * September 22 ** Andrea Bocelli, operatic tenor ** Joan Jett, American alternative rock singer-songwriter, composer, musician, record producer and occasional actress (Joan Jett & the Blackhearts) * October 9 – Al Jourgensen, Cuban-American industrial rock singer-songwriter and producer (Ministry (band), Ministry) * October 10 – Tanya Tucker, country singer * October 13 – Derri Daugherty, American alternative rock singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer (The Choir (alternative rock band), The Choir, The Lost Dogs) * October 14 – Thomas Dolby, English rock musician * October 20 - Mark King (musician), Mark King, bassist and singer (Level 42) * October 24 - Mathilde Santing, Dutch singer * October 27 – Simon Le Bon, vocalist (Duran Duran) * November 1 – Joe DeRenzo, American drummer, composer and producer * November 10 – Frank Maudsley (A Flock of Seagulls) * November 22 – Jason Ringenberg (Jason & the Scorchers) * November 27 – Tetsuya Komuro, Japanese songwriter and music producer * December 7 – Timothy Butler (The Psychedelic Furs) * December 9 – Nick Seymour, bassist (Crowded House) * December 11 – Nikki Sixx (Mötley Crüe) * December 12 – Dag Ingebrigtsen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Kids (Norwegian band), The Kids and TNT (Norwegian band), TNT) * December 14 ** Mike Scott (Scottish musician), Mike Scott (The Waterboys) ** Spider Stacy, folk musician (The Pogues) * December 17 – Mike Mills (R.E.M.) * December 23 – Victoria Williams, American folk singer-songwriter and guitarist * December 25 **Alannah Myles, Canadian singer-songwriter **Juancho Rois, Colombian vallenato accordionist and composer (died 1994) *''probable'' – Fortuna (Brazilian singer), Fortuna, Brazilian singer

Deaths

* January 20 – Ataúlfo Argenta, conductor, 44 (carbon monoxide poisoning) * February 5 – Lew Brown, lyricist, 64 *

– John Harvey Gahan, violinist, songwriter and actor, 69 * March 25 ** Tom Brown (trombonist), Tom Brown, jazz trombonist, 69 ** Emerson Whithorne, composer and historian, 73 * March 28 – W. C. Handy, blues composer, 84 * April 1 ** Břetislav Bakala, pianist, conductor and composer, 61 ** Alfred Bryan (lyricist), Alfred Bryan, songwriter, 86 * April 2 – Tudor Davies, operatic tenor, 65 *

– Chuck Willis, singer, 30 (during surgery for stomach ulcer) * April 16 – Margaret Burke Sheridan, operatic soprano, 68 * May 20 – Irma Baltuttis, singer, 37 (suspected murder) * June 1 – Henri Pensis, violinist, conductor and composer, 57 * June 3 ** Georges Boulanger (violinist), Georges Boulanger, violinist, 65 ** Maude Nugent, songwriter, 81 * June 15 – José Pablo Moncayo, Mexican percussionist and composer, 45 * June 20 – Elfriede Trötschel, operatic soprano, 44 * June 21 – Eduard Erdmann, pianist and composer, 62 * June 23 – Armas Järnefelt, composer, 88 * June 27 – Marie Sundelius, operatic soprano, 74 * July 10 – Karl Erb, operatic tenor and lieder singer, 81 * July 31 ** Eugène Goossens, fils, violinist and conductor, 91 ** Percy Scholes, musicologist, 81 * August 5 – Joseph Holbrooke, composer, 80 * August 15 – Big Bill Broonzy, blues musician and composer, 60 * August 17 – Florent Schmitt, composer, 87 * August 21 – Stevan Hristić, composer, 73 * August 26 – Ralph Vaughan Williams, composer, 85 * September 20 – Yvonne Arnaud, pianist, singer and actress, 65 * September 23 – Alfred Piccaver, British-born American operatic tenor, 74 * October 13 – Alexander Veprik, composer, 59 * October 24 – Martin Shaw (composer), Martin Shaw, composer, 83 * October 25 – Artie Matthews, ragtime composer and songwriter, 69 * October 27 – John Wooldridge, film composer, 39 (car accident) * October 29 – Vassili Nebolsin, conductor, 60 * November 3 – Harry Revel, composer of musicals, 52 * November 26 – Tiny Bradshaw, jazz and blues musician, 53 (stroke) * November 27 – Artur Rodziński, conductor, 66 * December 1 – Boots Mallory, dancer, 45 (chronic throat disease) * December 8 – Julia Lee (musician), Julia Lee, blues singer, 56 (heart attack) * December 11 – Paul Bazelaire, cellist, 72 * December 20 – Éva Gauthier, operatic soprano, 73 * December 29 – Doris Humphrey, dancer and choreographer, 63 * ''date unknown'' ** Samuel Antek, violinist and conductor ** John Strachan (singer), John Strachan, ballad singer

Awards

Eurovision Song Contest

* Eurovision Song Contest 1958

International Tchaikovsky Competition, Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition

* Van Cliburn

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Eurovision Song Contest

International Tchaikovsky Competition, Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition

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