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Table of contents

1 Events
2 Albums released
3 Top hits on record
4 Published popular music
5 Musical theater
6 Musical films
7 Births
8 Deaths
9 Awards

9.1 Grammy Awards
9.2 Eurovision Song Contest

Events

January 24 - Brian Epstein signs to manage The Beatles
January 24 - Teenage star Danny Peppermint is nearly killed when he is electrocuted by a microphone stand at the Thunderbird Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Peppermint is rushed to a hospital where he recovers.
April 7 - Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Mick Taylor meet Brian Jones at the Ealing Club, a blues club in London
April 10 - Former Beatle Stuart Sutcliffe dies from cerebral paralysis caused by a brain hemorrhage in Hamburg, Germany.
April 12 - A recording is made of Bob Dylan's concert at the Town Hall, in New York City by Columbia Records. Columbia would eventually release the recording of "Tomorrow Is a Long Time" from this concert
August 16 - The Beatles fire Pete Best and replace him with Ringo Starr.
August 23 - John Lennon marries Cynthia Powell
Decca Records rejects a demo tape of The Beatles. The Tremeloes are signed to the label instead of the Beatles.
Release of first Beatles recording: the single "Love Me Do"/"P.S. I Love You" on October 5 in the United Kingdom
Stevie Wonder's musical career begins
Otis Redding's musical career begins
Wilson Pickett's musical career begins
Harry Nilsson's musical career begins
Booker T. & the MG's' musical career begins
Isaac Hayes' musical career begins

Albums released

Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan
Let's Face the Music - Shirley Bassey
Only Love Can Break a Heart - Gene Pitney
Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits - Roy Orbison
Sincerely, Brenda Lee - Brenda Lee
Surfer's Choice - Dick Dale's debut LP

Top hits on record

"Peppermint Twist" - Joey Dee & the Starlighters

"The Twist" - Chubby Checker
"Soldier Boy" - The Shirelles
"V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N" - Connie Francis
"Hey Baby" - Bruce Channel
"The Loco-Motion" - Little Eva
"Sherry" - The Four Seasons
"Only Love Can Break a Heart" - Gene Pitney
"The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" - Gene Pitney
"Break It To Me Gently" - Brenda Lee
"All Alone Am I" - Brenda Lee
"He's A Rebel" - The Crystals
"Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" - Neil Sedaka
"Any Day Now" - Chuck Jackson
"Leah" - Roy Orbison
"Dream Baby" - Roy Orbison
"Fortune Teller" - Bobby Curtola
"Duke Of Earl" - Gene Chandler
"Telstar" - The Tornadoes
"Johnny Angel" - Shelly Fabares
"Go Away Little Girl" - Steve Lawrence
"What's Now My Love" - Shirley Bassey
"Old Rivers" - Walter Brennan
"Sheila" - Tommy Roe
"Don't Make Me Over" - Dionne Warwick

Published popular music

"Ahab The Arab" w.m. Ray Stevens
"Blowin' In The Wind" w.m. Bob Dylan
"Bossa Nova Baby" w.m. Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
"The Boys' Night Out" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jimmy Van Heusen from the film Boys' Night Out
"Call Me Irresponsible" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jimmy Van Heusen from the film Papa's Delicate Condition
"Can't Help Falling In Love" w.m. Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti & George David Weiss
"Comedy Tonight" w.m. Stephen Sondheim
"Danke Schoen" w. Milton Gabler & Kurt Schwabach m. Bert Kaempfert
"Days Of Wine And Roses" w. Johnny Mercer m. Henry Mancini from the film Days Of Wine And Roses
"Desafinado" w. Newton Mendonca m. Antonio Carlos Jobim
"Devil Woman" w.m. Marty Robbins
"Don't Make Me Over" w. Hal David m. Burt Bacharach
"Everybody Ought To Have A Maid" w.m. Stephen Sondheim
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" w.m. Ewan MacColl
"Free" w.m. Stephen Sondheim
"Go Away, Little Girl" w.m. Gerry Goffin & Carole King
"Gonna Build A Mountain" w.m. Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley from the musical Stop The World - I Want To Get Off
"Have A Dream" w.Lee Adams m. Charles Strouse
"He's A Rebel" w.m. Gene Pitney
"Her Royal Majesty" w.m. Gerry Goffin & Carole King
"I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself" w. Hal David m. Burt Bacharach
"I'm Calm" w.m. Stephen Sondheim
"I'm Not The Marrying Kind" w. Mack David m. Sherman Edwards
"I've Got Your Number" w. Carolyn Leigh m. Cy Coleman
"Impossible" w.m. Stephen Sondheim
"Johnny Get Angry" w. Mack David m. Sherman Edwards
"Love I Hear" w.m. Stephen Sondheim
"Lovely" w.m. Stephen Sondheim
"Make It Easy On Yourself" w. Hal David m. Burt Bacharach
"The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" w. Hal David m. Burt Bacharach
"More" w. Marcello Ciorciolini & Norman Newell m. Nino Oliviero & Riz Ortolani from the film Mondo Cane
"On The Other Side Of The Tracks" w. Carolyn Leigh m. Cy Coleman from the musical Little Me
"Once In A Lifetime" w.m. Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley from the musical Stop The World - I Want To Get Off
"One Note Samba" w. Jon Hendricks & Newton Mendonca m. Antonio Carlos Jobim
"Only Love Can Break A Heart" w. Hal David m. Burt Bacharach
"Pretty Little Picture" w.m. Stephen Sondheim
"Quando, Quando, Quando" w. Pat Boone & Alberto Testa m. Elio Cesari
"Ramblin' Rose" w.m. Noel Sherman & Joe Sherman
"The Road To Hong Kong" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jimmy Van Heusen from the film The Road To Hong Kong
"The Stripper" m. David Rose
"The Sweetest Sounds" w.m. Richard Rodgers from the musical No Strings
"A Swingin' Safari" m. Bert Kaempfert
"Teamwork" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jimmy Van Heusen from the film The Road To Hong Kong
"Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days Of Summer" w. Charles Tobias m. Hans Carste
"Vacation" w.m. Connie Francis, Hank Hunter & Gary Weston
"A Walk In The Black Forest" m. Horst Jankowski
"A Walk On The Wild Side" w. Mack David m. Elmer Bernstein from the film A Walk On The Wild Side
"What Kind Of Fool Am I?" w.m. Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley from the musical Stop The World - I Want To Get Off
"What Now, My Love?" w. Pierre Delanoe & Carl Sigman m. Gilbert Becaud

Musical theater

All American Broadway production

Blitz London production
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum Broadway production
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes London production
The Golden Apple Broadway revival
I Can Get It For You Wholesale Broadway production
Little Mary Sunshine London production
Little Me Broadway production
No Strings Broadway production opened at the 54th Street Theatre on March 15 and ran for 580 performances
Stop The World - I Want To Get Off Broadway production

Musical films

Blue Hawaii

The Road To Hong Kong

State Fair

Births

January 16 - Paul Webb, Talk Talk
January 28 - Leslie Phillips/Sam Phillips, singer
February 6 - Axl Rose, Guns N'Roses
February 7 - David Bryan, Bon Jovi
February 7 - Garth Brooks, country singer
February 11 - Sheryl Crow, American singer
February 22 - Michael Wilton, QueensrÃÂÃÂ¿che
March 2 - Jon Bon Jovi
March 5 - Craig Reid, The Proclaimers
March 5 - Charlie Reid, The Proclaimers
March 7 - Taylor Dayne
March 30 - M.C. Hammer
April 3 - Mike Ness, Social Distortion
April 16 - Ian MacKaye, lead singer of Minor Threat and Fugazi
May 9 - David Gahan, Depeche Mode
May 28 - Roland Gift, Fine Young Cannibals
May 31 - Corey Hart
June 8 - Nick Rhodes, Duran Duran
June 19 - Paula Abdul, pop vocalist
July 7 - Mark White, Spin Doctors
July 27 - Karl Mueller, Soul Asylum
August 25 - Vivian Campbell, Def Leppard
October 15 - Mark Reznicek, The Toadies
October 25 - Chad Smith, Red Hot Chili Peppers
November 1 - Anthony Kiedis, lead singer of Red Hot Chili Peppers
November 21 - Steven Curtis Chapman
November 27 - Charlie Benante, Anthrax
November 28 - Matt Cameron, Soundgarden
November 27 - Mike Bordin, Faith No More
December 4 - Vinnie Dombroski, Sponge
December 8 - Marty Friedman, Megadeth

Deaths

April 10 - Stuart Sutcliffe, former member of The Beatles, cerebral paralysis caused by a brain hemorrhage
July 25 - Christie MacDonald, actress and singer