This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1957.

Specific locations

* 1957 in British music * 1957 in Norwegian music

Specific genres

* 1957 in country music * 1957 in jazz

Events

January 5 Events Pre-1600 *1477 – Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is defeated and killed in a conflict with René II, Duke of Lorraine; Duchy of Burgundy, Burgundy subsequently becomes part of France. 1601–1900 *1675 – Battle of Turckh ...

–

Renato Carosone Renato Carosone (; born Renato Carusone; 3 January 1920 – 20 May 2001) was an Italian musician. He was a prominent figure of the Italian music scene in the second half of the 20th century. He was also a modern performer of the so-called ' ...

and his band start their American tour in

Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...

. *

January 6 Events Pre-1600 *1066 – Following the death of Edward the Confessor on the previous day, the Witan meets to confirm Harold Godwinson as the new King of England; Harold is crowned the same day, sparking a succession crisis that will eve ...

–

Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one ...

makes his final appearance on ''

The Ed Sullivan Show ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' is an American television program, television variety show that ran on CBS from June 20, 1948, to March 28, 1971, and was hosted by New York City, New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in Septembe ...

''. *

January 16 Events Pre-1600 * 27 BC – Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus is granted the title Augustus by the Roman Senate, marking the beginning of the Roman Empire. * 378 – General Siyaj K'ak' conquers Tikal, enlarging the domain of King Spear ...

–

The Cavern Club The Cavern Club is a nightclub on Mathew Street, Liverpool, England. The Cavern Club opened in 1957 as a jazz club, later becoming a centre of the rock and roll scene in Liverpool in the late 50s and early 1960s. The club became closely assoc ...

opens in

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

, as a

jazz club A jazz club is a venue where the primary entertainment is the performance of live jazz music, although some jazz clubs primarily focus on the study and/or promotion of jazz-music. Jazz clubs are usually a type of nightclub or bar, which is license ...

. *

February 8 Events Pre-1600 * 421 – Constantius III becomes co-Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. * 1238 – The Mongols burn the Russian city of Vladimir. *1250 – Seventh Crusade: Crusaders engage Ayyubid forces in the Battle of Al ...

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

records his songs "

Hey! Bo Diddley "Hey! Bo Diddley" is Bo Diddley's eighth single released by Checker Records (not to be confused with the song "Bo Diddley") and was released as a single in April 1957 by Checker Records. The single's B side was " Mona" (later known as "I Need You ...

" and "

Mona (I Need You Baby) "Mona (I Need You Baby)" is a song written by Ellas McDaniel ( Bo Diddley) and was the B-side to his 1957 single " Hey! Bo Diddley". According to Diddley's obituary in ''The New York Times'', "Mona" was a song of praise he wrote for a 45-year-old ...

". * March – Chicago's Cardinal Stritch bans all rock and roll and rhythm and blues music from Catholic-run schools, saying that "its rhythms encourage young people to behave in a hedonistic manner." *

March 1 Events Pre-1600 *509 BC – Publius Valerius Publicola celebrates the first Roman triumph, triumph of the Roman Republic after his victory over the deposed king Lucius Tarquinius Superbus at the Battle of Silva Arsia. * 293 – Emperor ...

–

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 (February 1, 1937 – August 21, 2021) and Phillip "Phil" Everly (January 19, 1939 ...

record in Nashville their first single " Bye Bye Love" for

Cadence Records Cadence Records was an American record company based in New York City whose labels had a picture of a metronome. It was founded by Archie Bleyer, who had been the musical director and orchestra leader for Arthur Godfrey in 1952. Cadence also lau ...

. *

March 3 Events Pre-1600 * 473 – Gundobad (nephew of Ricimer) nominates Glycerius as emperor of the Western Roman Empire. * 724 – Empress Genshō abdicates the throne in favor of her nephew Shōmu who becomes emperor of Japan. * 1575 &nd ...

– The second annual

Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...

is staged in

Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , "Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its na ...

West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...

. The contest is won by Dutch singer

Corry Brokken Cornelia Maria "Corry" Brokken (3 December 1932 – 31 May 2016) was a Dutch singer, television presenter and jurist. In 1957, she won the second edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song " Net als toen", representing the Netherlands. ...

with the song ''

Net als toen "Net als toen" (; "Just like then") is a love song written in Dutch by Willy van Hemert, composed by Guus Jansen and performed by Corry Brokken in 1957 as the Netherlands' entry and runaway winner of the pan-European Eurovision Song Contest, whi ...

''. *

March 19 Events Pre-1600 * 1277 – The Byzantine–Venetian treaty of 1277 is concluded, stipulating a two-year truce and renewing Venetian commercial privileges in the Byzantine Empire. * 1279 – A Mongol victory at the Battle of Yamen en ...

–

purchases a mansion in

Memphis, Tennessee Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Shelby County in the southwest part of the state; it is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, Memphis is the second-mos ...

, and calls it

Graceland Graceland is a mansion on a estate in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, which was once owned by rock and roll icon Elvis Presley. His daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, inherited Graceland after his death in 1977. Graceland is located at 3764 Elv ...

. *

March 26 Events Pre-1600 * 590 – Emperor Maurice proclaims his son Theodosius as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. *1021 – On the feast of Eid al-Adha, the death of the Fatimid caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, kept secret for six weeks, ...

–

Ricky Nelson Eric Hilliard Nelson (May 8, 1940 – December 31, 1985) was an American musician, songwriter 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 bega ...

records his first three songs. *

March 27 Events Pre-1600 *1309 – Pope Clement V imposes excommunication and Interdict (Catholic canon law), interdiction on Venice, and a general prohibition of all commercial intercourse with Venice, which had seized on Ferrara, a papal fiefdom. ...

– "

Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" is a song written by the team of Jay Livingston and Ray Evans that was first published in 1955. Doris Day introduced it in the Alfred Hitchcock film '' The Man Who Knew Too Much'' (1956), singing it as ...

" from 1956's

Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featur ...

suspense film '' The Man Who Knew Too Much'' wins the Academy Award for Best Song. Sung by

Doris Day Doris Day (born Doris Mary Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019) was an American actress, singer, and activist. She began her career as a big band singer in 1939, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No. 1 recordings, " Sent ...

in the film, it proves to be one of her biggest hit records as well. *

May 14 Events Pre-1600 * 1027 – Robert II of France names his son Henry I as junior King of the Franks. *1097 – The Siege of Nicaea begins during the First Crusade. * 1264 – Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured and forc ...

– In Paris,

Heitor Villa-Lobos Heitor Villa-Lobos (March 5, 1887November 17, 1959) was a Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist, and classical guitarist described as "the single most significant creative figure in 20th-century Brazilian art music". Villa-Lobos has become the ...

records his ''Bachiana Brasileira No. 4'', with the Orchestre Nationale de la Radiodiffusion Française, for

EMI EMI Group Limited (originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records Ltd. or simply EMI) was a British Transnational corporation, transnational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate founded in March 1 ...

. Through

May 21 Events Pre-1600 * 293 – Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian appoint Galerius as ''Caesar'' to Diocletian, beginning the period of four rulers known as the Tetrarchy. * 878 – Syracuse, Sicily, is captured by the Muslim Aghlabi ...

the recording sessions continue with ''Bachiana Brasileira No. 7'' and ''Bachiana Brasileira No. 3'' with Manoel Braune, piano. *

May 26 Events Pre-1600 * 17 – Germanicus celebrates a triumph in Rome for his victories over the Cherusci, Chatti, and other German tribes west of the Elbe. * 451 – Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sasanian Empire take ...

–

Paul Robeson Paul Leroy Robeson ( ; April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976) was an American bass-baritone concert artist, stage and film actor, professional football player, and activist who became famous both for his cultural accomplishments and for his p ...

, blacklisted at this time from travelling outside the United States, performs a concert from New York City via the new transatlantic telephone line to an audience in St Pancras Town Hall in London; on October 5 he uses the same means to address the Miners' Eisteddfod at the Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl in Wales. * June 20 –

Tōru Takemitsu was a Japanese composer and writer on aesthetics and music theory. Largely self-taught, Takemitsu was admired for the subtle manipulation of instrumental and orchestral timbre. He is known for combining elements of oriental and occidental phil ...

's ''Requiem for Strings'' is first performed, by the

Tokyo Symphony Orchestra The or TSO, was established in 1946 as the Toho Symphony Orchestra (東宝交響楽団). It assumed its present name in 1951. Based in Kawasaki, the TSO performs in numerous concert halls and serves as pit orchestra for some productions at Ne ...

. *

July 6 Events Pre-1600 * 371 BC – The Battle of Leuctra shatters Sparta's reputation of military invincibility. * 640 – Battle of Heliopolis: The Muslim Arab army under 'Amr ibn al-'As defeat the Byzantine forces near Heliopolis (Egypt ...

–

John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...

and

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

The Beatles The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the Cultural impact of the Beatles, most influential band of al ...

first meet at a garden fete at St. Peter's Church, Woolton, Liverpool, England, at which Lennon's

skiffle Skiffle is a genre of folk music with influences from American folk music, blues, country, bluegrass, and jazz, generally performed with a mixture of manufactured and homemade or improvised instruments. Originating as a form in the United State ...

group,

The Quarrymen The Quarrymen (also written as "the Quarry Men") are a British skiffle/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 schoolfriends, the Quar ...

, is playing (and in the graveyard of which an

Eleanor Rigby "Eleanor Rigby" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1966 album ''Revolver''. It was also issued on a double A-side single, paired with " Yellow Submarine". The song was written primarily by Paul McCartney and credited to L ...

is buried). *

August 5 Events Pre-1600 *AD 25 – Guangwu claims the throne as Emperor of China, restoring the Han dynasty after the collapse of the short-lived Xin dynasty. * 70 – Fires resulting from the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem are ...

– ''

American Bandstand ''American Bandstand'', abbreviated ''AB'', is an American music-performance and dance television program that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989, and was hosted from 1956 until its final season by Dick Clark, who also served as the pro ...

'' begins its 30-year syndicated run on US network television. *

August 7 Events Pre-1600 * 461 – Roman Emperor Majorian is beheaded near the river Iria in north-west Italy following his arrest and deposition by the ''magister militum'' Ricimer. * 626 – The Avar and Slav armies leave the siege of Co ...

– The Quarrymen first play at

in Liverpool in an interlude spot between jazz bands; when John Lennon starts the group playing Elvis Presley's "

Don't Be Cruel "Don't Be Cruel" is a song that was recorded by Elvis Presley and written by Otis Blackwell in 1956.Victor (2008), ''The Elvis Encyclopedia'', p.115-116 It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002. In 2004, it was listed #197 in '' Rol ...

", the club's owner at this time hands him a note reading "Cut out the bloody

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

is away from Liverpool at this time at a Boy Scout camp and a family holiday. *

September 19 Events Pre-1600 * 85 – Nerva, suspected of complicity of the death of Domitian, is declared emperor by Senate. The Senate then annuls laws passed by Domitian and orders his statues to be destroyed. * 634 – Siege of Damascus: Th ...

–

Dalida Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti (; 17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), professionally known as Dalida, was an Italian-French singer and actress born in Egypt. She sang in eleven languages and sold millions of records internationally. Her best known son ...

is the first artist to be awarded a gold record in France for 300,000 sales of " Bambino". This year, she is also the first female recording artist to have her own fan club. *

September 20 Events Pre-1600 * 1058 – Agnes of Poitou and Andrew I of Hungary meet to negotiate about the border territory of Burgenland. *1066 – At the Battle of Fulford, Harald Hardrada defeats earls Morcar and Edwin. * 1187 – Saladin ...

–

Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius ( ; ; born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius; 8 December 186520 September 1957) was a Finnish composer of the late Romantic and 20th-century classical music, early-modern periods. He is widely regarded as his country's greatest com ...

dies aged 91 at

Ainola __NOTOC__ (literal English translation: "Aino's Place") is a museum in Järvenpää, Finland, that originally was the home of the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, his wife Aino (née Järnefelt), and their six daughters. Situated on the shores o ...

, his home in Finland, having completed no significant compositions for thirty years; at the time of his death, a performance of his Symphony No. 5 is being given in

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...

under the baton of Sir

Malcolm Sargent Sir Harold Malcolm Watts Sargent (29 April 1895 – 3 October 1967) was an English conductor, organist and composer widely regarded as Britain's leading conductor of choral works. The musical ensembles with which he was associated include ...

. *

September 26 Events Pre-1600 *46 BC – Julius Caesar dedicates a temple to Venus Genetrix, fulfilling a vow he made at the Battle of Pharsalus. * 715 – Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne. *1087 – William II is crown ...

–

Broadway Broadway may refer to: Theatre * Broadway Theatre (disambiguation) * Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S. ** Broadway (Manhattan), the street **Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...

première of the musical ''

West Side Story ''West Side Story'' is a musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play ''Romeo and Juliet'', the story is set in the mid-1 ...

'' at the

Winter Garden Theatre The Winter Garden Theatre is a Broadway theatre at 1634 Broadway in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. It opened in 1911 under designs by architect William Albert Swasey. The Winter Garden's current design dates to 1922, when ...

(following tryouts in Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia beginning in August) with music by

Leonard Bernstein Leonard 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 the first America ...

(who a week later is appointed music director of the

New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic, officially the Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc., globally known as New York Philharmonic Orchestra (NYPO) or New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, is a symphony orchestra based in New York City. It is ...

orchestra) and lyrics by

Stephen Sondheim Stephen Joshua Sondheim (; March 22, 1930November 26, 2021) was an American composer and lyricist. One of the most important figures in twentieth-century musical theater, Sondheim is credited for having "reinvented the American musical" with sho ...

, his Broadway debut. This year also Bernstein conducts the inaugural concert of the

Mann Auditorium Heichal HaTarbut ( he, היכל התרבות), also known in English as the Culture Palace, officially the Charles Bronfman Auditorium, until 2013 the Fredric R. Mann Auditorium, is the largest concert hall in Tel Aviv, Israel, and home to the ...

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

. *

November 25 Events Pre-1600 *571 BC – Servius Tullius, king of Rome, celebrates the first of his three triumphs for his victory over the Etruscans. *1034 – Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots, dies. His grandson, Donnchad, son of Bethó ...

–27 – The first two Hollywood motion pictures starring

Pat Boone Patrick Charles Eugene Boone (born June 1, 1934) is an American singer and actor. He was a successful pop singer in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. He sold more than 45 million records, had 38 Top 40 hits, and appeared in mo ...

, ''

Bernadine Bernadine is a female given name, a variant spelling of Bernardine (disambiguation), Bernardine. Notable people with the name include: * Bernadine Bezuidenhout (born 1993), New Zealand cricketer * Bernadine Craft, American politician from Wyoming * ...

'' and '' April Love'', are released. *

Paul Simon Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actor whose career has spanned six decades. He is one of the most acclaimed songwriters in popular music, both as a solo artist and as half of folk roc ...

and

Art Garfunkel Arthur Ira Garfunkel (born November 5, 1941) is an American singer, poet, and actor. He is best known for his partnership with Paul Simon in the folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel. Highlights of Garfunkel's solo music career include one top-10 ...

name themselves

Tom and Jerry ''Tom and Jerry'' is an American Animated cartoon, animated media franchise and series of comedy short films created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Best known for its 161 theatrical short films by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the series c ...

and begin their recording career, signing with Sid Prosen of

Big Records Big Records is an independent record label based in Sydney, Australia. It was founded by Paul Paoliello, former Managing Director of Zomba Records' Australasian affiliate from its inception in 1999 until its sale to Rajon Music Group in 2003. ...

. Their first single, "Hey, Schoolgirl", backed with "Dancin' Wild", hits #49 on the Billboard pop charts. Garfunkel is Tom Graph (so called because he like to write the pop charts out on graph paper) and Simon is Jerry Landis, a pseudonym he used during his early 1960s solo recordings. They tour for eighteen months before retiring to become college students and then reforming in 1963 as

Simon & Garfunkel Simon & Garfunkel were an American folk rock duo consisting of the singer-songwriter Paul Simon and the singer Art Garfunkel. They were one of the best-selling music groups of the 1960s, and their biggest hits—including the electric remix of " ...

. * The

Casals Festival The Casals Festival is a classical music event celebrated every year in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in honor of classical musician Pablo Casals. Background The festival was founded in 1956 by Pablo Casals. It was promoted by Teodoro Moscoso and Davi ...

is founded in

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...

. * When

Nat King Cole Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American singer, jazz pianist, and actor. Cole's music career began after he dropped out of school at the age of 15, and continued f ...

's television show is unable to get a sponsor,

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

becomes the first artist to cross TV's color line, becoming the first white artist to appear as a guest, foregoing his usual salary of $10,000. Other top performers follow suit, including

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

and

Tony Bennett Anthony Dominick Benedetto (born August 3, 1926), known professionally as Tony Bennett, is an American retired singer of traditional pop standards, big band, show tunes, and jazz. Bennett is also a painter, having created works under his birth ...

, but, despite an increase in ratings, the show still fails to pick up a national sponsor. *

Gorni Kramer Gorni Kramer (22 July 1913 – 26 October 1995) was an Italian songwriter, musician and band leader. Biography He was born Francesco Kramer Gorni at Rivarolo Mantovano (Lombardy). Despite the exotic sound of Gorni Kramer in the Italian lang ...

makes his first appearance on Italian television, in ''Il Musichiere''. *

Maria Callas Maria Callas . (born Sophie Cecilia Kalos; December 2, 1923 – September 16, 1977) was an American-born Greek soprano who was one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century. Many critics praised her ''bel cant ...

is introduced to Greek shipping magnate

Aristotle Onassis Aristotle Socrates Onassis (, ; el, Αριστοτέλης Ωνάσης, Aristotélis Onásis, ; 20 January 1906 – 15 March 1975), was a Greek-Argentinian shipping magnate who amassed the world's largest privately-owned shipping fleet and wa ...

. * " Suíte do Pescador" is composed by

Dorival Caymmi Dorival Caymmi (; April 30, 1914 – August 16, 2008) was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, and painter active for more than 70 years, beginning in 1933. He contributed to the birth of Brazil's bossa nova movement, and several of his samba ...

. * Actress

Debbie Reynolds Mary Frances "Debbie" Reynolds (April 1, 1932 – December 28, 2016) was an American actress, singer, and businesswoman. Her career spanned almost 70 years. She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer for her portra ...

earns a gold record for her song Tammy, which is the best-selling single by a female vocalist in 1957 in the United States. This song from the motion picture ''

Tammy and the Bachelor ''Tammy and the Bachelor'' is a 1957 romantic comedy film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Debbie Reynolds as Tambrey "Tammy" Tyree, Walter Brennan as Grandpa Dinwitty and Leslie Nielsen as Peter Brent. It is the first of the four Tammy fi ...

'' is also nominated for an Academy Award.

Bands formed

* United States Navy Steel Band

Albums released

* '' About the Blues'' – Julie London *'' After Glow –''

Carmen McRae Carmen Mercedes McRae (April 8, 1920 – November 10, 1994) was an American jazz singer. She is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th century and is remembered for her behind-the-beat phrasing and ironic interpre ...

* '' After Midnight'' –

* ''

After School Session ''After School Session'' is the debut studio album by rock and roll artist Chuck Berry, released in May 1957 by Chess Records. With the exception of two tracks, "Roly Poly" and "Berry Pickin'", all selections had been previously released on 45 rp ...

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Chuck Berry Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist who pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the " Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and developed rhythm and blues into th ...

* '' Almendra'' –

Aldemaro Romero Aldemaro Romero (March 12, 1928 – September 15, 2007) was a Venezuelan pianist, composer, arranger and orchestral conductor. He was born in Valencia, Carabobo State. Biography Romero was a prolific composer, creating a wide range of music, suc ...

* ''

Anita Sings the Most ''Anita Sings the Most'' is a 1957 album by Anita O'Day. Recording and music The album was recorded in Los Angeles on January 31, 1957. In addition to vocalist O'Day, the musicians were pianist Oscar Peterson, guitarist Herb Ellis, bassist Ray ...

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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 ...

* '' April in Paris'' –

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 ...

* ''

Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section ''Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section'' is a 1957 jazz album by saxophonist Art Pepper with Red Garland, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones, who were the rhythm section for Miles Davis's quintet at the time. The album is considered a milestone i ...

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Art Pepper Arthur Edward Pepper Jr. (September 1, 1925 – June 15, 1982) was an American alto saxophonist and very occasional tenor saxophonist and clarinetist. Active in West Coast jazz, Pepper came to prominence in Stan Kenton's big band. He was known ...

* '' At Mister Kelly's'' –

Sarah Vaughan Sarah Lois Vaughan (March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer. Nicknamed "Sassy" and "Jazz royalty, The Divine One", she won two Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, and was nominated for a total of nine ...

* ''

At the Gate of Horn ''At the Gate of Horn'' is the second solo album by American folk singer Odetta, first released in October 1957. It was named for the Gate of Horn club in Chicago. Odetta is joined by bassist Bill Lee. Although the title suggests it is a live re ...

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Odetta Odetta Holmes (December 31, 1930 – December 2, 2008), known as Odetta, was an American singer, actress, guitarist, lyricist, and a civil rights activist, often referred to as "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement". Her musical repertoire co ...

* '' Award Winner: Stan Getz'' –

Stan Getz Stanley Getz (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 wispy, mellow timbre of ...

* '' Bags' Groove'' –

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

* ''

The Beat of My Heart ''The Beat of My Heart'' is a 1957 album by jazz singer Tony Bennett. For this Columbia album Tony Bennett had started working with English jazz pianist Ralph Sharon and together they devised this percussion influenced treatment and invited per ...

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* ''

Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean ''Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean'' is an album by Harry Belafonte, released by RCA Victor (LPM-1505) in 1957. It followed his album of calypso music, '' Calypso'' (1956), which was a major commercial success in the United States, spending over ...

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Harry Belafonte Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927) is an American singer, activist, and actor. As arguably the most successful Jamaican-American pop star, he popularized the Trinbagonian Caribbean musical style with an interna ...

* ''

Bing with a Beat ''Bing with a Beat'' was Bing Crosby's seventh long play album but his first with RCA Victor. It was recorded at the Radio Recorders "Annex" Studio in Los Angeles and released on vinyl in September 1957. ''Bing with a Beat'' is a 1957 concept ...

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

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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 ...

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Birth of the Cool ''Birth of the Cool'' is a compilation album by American jazz trumpeter and bandleader Miles Davis, released in February 1957 by Capitol Records. It compiles eleven tracks recorded by Davis's nonet for the label over the course of three sessio ...

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Blossom Dearie Margrethe Blossom Dearie (April 28, 1924 – February 7, 2009) was an American jazz singer and pianist. She had a recognizably light and girlish voice. Profile at AllMusicDearie performed regular engagements in London and New York City over ...

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A Blowin' Session ''Johnny Griffin Vol. 2'' (also known as ''A Blowin' Session'') is an album by jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin, recorded in April 1957 and released in September or October of the same year on the Blue Note label. It was reissued in 1999, featuring ...

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Johnny Griffin John Arnold Griffin III (April 24, 1928 – July 25, 2008) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Nicknamed "the Little Giant" for his short stature and forceful playing, Griffin's career began in the mid-1940s and continued until the month of ...

* ''Blue Starr'' –

Kay Starr Katherine Laverne Starks (July 21, 1922 – November 3, 2016), known professionally as Kay Starr, was an American singer who enjoyed considerable success in the late 1940s and 1950s. She was of Iroquois and Irish heritage. Starr performed multip ...

* '' Blue Train'' –

John Coltrane John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of br ...

* '' Blue Trombone'' –

J. J. Johnson J.J. Johnson (January 22, 1924 – February 4, 2001), born James Louis Johnson and also known as Jay Jay Johnson, was an American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger. Johnson was one of the earliest trombonists to embrace bebop. Biograph ...

* '' Boy Meets Girl'' –

Sammy Davis Jr. Samuel George Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American singer, dancer, actor, comedian, film producer and television director. At age three, Davis began his career in vaudeville with his father Sammy Davis Sr. and the ...

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Brilliant Corners ''Brilliant Corners'' is a studio album by American jazz musician Thelonious Monk. It was his third album for Riverside Records, and the first, for this label, to include his own compositions. The complex title track required over a dozen takes ...

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Thelonious Monk Thelonious Sphere Monk (, October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including " 'Round Midnight", "B ...

* '' Chet Atkins at Home'' –

Chet Atkins Chester Burton Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001), known as "Mr. Guitar" and "The Country Gentleman", was an American musician who, along with Owen Bradley and Bob Ferguson, helped create the Nashville sound, the country music s ...

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The "Chirping" Crickets ''The "Chirping" Crickets'' is the debut album from the American rock and roll band the Crickets, led by Buddy Holly. It was the group's only album released during Holly's lifetime. In 2012, it was ranked number 420 on ''Rolling Stone'' magazi ...

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Buddy Holly Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer and songwriter who was a central and pioneering figure of mid-1950s rock and roll. He was born to a musical family in Lubbock, Texas ...

The Crickets The Crickets were an American rock and roll band from Lubbock, Texas, formed by singer-songwriter Buddy Holly in January 1957. Their first hit record, "That'll Be the Day", released in May 1957, peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, ...

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* '' Close to You'' –

Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Chairman of the Board" and later called "Ol' Blue Eyes", Sinatra was one of the most popular ...

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Charles Mingus Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) was an American jazz upright bassist, pianist, composer, bandleader, and author. A major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered to be one of the greatest jazz musicians and ...

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* '' Cookin''' – Paul Gonsalves * ''

Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet ''Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet'' is an album recorded in 1956 by the Miles Davis Quintet in Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Hackensack, New Jersey, and released in July 1957. As the musicians had to pay for the studio time (a result of a rat ...

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Count Basie at Newport ''Count Basie at Newport'' is a live album by jazz musician Count Basie and his orchestra. It was originally issued as Verve MGV 8243 and included only the tracks 1-7 and 13. Tracks 9-12 originally included in ''Count Basie & Joe Williams/Dizzy G ...

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* '' Criollísima'' –

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Cuban Jam Sessions in Miniature ''Cuban Jam Sessions in Miniature'' is the debut album by Cuban double bassist Cachao, released in 1957 by Panart. The album is composed of descargas, improvised jam sessions with Cuban themes. It was the fourth installment in Panart's ''Cuban Jam S ...

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Cachao Israel López Valdés (September 14, 1918 – March 22, 2008), better known as Cachao ( ), was a Cuban double bassist and composer. Cachao is widely known as the co-creator of the mambo and a master of the descarga (improvised jam sessions). ...

* '' Day by Night'' –

* '' Dedicated to You'' –

The "5" Royales The "5" Royales was an American rhythm and blues (R&B) vocal group from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, that combined gospel, jump blues and doo-wop, marking an early and influential step in the evolution of rock and roll. Most of ...

* '' Double Play!'' – Russ Freeman &

André Previn André George Previn (; born Andreas Ludwig Priwin; April 6, 1929 – February 28, 2019) was a German-American pianist, composer, and conductor. His career had three major genres: Hollywood films, jazz, and classical music. In each he achieved ...

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Dream Street Dream Street were an American pop music, pop boy band that was formed in 1999 by Louis Baldonieri and Brian Lukow. The band disbanded in 2002 following a legal dispute between parents of the band members and the band's managers. History The ...

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Peggy Lee Norma Deloris Egstrom (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress, over a career spanning seven decades. From her beginning as a vocalis ...

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Drum Suite ''Drum Suite'' is an album by drummer Art Blakey with The Jazz Messengers and the Art Blakey Percussion Ensemble, recorded in late 1956 and early 1957 and originally released on the Columbia label. It was the first of several albums recorded by ...

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Art Blakey Arthur Blakey (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He was also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina after he converted to Islam for a short time in the late 1940s. Blakey made a name for himself in the 1 ...

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Ella and Louis Again ''Ella and Louis Again'' is a studio album by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, released in 1957 on Verve Records. It is the sequel to their 1956 album, ''Ella and Louis''. In contrast to their previous collaboration, this album features seve ...

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Ella Fitzgerald Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, 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, phrasing, timing, in ...

Louis Armstrong Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter and vocalist. He was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades and several era ...

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Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book ''Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book'' is a 1957 studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, accompanied by Duke Ellington and his orchestra, focusing on Ellington's songs. Part of Fitzgerald's "Song Book" series, ...

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Duke Ellington Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based ...

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Elvis' Christmas Album ''Elvis' Christmas Album'' (also reissued as ''It's Christmas Time'') is the third studio album and first Christmas album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley on RCA Victor, LOC -1035, a deluxe limited edition, released October 15, 1957, ...

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* '' An Evening with Belafonte'' –

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Exotica Exotica is a musical genre, named after the 1957 Martin Denny album of the same name that was popular during the 1950s to mid-1960s with Americans who came of age during World War II. The term was coined by Simon "Si" Waronker, Liberty Records ...

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Martin Denny Martin Denny (April 10, 1911 – March 2, 2005) was an American pianist and composer best known as the "father of exotica." In a long career that saw him performing up to 3 weeks prior to his death, he toured the world popularizing his brand of l ...

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Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps ''Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps'' is an album by Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps. It was originally released in 1957 in music, 1957, four months after its predecessor, ''Bluejean Bop!''. It was released on the Capitol Records, Capitol label. I ...

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Gene Vincent Vincent Eugene Craddock (February 11, 1935 – October 12, 1971), known as Gene Vincent, was an American musician who pioneered the styles of rockabilly and rock and roll. His 1956 top ten hit with his backing band the Blue Caps, " Be-Bop-a-Lula ...

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George Jones George Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 – April 26, 2013) was an American country musician, singer, and songwriter. He achieved international fame for his long list of hit records, including his best-known song "He Stopped Loving Her Today", ...

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The Great Ray Charles ''The Great Ray Charles'' is the second studio album by American musician Ray Charles, released in 1957 by Atlantic Records. An instrumental jazz album, it features cover art designed by Marvin Israel. Later CD re-issues of ''The Great Ray Charl ...

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Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson Sr. (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential singers in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Ge ...

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Hard Bop Hard bop is a subgenre of jazz that is an extension of bebop (or "bop") music. Journalists and record companies began using the term in the mid-1950s to describe a new current within jazz that incorporated influences from rhythm and blues, gospe ...

–'' Art Blakely and the Jazz Messengers *''The Helen Morgan Story'' –

Gogi Grant Myrtle Audrey Arinsberg (September 20, 1924 – March 10, 2016), known professionally as Gogi Grant, was an American pop singer. She is best known for her No. 1 hit in 1956, "The Wayward Wind". Life and career Grant was born Myrtle Audrey Arin ...

* ''Her Nibs'' –

Georgia Gibbs Georgia Gibbs (born Frieda Lipschitz; August 17, 1918December 9, 2006) was an American popular singer and vocal entertainer rooted in jazz. Already singing publicly in her early teens, Gibbs achieved acclaim and notoriety in the mid-1950s interp ...

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Here's Little Richard ''Here's Little Richard'' is the debut album by American musician Little Richard, released on March 4, 1957. Promoted as "six of Little Richard's hits and six brand new songs of hit calibre", the album compiles many of the A-sides and B-sides fro ...

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Little Richard Richard Wayne Penniman (December 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020), known professionally as Little Richard, was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He was an influential figure in popular music and culture for seven decades. Described as the " ...

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Hi-Fi in Focus ''Hi-Fi in Focus'' is the eighth studio album recorded by American guitarist Chet Atkins, released in 1957. In the same year, "The Rhythm Rockers (featuring Chet Atkins)" released a single of "Tricky"/"Peanut Vendor". It did not chart. An EP was ...

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* ''Hymns We Love'' –

* '' I Love John Frigo...He Swings'' –

Johnny Frigo Johnny Frigo (December 27, 1916 – July 4, 2007) was an American jazz violinist, bassist and songwriter. He appeared in the 1940s as a violinist before working as a bassist. He returned to the violin in the 1980s and enjoyed a comeback, recordin ...

(debut) * ''In Las Vegas'' –

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Interplay for 2 Trumpets and 2 Tenors ''Interplay for 2 Trumpets and 2 Tenors'' is a jazz album released in November 1957 by Prestige Records. It is credited to Idrees Sulieman, Webster Young, John Coltrane and Bobby Jaspar, with Mal Waldron, Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers and Art Ta ...

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It's All Over but the Swingin' ''It's All Over but the Swingin'' is a 1957 album by Sammy Davis Jr., arranged by Jack Pleis and Morty Stevens. Track listing # "Guess I'll Hang My Tears out to Dry" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 4:43 # "But Not for Me (song), But Not for Me" (Ge ...

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*'' Jackie's Pal –''

Jackie McLean John Lenwood "Jackie" McLean (May 17, 1931 – March 31, 2006) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and educator, and is one of the few musicians to be elected to the ''DownBeat'' Hall of Fame in the year of their deat ...

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Jazz by Sun Ra ''Jazz By Sun Ra'' (later titled ''Sun Song'') is the debut album by Sun Ra. The record label for the first pressing says "07-12-56", presumably when it was recorded. The LP originally appeared on Tom Wilson's short-lived ''Transition Records''. ...

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Sun Ra Le Sony'r Ra (born Herman Poole Blount, May 22, 1914 – May 30, 1993), better known as Sun Ra, was an American jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, and poet known for his experimental music, "cosmic" philosophy, prolific out ...

* '' Jim Edward, Maxine, and Bonnie Brown'' –

The Browns The Browns were an American country and folk music vocal trio best known for their 1959 Grammy-nominated hit, " The Three Bells". The group, composed of Jim Ed Brown and his sisters Maxine and Bonnie, had a close, smooth harmony characteristic ...

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A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra ''A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra'' is a Christmas album by American singer Frank Sinatra, originally released by Capitol Records in 1957. This was Sinatra's first full-length Christmas album. It features the Ralph Brewster Singers along w ...

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*'' The Jones Boys –''

Thad Jones Thaddeus Joseph Jones (March 28, 1923 – August 20, 1986) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader who has been called "one of the all-time greatest jazz trumpet soloists". Biography Thad Jones was born in Pontiac, Michigan, U ...

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Julie Julie may refer to: * Julie (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the name Film and television * ''Julie'' (1956 film), an American film noir starring Doris Day * ''Julie'' (1975 film), a Hindi film by K. S. Sethumadhava ...

'' – Julie London *'' Just One of Those Things –''

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Jutta Hipp With Zoot Sims ''Jutta Hipp with Zoot Sims'' is an album by German jazz pianist Jutta Hipp recorded in 1956 which was released on the Blue Note label as BLP 1530.

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Jutta Hipp Jutta Hipp (February 4, 1925 – April 7, 2003) was a jazz pianist and composer. Born in Leipzig during the Weimar Republic, Hipp initially listened to jazz in secret, as it was not approved of by the Nazi authorities. After World War II, she bec ...

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Like Someone in Love "Like Someone in Love" is a popular song composed in 1944 by Jimmy Van Heusen, with lyrics by Johnny Burke. It was written (along with "Sleigh Ride in July") for the 1944 film, ''Belle of the Yukon'', where it was sung by Dinah Shore. It was a hi ...

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*'' Louis and the Angels –''

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Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson ''Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson'' is a 1959 studio album (recorded in 1957) by Louis Armstrong, accompanied by Oscar Peterson. The album was reissued in 1997 on CD with four bonus tracks, recorded at the sessions that produced ''Ella and ...

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Oscar Peterson Oscar Emmanuel Peterson (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) was a Canadian virtuoso jazz pianist and composer. Considered one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, Peterson released more than 200 recordings, won seven Grammy Awards, ...

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Love Is the Thing ''Love Is the Thing'' is a 1957 album released by American jazz vocalist Nat King Cole. It is the first of four collaborations between Cole and influential arranger Gordon Jenkins. Launching the charting single "Stardust", which peaked at #79, th ...

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* ''Love Serenade'' –

Ames Brothers The Ames Brothers were a singing quartet, consisting of four siblings from Malden, Massachusetts, who were particularly famous in the 1950s for their traditional pop music hits. Biography The Urick brothers were born in Malden, Massachusetts. ...

* '' Loving You'' () –

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Mad Thad ''Mad Thad'' is a Hardbop jazz album by Thad Jones recorded in 1957 for Period Records. Track listing # Whisper Not ( Benny Golson) – 5:35 # Quiet Sip (Thad Jones) – 9:01 # Ballad Medley: #* Flamingo ( Ted Grouya, Edmund Anderson) – 1 ...

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* '' Make Love to Me'' – Julie London * ''

Mal/2 ''Mal/2'' is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron released on the Prestige label in November 1957.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 ...

* '' The Man I Love'' –

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The Many Sides of Toshiko ''The Many Sides of Toshiko'' is a jazz piano trio album by Toshiko Akiyoshi, recorded in New York in 1957 and released on the Verve label. Track listing LP side A #" The Man I Love" ( G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 5:27 #"Minor Moods" ("Midnig ...

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Toshiko Akiyoshi is a Japanese–American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader. Akiyoshi received fourteen Grammy Award nominations and was the first woman to win Best Arranger and Composer awards in ''Down Beat'' magazine's annual Readers' Poll. ...

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Mating Call A mating call is the auditory signal used by animals to attract mates. It can occur in males or females, but literature is abundantly favored toward researching mating calls in females. In addition, mating calls are often the subject of mate choic ...

'' – Tadd Dameron * ''Mel Tormé's California Suite'' –

* ''Mel Tormé at the Crescendo'' – Mel Tormé * ''Miguel (album), Miguel'' –

* ''Miles Ahead (album), Miles Ahead'' –

* ''A Midnight Session with the Jazz Messengers'' –

* ''Moanin' the Blues'' – Hank Williams * ''Monk's Music'' –

* ''Moondreams (Dick Haymes album), Moondreams'' – Dick Haymes * ''Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Mozart: Clarinet Concerto (Mozart), Clarinet Concerto, Clarinet Quintet (Mozart), Quintet for Clarinet and Strings''. Benny Goodman, clarinet, Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Charles Munch (conductor), Charles Munch; Boston Symphony String Quartet. 12-inch LP. RCA Victor LM 2073. * ''New Tricks (album), New Tricks'' –

* ''Now Hear This (The Hi-Lo's album), Now Hear This'' – The Hi-Lo's * ''Once Over Lightly'' – Jo Stafford * ''One Dozen Roses'' – The Mills Brothers * ''One O'Clock Jump (album), One O'Clock Jump'' – Count Basie Orchestra,

& Joe Williams (jazz singer), Joe Williams * ''Orgy in Rhythm'' –

* ''The Pajama Game (album), The Pajama Game'' –

* ''Pal Joey (film), Pal Joey'' with

* ''Pat'' –

* ''Pat Boone Sings Irving Berlin'' – Pat Boone * ''Patsy Cline (album), Patsy Cline'' – Patsy Cline * ''Please, Please, Please'' – James Brown *''The Poll Winners –'' Barney Kessel * ''Porgy and Bess (Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong album), Porgy and Bess'' – Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong *''The Prestige Jazz Quartet –'' Teddy Charles * ''Pretty Baby (album), Pretty Baby'' – Dean Martin * ''Quand on n'a que l'amour'' – Jacques Brel * ''Ray Charles (album), Ray Charles'' –

* ''Ricky (album), Ricky'' –

(debut) * ''Ring around Rosie'' – The Hi-Lo's * ''Rockin' (Frankie Laine album), Rockin' '' –

* ''Rockin' the Oldies'' – Bill Haley & His Comets * '''Round About Midnight'' – Miles Davis * ''Sammy Swings'' –

* ''Saxophone Colossus'' – Sonny Rollins * ''Sea Shells'' –

* ''Sing a Song of Basie'' – Lambert, Hendricks & Ross * ''Sometimes I'm Happy, Sometimes I'm Blue (Jill Corey album), Sometimes I'm Happy, Sometimes I'm Blue'' – Jill Corey * ''Son nom est Dalida'' –

* ''Songs for Any Taste'' – Mel Tormé * ''Songs for Inspiration & Meditation'' – Jo Stafford * ''Songs of Scotland'' – Jo Stafford *''Sophisticated Swing'' – Cannonball Adderley * ''Soulville (Ben Webster album), Soulville'' – Ben Webster * ''The Sounds of Christmas Harmony'' –

*''Strange Blues –''

(recorded, released 1967) *''Strictly Powell'' – Bud Powell * ''Such Sweet Thunder'' –

* ''Suddenly It's The Hi-Lo's'' – The Hi-Lo's * ''Suddenly There's Gogi Grant'' –

* ''Sweet Seventeen'' –

* ''A Swingin' Affair!'' –

* ''Swingin' Easy'' –

* ''Tenor Conclave'' – John Coltrane, Prestige All Stars * ''Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane'' –

* ''There'll Always Be A Christmas'' –

* ''Tony (album), Tony'' –

* ''Tormé Meets the British'' – Mel Tormé * ''Toshiko and Leon Sash at Newport'' –

& Leon Sash * ''Trane's Blues'' –

* ''Walkin''' – Miles Davis * ''Way Out West (Sonny Rollins album), Way Out West'' – Sonny Rollins * ''We Get Letters'' – Perry Como * ''The Weavers at Carnegie Hall'' – The Weavers * ''West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast), West Side Story'' – Original Broadway Cast * ''Where Are You? (Frank Sinatra album), Where Are You?'' –

* ''Winner's Circle'' – Oscar Pettiford * ''With His Hot and Blue Guitar'' – Johnny Cash (debut)

Biggest hit singles

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1957.

US No. 1 hit singles

These singles reached the top of US ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard''s charts in 1957.

Top hits on record

Published popular music

* "An Affair to Remember (Our Love Affair)" Harold Adamson & Leo McCarey Harry Warren * "After School" Dick Wolf & Randy Starr, Warren Nadel * "All Shook Up" w.m. Otis Blackwell &

* "All the Way (Frank Sinatra song), All the Way" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jimmy Van Heusen * "Almost Paradise" m. Norman Petty * "Alone (Why Must I Be Alone)" w. Selma Craft m. Morton Craft * "America (West Side Story song), America" w.

* "April Love (song), April Love" w. Paul Francis Webster m. Sammy Fain * "Are You Sincere?" w.m. Wayne Walker * "At the Hop" w.m. Artie Singer, Johnny Medora & Dave White * "Bernardine (song), Bernardine" w.m. Johnny Mercer * "Bony Moronie" w.m. Larry Williams * "The Book of Love (The Monotones song), The Book of Love" w.m. Warren Davies, George Malone & Charles Patrick * "Boy on a Dolphin" w.(Eng) Paul Francis Webster (Greek) Jean Fermanoglou m. Takis Morakis * "Build Your Love (On A Strong Foundation)" O. Jones * "Butterfly (1957 song), Butterfly" w.m. Anthony September * " Bye Bye Love" w.m. Felice & Boudleaux Bryant * "Ca, C'est L'Amour" w.m. Cole Porter. Introduced by Taina Elg in the film ''Les Girls''. * "Catch a Falling Star" w.m. Lee Pockriss & Paul Vance * "Chances Are (song), Chances Are" w. Al Stillman m. Robert Allen (songwriter), Robert Allen * "Chantez, Chantez" w. Albert Gamse m. Irving Fields * "Cocoanut Sweet" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen * "Come Fly with Me (1957 song), Come Fly with Me" w. Sammy Cahn m. Jimmy Van Heusen * "Come Go with Me" w.m. Clarence E. Quick * "Cool" w.

* "Could This Be Magic" w.m. Hiram Johnson & Richard Blandon * "Dark Moon (song), Dark Moon" w.m. Ned Miller * "The Day the Rains Came (song), The Day the Rains Came" w.(Eng) Carl Sigman (Fr) Pierre Delanoë m. Gilbert Bécaud * "Diana (Paul Anka song), Diana" w.m. Paul Anka * "Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful?" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers * "Everyday" Buddy Holly, Charles Hardin, Norman Petty * "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" w.m. Ewan MacColl * "Four Walls (Jim Reeves song), Four Walls" w.m. George Campbell & Marvin Moore * "From a Jack to a King" w.m. Ned Miller * "Gee, Officer Krupke" w.

from the musical ''

'' * "Gigi (1958 film), Gigi" w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe * "The Girl with the Golden Braids" m. Eddie Snyder w. Stanley J. Kahan * "Goodnight My Someone" w.m. Meredith Willson * "Got-Ta Have Something in the Bank, Frank" Bob Hilliard, Mort Garson * "Great Balls of Fire" w.m. Jack Hammer & Otis Blackwell * "A Handful of Songs" Tommy Steele, Lionel Bart & Michael Pratt * "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby" w.m. Margo Sylvia & Gilbert Lopez * "Hey Schoolgirl" w.

* "Hula Love" adapted by Buddy Knox from the 1911 song "My Hula Hula Love" * "I Can't Stop Loving You" w.m. Don Gibson * "I Feel Pretty" w.

* "I Just Don't Know" w. Joe Stone m. Robert Allen (songwriter), Robert Allen * "I Like Your Kind of Love" Melvin Endsley * "I'm Sorry" w.m. Buck Ram * "In My Own Little Corner" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers * "In the Middle of an Island" w.m. Ted Varnick & Nick Acquaviva * "Island in the Sun (film), Island in the Sun" w.m.

& Irving Burgie, Irving L. Burgie * "It's Good to Be Alive" w.m. Bob Merrill * "Ivy Rose" w.m. Al Hoffman & Dick Manning * "Jailhouse Rock (song), Jailhouse Rock" w.m. Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller * "Jingle Bell Rock" w.m. Joseph Beal & James Boothe * "Joey's Song" m. Joe Reisman * "Just Between You and Me" w.m. Lee Cathy & Jack Keller * "Just Born" w.m. Luther Dixon & Billy Dawn Smith * "Let It Be Me" w.(Eng) Mann Curtis (Fr) Pierre Delanoë m. Gilbert Bécaud * "Lida Rose" w.m. Meredith Willson * "Liechtensteiner Polka" w.(Eng) Joseph Seener w.m. Edmund Koetscher & Rudi Lindt * "Lips of Wine" w. Shirley Wolfe m. Sy Soloway * "Little Biscuit" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen * "The Little Blue Man" w.m. Fred Ebb & Paul Klein * "Little Darlin' " w.m. Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs, Maurice Williams * "Loving You (Elvis Presley song), Loving You" w.m. Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller * "Lucille" w.m. Richard Penniman & Albert Collins * "Magic Moments" w. Hal David m. Burt Bacharach * "Mama Look at Bubu" w.m. Lord Melody * "Mean Woman Blues" w.m. Claude Demetrius * "Mi Casa, Su Casa" w.m. Al Hoffman & Dick Manning * "Moonlight Swim" w. Sylvia Dee m. Ben Weisman * "My Heart Reminds Me" (aka "And That Reminds Me") w. (Eng) Al Stillman m. Camillo Bargoni * "My Little Baby" w.m. Joe Shapiro and Lou Stallman * "My Special Angel" w.m. Jimmy Duncan (songwriter), Jimmy Duncan * "Napoleon" w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen * "Oh, Boy! (The Crickets song), Oh Boy!" w.m. Sunny West, Norman Petty & Bill Tilghman (songwriter), Bill Tilghman * "Oh, Lonesome Me" w.m. Don Gibson * "Old Cape Cod" w.m. Claire Rothrock, Milt Yakus & Allan Jeffrey * "One Hand, One Heart" w.

* "Party Doll" w.m. Jimmy Bowen & Buddy Knox * "Passing Strangers (1957 song), Passing Strangers" Mel Mitchell, Stanley Applebaum * "Peggy Sue (song), Peggy Sue" w.m. Jerry Allison, Norman Petty &

* "Pretend You Don't See Her" w.m. Steve Allen * "Proceed with Caution" Wilson Stone * "Promise Her Anything" w.m. Roy Alfred * "A Pub with No Beer" w.m. Gordon Parsons * "Put a Light in the Window" w. Rhoda Roberts m. Kenny Jacobson * "Rainbow (Russ Hamilton song), Rainbow" w.m. Russ Hamilton (singer), Russ Hamilton * "Raunchy" m. Bill Justis, William E. Justis Jr & Sidney Manker * "Reet Petite" T. Carlo, Berry Gordy * "Remember You're Mine" Bernie Lowe, Kal Mann * "Rock and Roll Music (song), Rock and Roll Music" w.m.

* "Rock-A-Billy (song), Rock-A-Billy" w.m. Woody Harris & Eddie V. Deane * "Sadder But Wiser Girl for Me" w.m. Meredith Willson * "Santa, Bring My Baby Back (To Me)" w.m. Claude Demetrius & Aaron Schroeder * "Sayonara" w.m. Irving Berlin * "School Day" w.m.

* "Searchin' " w.m. Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller * "Send for Me (song), Send for Me" w.m. Ollie Jones * "Seventy-Six Trombones" w.m. Meredith Willson * "She Was Only Seventeen" w.m. Marty Robbins * "Shiralee" w.m. Tommy Steele * "Short Fat Fanny" Larry Williams * "Silhouettes" w.m. Frank Slay & Bob Crewe * "Something's Coming (song), Something's Coming" w.

* "Somewhere (song), Somewhere" w.

. Introduced by Reri Grist in the musical ''

'' * "The Song of Raintree County" w. Paul Francis Webster & Raymond Egan m. Richard A. Whiting, Richard Whiting * "Song of the Clyde" w. R. Y Bell m. Ian Gourlay * "Spooky Polka" – m. John Serry Sr. * "The Story of My Life" w. Hal David m. Burt Bacharach * "The Stroll (song), The Stroll" w.m. Nancy Lee & Clyde Otis * " Tammy" w. Jay Livingston m. Ray Evans. Introduced by

in the film ''

'' * "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear" w.m. Kal Mann & Bernie Lowe. Introduced by

in the film ''Loving You (1957 film), Loving You'' * "Tele Vee Shun" Stan Freberg * "Ten Minutes Ago" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers * "That'll Be the Day" w.m.

, Norman Petty & Jerry Allison * "Till (song), Till" w.m. Carl Sigman, Charles Sananes & Pierre Buisson * "Till There Was You" w.m. Meredith Willson. Introduced by Robert Preston (actor), Robert Preston and Barbara Cook in the musical ''The Music Man'' * "Tonight" w.

* "Treat Me Nice" w.m. Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller * "Trouble (In River City)" w.m. Meredith Willson. Introduced by Robert Preston (actor), Robert Preston in the musical ''The Music Man''. * "The Twelfth of Never" adapt. (folk song) w. Paul Francis Webster m. Jerry Livingston * "Twenty-six Miles" w.m. Bruce Bell & Glen Larson * "A Very Special Love" w.m. Robert Allen (songwriter), Robert Allen * "Wake Up Little Susie" w.m. Felice & Boudleaux Bryant * "Walking Along" Sam Weiss, Winston Willis * "White Silver Sands" w.m. Charles G. Matthews & Gladys Reinhardt * "A White Sport Coat" w.m. Marty Robbins * "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" w.m. Dave Williams & Sunny David * "Whole Lotta Woman (Marvin Rainwater song), Whole Lotta Woman" w.m. Marvin Rainwater * "Why Baby Why (Pat Boone song), Why Baby Why" w.m. Luther Dixon & Larry Harrison * "Why Don't They Understand" Jack Fishman, Joe Henderson * "Wild Is the Wind" w. Ned Washington m. Dimitri Tiomkin * "Wind in the Willows" Wecht, Singer, Singer * "Witchcraft (1957 song), Witchcraft" w. Carolyn Leigh m. Cy Coleman * "Wonderful! Wonderful!" w. Ben Raleigh m. Sherman Edwards * "Yellow Bird" w.m. Alan Bergman, Marilyn Keith & Norman Luboff * "Yes Tonight, Josephine" w.m. Winfield Scott & Dorothy Goodman * "You Need Hands" w.m. Max Bygraves, Roy Irwin

Classical music

Premieres

Compositions

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* Hugo Alfvén – ''Den förlorade sonen (The Prodigal Son)'', R214 * Malcolm Arnold – Symphony No. 3 (Arnold), Symphony No. 3 * Luciano Berio – ''Serenata I'' * Ernest Bloch **Suite No. 3 for Solo Cello **Piano Quintet No. 2 * Pierre Boulez – ''Le Marteau sans maître'' (1953–55/1957) * John Cage – ''Winter Music'' * Aaron Copland – ''Orchestral Variations'' * Pierre Gabaye – ''Boutade'' * Henryk Górecki – **Sonata for two violins, Op. 10 **Concerto for Five Instruments and String Quartet, Op. 11 * Jørgen Jersild – ''3 Madrigali'' * Wojciech Kilar – ''Lullabies'', solo cantatas for soprano and seven instruments * Giselher Klebe – Concerto for cello and orchestra * Jan Klusák – Concerto grosso * László Lajtha – Symphony No. 7, ''Revolution'' (A tribute to the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, Hungarian Revolution in 1956 against the Soviet suppression) * Bohuslav Martinů – ''Romance z pampelišek'', H. 364 * Toshiro Mayuzumi – Phonologie Symphonique * Ennio Morricone – Concerto, for orchestra * Per Nørgård – Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 20 * Walter Piston – Viola Concerto * Allan Pettersson – Concerto for String Orchestra No. 3 * Francis Poulenc – Flute Sonata (Poulenc), Flute Sonata, FP 164 * Hilding Rosenberg – String Quartets nos. 8 – 12 * Edmund Rubbra – Seventh Symphony * John Serry Sr. – ''Reeds in a Rush'' * Roger Sessions – Symphony No. 3 (Sessions), Symphony No. 3 * Alfred Schnittke – Symphony No. 0 * Dmitri Shostakovich **Piano Concerto No. 2 (Shostakovich), Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major **Symphony No. 11 (Shostakovich), Symphony No. 11 in G minor, Op. 103 "The Year 1905" * Elie Siegmeister – Symphony No. 3 * Karlheinz Stockhausen – ''Gruppen'' for three orchestras (1955–57) *

– ''Requiem for Strings'' * Vladimir Ussachevsky – ''Metamorphosis'' * Galina Ustvolskaya – Piano Sonatas (Ustvolskaya), Piano Sonata No. 4 * Ralph Vaughan Williams **''Blake Songs (10)'' **Symphony No. 9 (Vaughan Williams), Symphony No. 9 *

**Piano Concerto No. 3 (Villa-Lobos), Piano Concerto No. 3 **String Quartet No. 17 (Villa-Lobos), String Quartet No. 17 **Symphony No. 12 (Villa-Lobos), Symphony No. 12 * William Walton – Partita for Orchestra * Mieczysław Weinberg – Symphony No. 4 * Malcolm Williamson ** ''A Vision of Beasts and Gods'', song cycle for high voice and piano ** ''Santiago de Espada'', overture for orchestra ** Symphony No. 1 (Williamson), Symphony No. 1 – ''Elevamini'', for orchestra * Iannis Xenakis – ''Achorripsis'' * Bernd Alois Zimmermann ** ''Canto di speranza'' ** ''Die fromme Helene'' ** ''Omnia tempus habent''

Opera

* John Eaton (composer), John Eaton – ''Ma Barker'' * Bohuslav Martinů – ''The Greek Passion'' * Douglas Moore – ''Gallantry'' * Ildebrando Pizzetti – ''Assassinio nella Cattedrale'' * Francis Poulenc – ''Dialogues of the Carmelites (Dialogues des Carmelites)'' *

– ''Daughter of the Clouds''

Jazz

Musical theatre

* ''Brigadoon (musical), Brigadoon'' (Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe) — Broadway revival * ''Damn Yankees'' (Richard Adler and Jerry Ross (composer), Jerry Ross) — London production * ''Katharina Knie (musical), Katharina Knie'' opened at the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich on January 20 * ''The Music Man'' (Meredith Willson) opened at the Majestic Theatre (Broadway), Majestic Theatre on Broadway on December 19, 1957, and ran for 1375 performances. * ''New Girl in Town'' (George Abbott and Bob Merrill) Broadway production, opened at the 46th St. Theatre and ran for 431 performances * ''

'' (

) — Broadway production, opened at the

and ran for 732 performances * ''Zuleika (musical), Zuleika'' — London production, Saville Theatre

Musical films

* ''Funny Face'' starring Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn * ''Les Girls'' starring Gene Kelly, Mitzi Gaynor and Kay Kendall * ''Loving You (1957 film), Loving You'' released July 9 starring

. * ''Mayabazar'' starring Savitri (actress), Savithri * ''The Pajama Game (film), The Pajama Game'' starring

and John Raitt * ''Pal Joey (film), Pal Joey'' starring

, Rita Hayworth and Kim Novak * ''Pardesi (1957 film), Pardesi'', with music by Anil Biswas (composer), Anil Biswas * ''Silk Stockings (1957 film), Silk Stockings'', featuring Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse

Births

* January 3 – Dave Dobbyn, New Zealand singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer * January 4 **Brian Roy Goble, Canadian singer-songwriter (Subhumans (Canadian band), Subhumans and The Skulls (Canadian band), The Skulls) (died 2014) **Patty Loveless, country singer * January 23 – Earl Falconer, reggae bass guitarist and singer (UB40) * January 27 – Janick Gers, heavy metal guitarist (Iron Maiden) * February 2 – Tony Butler (musician), Tony Butler, rock bass guitarist (Big Country) * February 19 – Falco (musician), Falco, classical and rock musician (died 1998) * February 27 – Adrian Smith, musician (Iron Maiden and Urchin) * February 28 ** Phil Gould (musician), Phil Gould, drummer (Level 42) ** Cindy Wilson, new wave singer (The B-52's) * March 5 – Mark E. Smith, post-punk singer-songwriter (The Fall (band), The Fall) (died 2018) * March 12 – Marlon Jackson, vocalist (The Jackson 5) * March 21 – John Whitfield (conductor), John Whitfield, conductor *

– Paul Morley, music journalist * April 2 – Mark Alburger, composer, conductor, music journalist * April 12 – Vince Gill * May 2 – Markus Stockhausen, trumpeter and composer * May 10 – Sid Vicious, punk musician (Sex Pistols) (died 1979) * May 18 – Michael Cretu, musician * May 27 – Siouxsie Sioux, singer (Siouxsie and the Banshees) * June 11 – Jamaaladeen Tacuma, free jazz bass guitarist * June 14 – Maxi Jazz, singer-songwriter and rapper (Faithless) (died 2022) * June 15 – Brad Gillis, American guitarist * June 17 **Phil Chevron, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Pogues) **Martin Dillon (musician), Martin Dillon, American tenor and educator (died 2005) * June 22 – Garry Gary Beers, new wave rock bass guitarist (INXS) * June 24 – Astro (UB40), Astro (Terence Wilson), reggae singer-songwriter (UB40) (died 2021) * June 26 – Patty Smyth, American singer-songwriter (Scandal (American band), Scandal) * July 3 ** Peter Breiner, composer ** Poly Styrene, punk musician * July 30 – Christopher Miller, known as Rat Scabies, drummer * August 2 **Mojo Nixon, American singer-songwriter **Butch Vig, American drummer, songwriter and producer (Garbage (band), Garbage and Spooner (band), Spooner) * August 18 – Ron Strykert, Men at Work * August 21 – Budgie (drummer), Budgie, drummer (Siouxsie and the Banshees) * August 22 – Holly Dunn, country singer/songwriter (died 2016) * August 31 ** Gina Schock, The Go-Go's ** Glenn Tilbrook, vocalist (Squeeze (band), Squeeze) * September 1 ** Gloria Estefan, singer (Miami Sound Machine) ** Jon Moss, drummer (Culture Club) * September 22 ** Nick Cave, singer-songwriter ** Johnette Napolitano, Concrete Blonde * October 3 – Tim Westwood, DJ * October 5 – Lee Jay Thompson (Madness (band), Madness) * October 7 – Michael W. Smith, contemporary Christian singer * October 19 – Karl Wallinger (World Party) * October 20 – Anouar Brahem, oud player and composer * October 21 ** Julian Cope, post-punk singer-songwriter and antiquarian ** Steve Lukather, rock guitarist (Toto (band), Toto) * October 16 – Kelly Marie, disco singer * October 28 – Stephen Paul David Morris, Stephen Morris (New Order (band), New Order) * November 1 – Lyle Lovett, country musician * November 5 – Mike Score (A Flock of Seagulls) * November 8 – Porl Thompson (The Cure) * November 20 – Hendrik Hofmeyr, composer * November 24 – Chris Hayes (musician), Chris Hayes, pop rock musician (Huey Lewis and the News) * December 6 – Adrian Borland, post-punk musician The Sound (band), The Sound (died 1999) * December 6 **Bob Drake (musician), Bob Drake, avant-garde musician **Jack Lee (bagpiper), Jack Lee, bagpiper * December 9 ** Donny Osmond, singer (Osmonds) ** Steve Taylor, singer, record producer * December 10 – Paul Hardcastle, composer and musician * December 12 – Sheila E., singer-songwriter and percussionist * December 20 ** Anita Baker, R&B singer-songwriter ** Billy Bragg, singer-songwriter ** Anna Vissi, singer * December 22 – Tsai Chin (singer), Tsai Chin, singer * December 25 – Shane MacGowan, Celtic punk singer (The Pogues) * December 27 – Jerry Gaskill, American drummer * ''date unknown'' ** Annette A. Aguilar, Latin jazz percussionist ** Charles Roland Berry, composer ** Kartik Seshadri, sitarist and composer

Deaths

* January – Gertie Gitana, music hall entertainer, 69 *

– Arturo Toscanini, conductor, 89 * January 18 – George Girard, jazz trumpeter, 26 (cancer) * February 7 – Rudolph Réti, pianist, composer and musicologist, 71 * February 16 – Josef Hofmann, pianist and composer, 81 * February 21 **"Klondike" Kathleen Rockwell, Kate Rockwell, vaudeville performer, 83 **Marguerite Sylva, operatic mezzo-soprano, 81 * March 8 – Othmar Schoeck, composer, 70 * March 13 – Lena Ashwell, Forces entertainer, 84 * March 24 – Carson Robison, country music singer and songwriter, 66 * April 15 – Pedro Infante, actor and singer, 39 (air crash) * May 2 – Tadeusz Kassern, composer, 53 (cancer) * May 9 – Ezio Pinza, Italian singer and actor, 64 * May 12 – Marie Rappold, operatic soprano, 83 * June 5 – Frances Densmore, ethnomusicologist, 90 * June 6 – Kulyash Baiseitova, opera singer, 52 * June 12 – Jimmy Dorsey, jazz musician and big band leader, 53 (cancer) * July 7 – Hiski Salomaa, folk singer and songwriter, 66 * July 9 – Alexander Goedicke, pianist and composer, 80 * July 16 – Serge Chaloff, saxophonist, 33 (cancer) * August 4 – Ivan Zorman, poet and composer, 72 * August 28 – Erik Tuxen, conductor, composer and arranger, 55 * September 1 – Dennis Brain, horn virtuoso, 36 (car accident) * September 11 – Petar Stojanović (composer), Petar Stojanović, violinist and composer, 80 *

–

, composer, 91 * October 14 – Natanael Berg, composer, 78 * October 20 – Jack Buchanan, Scottish singer, dancer, actor and director, 66 * October 23 – Abe Lyman, US bandleader, composer and drummer, 60 * November 4 – Joseph Canteloube, composer, 78 * November 29 – Erich Wolfgang Korngold, composer, 60 * November 30 – Beniamino Gigli, operatic tenor, 67 * December 19 – Abolhasan Saba, instrumentalist, 55 * December 20 – Walter Page, jazz musician, 57 * December 21 – Eric Coates, composer, 71 * Undated – Ustad Qasim, musician, 78–79

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Albums released

Biggest hit singles

US No. 1 hit singles

Top hits on record

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Eurovision Song Contest

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