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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1963.


Specific locations

* 1963 in British music * 1963 in Norwegian music


Specific genres

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1963 in country music This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 1963. Events *March — The month marks a dark time for country music, as it lost no less than five people in a seemingly endless string of tragedies. : * On March 5, three of ...
* 1963 in jazz


Events

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January 3 Events Pre-1600 *AD 69, 69 – The Roman legions on the Rhine refuse to declare their allegiance to Galba, instead proclaiming their legate, Aulus Vitellius, as emperor. * 250 – Emperor Decius orders everyone in the Roman Empire (ex ...
–
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 ...
begin their first tour of 1963 with a five-day tour in Scotland to support the release of their new single, "
Love Me Do "Love Me Do" is the official debut single by the English rock band the Beatles, backed by " P.S. I Love You". When the single was originally released in the United Kingdom on 5 October 1962, it peaked at number 17. It was released in the United ...
", beginning with a performance in Elgin. *
January 4 Events Pre-1600 *46 BC – Julius Caesar fights Titus Labienus in the Battle of Ruspina. * 871 – Battle of Reading: Æthelred of Wessex and his brother Alfred are defeated by a Danish invasion army. 1601–1900 *1649 – Engli ...
– At
Cortina d'Ampezzo Cortina d'Ampezzo (; lld, Anpezo, ; historical de-AT, Hayden) is a town and ''comune'' in the heart of the southern (Dolomitic) Alps in the Province of Belluno, in the Veneto region of Northern Italy. Situated on the Boite river, in an alp ...
in Italy,
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 ...
receives a Juke Box Global Oscar for the year's most-played artist on jukeboxes. *
January 7 Events Pre-1600 *49 BC – The Senate of Rome says that Caesar will be declared a public enemy unless he disbands his army. This prompts the tribunes who support him to flee to Ravenna, where Caesar is waiting. * 1325 – Alfonso IV ...
– Gary U.S. Bonds files a $100,000 lawsuit against
Chubby Checker Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans; October 3, 1941) is an American rock and roll singer and dancer. He is widely known for popularizing many dance styles, including The Twist dance style, with his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard & The Midnighte ...
, claiming that Checker stole "Quarter to Three" and turned it into "Dancin' Party." The lawsuit is later settled out of court. *
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: The prophet Muhamma ...
– "
Please Please Me ''Please Please Me'' is the debut studio album by the English rock band the Beatles. Produced by George Martin, it was released on EMI's Parlophone label on 22 March 1963 in the United Kingdom, following the success of the band's first two s ...
" is released in the United Kingdom by the Beatles, with "
Ask Me Why "Ask Me Why" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles originally released in the United Kingdom as the B-side of their single " Please Please Me". It was also included on their 1963 debut album '' Please Please Me''. It was written primari ...
" as the
B-side The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph records and cassettes; these terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side usually features a recording that its artist, producer, or record compan ...
. *
January 12 Events Pre-1600 * 475 – Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople, and his general, Basiliscus gains control of the empire. *1528 – Gustav I of Sweden is crowned King of Sweden, having already reigned s ...
–
Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...
portrays a folk singer in ''The Madhouse of Castle Street'', a radio play for the
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in London. *
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 – Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeats the Livonian Order in the Battle of Kar ...
**The Beatles achieve their first No. 1 hit single, when "Please Please Me" tops the charts in the UK. **
Paul Anka Paul Albert Anka (born July 30, 1941) is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter and actor. He is best known for his signature hit songs including " Diana", " Lonely Boy", "Put Your Head on My Shoulder", and " (You're) Having My Baby". Anka also ...
marries Marie-Ann DeZogheb. *
February 22 Events Pre-1600 * 1076 – Having received a letter during the Lenten synod of 14–20 February demanding that he abdicate, Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor. * 1316 – The Battle of Picotin, between Ferdina ...
– The Beatles form
Northern Songs Northern Songs Ltd was a limited company founded in 1963, by Music publisher (popular music), music publisher Dick James, artist manager Brian Epstein, and songwriters John Lennon and Paul McCartney of the Beatles, to publish songs written by L ...
Publishing Company. *
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 Eastern ...
–
1963 Camden PA-24 crash On March 5, 1963, American country music performers Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, and Hawkshaw Hawkins were killed in an airplane crash near Camden, Tennessee, United States, along with the pilot Randy Hughes. The accident occurred as the three arti ...
:
Patsy Cline Patsy is a given name often used as a diminutive of the feminine given name Patricia or sometimes the masculine name Patrick, or occasionally other names containing the syllable "Pat" (such as Cleopatra, Patience, Patrice, or Patricia). Among I ...
is killed in small plane crash near
Camden, Tennessee Camden is a city in Benton County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 3,674 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Benton County. History Native Americans were living in the Camden area as early as the Archaic period (8000-1000 B ...
, while on her way to
Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the List of muni ...
, from
Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the 36th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central ...
, at the height of her career, together with
Cowboy Copas Lloyd Estel Copas (July 15, 1913 – March 5, 1963), known by his stage name Cowboy Copas, was an American country music singer. He was popular from the 1940s until his death in the 1963 plane crash that also killed country stars Patsy Cline a ...
and
Hawkshaw Hawkins Harold Franklin "Hawkshaw" Hawkins (December 22, 1921 – March 5, 1963) was an American country music singer popular from the 1950s into the early 1960s. He was known for his rich, smooth vocals and music drawn from blues, boogie and honky ...
. *
March 22 Events Pre-1600 * 106 – Start of the Bostran era, the calendar of the province of Arabia Petraea. * 235 – Roman emperor Severus Alexander is murdered, marking the start of the Crisis of the Third Century. * 871 – Æthelr ...
– The Beatles release their first album, ''
Please Please Me ''Please Please Me'' is the debut studio album by the English rock band the Beatles. Produced by George Martin, it was released on EMI's Parlophone label on 22 March 1963 in the United Kingdom, following the success of the band's first two s ...
'', in the UK. *
March 23 Events Pre-1600 *1400 – The Trần dynasty of Vietnam is deposed, after one hundred and seventy-five years of rule, by Hồ Quý Ly, a court official. *1540 – Waltham Abbey Church, Waltham Abbey is surrendered to King Henry VIII of ...
– The 8th
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 held in two studios at the
BBC Television Centre Television Centre (TVC) is a building complex in White City, London, White City, West London, that was the headquarters of BBC Television between 1960 and 2013. After a refurbishment, the complex reopened in 2017 with three studios in use for ...
, London. After much confusion regarding the results of the Norwegian jury,
Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ...
snatches victory from
Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
after a close run. The Danish husband-and-wife duo
Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann Grethe Ingmann and Jørgen Ingmann were Danish singers and musicians. Together they won the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix in 1963, and went on to represent Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 with the song "Dansevise" ("Dancing tune") with musi ...
take the prize with ''"
Dansevise "Dansevise" (; ) was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1963, which took place on 23 March in London. It was performed in Danish by husband and wife duo Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann, representing . This was the first entry performed by ...
"''. *
April 29 Events Pre-1600 * 1091 – Battle of Levounion: The Pechenegs are defeated by Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos. * 1386 – Battle of the Vikhra River: The Principality of Smolensk is defeated by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and b ...
– 19-year-old
Andrew Loog Oldham Andrew Loog Oldham (born 29 January 1944) is an English record producer, talent manager, impresario and author. He was manager and producer of the Rolling Stones from 1963 to 1967, and was noted for his flamboyant style. Early life Loog Oldha ...
signs a contract with
the Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the rock era. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the gritty, rhythmically d ...
, becoming their manager. Oldham had seen the band in concert the previous day at the Crawdaddy Club in London. *
May 2 Events Pre-1600 * 1194 – King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. * 1230 – William de Braose is hanged by Prince Llywelyn the Great. * 1536 – Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, is arrested and impris ...
– The Beatles reach number one in the UK singles chart for the second time with "
From Me To You "From Me to You" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released in April 1963 as their third single. It was written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon. The song was the Beatles' first number 1 hit on what became the official ...
". *
May 11 Events 1601–1900 *1812 – Prime Minister Spencer Perceval is Assassination of Spencer Perceval, assassinated by John Bellingham in the lobby of the British House of Commons. *1813 – William Lawson (explorer), William Lawson, Grego ...
– The Beatles album ''
Please Please Me ''Please Please Me'' is the debut studio album by the English rock band the Beatles. Produced by George Martin, it was released on EMI's Parlophone label on 22 March 1963 in the United Kingdom, following the success of the band's first two s ...
'' goes to the top of the
UK Albums Chart The Official Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales and (from March 2015) audio streaming in the United Kingdom. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the Official Charts C ...
. *
May 15 Events Pre-1600 * 221 – Liu Bei, Chinese warlord, proclaims himself emperor of Shu Han, the successor of the Han dynasty. * 392 – Emperor Valentinian II is assassinated while advancing into Gaul against the Frankish usurper Arbog ...
– Opening of the
National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Mongolia The National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Mongolia (also known as Mongolian State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet) was established on 15 May 1963 as the State Musical Drama Theatre was split into the State Academic Theatre of Opera ...
. **The 5th Annual Grammy Awards are held in
Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...
,
Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
and
New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...
, hosted by
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 ...
.
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 ...
and
Igor Stravinsky Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (6 April 1971) was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor, later of French (from 1934) and American (from 1945) citizenship. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the ...
each win the most awards with three, with the former winning
Record of the Year The Grammy Award for Record of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without reg ...
for his song "
I Left My Heart in San Francisco "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" is a popular song, written in the fall of 1953 in Brooklyn, New York, with music by George Cory (1920–1978) and lyrics by Douglass Cross and best known as the signature song of Tony Bennett. In 1962, the ...
".
Vaughn Meader Abbott Vaughn Meader (March 20, 1936 – October 29, 2004) was an American comedian, impersonator, musician, and film actor. Meader began his career as a musician but later found fame in the early 1960s after the release of the 1962 comedy reco ...
's '' The First Family'' wins Album of the Year and
Anthony Newley Anthony Newley (24 September 1931 – 14 April 1999) was an English actor, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker. A "latter-day British Al Jolson", he achieved widespread success in song, and on stage and screen. "One of Broadway's greatest leading ...
and
Leslie Bricusse Leslie Bricusse OBE (; 29 January 1931 – 19 October 2021) was a British composer, lyricist, and playwright who worked on theatre musicals and wrote theme music for films. He was best known for writing the music and lyrics for the films ''Do ...
's "
What Kind of Fool Am I? "What Kind of Fool Am I?" is a popular song written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley and published in 1962. It was introduced by Anthony Newley in the musical ''Stop the World – I Want to Get Off''. It comes at the end of Act Two to close ...
" wins Song of the Year. Robert Goulet wins
Best New Artist The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1959. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for records released in the previous year. The award was not presented in 1967. The official guidelines are as ...
. *
May 27 Events Pre-1600 * 1096 – Count Emicho enters Mainz, where his followers massacre Jewish citizens. At least 600 Jews are killed. * 1120 – Richard III of Capua is anointed as Prince two weeks before his untimely death. * 1153 &ndash ...
– ''
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan ''The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan'' is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on May 27, 1963 by Columbia Records. Whereas his self-titled debut album ''Bob Dylan'' had contained only two original songs, this album ...
'', singer-songwriter
Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...
's second and most influential
studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...
, is released by
Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music, Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Sony. It was founded on Janua ...
. The lead song, "
Blowin' in the Wind "Blowin' in the Wind" is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1962. It was released as a single and included on his album ''The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan'' in 1963. It has been described as a protest song and poses a series of rhetorical questions about ...
", is released as a single by
Peter, Paul and Mary Peter, Paul and Mary was an American folk group formed in New York City in 1961 during the American folk music revival phenomenon. The trio consisted of tenor Peter Yarrow, baritone Paul Stookey, and contralto Mary Travers. The group's repertoir ...
in June and by Dylan himself in August. *
May 29 Events Pre-1600 * 363 – The Roman emperor Julian defeats the Sasanian army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Sasanian capital, but is unable to take the city. * 1108 – Battle of Uclés: Almoravid troops under ...
– On the 50th anniversary of its stormy première, 88-year-old
Pierre Monteux Pierre Benjamin Monteux (; 4 April 18751 July 1964) was a French (later American) conductor. After violin and viola studies, and a decade as an orchestral player and occasional conductor, he began to receive regular conducting engagements in ...
conducts the
London Symphony Orchestra The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) is a British symphony orchestra based in London. Founded in 1904, the LSO is the oldest of London's orchestras, symphony orchestras. The LSO was created by a group of players who left Henry Wood's Queen's ...
in ''
The Rite of Spring ''The Rite of Spring''. Full name: ''The Rite of Spring: Pictures from Pagan Russia in Two Parts'' (french: Le Sacre du printemps: tableaux de la Russie païenne en deux parties) (french: Le Sacre du printemps, link=no) is a ballet and orchestral ...
'' at the
Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London. One of the UK's most treasured and distinctive buildings, it is held in trust for the nation and managed by a registered charity which receives no govern ...
, with the composer
Stravinsky Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (6 April 1971) was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor, later of French (from 1934) and American (from 1945) citizenship. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential 20th-century clas ...
(81) in the audience. *
June 7 Events Pre-1600 * 421 – Emperor Theodosius II marries Aelia Eudocia at Istanbul, Constantinople (Byzantine Empire). * 879 – Pope John VIII recognizes the Duchy of Croatia under Duke Branimir of Croatia, Branimir as an independent ...
–
The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the rock era. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the gritty, rhythmically d ...
' first single, a
cover version In popular music, a cover version, cover song, remake, revival, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording by a musician other than the original performer or composer of the song. Originally, it referred to a version of a song release ...
of the
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 ...
song "
Come On Come On may refer to: Music * Come On (EP), ''Come On'' (EP), by Elf Power, 1999 * Come On (Billy Lawrence song), "Come On" (Billy Lawrence song), 1997 * Come On (Christine Anu song), "Come On" (Christine Anu song), 1995 * Come On (Chuck Berry son ...
", is released in the UK and reaches No. 21. *
August 3 Events Pre-1600 * 8 – Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats the Dalmatae on the river Bosna. * 435 – Deposed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, is exiled by Roman Emper ...
– The Beatles perform at
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 ...
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 ...
for the final time. *
August 28 Events Pre-1600 * 475 – The Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna. * 489 – Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths, defeats Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way ...
–
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, also known as simply the March on Washington or The Great March on Washington, was held in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963. The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic righ ...
. Musical performers include
Mahalia Jackson Mahalia Jackson ( ; born Mahala Jackson; October 26, 1911 – January 27, 1972) was an American gospel singer, widely considered one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century. With a career spanning 40 years, Jackson was integral to t ...
,
Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...
,
Joan Baez Joan Chandos Baez (; born January 9, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and activist. Her contemporary folk music often includes songs of protest and social justice. Baez has performed publicly for over 60 years, releasing more ...
,
Peter, Paul and Mary Peter, Paul and Mary was an American folk group formed in New York City in 1961 during the American folk music revival phenomenon. The trio consisted of tenor Peter Yarrow, baritone Paul Stookey, and contralto Mary Travers. The group's repertoir ...
and
Marian Anderson Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897April 8, 1993) was an American contralto. She performed a wide range of music, from opera to Spiritual (music), spirituals. Anderson performed with renowned orchestras in major concert and recital venues throu ...
. *
August 30 Events Pre-1600 * 70 – Titus ends the siege of Jerusalem after destroying Herod's Temple. * 1282 – Peter III of Aragon lands at Trapani to intervene in the War of the Sicilian Vespers. * 1363 – The five-week Battle of Lake ...
–
Philips Koninklijke Philips N.V. (), commonly shortened to Philips, is a Dutch multinational conglomerate corporation that was founded in Eindhoven in 1891. Since 1997, it has been mostly headquartered in Amsterdam, though the Benelux headquarters i ...
introduces the Musicassette at the Berlin Funkaustellung. *
September 6 Events Pre-1600 * 394 – Battle of the Frigidus: Roman emperor Theodosius I defeats and kills Eugenius the usurper. His Frankish ''magister militum'' Arbogast escapes but commits suicide two days later. *1492 – Christopher Colu ...
–
Nippon Crown is a Japanese record label established as Crown Records on 6 September 1963. It is a spin-off of Nippon Columbia and is owned by karaoke maker Daiichikosho. The record label singles which topped the Oricon Singles Chart are Kaze's "22-Sai no ...
record label is established as Crown Records, a subsidiary of Columbia Music Entertainment. *
September 12 Events Pre-1600 *490 BC – Battle of Marathon: The conventionally accepted date for the Battle of Marathon. The Athenians and their Plataean allies defeat the first Persian invasion force of Greece. * 372 – Sixteen Kingdoms: Jin ...
– The Beatles reach the UK number one for the third time with the single "
She Loves You "She Loves You" is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and recorded by English rock band the Beatles for release as a single in 1963. The single set and surpassed several sales records in the United Kingdom charts, and set a record i ...
" (released on 23 August). *
October 13 Events Pre-1600 * 54 – Roman emperor Claudius dies from poisoning under mysterious circumstances. He is succeeded by his adoptive son Nero, rather than by Britannicus, his son with Messalina. * 409 – Vandals and Alans cross the Py ...
–
Lesley Gore Lesley Sue Goldstein (May 2, 1946 – February 16, 2015), known professionally as Lesley Gore, was an American singer, songwriter, actress, and activist. At the age of 16, she recorded the pop music, pop hit "It's My Party (Lesley Gore song), I ...
performs on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' for the first time. She performs a medley of her smash hits " It's My Party" and " She's a Fool," which charted at #1 and #5, respectively. *
October 15 Events Pre-1600 *1066 – Following the death of Harold II at the Battle of Hastings, Edgar the Ætheling is proclaimed King of England by the Witan; he is never crowned, and concedes power to William the Conqueror two months later. * 1211 ...
**British newspaper ''
The Daily Mirror ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...
'' uses the term "
Beatlemania Beatlemania was the fanaticism surrounding the English rock band the Beatles in the 1960s. The group's popularity grew in the United Kingdom throughout 1963, propelled by the singles "Please Please Me", "From Me to You" and "She Loves You". By ...
" in a news story about the group's concert the previous day in
Cheltenham Cheltenham (), also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a spa town and borough on the edge of the Cotswolds in the county of Gloucestershire, England. Cheltenham became known as a health and holiday spa town resort, following the discovery of mineral s ...
; a Scottish music promoter later claims to have originated the term a week earlier.Radio interview
, ''Radio Tay AM''. Accessed 26 May 2007 **
Berliner Philharmonie The Berliner Philharmonie () is a concert hall in Berlin, Germany, and home to the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. The Philharmonie lies on the south edge of the city's Tiergarten and just west of the former Berlin Wall. The Philharmonie is o ...
concert hall opens. *
November 30 Events Pre-1600 * 978 – Franco-German war of 978–980: Holy Roman Emperor Otto II lifts the siege of Paris and withdraws. 1601–1900 * 1707 – Queen Anne's War: The second Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the Br ...
– After an unbroken 30-week spell at the top of the UK Albums Chart, The Beatles album ''Please Please Me'' is knocked off the top of the charts by the group's latest album ''
With the Beatles ''With the Beatles'' is the second studio album by the English rock band the Beatles. It was released in the United Kingdom on 22 November 1963 on Parlophone, eight months after the band's debut ''Please Please Me''. Produced by George Martin ...
'' (released on 22 November). *
December 12 Events Pre-1600 * 627 – Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II's Persian forces, commanded by General Rhahzadh. *1388 – Maria of Enghien sells the lordship of Argos and Nauplia t ...
– The Beatles reach number one in the UK for the fourth time with "
I Want To Hold Your Hand "I Want to Hold Your Hand" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, and recorded on 17 October 1963, it was the first Beatles record to be made using four-track equipment. With advance orders ...
" (released on 29 November). *date unknown **
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 rejected by Decca in the UK again. **
Don Buchla Donald Buchla (April 17, 1937 – September 14, 2016) was an American pioneer in the field of sound synthesis. Buchla popularized the "West Coast" style of synthesis. He was co-inventor of the voltage controlled modular synthesizer along with Rob ...
begins to design an electronic music
synthesizer A synthesizer (also spelled synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis and ...
in
Berkeley, California Berkeley ( ) is a city on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay in northern Alameda County, California, United States. It is named after the 18th-century Irish bishop and philosopher George Berkeley. It borders the cities of Oakland and Emer ...
. **
Coxsone Dodd Clement Seymour "Coxsone" Dodd (26 January 1932 – 4 May 2004) was a Jamaican record producer who was influential in the development of ska and reggae in the 1950s, 1960s and beyond. He was nicknamed "Coxsone" at school due to his talent a ...
opens the first black-owned recording studio in Jamaica, named Studio One. **
Lord Shorty Ras Shorty I (6 October 1941 – 12 July 2000), born Garfield Blackman and also known as Lord Shorty, was a Trinidadian calypsonian and soca musician, known as the Father of Soca and The Love Man. Biography He was born Garfield Blackman in ...
's "Clock and Dagger" is widely considered the first soca recording. ** I Nyoman Rembang leaves the Surakarta Conservatorium to teach at the College of Music SMKI in
Bali Bali () is a province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. East of Java and west of Lombok, the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller neighbouring islands, notably Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nu ...
.


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Aeolian Singers The Aeolian Singers are a British mixed-voice choir based in the town of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. Established in 1963, they have about 80 members. As well as concerts in Hemel Hempstead, the singers also perform in major London concert ha ...
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All-Ohio State Fair Youth Choir The All-Ohio State Fair Youth Choir (known as the AOSFYC or the All-Ohio Youth Choir) is a singing organization of high school students that meets every summer five days prior to the opening of the Ohio State Fair and performs as entertainment for t ...
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Ambassadors of Harmony The Ambassadors of Harmony (''AOH'') is a 120+ member men's barbershop chorus, based in St. Charles, Missouri. The chorus won International Championship gold medals in 2004, 2009, and 2012 – each time singing two arrangements by David Wright ...
* Anaheim Kingsmen Drum and Bugle Corps *
The Angels (American group) The Angels were an American girl group that originated from New Jersey, best known for their 1963 No. 1 hit single " My Boyfriend's Back". History The group originated in New Jersey as the Starlets which consisted of sisters Barbara "Bibs" ...
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The Artwoods The Artwoods (also sometimes known by Decca Records as the Art Woods) were an English rock band who formed in 1963 and were professionally active between 1964 and 1967. They were a popular live attraction, rivalling groups such as the Animals, a ...
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Baby Huey & the Babysitters Baby Huey & the Babysitters was an American band formed in Gary, Indiana. The band, founded in 1963, was the idea of organist / trumpeter Melvyn Jones and guitarist Johnny Ross. James Ramey was their front man, and he adopted the stage name of " ...
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The Back Porch Majority The Back Porch Majority was an American folk music group founded by Randy Sparks in 1963. It was intended to be a rehearsal space for The New Christy Minstrels, another group Sparks had established in 1961, but it ended up becoming successful o ...
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The Bats (South African band) The Bats were a South African band formed in Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a Megacity#Li ...
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Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs were an Australian rock band formed in Sydney, New South Wales. The group enjoyed success in the mid-1960s, but split in 1967. They re-emerged in the early 1970s to become one of the most popular Australian hard-ro ...
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Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers were a Canadian soul band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The group recorded for the Gordy Records division of Motown Records in 1968, where they had a top 30 hit single, "Does Your Mama Know About Me". As ...
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Bombay Sisters The Bombay sisters, C. Saroja (b. 7 December 1936) and C. Lalitha (b. 26 August 1938), are a Carnatic music singing duo. Early life The Bombay Sisters, C. Saroja and C. Lalitha, were born in Trichur, Kerala to Mukthambal and N. Chidambaram Iye ...
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The Brothers-in-Law The Brothers-in-Law was a Canadian satirical musical group that was active from 1963 to 1970. They recorded six albums and generated occasional controversy because of their subject matter. History The members were songwriter Alec Somerville on b ...
* Bryn Mawr Mainliners *
Butch Engle & the Styx Not to be confused with Styx (band) Butch Engle & the Styx was an American rock band formed in 1963 in Mill Valley, California. Originally named The Showmen, the members were Butch Engle (vocals), Bob Zamora (lead guitar), Mike Pardee (organ), ...
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Camerata Bern Located in Bern, Switzerland, the Camerata Bern was founded in 1963 as a conductorless, flexible chamber orchestra. The Camerata Bern performs early Baroque to contemporary classical music. The group tours extensively worldwide and is releasing ...
* Carlton Showband *
Chicago Brass Quintet The Chicago Brass Quintet is a five-piece brass quintet from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1963 (sometimes credited as 1964), and still active. They have toured worldwide since 1980 and can be heard on recordings on the Crystal, Delos (now on Naxos ...
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The Clefs Levi Smith's Clefs, originally The Clefs, were an Australian R&B, pop rock group, which formed in Adelaide in 1963. Lead vocalist, Barrie "The Bear" McAskill, joined in 1965. In 1967 he took over and renamed the group after founding keyboardis ...
* The Clique (1960s UK band) *
Crni Biseri Crni Biseri ( sr-cyr, Црни Бисери, trans. ''The Black Pearls'') were a Yugoslav rock band formed in Belgrade in 1963. The band were one of the pioneers of the Yugoslav rock scene. The band started their career performing beat music, ...
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Daltoni Daltoni (Serbian Cyrillic: ; translation: '' The Daltons'') were a Yugoslav rock band formed in Niš in 1963. They were one of the pioneers of the Yugoslav rock scene. Formed by high school students, Daltoni initially performed beat music. In ...
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David and the Giants David and the Giants began as a rock band in Laurel, Mississippi, with the Huff brothers David, Clayborn and Rayborn. Along with Jerry Parker on drums, they toured the Southeast during the 1960s. In 1977, they switched to a Christian rock form ...
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The Deakins The Deakins were an Australian rock group which formed in 1963. This was the era of the local version of beat music; which included 1960s garage rock, proto-punk and pop. Their initial line-up included Jeff W Donoghue on bass guitar, Ian Kin ...
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Downliners Sect Downliners Sect are an English R&B and blues-based rock band, formed in the 1960s beat boom era. Stylistically, they were similar to blues-based bands such as The Yardbirds, The Pretty Things and the Rolling Stones, playing basic R&B on thei ...
* Edmonton Strutters Drum and Bugle Corps * El Camino Youth Symphony * The Enthusiasts *
The Escorts (Liverpool band) The Escorts were a Merseybeat band formed in October 1962 in Liverpool, England, by three classmates who had just left the Morrison School for Boys in Rose Lane, Allerton — Mike Gregory, Terry Sylvester and John Kinrade. In 1963, they were ...
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Europa Cantat Logo The European Choral Association - Europa Cantat is a European choral organisation founded in 1963. It is the biggest European choral organisation with members in 40 European countries and 10 countries outside of Europe. It is a network of cho ...
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Exile (American band) Exile is an American band originally formed in 1963. In the 1970s, they were known as a rock band that had a major hit single with "Kiss You All Over" in 1978. After several lineup changes, the band was re-launched as a country act that achieved ...
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The Flames The Flames was a musical rock group from Durban in South Africa. They performed across London in the late 1960s, where they met Brian Jones, Keith Moon, Keith Richards, Jerry Garcia, Miles Davis and Carl Wilson. They later traveled to Los Ange ...
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The Fortunes The Fortunes are an English harmony beat group. Formed in Birmingham, the Fortunes first came to prominence and international acclaim in 1965, when "You've Got Your Troubles" broke into the US, Canadian, and UK Top 10s. Afterwards, they had ...
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The Fourmost The Fourmost are an English Merseybeat band that recorded in the 1960s. Their biggest UK hit single was "A Little Loving" in 1964. Biography Guitarist/vocalist Brian O'Hara and best friend guitarist/vocalist Joey Bower (born Joseph Bower, 17 N ...
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Inez and Charlie Foxx Inez Foxx (September 9, 1937 – August 25, 2022) and her elder brother Charlie Foxx (October 23, 1933 – September 18, 1998) were an American rhythm and blues and soul duo from Greensboro, North Carolina. Inez sang lead vocal, while Charli ...
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Framus Five Framus Five is a Czech rock band founded in Prague in 1963 and led by singer and guitarist Michal Prokop. The band also includes guitarist Luboš Andršt and violinist Jan Hrubý. The group disbanded in 1971 but reunited in 1978 under the sli ...
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Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra The Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra ('':hu:Liszt Ferenc Kamarazenekar, Liszt Ferenc Kamarazenekar'') is a chamber orchestra based in Budapest, Hungary. The Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra took the name of the great composer, to pay homage to the ge ...
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Freddie and the Dreamers Freddie and the Dreamers were an English beat band that had a number of hit records between 1963 and 1965. The band's stage act was enlivened by the comic antics of Freddie Garrity, who would bounce around the stage with arms and legs flying. ...
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The Fugs The Fugs are an American rock band formed in New York City in late 1964, by the poets Ed Sanders and Tuli Kupferberg, with Ken Weaver on drums. Soon afterward, they were joined by Peter Stampfel and Steve Weber of The Holy Modal Rounders. Ku ...
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The Gants The Gants was an American garage rock band that formed in 1964 in Greenwood, Mississippi, in the cultural and geographic Deep South. History The Kingsmen – a different band from the Kingsmen that had a major hit with "Louie Louie" in the ...
* The Geezinslaw Brothers *
The Gentrys The Gentrys were an American band of the 1960s and early 1970s, best known for their 1965 hit " Keep on Dancing". A cover by the Bay City Rollers charted No. 9 in the UK in 1971. Follow-up singles charted outside of the Top 40: " Every Day ...
* Gilbert and Sullivan for All *
Hedgehoppers Anonymous Hedgehoppers Anonymous were a 1960s beat group from the United Kingdom. They formed in November 1963 as The Trendsetters, and became ''The Hedgehoppers'' the following year. Jonathan King took over their record production in 1965, and added ''An ...
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Hep Stars The Hep Stars are a Swedish rock band formed in Stockholm in 1963. During 1965–1966 the band was the most successful of contemporary 1960s Swedish pop groups performing in the English language. Outside the Nordic countries the band is best ...
* The Hideaways *
Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra The is an orchestra based in Hiroshima, Japan, founded in 1963. It is the only professional orchestra in Japan's Chūgoku region. Music Directors *Akeo Watanabe (1984–86) * Ken Takaseki (1986–90) *Yoshikazu Tanaka (1990–94) * ...
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The Honeycombs The Honeycombs were an English beat group, founded in 1963 in North London, best known for their chart-topping 1964 hit, the million selling "Have I the Right?" The band featured Honey Lantree on drums, one of the few female drummers in band ...
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Irish Chamber Orchestra The Irish Chamber Orchestra (ICO) is an Irish classical music ensemble, administratively based at the University of Limerick. János Fürst founded the ICO in 1963. The ICO consisted only of strings as its regular ensemble for many years, adding w ...
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The Irish Rovers The Irish Rovers is a group of Irish musicians that originated in Toronto, Canada. Formed in 1963'Irish Rovers are Digging out those old Folk songs', By Ballymena Weekly Editor, Ballymena Weekly Telegraph, N. Ireland – 20 August 1964 and na ...
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The Kinks The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, north London, in 1963 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of British rhythm ...
* Kyiv Chamber Orchestra *
The Leaves The Leaves were an American garage rock band formed in San Fernando Valley, California, United States, in 1964. They are best known for their version of the song "Hey Joe", which was a hit in 1966. Theirs is the earliest release of this song, wh ...
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The Liverbirds The Liverbirds were an English all-female rock band from Liverpool, active between 1963 and 1968. The group consisted of vocalist and guitarist Valerie Gell, guitarist and vocalist Pamela Birch, bassist and vocalist Mary McGlory, and drumme ...
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Liverpool Five The Liverpool Five were a beat group that was part of the British Invasion-era of the 1960s. The group played throughout Europe and Asia before achieving the peak of their success in the United States between 1965 and 1967. Career Formed in En ...
* Mandarins Drum and Bugle Corps *
Manfred Mann Manfred Mann were an English rock band, formed in London and active between 1962 and 1969. The group were named after their keyboardist Manfred Mann, who later led the successful 1970s group Manfred Mann's Earth Band. The band had two differen ...
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Marek i Wacek Marek i Wacek (Marek and Wacek) was a musical duo of Polish pianists Marek Tomaszewski and Wacław "Wacek" Kisielewski, that performed from 1963 until Wacek's death on 12 July 1986. Formed in early 1960s, the duo debuted in a TV program on Ma ...
* The Marionettes Chorale *
Bob Marley and the Wailers Bob Marley and the Wailers (previously known as The Wailers, and prior to that The Wailing Rudeboys, The Wailing Wailers and The Teenagers) were a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae band. The founding members, in 1963, were Bob Marley (Robert ...
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The Master Singers The Master Singers were a British vocal group in the 1960s. Comprising four schoolmasters, they specialised in comedic recordings of mundane documents and announcements such as the BBC Weather, radio weather forecast and ''The Highway Code, Highw ...
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The Mindbenders The Mindbenders were an English beat group from Manchester, England. Originally the backing group for Wayne Fontana, they were one of several acts that were successful in the mid-1960s British Invasion of the US charts, achieving major chart ...
* The Moments (English band) *
Johnny and Jonie Mosby Johnny and Jonie Mosby was an American country music duo composed of Johnny Mosby and Jonie Mosby, who were husband and wife. The duo charted seventeen times on the country music charts between 1963 and 1973, in addition to releasing six albums f ...
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Mountain City Four The Mountain City Four were a Canadian folk music group, based in Montreal and active from 1963 to 1967. The group consisted of Jack Nissenson, Peter Weldon, Kate McGarrigle and Anna McGarrigle. They are primarily remembered for popularizing a num ...
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New Birth (band) New Birth (also known as The New Birth) is an American funk and R&B group. It was originally conceived in Detroit, Michigan by former Motown songwriter/producer, Vernon Bullock and co-founded in Louisville, Kentucky by him with former singer and ...
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New York Youth Symphony The New York Youth Symphony (NYYS), founded in 1963, is a tuition-free music organization for the youth in New York City, widely reputed to be one of the best of its kind in the nation and world. Its programs include its flagship Orchestra, Cha ...
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Orchestra Ethiopia Orchestra Ethiopia was an Ethiopian concert band formed in 1963 by the Egyptian-born American composer and ethnomusicologist Halim El-Dabh (born 1921). The group, which was founded in Addis Ababa, comprised up to 30 traditional instrumentalists, v ...
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The Outcasts (Texas band) The Outcasts are an American garage rock band from San Antonio, Texas that released a total of five singles between 1965 and 1967. Their best-known songs are "I'm in Pittsburgh (And it's Raining)", and "1523 Blair". Their recordings have been re ...
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Piccolo Coro dell'Antoniano The Piccolo Coro "Mariele Ventre" dell'Antoniano, until 1995 simply Piccolo Coro dell'Antoniano ( en, "Little Choir of Antoniano"), is an Italian children's choir from Bologna. History The choir was created by Mariele Ventre in 1963 at the Anto ...
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The Poets The Poets were a Scottish blues, freakbeat and psychedelic pop band, who were managed and produced by Andrew Loog Oldham. Some of their singles were released on his label, Immediate Records. Their cover version of "Baby Don't You Do It" ...
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The Pretty Things ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...
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The Pussycats The Pussycats were a Norwegian rock band from Tromsø. Their members from 1963 to 1967 were bassist and vocalist Sverre Kjelsberg, guitarist and vocalist Trond Graff, drummer Kaare Larsen, lead guitarist Ottar Aasegg, and keyboardist and voca ...
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The Rockin' Vickers The Rockin' Vickers were an English rock and roll band from Blackpool, active from 1963 to 1968. They toured the UK and continental Europe and released four singles during their existence. The band is however best-remembered for launching the ...
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The Rokes The Rokes were a pop rock band formed in 1963 in Italy by English expatriates. Their most successful songs included "Piangi con Me", the original version of " Let's Live for Today", a US hit when re-recorded by The Grass Roots; and "Che Colpa ...
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Samonikli Samonikli ( sr-Cyrl, Самоникли, trans. ''The Indigenous Ones'') were a Yugoslav rock band formed in Belgrade in 1964. Despite having no official releases, the band made a number of recordings for Yugoslav radio and television and are no ...
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The Shanes Shane may refer to: People * Shane (actress) (born 1969), American pornographic actress * Shane (New Zealand singer) (born 1946) * iamnotshane (born 1995), formerly known as Shane, American singer * Shane (name), a masculine given name and a sur ...
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The Shangri-Las The Shangri-Las were an American pop girl group of the 1960s. Between 1964 and 1966 several hit songs of theirs documented teen tragedies and melodramas. They continue to be known for their hits "Remember (Walking in the Sand)", "Give Him a Gre ...
* Slam Creepers *
The Sorrows The Sorrows are a rock band formed in 1963 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, by Pip Whitcher, and were part of the British beat boom of the 1960s. They were a fixture in the English mod scene and are sometimes referred to as freakbeat. Car ...
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South Carolina Philharmonic The South Carolina Philharmonic is an orchestra based in Columbia, South Carolina, USA. Performances are held at the Koger Center for the Arts in Columbia. The current concertmaster is Mary Lee Taylor Kinosian. The orchestra was founded in 1963 ...
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The Spencer Davis Group The Spencer Davis Group were a British band formed in Birmingham in 1963 by Spencer Davis (guitar), brothers Steve Winwood (keyboards, guitar) and Muff Winwood (bass guitar), and Pete York (drums). Their best known songs include the UK numbe ...
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The Squires The Squires or Neil Young & The Squires were a Canadian band formed in 1963 in Winnipeg. It was one of the first bands of singer-songwriter Neil Young. Recordings Young formed the Squires in 1963, and the group played at community clubs, high ...
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Stanford Band The Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band (LSJUMB) is the student marching band representing Stanford University and its athletic teams. Billing itself as "The World's Largest Rock and Roll Band," the Stanford Band performs at sporting ...
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Stanford Mendicants The Stanford Mendicants are an all-male a cappella group at Stanford University. The group is Stanford University's first a cappella group. Since its founding in 1963, the group's size has varied from 6 to 19 members. Although they are strictly an ...
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The Syndicats The Syndicats were an English beat band formed in 1963 with Thomas Ladd on vocals, Steve Howe on guitar and backing vocals, Kevin Driscoll on bass and backing vocals, Jeff Williams on organ and piano, and John "Truelove" Melton on drums. The la ...
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Tages Tages was claimed as a founding prophet of Etruscan religion who is known from reports by Latin authors of the late Roman Republic and Roman Empire. He revealed a cosmic view of divinity and correct methods of ascertaining divine will concerni ...
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Teddy and The Pandas Teddy is an English language given name, usually a hypocorism of Edward or Theodore. It may refer to: People Nickname * Teddy Atlas (born 1956), boxing trainer and fight commentator * Teddy Bourne (born 1948), British Olympic epee fencer * Teddy ...
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The Three Degrees The Three Degrees is an American female vocal group formed circa 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Although 16 women have been members over the years, the group has always been a trio. The current line-up consists of Helen Scott, Valerie Holi ...
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Trendsetters Limited Trendsetters Limited was a manufactured pop band, active in the 1960s. The group is best known for featuring future King Crimson members Michael Giles and his brother Peter. History Trendsetters Limited was a beat group created in early 19 ...
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Tulsa Youth Symphony The Tulsa Youth Symphony Orchestra (TYS) is an Oklahoma nonprofit arts organization founded in 1963 to provide advanced orchestral training and performance experience for young musicians in Northeastern Oklahoma. As of 2016, more than 200 students ...
* Unbelievable Uglies *
Unit 4 + 2 Unit 4 + 2 were a British pop band, who had a number one hit on the UK Singles Chart in 1965 with the song "Concrete and Clay". The track topped the UK chart for one week. Career Early days In 1962, Brian Parker, then the guitar player and song ...
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University of the Philippines Madrigal Singers The University of the Philippines Madrigal Singers (UPMS), also known as the Philippine Madrigal Singers or simply Madz, is one of the major choral groups based in the University of the Philippines, Diliman. Its current conductor, musical direct ...
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Velvet Knights Drum and Bugle Corps This is a list of inactive Drum Corps International member corps and non-member corps. 27th Lancers Drum and Bugle Corps The 27th Lancers Drum and Bugle Corps was an Open Class (now ''World Class'') competitive junior Drum and bugle corps ( ...
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The Wilde Flowers The Wilde Flowers were an English psychedelic rock band from Canterbury, Kent. Formed in 1964, the group originally featured lead vocalist Kevin Ayers, lead guitarist and co-lead vocalist Brian Hopper, rhythm guitarist and vocalist Richard Sincl ...
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The Wolfe Tones The Wolfe Tones are an Irish rebel music band that incorporate Irish traditional music in their songs. Formed in 1963, they take their name from Theobald Wolfe Tone, one of the leaders of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, with the double meaning of ...
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The Yardbirds The Yardbirds are an English rock band, formed in London in 1963. The band's core lineup featured vocalist and harmonica player Keith Relf, drummer Jim McCarty, rhythm guitarist and later bassist Chris Dreja and bassist/producer Paul Samwell ...


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The Springfields The Springfields were a British folk-pop vocal trio who had success in the early 1960s in the UK, US and Ireland. They included singer Dusty Springfield and her brother, songwriter Tom Springfield, along with Tim Feild, who was later repla ...


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Jo Stafford Jo Elizabeth Stafford (November 12, 1917July 16, 2008) was an American traditional pop music singer, whose career spanned five decades from the late 1930s to the early 1980s. Admired for the purity of her voice, she originally underwent classi ...
*'' Any Number Can Win'' – Jimmy Smith *'' As Long as She Needs Me'' – Sammy Davis, Jr. *'' Baby, Baby, Baby'' –
Jimmy Witherspoon James Witherspoon (August 8, 1920 – September 18, 1997) was an American jump blues singer. Early life, family and education Witherspoon was born in Gurdon, Arkansas. His father was a railroad worker who sang in local choirs, and his mot ...
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The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady ''The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady'' is a studio album by American jazz double bassist, composer, and bandleader Charles Mingus. It was recorded on January 20, 1963, and released in July of that year by Impulse! Records. The album consists of ...
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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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Sergio Franchi Sergio Franchi (born Sergio Franci Galli; April 6, 1926 – May 1, 1990) was an Italian-American tenor and actor who enjoyed success in the United States and internationally after gaining notice in Britain in the early 1960s. In 1962, RCA Vict ...
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Trini Lopez Trinidad López III (May 15, 1937 – August 11, 2020) was an American singer, guitarist, and actor. His first album included a cover version of Pete Seeger's "If I Had a Hammer", which earned a Golden Disc for him. His other hits included ...
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John Gary John Gary (born John Gary Strader; November 29, 1932 – January 4, 1998) was an American singer, recording artist, television host, and performer on the musical stage. Early life From Watertown, New York, Gary started singing at the age of 5. ...
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Checkered Flag Racing flags are traditionally used in auto racing and similar motorsports to indicate track condition and to communicate important messages to drivers. Typically, the starter, sometimes the grand marshal of a race, waves the flags atop a flag s ...
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Dick Dale Richard Anthony Monsour (May 4, 1937 – March 16, 2019), known professionally as Dick Dale, was an American rock guitarist. He was a pioneer of surf music, drawing on Middle Eastern music scale (music), scales and experimenting with reverb eff ...
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Antonio Carlos Jobim Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male ...
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The Concert Sinatra ''The Concert Sinatra'' is an album by American singer Frank Sinatra that was released in 1963. It consists of showtunes performed in a 'semi-classical' concert style. Marking a reunion between Sinatra and his frequent collaborator, arranger ...
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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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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 ...
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Bill Evans William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His use of impressionist harmony, interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block ch ...
*''Dakar (album), Dakar'' – John Coltrane *''Dion Sings "Love Came to Me"'' – Dion DiMucci *''Ella Sings Broadway'' – Ella Fitzgerald *''Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook'' – Ella Fitzgerald *''Etta James Top Ten'' – Etta James *''Eux'' –
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 ...
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Jimmy Witherspoon James Witherspoon (August 8, 1920 – September 18, 1997) was an American jump blues singer. Early life, family and education Witherspoon was born in Gurdon, Arkansas. His father was a railroad worker who sang in local choirs, and his mot ...
*''The Explosive Side of Sarah Vaughan'' – Sarah Vaughan *''Extension (Clare Fischer album), Extension'' – Clare Fischer *''Folk Session Inside'' – The Country Gentlemen *''Foolish Little Girl'' – The Shirelles *''For Your Sweet Love'' – Ricky Nelson *''Getting Sentimental over Tommy Dorsey'' –
Jo Stafford Jo Elizabeth Stafford (November 12, 1917July 16, 2008) was an American traditional pop music singer, whose career spanned five decades from the late 1930s to the early 1980s. Admired for the purity of her voice, she originally underwent classi ...
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Sergio Franchi Sergio Franchi (born Sergio Franci Galli; April 6, 1926 – May 1, 1990) was an Italian-American tenor and actor who enjoyed success in the United States and internationally after gaining notice in Britain in the early 1960s. In 1962, RCA Vict ...
, Anna Moffo, Rise Stevens, etc. *''Have You Heard?'' – Dick Morrissey Quartet *''Here's Willie Nelson'' – Willie Nelson *''Hollywood – My Way'' – Nancy Wilson (jazz singer), Nancy Wilson *''Honey in the Horn (album), Honey in the Horn'' – Al Hirt *''I Am the Greatest (Cassius Clay album), I Am the Greatest'' – Muhammad Ali, Cassius Clay *":it:Indifferentemente, Indifferentemente" – Mario Trevi *":it:Indifferentemente/Catene d'ammore, Indifferentemente/Catene d'ammore" – Mario Trevi *''I Wish Tonight Would Never End'' – George Jones *''Impressions (John Coltrane album), Impressions'' – John Coltrane *''India's Master Musician'' – Ravi Shankar *''It's Gonna Work Out Fine (album), It's Gonna Work Out Fine'' – Ike & Tina Turner *''John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman'' – John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman *''Johnny (Johnny Mathis album), Johnny'' – Johnny Mathis *''Johnny's Newest Hits'' – Johnny Mathis *''Latin in a Satin Mood'' – Julie London *''Love (Rosemary Clooney album), Love'' – Rosemary Clooney *''Love on the Rocks (album), Love on the Rocks'' – Julie London *''Midnight Blue (Kenny Burrell album), Midnight Blue'' – Kenny Burrell *''Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus'' –
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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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 ...
*''My Boyfriend's Back (album), My Boyfriend's Back'' – The Angels (American group), The Angels *''My Point of View'' – Herbie Hancock *''My Son, the Nut'' – Allan Sherman *''Night Train (Oscar Peterson album), Night Train'' – The Oscar Peterson Trio *''On My Way & Shoutin' Again!'' – Count Basie *''On the Move'' –
Trini Lopez Trinidad López III (May 15, 1937 – August 11, 2020) was an American singer, guitarist, and actor. His first album included a cover version of Pete Seeger's "If I Had a Hammer", which earned a Golden Disc for him. His other hits included ...
*''Oscar Peterson and Nelson Riddle'' – Oscar Peterson *''Our Man in New Orleans'' – Al Hirt *''Page One (Joe Henderson album), Page One'' – Joe Henderson *''Los Relámpagos del Norte'' – Los Relámpagos del Norte *''Ramblin – The New Christy Minstrels *''Rocks the Blues'' – Ike Turner *''Rosemary Clooney Sings Country Hits from the Heart'' – Rosemary Clooney *''Sammy Davis Jr. at the Cocoanut Grove'' – Sammy Davis, Jr. *''Say Wonderful Things (album), Say Wonderful Things'' – Patti Page *''Sinatra's Sinatra'' –
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 ...
*''The Songs I Love (album), The Songs I Love'' – Perry Como *''Sonny Meets Hawk!'' – Sonny Rollins with Coleman Hawkins *''Surfin' With Bo Diddley'' – Bo Diddley *''Surging Ahead'' – Clare Fischer *''Terry Gibbs Plays Jewish Melodies in Jazztime'' – Terry Gibbs *''The Dream Duet'' – Anna Moffo and
Sergio Franchi Sergio Franchi (born Sergio Franci Galli; April 6, 1926 – May 1, 1990) was an Italian-American tenor and actor who enjoyed success in the United States and internationally after gaining notice in Britain in the early 1960s. In 1962, RCA Vict ...
*''These Are the Blues'' – Ella Fitzgerald *''Trini Lopez at PJ's'' –
Trini Lopez Trinidad López III (May 15, 1937 – August 11, 2020) was an American singer, guitarist, and actor. His first album included a cover version of Pete Seeger's "If I Had a Hammer", which earned a Golden Disc for him. His other hits included ...
*''Vic Damone and Johnny Cole'' – Vic Damone, Johnny Cole *''Wanderlust (Frankie Laine album), Wanderlust'' – Frankie Laine


Notable singles


Published popular songs

* "18 Yellow Roses"     Bobby Darin * "Abilene (song), Abilene" w.m. John D. Loudermilk, Lester Brown, Bob Gibson, Albert Stanton * "All My Loving"     w.m. John Lennon & Paul McCartney * "Another Saturday Night"     w.m. Sam Cooke * "Anyone Who Had a Heart (song), Anyone Who Had a Heart" w. Hal David m. Burt Bacharach * "Call Me Irresponsible" w.Sammy Cahn m. Jimmy Van Heusen from the film ''Papa's Delicate Condition'' * "Charade (1963 song), Charade"     w. Johnny Mercer m. Henry Mancini. From the Charade (1963 film), film of the same name. * "Da Doo Ron Ron"     w.m. Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry * "Detroit City"     w.m. Mel Tillis & Danny Dill * "Distant Drums"     w.m. Cindy Walker * "Dominique"     Singing Nun * "Don't Talk To Him"     Cliff Richard, Welch * "Don't You Forget It"     w. Al Stillman m. Henry Mancini * "Every Time I Think About You"     w.m. Claude Demetrius * "Flash! Bang! Wallop!"     w.m. David Heneker. Introduced by Tommy Steele in the London production of the musical ''Half a Sixpence''. Steele also performed the song in the Broadway production in 1965 and the 1967 film version (with modified lyrics). * "Forget Him (Bobby Rydell song), Forget Him" w.m. Mark Anthony (a pseudonym of Tony Hatch) * "From Me to You"     w.m. John Lennon & Paul McCartney * "From Russia with Love (soundtrack), From Russia with Love w.m. Lionel Bart * "Good Morning, Good Day"     w. Sheldon Harnick m. Jerry Bock * "Half A Sixpence"     w.m. David Heneker * "How Do You Do It?"     w.m. Mitch Murray * "I Call Your Name"     w.m. John Lennon & Paul McCartney * "I Like It"     Mitch Murray * "I Saw Her Standing There"     w.m. John Lennon & Paul McCartney * "I Want to Hold Your Hand"     w.m. John Lennon & Paul McCartney * "If I Ruled the World" w.
Leslie Bricusse Leslie Bricusse OBE (; 29 January 1931 – 19 October 2021) was a British composer, lyricist, and playwright who worked on theatre musicals and wrote theme music for films. He was best known for writing the music and lyrics for the films ''Do ...
m. Cyril Ornadel. Introduced by Harry Secombe in the musical ''Pickwick (musical), Pickwick'' * " It's My Party"     w.m. Herb Wiener, Wally Gold & John Gluck Jnr * "Kissin' Cousins"     w.m. Fred Wise (lyricist), Fred Wise & Randy Starr * "Losing You (Brenda Lee song), Losing You"     w.(Eng) Carl Sigman m. Jean Renard * "Martian Hop"     w.m. Steven Rappaport, John Spirt, Robert Rappaport * "Move Over Darling"     Hal Kanter * "On Broadway (song), On Broadway"     w.m. Cynthia Weil, Barry Mann, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller * "On the Beach"     Welch, Marvin, Richard * "Our Day Will Come" w.m. Bob Hilliard & Mort Garson * "The Pink Panther Theme"     w. Johnny Mercer m. Henry Mancini * "Pretty Paper"     Willie Nelson * "The Reverend Mr. Black"     Billy Edd Wheeler, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller (as Jed Peters) * "Ring of Fire (song), Ring of Fire" w.m. Merle Kilgore & June Carter * "She Loves Me" w. Sheldon Harnick m. Jerry Bock. Introduced by Daniel Massey (actor), Daniel Massey in the musical ''She Loves Me'' * "
She Loves You "She Loves You" is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and recorded by English rock band the Beatles for release as a single in 1963. The single set and surpassed several sales records in the United Kingdom charts, and set a record i ...
"     w.m. John Lennon & Paul McCartney * "Surf City (song), Surf City"     w.m. Jan Berry & Brian Wilson * "Surfer Girl"     w.m. Brian Wilson * "Talk Back Trembling Lips"     w.m. John D. Loudermilk * "This Boy" w.m. John Lennon & Paul McCartney * "The Times They Are a-Changin' (song), The Times They Are A-Changin'"     w.m.
Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...
* "The Ugly Bug Ball" w.m. Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, from the film ''Summer Magic (film), Summer Magic'' * "Viva Las Vegas (song), Viva Las Vegas"     Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman * "Washington Square (composition), Washington Square" w.m. Bob Goldstein & David Shire * "When Joanna Loved Me" w. Robert Wells m. Jack Segal * "Will He Like Me?" w. Sheldon Harnick m. Jerry Bock; introduced by Barbara Cook in the Broadway production of ''She Loves Me''; performed by Anne Rogers in the 1964 London production * "Wives and Lovers, Wives And Lovers"     w. Hal David m. Burt Bacharach * "You Were Made for Me (Freddie and the Dreamers song), You Were Made for Me"     Mitch Murray


Other notable songs (world)

*"Ashita Ga Arusa" w. Yukio Aoshima m. Hachidai Nakamura *"En gång i Stockholm" w. Beppe Wolgers m. Bobbie Ericsson *"Miagete Goran Yoru no Hoshi o" w. Rokusuke Ei & Taku Izumi, m. Kyu Sakamoto *"Meglio Stasera" w. Franco Migliacci m. Henry Mancini *"Oye Como Va" w.m. Tito Puente


Classical music


Compositions

*Benjamin Britten – ''Nocturnal'' after John Dowland, op. 70, for guitar *Nikolai Karetnikov – Symphony No. 4 (Karetnikov), Symphony No. 4 *Wojciech Kilar – ''Générique'', for orchestra *Witold Lutosławski – ''Trois poèmes d'Henri Michaux'' for choir and orchestra *Francis Poulenc – ''Sept répons des ténèbres'' *Giacinto Scelsi – String Quartet No. 3 *John Serry Sr. – ''American Rhapsody'', transcribed for free-bass accordion. *Karlheinz Stockhausen – ''Plus-Minus (Stockhausen), Plus-Minus'' *
Igor Stravinsky Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (6 April 1971) was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor, later of French (from 1934) and American (from 1945) citizenship. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the ...
– ''Abraham and Isaac (Stravinsky), Abraham and Isaac'' *William Walton – ''Variations on a Theme by Hindemith'', for orchestra *Wang Xilin – ''Yunnan Tone Poem''


Opera

*Richard Rodney Bennett – ''The Mines of Sulphur'' *Carlisle Floyd – ''The Sojourner and Molly Sinclair'' *Gian Carlo Menotti – ''The Last Savage'' (22 October, Paris, Opéra-Comique) *Malcolm Williamson – ''Our Man in Havana'' *Aarre Merikanto – ''Juha (Merikanto), Juha'' (composed 1922)


Jazz


Musical theatre

* ''Oliver!'' (Music, Lyrics and Book: Lionel Bart) Broadway production opened at the Imperial Theatre (Broadway), Imperial Theatre on January 6 and ran for 744 performances * ''She Loves Me'' (Music: Jerry Bock Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick Book: Joe Masteroff) Broadway production opened at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on April 23 and ran for 302 performances * ''Here's Love'' (Music, Lyrics and Book: Meredith Willson). Broadway production opened at the Shubert Theatre (Broadway), Shubert Theatre on October 3 and ran for 334 performances * ''110 in the Shade'' (Music: Harvey Schmidt Lyrics: Tom Jones (writer), Tom Jones Book: N. Richard Nash). Broadway production opened at the Broadhurst Theatre on October 24 and ran for 331 performances * ''The Girl Who Came to Supper'' (Music and Lyrics: Noël Coward). Broadway production opened at the Broadway Theatre on December 8 and ran for 112 performances * ''Carnival!'' (Music and Lyrics: Bob Merrill Book: Michael Stewart (playwright), Michael Stewart). London production opened at the Lyric Theatre (London), Lyric Theatre on February 8 and ran for 34 performances * ''Oh, What a Lovely War!'' (Music and Lyrics: Various Book: Charles Chilton). Opened at the Theatre Royal Stratford East on March 19 and transferred to Wyndham's Theatre, London on June 20 for a total run of 501 performances. * ''Half A Sixpence'' (Music and Lyrics: David Heneker Book: Douglas Cross (musician), Douglas Cross). West End theatre, London production opened at the Cambridge Theatre on March 21 and ran for 677 performances * ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (musical), How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying'' (Music and Lyrics: Frank Loesser Book: Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstein and Willie Gilbert). London production opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre on March 28 and ran for 520 performances. * ''On the Town (musical), On the Town'' (Music: Leonard Bernstein Lyrics and Book: Betty Comden and Adolph Green). London production opened at the Prince Of Wales Theatre on May 30 and ran for 53 performances * ''Pickwick (musical), Pickwick'' (Music: Cyril Ornadel Lyrics:
Leslie Bricusse Leslie Bricusse OBE (; 29 January 1931 – 19 October 2021) was a British composer, lyricist, and playwright who worked on theatre musicals and wrote theme music for films. He was best known for writing the music and lyrics for the films ''Do ...
Book: Wolf Mankowitz). West End theatre, London production opened at the Saville Theatre on July 4 and ran for 694 performances * ''At the Drop of Another Hat'' (Music and Lyrics: Michael Flanders and Donald Swann). London revue opened at the Haymarket Theatre on October 2 * ''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'' (Music and Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart). London production opened at the Novello Theatre, Strand Theatre on October 3 and ran for 762 performances * ''The Boys From Syracuse'' (Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Lorenz Hart Book: George Abbott). London production opened at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Drury Lane Theatre on November 7 and ran for 100 performances


Musical films

* ''Bye Bye Birdie (1963 film), Bye Bye Birdie'', starring Dick Van Dyke and Ann-Margret * ''Fun in Acapulco'', starring Elvis Presley and Ursula Andress * ''Summer Holiday (1963 film), Summer Holiday'', British musical featuring Cliff Richard *''Summer Magic (film), Summer Magic'' starring Hayley Mills, Burl Ives, Dorothy McGuire and Eddie Hodges


Births

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January 4 Events Pre-1600 *46 BC – Julius Caesar fights Titus Labienus in the Battle of Ruspina. * 871 – Battle of Reading: Æthelred of Wessex and his brother Alfred are defeated by a Danish invasion army. 1601–1900 *1649 – Engli ...
– Till Lindemann, German rock musician (Rammstein) *January 13 – Tim Kelly (musician), Tim Kelly, American rock musician (Slaughter (band), Slaughter) (d. 1998) *January 15 – Conrad Lant, English singer-songwriter and bass player (Venom (band), Venom and Cronos (band), Cronos) *January 17 – Kai Hansen, German power metal guitarist and singer *January 19 – Caron Wheeler, British singer-songwriter (Soul II Soul) *January 26 **Jazzie B, English DJ and music producer (Soul II Soul) **Andrew Ridgeley, English singer-songwriter (Wham! (pop duo), Wham!) *January 28 – Dan Spitz, American thrash metal guitarist (Anthrax (American band), Anthrax) and watchmaker *January 29 – Octave (musician), Octave, Romanian guitarist, songwriter and producer *February 2 – Eva Cassidy, American singer and guitarist (d. 1996) *February 4 – Noodles (musician), Noodles, American guitarist (The Offspring) *February 8 – Joshua Kadison, American singer-songwriter and pianist *February 9 – Travis Tritt, American country singer *February 10 ** Smiley Culture, British rapper and reggae singer (d. 2011 in music, 2011) ** Tony Reno, Swedish rock drummer (Europe (band), Europe) *February 19 – Seal (musician), Seal, British singer *March 1 – Dan Michaels, producer, saxophonist, member of the rock band The Choir (alternative rock band), The Choir and The Swirling Eddies, owner of Galaxy21 Music. *March 4 **Janey Lee Grace, British singer, author, television presenter and radio disc jockey **Jason Newsted, American rock bassist Metallica *March 10 – Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam, Green River (band), Green River) *March 11 ** Stacy Earl, American dance/pop singer ** David LaChapelle, Music video director, photographer and movie director *March 13 – Fito Páez, Argentine musician *March 15 – Bret Michaels, rock singer (Poison (American band), Poison) *March 17 **Michael Ivins, American rock bassist (The Flaming Lips) **Nick Peros, Canadian composer *March 18 – Vanessa L. Williams, Vanessa Williams, American singer and actress *March 21 – Shawn Lane, American guitar virtuoso (d. 2003) *March 27 **Charly Alberti, Argentinian musician **Dave Koz, American jazz musician *March 30 – Eli-Eri Moura, Brazilian composer, conductor and Music theory, music theorist *April 1 – Teddy Diaz, Filipino musician and composer (d. 1988 in music, 1988) *April 3 – Criss Oliva, American metal guitarist (Savatage) (d. 1993 in music, 1993) *April 6 – Andrew Weatherall, English disc jockey and remixer (d. 2020 in music, 2020) *April 8 – Julian Lennon, singer-songwriter, son of John Lennon *April 10 – Warren DeMartini, American rock guitarist (Ratt) *April 16 – Jimmy Osmond, American singer *April 24 – Tõnu Trubetsky, Estonian rock musician (Vennaskond) *May 5 – Prince Ital Joe, reggae singer (d. 2001) *May 8 **Sylvain Cossette, Canadian singer-songwriter (Paradox (Canadian band), Paradox) **Anthony Field, Australian musician and actor *May 9 – Barry Douglas Lamb, English musician, author and preacher *May 12 – Charles Pettigrew, American soul singer (Charles & Eddie) (d. 2001) *May 19 – Yazz, English singer *May 21 – Gilles Apap, violinist *June 4 – Sandeep Bhagwati, Indian classical musician and composer *June 5 – Joe Rudán, Hungarian heavy metal singer *
June 7 Events Pre-1600 * 421 – Emperor Theodosius II marries Aelia Eudocia at Istanbul, Constantinople (Byzantine Empire). * 879 – Pope John VIII recognizes the Duchy of Croatia under Duke Branimir of Croatia, Branimir as an independent ...
– Roberto Alagna, operatic tenor *June 18 – Dizzy Reed, American keyboard player, songwriter and actor (Guns N' Roses, Johnny Crash (band), Johnny Crash) *June 20 **Amir Derakh, rock musician (Orgy (band), Orgy) **Julien-K *June 25 – George Michael, English singer and songwriter (d. 2016) *June 28 – Tierney Sutton, American singer *June 29 – Anne-Sophie Mutter, German violinist *June 30 – Yngwie J. Malmsteen, guitar performer *July 7 – Vonda Shepard, singer and musician *July 16 – Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim), English big-beat musician *July 17 – Regina Belle, American singer-songwriter and producer *July 19 – Bertrand Burgalat, French musician, composer and producer *July 22 – Emily Saliers, American singer-songwriter musician (Indigo Girls) *July 23 – Renato Borghetti, folk musician and composer *July 24 – Larry Rudolph, Britney Spears collaborator and pop music manager/agent *July 26 – Andy Timmons, American guitarist (Danger Danger) *July 28 – Shaunna Hall, American composer and musician (4 Non Blondes and Parliament-Funkadelic) *August 1 – Coolio, African American rapper (d. 2022) *
August 3 Events Pre-1600 * 8 – Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats the Dalmatae on the river Bosna. * 435 – Deposed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, is exiled by Roman Emper ...
**Tasmin Archer, English singer **James Hetfield, American rock singer (Metallica) *August 9 – Whitney Houston, African American singer and actress (d. 2012) *August 12 **Karen Briggs (musician), Karen Briggs, African American jazz violinist **Sir Mix-a-Lot (Anthony Ray), African American MC and producer *August 19 – Joey Tempest, Swedish rock singer (Europe (band), Europe) *August 22 **Tori Amos, American singer-songwriter, pianist and composer **James DeBarge (DeBarge) *August 26 – Liu Huan, Chinese singer *
August 30 Events Pre-1600 * 70 – Titus ends the siege of Jerusalem after destroying Herod's Temple. * 1282 – Peter III of Aragon lands at Trapani to intervene in the War of the Sicilian Vespers. * 1363 – The five-week Battle of Lake ...
– Paul Oakenfold, British disc jockey *August 31 **Reb Beach, American rock guitarist (Winger (band), Winger, Whitesnake) **Beverly Crawford, American gospel singer *September 1 – Carola Smit, Dutch musician *
September 6 Events Pre-1600 * 394 – Battle of the Frigidus: Roman emperor Theodosius I defeats and kills Eugenius the usurper. His Frankish ''magister militum'' Arbogast escapes but commits suicide two days later. *1492 – Christopher Colu ...
– Mark Chesnutt, American country musician *September 7 – Eazy-E, American West Coast rapper and record producer (d. 1995) *September 19 – Jarvis Cocker, British musician and singer (Pulp (band), Pulp) *September 28 – Dan Forden, video game music composer (Mortal Kombat) *September 29 **Les Claypool, American rock bassist and singer (Primus (band), Primus) **O'Landa Draper (O'Landa Draper and the Associates gospel choir) (d. 1998) *
October 13 Events Pre-1600 * 54 – Roman emperor Claudius dies from poisoning under mysterious circumstances. He is succeeded by his adoptive son Nero, rather than by Britannicus, his son with Messalina. * 409 – Vandals and Alans cross the Py ...
– Kemistry, Kemi Olusanya, English drum-and-bass musician (Kemistry & Storm) (d. 1999) *October 14 – Alessandro Safina, operatic tenor *October 20 – John Storgårds, Finnish conductor and violinist *October 23 – Thomas Di Leva, Swedish singer-songwriter *October 26 – Natalie Merchant, American indie singer-songwriter *October 27 – Marla Maples, American actress, musician and television personality. *October 30 – Jerry DeBorg (Jesus Jones) *November 1 – Rick Allen (drummer), Rick Allen, British drummer (Def Leppard) *November 2 – Bobby Dall, American rock bassist (Poison (American band), Poison) *November 12 – Sam Lloyd, American actor and singer (The Blanks) *December 9 – Kat Bjelland, American singer, songwriter, musician and guitarist. *December 10 – Ole Amund Gjersvik, Norwegian bassist and composer *December 15 – Helen Slater, American singer, actress and songwriter *December 24 – Mary Ramsey, American musician, singer/songwriter (10,000 Maniacs, John & Mary) *December 26 – Lars Ulrich, Danish-born heavy metal drummer (Metallica) *December 31 – Scott Ian, American thrash metal guitarist (Anthrax (American band), Anthrax) *Unknown – Naseer Shamma, Iraqi musician and oud player


Deaths

*January 2 – Dick Powell, actor and singer, 58 (lung cancer) *January 6 – Lina Abarbanell, German-American soprano, 84 *January 24 – Otto Harbach, lyricist, 89 *January 30 – Francis Poulenc, French composer, 64 *February 19 – Benny Moré, Cuban singer, 43 (cirrhosis of the liver) *February 20 – Ferenc Fricsay, conductor, 48 (cancer) *
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 Eastern ...
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, American country/pop singer, 30 (plane crash) *March 17 – Lizzie Miles, singer, 67 *March 28 – Alec Templeton, Welsh composer, 52 *March 30 – Aleksandr Gauk, Russian conductor and composer, 69 *March 31 – Harry Akst, US composer and pianist, 68 *April 9 **Eddie Edwards (musician), Eddie Edwards, American jazz trombonist, 71 **Benno Moiseiwitsch, Jewish-Ukrainian pianist, 73 *April 11 – Arvid Gram Paulsen, Norwegian jazz saxophonist and trumpeter, 41 *April 12 – Herbie Nichols, jazz musician, 44 (leukemia) *May 6 – Ted Weems, US bandleader, 61 *May 10 – Irving Aaronson, bandleader and composer, 68 *May 24 – Elmore James, American blues guitarist, 45 (heart attack) *June 24 – Sybil Evers, mezzo-soprano and actress, 59 *August 15 – John Powell (musician), John Powell, pianist, composer and ethnomusicologist, 80 *August 23 – Glen Gray, American saxophonist and conductor, 63 *September 3 – Frico Kafenda, Slovak composer, 79 *
September 12 Events Pre-1600 *490 BC – Battle of Marathon: The conventionally accepted date for the Battle of Marathon. The Athenians and their Plataean allies defeat the first Persian invasion force of Greece. * 372 – Sixteen Kingdoms: Jin ...
– Modest Altschuler, cellist, conductor and composer, 90 *September 25 – Alexander Sakharoff, Russian dancer and choreographer, 77 *October 11 – Édith Piaf, French singing superstar, 47 (liver cancer) *October 25 – Roger Désormière, French conductor, 65 *November 1 – Elsa Maxwell, songwriter, "the hostess with the mostest", 80 *November 15 – Fritz Reiner, Hungarian conductor, 74 *November 19 – Carmen Amaya, flamenco dancer and singer, 50 *November 26 – Amelita Galli-Curci, operatic soprano, 81 *November 29 – Ernesto Lecuona, Cuban composer, pianist and bandleader, 68 *December 5 – Karl Amadeus Hartmann, composer, 58 (stomach cancer) *December 14 – Dinah Washington, singer, 39 *December 28 – Paul Hindemith, composer, 68 *''date unknown'' – Naftule Brandwein, clarinettist


Awards


Grammy Awards

*Grammy Awards of 1963


Eurovision Song Contest

*Eurovision Song Contest 1963


Leeds International Piano Competition

*Michael Roll (pianist), Michael Roll


See also

*List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1963, Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1963 *Billboard Top Country Singles of 1963 *Billboard year-end top 50 R&B singles of 1963


References

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External links


Pop Culture Madness 1963 Pop Music Chart
1963 in music, 20th century in music Music by year