4 January:BETH GIBBONS = British vocalist, member of Portishead
12 January:ROB ZOMBIE = American musician, film director, screenwriter and film producer. Zombie rose to fame as a founding member of the heavy metal band White Zombie
14 January:SLICK RICK = English rapper
15 January:ADAM JONES = American musician and visual artist, best known for his position as the guitarist for Tool
20 January:
GREG KRIESEL = American musician who serves as the bass guitarist and a backing vocalist for the punk band The Offspring
HEATHER SMALL = British soul singer, member of M People
22 January:
STEVEN ADLER = American musician. He is best known as the former drummer and co-songwriter of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses
DJ JAZZY JEFF = American rapper and actor
26 January:SIAVASH SHAMS = Iranian singer
18 February:ANDRE ROMELLE YOUNG bka DR. DRE = American rapper, record producer and actor
25 February:BRIAN BAKER = American punk rock musician, best known as one of the founding members of the hardcore punk band Minor Threat, and as a guitarist in Bad Religion
27 February:
JOAKIM SUNDSTRÖM = Swedish sound editor, sound designer and musician
FRANK PETER ZIMMERMANN = German violinist
4 March:
ANDREW COLLINS = British radio DJ and journalist
MAXIMILLIAN LENZ bka WESTBAM = German rave techno DJ
12 March:LIZA UMAROVA = Chechen singer and actress
23 March:MARTI PELLOW = Scottish vocalist, member of Wet Wet Wet
24 March:PATRICK SCALES = British-German electric bass guitar player
1 April:ROBERT STEADMAN = English composer
3 April:NAZIA HASSAN = Pakistani pop singer = [died: 2000]
12 April:DELROY THOMPSON bka PINCHERS = Jamaican reggae/dancehall artist
19 April:
SUGE KNIGHT = American record producer
NATALIE DESSAY = French soprano
23 April:TOMMY DeCARLO = American singer and is the current lead singer of Boston
13 May:TASMIN LITTLE = English violinist
16 May:KRIST NOVOSELIC = Croatian-American bassist, member of Nirvana
17 May:TRENT REZNOR = American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and film score composer. As a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, he is best known as the founder and principal songwriter of industrial rock project Nine Inch Nails
28 May:CHRIS BALLEW = American rock musician, member of The Presidents of the United States of America
31 May:LISA I'ANSON = British DJ
7 June:
JEAN-PIERRE FRANÇOIS = French footballer and singer
CHRISTINE ROQUE = French singer
19 June:SEAN MARSHALL = American child actor and singer
4 July:JO WHILEY = British radio DJ
5 July:EYRAN KATSENELENBOGEN = Israeli jazz pianist
19 July:EVELYN GLENNIE = Scottish percussionist
23 July:SAUL HUDSON bka SLASH = British-born American musician and songwriter, member of Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver
6 August:
RAVI COLTRANE = American saxophonist
YUKI KAJIURA = Japanese composer
18 August:KOJI KIKKAWA = Japanese singer
28 August:SHANIA TWAIN = Canadian country singer
1 September:CRAIG McLACHLAN = Australian actor and singer
3 September:VADEN TODD LEWIS = American singer/guitarist, member of Toadies
7 September:ANGELA GHEORGHIU = Romanian soprano
11 September:MOBY = American musician
12 September:JOHN NORWOOD FISHER = American musician, member of Fishbone
13 September:ZAK STARKEY = English drummer, son of Ringo Starr.
23 September:MARCO BLAAUW = Dutch trumpeter, member of musikFabrik
26 September:CINDY HERRON = American singer, member of En Vogue
8 October:CHRISTOPHER JOSEPH WARD bka C.J. RAMONE = American musician, member of The Ramones {1989-1996}
14 October:CONSTANTINE KOUKIAS = Australian composer
18 October:CURTIS STIGERS = American jazz musician and singer
20 October:JIL CAPLAN = French singer and songwriter
22 October:WESLEY STACE aka JOHN WESLEY HARDING = English folk/pop singer-songwriter and author
26 October:AARON KWOK = Hong Kong singer and actor
30 October:GAVIN ROSSDALE = English musician
4 November:
PATA = Japanese rock guitarist, member of X Japan
JEFF SCOTT SOTO = American musician
WAYNE STATIC = American rock singer, member of Static-X
9 November:BRYN TERFEL = Welsh bass-baritone
20 November:
SENEN REYES bka SEN DOG = Cuban-American rapper and member of rap group Cypress Hill
YOSHIKI HAYASHI = Japanese rock composer, piano and drummer, member of X Japan
21 November:
BJÖRK = Icelandic singer-songwriter
GABRIELLE GLASER = American musician, member of Luscious Jackson
24 November:DAWN ROBINSON = American singer-songwriter, and actress, member of En Vogue
25 November:TIM ARMSTRONG = American singer and musician, member of Rancid
5 December:JOHN RZEZNIK = American rock singer, member of The Goo Goo Dolls
13 December:JEFF BLOSSER = American singer and musician
29 December:DEXTER HOLLAND, American rock singer, member of The Offspring
Timeline of Musical Events
4 January: Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is sold to CBS for $13 million.
12 January: Hullabaloo premieres on NBC. The first show included performances by The New Christy Minstrels, comedian Woody Allen, actress Joey Heatherton and a segment from London in which Brian Epstein introduces The Zombies and Gerry & the Pacemakers
17 January: The Rolling Stones drummer CHARLIE WATTS' book, Ode to a High Flying Bird, a tribute to jazz great Charlie Parker, is published.
21 January:
The Animals' show at New York's Apollo Theater is canceled after the U.S. Immigration Department forces the group to leave the theater.
The Rolling Stones and ROY ORBISON travel to Sydney to begin their Australian tour.
23 January: "Downtown" hits #1, making PETULA CLARK the first British female vocalist to reach the coveted position since the arrival of The Beatles.
24 January: The Animals appear a second time on The Ed Sullivan Show.
27 January:PAUL SIMON broadcasts on BBC radio for the first time, on their Five to Ten show, discussing and playing thirteen songs, twelve of which would appear on his May-recorded and August-released UK-only solo album, The Paul Simon Song Book.
6 February:DONOVAN performs the first of three performances on the British television program "Ready, Steady, Go!". This presents him to a widespread audience for the first time.
12 February: NME reports the Beatles will star in a film adaptation of Richard Condon's novel A Talent for Loving. The story is about a 2,253-kilometer (1400-mile) horse race that takes place in the old west. The film is never made.
24 February: The Beatles begin filming their second film, 'Help!'
6 March: The Temptations' "My Girl", written by SMOKEY ROBINSON and RONALD WHITE, from Motown records, reaches #1.
18 March: The Rolling Stones members MICK JAGGER, BRIAN JONES, and BILL WYMAN are fined five pounds for urinating on the wall of a London gas station. The band had asked to use the restroom, but it was out of order.
20 March: The 10th Eurovision Song Contest in Naples, Italy, is won by 17-year-old FRANCE GALL, representing Luxembourg, with the Serge Gainsbourg-composed "Poupée de cire, poupée de son".
21 March: The Supremes have their fourth number one single, "Stop! In The Name Of Love", written by H-D-H.
11 April: The New Musical Express poll winners' concert takes place featuring performances by The Beatles, The Animals, The Rolling Stones, Freddie and the Dreamers, the Kinks, the Searchers, Herman's Hermits, The Anita Kerr Singers, The Moody Blues, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, Donovan, Them, CILLA BLACK, DUSTY SPRINGFIELD and TOM JONES
21 April: The Beach Boys appear on Shindig! performing their most recent hit, "Do You Wanna Dance?"
26 April: Leopold Stokowski conducts the first complete performance of Charles Ives' Symphony No. 4, more than ten years after the composer's death.
5 May:ALAN PRICE leaves The Animals, to be replaced temporarily by MICK GALLAGHER and permanently by DAVE ROWBERRY
6 May:KEITH RICHARDS and MICK JAGGER begin work on "Satisfaction" in their Clearwater, Florida hotel room. Richards came up with the classic guitar riff while playing around with his brand new Gibson "Fuzz box".
8 May: The British Commonwealth comes closer than it ever had, or would, to a clean sweep of the Hot 100's top 10, lacking only a hit at #2 instead of "Count Me In" by the American group Gary Lewis & The Playboys
9 May:BOB DYLAN performs the first of two concerts at London's Royal Albert Hall, concluding his tour of Europe. Audience members include The Beatles, and Donovan.
30 May: The Animals appear a third time on The Ed Sullivan Show.
June: Producer Tom Wilson, (Simon & Garfunkel) records a heavy backing band onto the song "The Sounds of Silence", without the knowledge of Paul Simon, for release on a 45 rpm single, and the B-side, "We've Got A Groovey Thing Goin'" . The single will go on to hit #1 on the Hot 100 on New Year's Day 1966.
6 June: The Supremes have their fifth consecutive number one single,"Back In My Arms Again, written by H-D-H, from Motown Records.
12 June: The Beatles are appointed Members of the British Empire (MBE) by the Queen. Since it was unusual for rock stars to be appointed as MBEs, a number of previous recipients complained and protested.
25 July: Bob Dylan plays Newport Folk Festival, is booed for playing electric set with The Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Joan Baez and Donovan also play sets.
6 August:
The Small Faces release "Whatcha Gonna Do About It", their first single.
The Beatles release the soundtrack to their second movie Help!
15 August: The Beatles play at Shea Stadium, the first rock concert to be held in a venue of that size. The concert also set new world records for attendance (55,600+) and for revenue.
27 August: The Beatles visit Elvis Presley at his home in Bel-Air. It is the only time the band and the singer meet.
30 September: Donovan appears on Shindig! in the U.S. and plays Buffy Sainte-Marie's "Universal Soldier".
15 October: Guitarist Jimi Hendrix signs a three year recording contract with Ed Chaplin, receiving $1 and 1% royalty on records with Curtis Knight. The agreement will later cause continuous litigation problems with Hendrix and other record labels.
17 October: The Animals appear a fourth time on The Ed Sullivan Show.
5 November: The Small Faces release their 2nd single "I've Got Mine" featured in film Dateline Diamonds.
14 November: The Supremes have their sixth number one record, "I Hear A Symphony", for Motown Records.
26 November: Arlo Guthrie is arrested in Great Barrington, Massachusetts for the crime of littering, perpetrated the day before (Thanksgiving) in the nearby town of Stockbridge. The resultant events and adventure would be immortalized in the song "Alice's Restaurant".
3 December: The Beatles release their groundbreaking album Rubber Soul along with the double A sided single Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out.
Published Popular Songs
"Call Me" = lyrics & music by TONY HATCH
"The Carnival Is Over" = English lyrics by TOM SPRINGFIELD
"Do I Hear a Waltz?" = lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM; music by RICHARD RODGERS. Introduced by ELIZABETH ALLEN in the musical 'Do I Hear a Waltz?'
"Goldfinger" = lyrics by LESLIE BRICUSSE & ANTHONY NEWLEY; music by JOHN BARRY. Introduced by SHIRLEY BASSEY on the soundtrack of the film 'Goldfinger'
"Honey Come Back" = lyrics & music by JIMMY WEBB
"I Have Confidence" = lyrics & music by RICHARD RODGERS, from the film 'The Sound of Music'
"I Know a Place" = lyrics & music by TONY HATCH
"The Impossible Dream" = lyrics by JOE DARION; music by MITCH LEIGH Introduced by RICHARD KILEY in the musical 'Man of La Mancha'
"Jeannie" = lyrics & music by HUGO MONTENEGRO and BUDDY KAYE, theme from the TV series 'I Dream of Jeannie'
"Michelle" = lyrics & music by JOHN LENNON & PAUL McCARTNEY
"Moment To Moment" = lyrics by JOHNNY MERCER; music by HENRY MANCINI from the film 'Moment to Moment'
"On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" = lyrics by ALAN JAY LERNER; music by BURTON LANE introduced by JOHN CULLUM in the musical 'On a Clear Day You Can See Forever'. Performed in the 1970 film version by YVES MONTAND
"The Shadow of Your Smile" = lyrics by PAUL FRANCIS WEBSTER; music by JOHNNY MANDEL
"She Touched Me" = lyrics by IRA LEVIN; music by MILTON SCHAFER. Introduced by ELLIOTT GOULD in the musical 'Drat! The Cat!'
"Somewhere My Love (Lara's Theme)" = lyrics by PAUL FRANCIS WEBSTER; music by MAURICE JARRE from the film 'Doctor Zhivago'
"Spanish Flea" = music by JULIUS WECHTER
"What The World Needs Now Is Love" = lyrics by HAL DAVID; music by BURT BACHARACH
"What's New Pussycat?" = lyrics by HAL DAVID; music by BURT BACHARACH from the film 'What's New Pussycat?'
"Who Can I Turn To?" = lyrics & music by LESLIE BRICUSSE & ANTHONY NEWLEY from the musical 'The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd'
"A World of Our Own" = lyrics & music by TOM SPRINGFIELD
"(On A) Wonderful Day Like Today" = lyrics & music by LESLIE BRICUSSE & ANTHONY NEWLEY from the musical 'The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd'
Classical Music
GILBERT BIBERIAN
Greek Suite for guitar
GEORGE CRUMB
Madrigals, Books I for soprano, vibraphone, and double bass
Madrigals, Books II for soprano, flute/alto flute/piccolo, and percussion
MARIO DAVIDOVSKY
Inflexions for chamber ensemble
ROBERTO GERHARD
Concerto for Orchestra
VITTORIO GIANNINI
Symphony no. 5
GYÖRGY LIGETI
Requiem for Soprano and Mezzo Soprano solo, mixed Chorus and Orchestra (1963–65)
KARLHEINZ STOCKHAUSEN
Mikrophonie II
EDUARD TUBIN
Sonata for viola and piano
Opera
JACK BEESON
Lizzie Borden
Musical Theatre
BAKER STREET
Broadway production
CAROUSEL
(Rodgers & Hammerstein)
Broadway revival
CHARLIE GIRL
London production opened at the Adelphi Theatre on December 15.
DO I HEAR A WALTZ?
(Richard Rodgers and Stephen Sondheim)
Broadway production
DRAT! THE CAT!
Broadway production
FLORA THE RED MENACE starring Liza Minnelli
(Music: John Kander Lyrics: Fred Ebb)
Broadway production opened on May 11 and ran for 87 performances.
HALF A SIXPENCE
Broadway production
HELLO, DOLLY!
(Jerry Herman)
London production
MAN OF LA MANCHA
(Joe Darion and Mitch Leigh)
Broadway production (2,328 performances; won five Tony Awards)
ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER
Broadway production
PICKWICK
Broadway production
THE ROAR OF THE GREASEPAINT - THE SMELL OF THE CROWD
Broadway production
TWANG!
(Music, Lyrics and Book: Lionel Bart)
London production opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre on December 20.
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Mark Chard BSc, PLY
Page created: 24th August 2011
Last edited: 19th February 2024
