1947 in music
Events
- April 11th: Opening to Paris of the Taboo , cellar existentialist. Boris Vian plays there of the trumpet as from June.
- Sergueï Prokofiev composes its Sixth symphony .
Principal albums of the year
- October 24th: Ruby my Dear , recording of Thelonious Monk.
Success of the year in France
- X
Births
- March 25th: Elton John, British pop singer
- March 29th: Bobby Kimball, current singer of the rock group Louse
- April 21st: Iggy Pop, American singer
- July 19th: Brian May, guitarist of the British rock group Queen
- September 30th: Marc Bolan, author, type-setter, interprets, musician, singer, leader of the group T. Rex.
- October 9th: France Gall, French singer
- November 28th: Michel Berger, French song writer and performer
- January 27th: Michel Sardou, French song writer and performer
Principal deaths
- X
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