1960 in music

Events

March 7th: has Fool in Coils , the first success of Tina Turner.
April 18th:

the First public appearance of the Beatles.
First appearance on television of Johnny Hallyday in an emission entitled " The School of Vedettes".

June 13rd: Creation with Cologne of Fold according to fold , Pierre Boulez, Cori di Didone of Luigi Nono and Kontakte of Karlheinz Stockhausen.
July 13rd: First jazz festival of Antibes in France.
: Elvis Presley is designated as the public enemy number 1 by an East-German newspaper.
August 6th: Chubby Checker on television interprets “The Twist” for the first time during the emission “American Bandstand” on ABC.
August 7th: Ike and Tina Turner publishes their first disc has Fool in Coils .
August 8th: The English recording company Decca destroys 25.000 copies of the disc of Ray Peterson Such Laura I Coils Her regarded as without taste and vulgar.
August 17th: The Beatles occur with the “ club Indra ” with Hamburg in Germany, first contract of the group outside England (3 month old contract).
September 27th: Birth with New York of the movement “Off-Broadway”.

Success of the year in France

March 14th: Leaves the girls and to love You madly , first 45 turns of Johnny Hallyday.

Principal albums of the year

Paul Anka Sings His Big 15 (HAVE #4)
Anka At The Copa (live) - Paul Anka (HAVE #23)
Joan Baez (HAVE #15, 1962; RU #9, 1965)
The Genius Off Ray Charles (HAVE #17)
Ray Charles In Persson (live 1959) (HAVE #13)
The Genius Hits The Road (HAVE #9)
Twist with Chubby Checker (HAVE #3) Ernest Evans
Singing To My Baby - Eddie Cochran (RU #9)
The Eddie Cochran Memorial Album (RU #9)
This Is Darin - Bobby Darin (HAVE #6; RU #4)
Darin At The Copa (live) - Bobby Darin (HAVE #9)
The Twang' S The Thang - Duane " Twangy Guitar" Eddy 01/60 (HAVE #18); RU #2, 04/60)
Songs Off Our Heritage - Duane Eddy (RU #13; HAVE: " fails to chart")
It' S Everly Time - The Everly Brothers (HAVE #9; RU #2)
The Fabulous Style Off the Everly Brothers (HAVE #23; version RU: #4)
Adam - Adam Faith (RU #6)
Italian Favorite - Connie Francis (HAVE #4)
Connie' S Greatest Hits (HAVE #17)
The Great Aretha Franklin 10/60 " fails to chart"
The Sound Off Fury - Billy Fury (RU #18)
The BUDDY HOLLY Story Vol.2 (RU #7)
BRENDA LEE (HAVE #5)
More Songs By Ricky - Ricky Nelson (HAVE #18)
Happy Teen - Sandy Nelson (HAVE, 01/60: " fails to chart")
Still Off Golden delicious Hits - The Platters (HAVE #6; classified during 174 weeks)
More Still Off Golden delicious Hits - The Platters (HAVE #20)
50 Million Elvis Fans Can' T Be Wrong - Elvis Gold Records, Vol.2 (HAVE #31; RU #4)
Elvis Is Back (HAVE #2)
Me And My Shadows - Cliff Richard & The Shadows (RU #2)
Crazy Times - Gene Vincent And The Happy Servant boys (RU #12)
Jackie Sings The Blues - Jackie Wilson

Simple

It' S Time To Cry - Paul Anka (HAVE, 1959) - (RU #28, 02/60)
Puppy Coils - Paul Anka (HAVE #2; RU #33)
My Home Town - Paul Anka (HAVE #8)
Hello Young Lovers - Paul Anka (HAVE #23; RU #44)
Summer' S Gone - Paul Anka (HAVE #11)
Seven Little Girls Sitting In The Back Seat - The Let us have (RU)
Finger Poppin' Time - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters (HAVE #7)
The Twist - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters, 03/59 (HAVE #28, 09/60)
Let' S Go, Let' S Go, Let' S Go - Hank Ballard and The Midnighters (HAVE #6)
Hit And Miss - The John Barry Seven Barry: husband of Jane Birkin
Ace Long Ace He Needs Me - Shirley Bassey
Baby You (You Got What It Takes) - Brook Benton & Dinah Washington (HAVE #5)
Hither And Hither And You - Brook Benton (HAVE #58)
The Ties That Bind - Brook Benton (HAVE #37)
has Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around And Fall In Coils) - Brook Benton & Dinah Washington (HAVE #7)
Kiddio - Brook Benton (HAVE #7; RU #41)
The Same One - Brook Benton (HAVE #16)
Fools Rush In - Brook Benton (HAVE #24; RU #50, 02/61)
To Pooped To Pop/Let It Rock - Chuck Berry (HAVE #42/#64)
Running Bear - The Big Bopper (HAVE #1; RU #1) Jiles Perry " Jape" Richardson) * I' L Take Care Off You - Bobby Bland (HAVE #89 Signal 100, R ' B #2)
Cry Cry Cry - Bobby Bland (HAVE #71)
New Orleans - Gary U.S. Jumps (HAVE #6) (alias Gary Anderson)
Think - James Brown And The Famous Flames (HAVE #33)
You' ve Got The Power - James Brown and The Famous Flames (HAVE #86)
Bewildered - James Brown And The Famous Flames (HAVE #40)
I Don' T Mind - James Brown And The Flames Flames (HAVE #47)
Baby You' Re Right - James Brown And The Famous Flames (HAVE #49)
Lost Someone - James Brown And The Famous Flames (HAVE #48)
Ain' T Misbehavin' - Tommy Bruce And The Bruisers (RU)
Tall Oak Tree - Dorsey Burnette (HAVE #23)
Dreamin' - Johnny Burnette (HAVE #11,07/60; RU #5, 10/60)
You' Re Sixteen - Johnny Burnette (HAVE #8; RU #3, 02/61)
He Will Station-wagon Your Heart - Jerry Butler & The Impressions (HAVE #7)
Second Honeymoon - Johnny Cash (HAVE #79
Stick And Stones - Ray Charles & The Raelettes (HAVE #40)
Ruby - Ray Charles & The Raelettes (HAVE #28)
Georgia One My Mind - Ray Charles and The Raelettes (HAVE #1; RU #24)
The Twist - Chubby Checker (HAVE #1; RU #44)
The Hucklebuck - Chubby Checker (HAVE #14)
Besame Mucho - The Coasters (HAVE #70)
Wake Me Shake Me - The Coasters (HAVE #51)
Shopping For Clothes - The Coasters (HAVE #83)
Hallelujah I Coils Her So - Eddie Cochran (RU #22)
Three Steps To Heaven - Eddie Cochran (RU #1!!! ; HAVE: " never charts")
Black and white Sweetie - Eddie Cochran (RU #38) - Lonely (face B) (RU #41)
The Train Off Coils - Alma Cogan
Teenage Sonata - Sam Cooke (HAVE #50)
Wonderful World - Sam Cooke (HAVE #12; RU #27)
Chain Gang - Sam Cooke (HAVE #2; RU #9
Sad - Sam Cooke (HAVE #29)
Baby My Heart - The Crickets (RU #33) Buddy Holly
Twistin' the USA - Danny & The Juniors (HAVE #37)
Beyond The Sea - Bobby Darin (HAVE #6; RU #8) Sea… which one sees dancing…
Clementine - Bobby Darin (HAVE #29; RU #8)
Bill Bailey - Bobby Darin (HAVE #19; RU #34)
Artificial Flowers/Somebody To Love - Bobby Darin (HAVE #20/#45)
Christmas Auld Lang Syne/Child Off God - Bobby Darin (E-U#51/#95)
Road Runner - Bo Diddley (HAVE #75) Otha Elect Packsaddlled
Country Boy - Conceited people Domino (HAVE #25; RU #19)
Walking To New Orleans/Don' T Like Knockin' - Conceited people Domino (HAVE #6; RU #19/E-U #21)
Three Nights has Week - Conceited people Domino (HAVE #15; RU #45)
My Girl Josephine/Natural Born To coil - Bobby Darin (HAVE #14; RU #32, 01/61) /E-U #38)
My Old Man' S.A. Dustman (live) - Lonnie Donegan 03/60 (direct RU #1!!!)
I Wanna Go Home - Lonnie Donegan (RU #5)
Lorelei - Lonnie Donegan (RU #10)
Lively - Lonnie Donegan (RU #13)
Virgin Mary - Lonnie Donegan (RU #27)
This Magic Moment - The Drifters (HAVE #16 Signal 100; R' B #4)
Lonely Winds - The Drifters (HAVE #54)
Save The Last Dance For Me - The Drifters (R' B #1: " cross-country race over": Signal 100 #1; RU #2
I Count The Tears - The Drifters (HAVE #17; RU #28)
Bonnie Cam Back - Duane Eddy (HAVE #26; RU #12)
Kommotion - Duane Eddy (HAVE #78; RU #13)
Peter Gunn - Duane Eddy (HAVE #27)
Cathy' S Clown - The Everly Brothers (HAVE #1; RU #1)
Let It Be Me - The Everly Brothers (HAVE #7; RU #13) You Appartiens" of Gilbert Bécaud
When Will I Be Loved/Be-Bop-A-Lula - The Everly Brothers (HAVE #8; RU #4/E-U #74)
So Sad (To Watch Good Coils Go Bad) /Lucille - The Everly Brothers (HAVE #7; RU #5/E-U #21; RU #14)
Like Strangers - The Everly Brothers (HAVE #22; RU #11, 01/61)
Poor Me - Adam Faith (RU #1)
Someone Else' S Baby - Adam Faith (RU #2)
Made You/When Johnny Comes Marching Home - Adam Faith (RU #5/#11)
How That Butt - Adam Faith (RU #4)
Lonely Pup (In Christmas Shop has) - Adam Faith (RU #4)
You Talk Too Much - Frankie Ford (HAVE #87)
Mama/Teddy - Connie Francis (HAVE #8/#17; RU #2) Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero
Everybody' S Somebody' S Fool/Jealous Off You - Connie Francis (HAVE #1/#19; RU #5)
Mama/Robot Man - Connie Francis (RU #2/#2)
My Heart Has Mind Of Its Own/Malagueña - Connie Francis (HAVE #1; RU #3/E-U #42)
Many Tears Ago - Connie Francis (HAVE #7; RU #12)
Today I Sing The Blues - Aretha Franklin (HAVE R&B #10)
Colette - Billy Fury (RU #9)
That' S Coils - Billy Fury (RU #19)
Wondrous Place - Billy Fury (RU #14)
Skokiaan (South African Song) - Bill Halley And His Comets (HAVE #70)
Candy Kisses - Bill Halley & His Comets (HAVE: " fails to chart")
Starry Eyed - Michael Holliday (RU #1)
True Coils Ways - Buddy Holly (RU #25)
Learning The Game - Buddy Holly (RU #36)
Alley-Oop - Hollywood Argyles (HAVE #1)
You Talk Too Much - Joe Jones (HAVE #3)
You Got What It Takes - Johnny Kidd And The Pirates (RU #25)
Shakin' All Over - Johnny Kidd And The Pirates (RU #2)
Restless - Johnny Kidd And The Pirates (RU #19)
Sweet Sixteen - B.B. King (HAVE R' B #2)
Standing One The Corner - The King Brothers (RU)
Sweet Nothin' S - Brenda Lee (E-U/R-U #4)
I' m Sorry - Brenda Lee (HAVE #1; RU #12)
I Want To Be Wanted - Brenda Lee (HAVE #1; RU #31)
Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee (HAVE #14)
Who Could Be Bluer - Jerry Lordan
Little Bitty Pretty One - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers (HAVE #58)
Portrait Off My Love - Matt Monro
Young Emotions - Ricky Nelson (HAVE #12; RU #48)
I' m Not Afraid - Ricky Nelson (HAVE #27)
Only The Lonely - Roy Orbison (HAVE #2; RU #1)
Blue Angel/Today' S Teradrops - Roy Orbison (HAVE #11/E-U #9)
Topic From " In Summer Place" - Norrie Paramor And His Orchestrated (RU)
Mc Donald' S Cave/Brontosaurus Stomp - The Piltdown Men (RU)
Piltdown Rides Again - The Piltdown Men (opening of " Guillaume Tell ")
The Great Imposter - The Piltdown Men
Harbor Lights - The Platters (HAVE #8; RU #11)
Red Sails In The sunset - The Platters (HAVE #36)
To Each His Own - The Platters (HAVE #21)
It' S Now Gold Never - Elvis Presley (E-U/R-U #1)
has Mess Off Blues - Elvis Presley (HAVE #32; RU #3
Are You Lonesome Tonight? /I Gotta Know - Elvis Presley (E-U/R-U #1/E-U #20)
Luck Lady - Lloyd Price (HAVE #14; RU #45)
Question - Lloyd Price (HAVE #19)
Alone In The Night - Paul Raven (RU: " fails to chart" Paul Gadd and Gary Glitter
Baby What You Want Me To Do - Jimmy Reed (HAVE #37)
has Voice In The Wilderness - Cliff Richard And The Shadows (RU #2)
Fall In Coil With You - Cliff Richard And The Shadows (RU #2)
Nine Times Out Of Ten - Cliff Richard And The Shadows (RU #3)
I Coils You - Cliff Richard And The Shadows (RU #1)
Sheila - Tommy Roe (not of national promotion)
Stairway To Heaven - Neil Sedaka (HAVE #9; RU #8)
Apache - The Shadows (RU #1)
Man Off Mystery/The Stranger - The Shadows (RU #6/#11)
Please Don' T Tease - Cliff Richard And The Shadows (RU #1)
Tonight' S The Night - The Shirelles (HAVE #39)
Little White Bull - Tommy Steele & The Steelmen (RU #6)
has Fool In Coils - Ike & Tina Turner (HAVE #27)
Such Laura I Coils Her - Ricky Valance (RU)
Devil Or Angel - Bobby Vee (HAVE #6)
Walk, Don' T Run - The Ventures (HAVE #2; RU #8)
Perfidia - The Ventures (HAVE #15)
My Heart - Gene Vincent And The Blue Capes, HAVE; (RU #16)
Pistol Packin' Mama - Gene Vincent (and Happy The Servant boys), E-U/R-U (RU #15)
Night - Jackie Wilson (HAVE #4)
Doggin' Around - Jackie Wilson (HAVE R' B #1; " cross-country race over": Signal 100 #15)
(You Were Made For) All My Love/A Woman, To coil, has Friend - Jackie Wilson (HAVE #12/R' B #4; " cross-country race over": Signal 100 #15) (face a: RU #33)
Alone At Last/Am I The Man - Jackie Wilson (HAVE #32/R-U #50; HAVE #32)
has Thousand Stars - Kathy Young & The Innocents (HAVE Signal 10)

Births

May 10th: Bono, singer of the Irish rock group U2 .
August 31st: Chris Whitley, musician américiain († November 20th 2005).

Principal deaths

April 17th: Eddie Cochran, singer of American rock'n'roll, 21 years

Rewards

Grammy Awards (the United States)

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