See also: 1954 in music, other events of 1955, 1956 in music, 1950s in music and the list of 'years in music' See also: 1953 in music, other events of 1954, 1955 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events Frank Sinatra wins the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in From Here To Eternity, 1953; resuscitating his singing career in the process Bing Crosby received a... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1955 in music, other events of 1956, 1957 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events Cameo-Parkway Records formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by Kal Mann & Bernie Lowe. ... // Music of Afghanistan The beginning of radio broadcasting leads to the beginning of Afghan popular music Music of Argentina Ástor Piazzolla begins to fuse traditional tango music with jazz and classical music Music of Algeria Rai singers like Bellemou Messaoud add violin, accordion and other western influences Music of China... This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ...

Events

• January 1 - RCA victor announces a marketing plan called "Operation TNT." The label drops the list price on LP's from $5.95 to $3.98, EP's from $4.95 to $2.98, 45 EP's from $1.58 to $1.49 and 45's from $1.16 to $.89. Other record labels follow RCA's lead and begin to drop prices as well.
• January 7 - "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley and the Comets first appears on the British charts.
• January 8 - Elvis Presley's third Sun Records single, "Milk Cow Blue Boogie" / "You're a Heartbreaker" released.
• January 14 - In New York City, Alan Freed produces the first rock and roll concert.
• February 19 - Dot Records introduces a new singer, Pat Boone, with an advertisement in Billboard magazine calling him "a great new voice"
• February 26 - For the first time since they were introduced in 1949, 45 rpm discs begin to outsell the old standard 78s
• Kay Starr leaves Capitol to sign with RCA
• The Patti Page Show premieres on NBC
• The Frankie Laine Show premieres on CBS
• March 15 - Colonel Tom Parker becomes Elvis Presley's manager
• March 19 - The film Blackboard Jungle premieres in New York City. The film features Bill Haley and the Comets' "Rock Around the Clock" over the opening credits -- the first use of a rock and roll song in a major film. This event causes a groundswell of sales for the recording and is credited with helping to launch in earnest the Rock and Roll Era.
• March 22 - Decca Records signs DJ Alan Freed as an A&R man.
• April 1 - Elvis Presley's fourth Sun Records single: "Baby Let's Play House" / "I'm Left, You're Right, She's Goen" released.
• April 17 - Imperial Records releases "Ain't That a Shame" by Fats Domino
• May 13 - First riot at an Elvis Presley concert takes place in Jacksonville, FL
• May 14 - Bo Diddley makes his US R&B chart debut with his single "Bo Diddley".
• May 21 - Chuck Berry records his first single, "Maybelline" for Chess Records in Chicago.
• May 22 - Bridgeport, CT authorities cancel a rock concert to be headlined by Fats Domino for fear of a riot breaking out.
• June 4 - "Ain't That a Shame" by Fats Domino beings an 11 week stretch on top of the US R&B charts.
• July 9 - "Rock Around the Clock" becomes the first Rock and roll single to reach Number One on the American charts
• July 23 - Chess Records release debut single by Chuck Berry, "Maybelline". Also that same day Chess releases Muddy Waters's "Mannish Boy"
• August 17 - Elvis Presley's last Sun Records single - "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" / "Mystery Train" - released.
• August 19 - WINS radio station in New York City adopts policy of not playing white cover versions of black R&B songs.
• August 20 - Chuck Berry's "Maybelline" reaches #1 on R&B charts, ending 11 week reign of "Ain't That a Shame" by Fats Domino.
• August 31 - Sidney Turner of London fined for "creating an abominable noise" for blasting "Shake, Rattle, and Roll" at top volume.
• September 3 - Little Richard records "Tutti Frutti" with significantly cleaned up lyrics (originally "Tutti Frutti, good booty" among other things.
• September 26 - "America's Sweethearts," Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds marry.
• October 15 - Elvis Presley plays concert in Lubbock, Texas. Opening act is local duo Buddy and Bob. Buddy was future rock star Buddy Holly.
• November 12 - Billboard magazine DJ poll names Elvis Presley as the most promising new country/western singer.
• November 22 - Colonel Tom Parker signs Elvis Presley to RCA Records.
• November 26 - "Sixteen Tons" by Tennessee Ernie Ford tops the Billboard pop charts.
• December 15 - Sun Records releases "Folsom Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash.
• Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel's musical careers begin as they copyright a song, "The Girl For Me," with the Library of Congress and begin singing together as a duo while still in high school in New York, New York.
• Mirella Freni makes her debut as Micaela in Carmen at Modena.
• Eddie Cochran's musical career begins.
• Al Green's musical career begins at the age of nine.
• Clyde McPhatter launches a solo career
• Renato Carosone and Nicola Salerno meet and start their songwriting partnership
• Italian singers Natalino Otto and Flo Sandon's wed.
• The Coasters are formed.

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Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, half of the folk-singing duo Simon and Garfunkel who continues a successful solo career. ... Art Garfunkel in Bad Timing (1980) Arthur Ira Garfunkel (born November 5, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and actor, best known as half of the folk duo Simon and Garfunkel. ... The Great Hall interior. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... Mirella Freni Mirella Freni (born 27 February 1935) is a famous Italian opera soprano much admired for the youthful quality of her voice and her acting skills. ... Eddie Cochran Edward Ray Eddie Cochran (October 3, 1938 – April 17, 1960) was an early American rockabilly musician and an important influence on popular music during the late 1950s and early 1960s. ... Al Green may refer to: Al Green (musician) Al Green (politician) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Clyde McPhatter (November 15, 1932 _ June 13, 1972) was an influential American R&B singer, born in Durham, North Carolina. ... Renato Carosone (Naples, 3 January 1920 - Rome, 20 May 2001) was among the greatest figures of Italian music scene in the second half of the 20th century. ... Nicola Salerno, also known as Nisa (Naples, 1910 - Naples, 1969) was an Italian lyricist. ... A songwriter is someone who writes either the lyrics or the music for songs. ... Natalino Otto, stage name of Natale Codognotto (Cogoleto, Genoa, Italy, 25 December 1912 - Milan, Italy, 4 October 1969) was the singer who started the swing genre in Italy. ... Flo Sandons, stage name of Mammola Sandon (Vicenza, Italy, 29 June 1924), was a very popular singer in post-WWII Italy. ... The classic Coasters lineup. ...

Albums released

• Day Dreams - Doris Day
• Doris Day In Hollywood - Doris Day
• Eddie Fisher Sings Academy Award Winning Songs - Eddie Fisher
• Especially For You... - Teresa Brewer
• Exactly Like You - The Ames Brothers
• Four Brothers - The Ames Brothers
• Happy Holidays - Jo Stafford
• The Hi-Lo's, I Presume - The Hi-Lo’s
• I Cry For You - Johnnie Ray
• I Love You - Eddie Fisher
• I’m In The Mood For Love - Eddie Fisher
• In A Blue Mood - Kay Starr
• In the Land of Hi-Fi - Sarah Vaughan
• In the Wee Small Hours - Frank Sinatra
• Jazz Spectacular - Frankie Laine & Buck Clayton
• Love After Midnight - Patti Page
• Love Me or Leave Me - Doris Day
• Lovers' Laine - Frankie Laine
• Memory Songs - Jo Stafford
• Moments To Remember - The Four Lads
• Music Ala Carte - The Crew Cuts
• The One, The Only Kay Starr - Kay Starr
• Rock with Bill Haley and the Comets - Bill Haley & His Comets
• Romance On The Range - Patti Page
• Satch Plays Fats - Louis Armstrong
• Shake, Rattle and Roll - Bill Haley & His Comets
• So Smooth - Perry Como
• Soft And Sentimental - Jo Stafford
• Songs from Pete Kelly's Blues - Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee
• Voice Of Our Choice - Guy Mitchell

Day Dreams was the title of a Doris Day album released by Columbia Records on June 13, 1955. ... Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff, known as Doris Day (born April 3, 1924), is an American singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate. ... Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff, known as Doris Day (born April 3, 1924), is an American singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate. ... Eddie Fisher (born August 10, 1928) is an American singer and entertainer. ... A drawing of Teresa Brewer on the cover of her 1991 collection 16 Most Requested Songs Teresa Brewer (born as Theresa Breuer, May 7, 1931) is a United States singer. ... The Ames Brothers were a singing quartet from Malden, Massachusetts who were particularly famous in the 1950s for their traditional pop music hits. ... The Ames Brothers were a singing quartet from Malden, Massachusetts who were particularly famous in the 1950s for their traditional pop music hits. ... Jo Stafford Jo Elizabeth Stafford (born November 12, 1917) is a singer whose career spanned the late 1920s through the early 1960s. ... The Hi-Los were a vocal quartet in the 1950s and early 1960s. ... John Alvin Johnnie Ray (January 10, 1927 - February 24, 1990) was one of the most popular American singers of his day. ... Eddie Fisher (born August 10, 1928) is an American singer and entertainer. ... Eddie Fisher (born August 10, 1928) is an American singer and entertainer. ... Kay Starr on the cover of 2002 collection The Definitive Kay Starr on Capitol Kay Starr (born July 21, 1922) is an American jazz and popular singer. ... In the Land of Hi-Fi is a 1955 (see 1955 in music) album by the American jazz singer Sarah Vaughan. ... Sarah Lois Vaughan (nicknamed Sassy and The Divine One), (March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer, described as one of the greatest singers of the 20th century [1]. // Sarah Vaughan was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1924. ... In the Wee Small Hours is a recording by Frank Sinatra. ... Sinatra redirects here. ... Frankie Laine, born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio on March 30, 1913, is a successful American singer of the twentieth century. ... Buck Clayton (born Wilbur Dorsey Clayton in Parsons, Kansas on November 12, 1911-died in New York City on December 8, 1991) was an American jazz trumpet player, fondly remembered for being a leading member of Count Basie’s Old Testament orchestra and leader of mainstream orientated jam session recordings... Patti Page on the cover of a collection, part of The Millennium Collection Patti Page (born Clara Ann Fowler on November 8, 1927 in Claremore, Oklahoma) is one of the best-known female singers in traditional pop music. ... Love Me or Leave Me was a Doris Day album based on the soundtrack of the movie of the same name. ... Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff, known as Doris Day (born April 3, 1924), is an American singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate. ... Frankie Laine, born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio on March 30, 1913, is a successful American singer of the twentieth century. ... Jo Stafford Jo Elizabeth Stafford (born November 12, 1917) is a singer whose career spanned the late 1920s through the early 1960s. ... The Four Lads, in a 50s nostalgia concert which aired on PBS. The Four Lads were a singing group. ... The Crew-Cuts were a Canadian vocal quartet that made a number of popular records that charted in the United States of America. ... Kay Starr on the cover of 2002 collection The Definitive Kay Starr on Capitol Kay Starr (born July 21, 1922) is an American jazz and popular singer. ... The original members of Bill Haley and His Comets, c. ... Patti Page on the cover of a collection, part of The Millennium Collection Patti Page (born Clara Ann Fowler on November 8, 1927 in Claremore, Oklahoma) is one of the best-known female singers in traditional pop music. ... Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901[1] – July 6, 1971) (also known by the nicknames Satchmo, for satchel-mouth, and Pops) was an American jazz musician. ... Shake, Rattle and Roll is a prototypical twelve bar blues-form rock and roll song written by Jesse Stone (under his working name Charles Calhoun). ... The original members of Bill Haley and His Comets, c. ... So Smooth was Perry Comos first RCA Victor 12 long-play album, recorded and originally released in 1955. ... Pierino Ronaldo Perry Como (May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an Italian American crooner during the latter half of the 20th century. ... Jo Stafford Jo Elizabeth Stafford (born November 12, 1917) is a singer whose career spanned the late 1920s through the early 1960s. ... ... Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996), also known as Lady Ella (the First Lady of Song), was considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th Century [1]. With a vocal range spanning three octaves, she was noted for her purity of tone, near faultless... Peggy Lee (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. ... Guy Mitchell (February 22, 1927-July 1, 1999) was an American pop singer, who was even more successful in the United Kingdom than his homeland, despite being an international recording star of the 1950s with five #1 singles. ...

No. 1 hit singles

These singles reached the top of Billboard magazine's charts in 1955. Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ...

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Top hits on record

• "Ain't That A Shame" - Pat Boone
• "Arrivederci Roma" - Georgia Gibbs
• "Band Of Gold" - Don Cherry
• "A Blossom Fell" - Nat King Cole
• "Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White" – Perez Prado
• "Cool Water" - Frankie Laine
• "Croce Di Oro" - Patti Page
• "Cry Me A River" - Julie London
• "Dance With Me, Henry" - Georgia Gibbs
• "Danger! Heartbreak Ahead" - Jaye P. Morgan
• "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup" - Nat King Cole
• "Earth Angel" - The Crew Cuts
• "Gum Drop" - The Crew Cuts
• "The Great Pretender" - The Platters
• "Hawk-Eye" - Frankie Laine
• "He", recorded by
  • Al Hibbler
  • McGuire Sisters
• "Heart" - Eddie Fisher
• "How Important Can It Be?" - Joni James
• "Hummingbird", recorded by
  • Frankie Laine
  • Les Paul and Mary Ford
• "I Hear You Knocking" – Gale Storm
• "I Need You Now" - Eddie Fisher
• "I Want You To Be My Baby" - Georgia Gibbs
• "If I Give My Heart To You", recorded by
  • Doris Day
  • Denise Lor
• "In The Beginning" - Frankie Laine
• "It's A Sin To Tell A Lie" - Somethin' Smith & The Redheads
• "Let Me Go, Lover" - Joan Weber
• "Let's Go Fishin'" - Frankie Laine & Jimmy Boyd
• "Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing" - The Four Aces featuring Al Alberts
• "Love Me Or Leave Me" - Doris Day
• "Maybelline" - Chuck Berry
• "Melody of Love" - Billy Vaughn
• "Memories Are Made Of This" - Dean Martin
• "Moments to Remember" - The Four Lads
• "My Friend" - Frankie Laine
• "Never Look Back" - Doris Day
• "Only You (And You Alone)" - The Platters
• "Playmates" - The Fontane Sisters
• "Rock Around The Clock" - Bill Haley & the Comets
• "Rock And Roll Waltz" - Kay Starr
• "Same Old Saturday Night" - Frank Sinatra
• "Seventeen" - The Fontane Sisters
• "Sincerely" – McGuire Sisters
• "Sixteen Tons", recorded by
  • Tennessee Ernie Ford
  • Frankie Laine
• "Smack Dab In The Middle" - The Mills Brothers
• "Song Of Seventeen" - Petty King
• "Stars Fell On Alabama" - Frankie Laine & Buck Clayton
• "Suddenly There's A Valley" - Gogi Grant
• "Teenage Prayer" – Gale Storm
• "That Old Feeling" - Frankie Laine & Buck Clayton
• "That Old Feeling" - Patti Page
• "Tweedle Dee" - Georgia Gibbs
• "Unchained Melody", recorded by
  • Les Baxter
  • Roy Hamilton
  • Al Hibbler
• "A Woman In Love" - Frankie Laine
• "The Yellow Rose Of Texas" - Mitch Miller & The Gang

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Top R&B and Country Hits on record

• "Ain't That A Shame" - Fats Domino
• "Earth Angel" - Penguins
• "Flip, Flop & Fly" - Joe Turner
• "Tweedle Dee" - LaVern Baker
• "Folsom Prison Blues" - Johnny Cash

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Published popular music

• "Adelaide"     w.m. Frank Loesser
• "Ain't That A Shame"     w.m. Antoine Domino & Dave Bartholomew
• "Ain't That Lovin' You Baby"     w.m. Jimmy Reed
• "All At Once You Love Her"     w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers
• "Arrivederci Roma"     w. (Eng) Carl Sigman m. Renato Ranucci
• "Ballad Of Davy Crockett"     w. Tom Blackburn m. George Bruns
• "Banana Boat (Day O)"     trad West Indies arr. William Attaway and Irving Burgie (aka Lord Burgess)
• "Band Of Gold"     w. Bob Musel m. Jack Taylor
• "The Bible Tells Me So"     w.m. Dale Evans
• "Black Denim Trousers And Motorcycle Boots"     w.m. Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
• "Blue Monday"     w.m. Antoine "Fats" Domino & Dave Bartholomew
• "Blue Star" w. Edward Heyman m. Victor Young
• "Blue Suede Shoes"     w.m. Carl Perkins
• "Bo Diddley"     w.m. Ellas McDaniel
• "Charlie Brown"     w.m. Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
• "Christmas Alphabet"     Buddy Kaye, Jules Loman
• "Dance With Me, Henry"     w.m. Johnny Otis, Hank Ballard & Etta James aka "Wallflower"
• "Domani"     w. Tony Velona m. Ulpio Minucci
• "Don't Be Angry"     w.m. Nappy Brown, Rose Marie McCoy & Fred Mendelsohn
• "Dreamboat"     w.m. Jack Hoffman
• "Dungaree Doll"     w. Ben Raleigh m. Sherman Edwards
• "Folsom Prison Blues"     w.m. Johnny Cash
• "The Great Pretender"     w.m. Buck Ram
• "Hallelujah I Love Her So"     w.m. Ray Charles
• "He"     w. Jack Mullan m. Jack Richards
• "He's a Tramp" w.m. Peggy Lee and Sonny Burke. Introduced by Peggy Lee in the animated film Lady and the Tramp
• "Heart"     w.m. Richard Adler & Jerry Ross
• "Hey, Mister Banjo"     w.m. Freddy Morgan & Norman Malkin
• "I Hear You Knocking"     w.m. Dave Bartholomew & Pearl King
• "I Never Has Seen Snow"     w. Truman Capote & Harold Arlen m. Harold Arlen
• "I'm In Love Again"     w.m. Antoine Domino & Dave Bartholomew
• "In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning"     w. Bob Hilliard m. Dave Mann
• "Innamorata"     w. Jack Brooks m. Harry Warren Introduced by Dean Martin in the film Artists And Models
• "It's Almost Tomorrow"     w. Wade Buff m. Gene Adkinson
• "Jamaica Farewell"     w.m. Lord Burgess
• "Jim Dandy"     w.m. Lincoln Chase
• "Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)"     w.m. Forest Wilson, Jake Porter & Eunice Levy
• "Learnin' The Blues"     w.m. Dolores Vicki Silvers
• "Life Could Not Better Be"     w.m. Sylvia Fine & Sammy Cahn. Introduced by Danny Kaye in the film The Court Jester.
• "Little One"     w.m. Cole Porter
• "Love and Marriage"     w. Sammy Cahn m. James Van Heusen
• "Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing"     w. Paul Francis Webster m. Sammy Fain
• "Maybelline"     w.m. Chuck Berry, Russ Frato & Alan Freed
• "Memories Are Made Of This"     w.m. Terry Gilkyson, Rich Dehr & Frank Miller
• "Mind If I Make Love To You"     w.m. Cole Porter
• "Moments To Remember"     w. Al Stillman m. Robert Allen
• "Mr. Wonderful"     w.m. Jerry Bock, George David Weiss & Larry Holofcener
• "My Boy - Flat Top"     w.m. Boyd Bennett & John Young Jr
• "No, Not Much"     w. Al Stillman m. Robert Allen
• "Once-A-Year Day"     w.m. Richard Adler & Jerry Ross from the musical The Pajama Game
• "An Occasional Man" w.m. Ralph Blane & Hugh Martin. Introduced by Gloria DeHaven in the film The Girl Rush
• "Paper Roses"     w. Janice Torre m. Fred Spielman
• "Pet Me Poppa"     w.m. Frank Loesser
• "Pete Kelly's Blues"     w. Sammy Cahn m. Ray Heindorf
• "Relax-Ay-Voo"     Sammy Cahn & Arthur Schwartz
• "Robin Hood" w.m. Carl Sigman. Theme song of the Television series starring Richard Greene.
• "The Rock And Roll Waltz"     w. Dick Ware m. Shorty Allen
• "Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie"     w.m. Bill Haley
• "Same Old Saturday Night"     w. Sammy Cahn m. Frank Reardon
• "See You Later Alligator"     w.m. Robert Guidry
• "Seven-And-A-Half Cents"     w.m. Richard Adler & Jerry Ross
• "The Siamese Cat Song"     w.m. Peggy Lee & Sonny Burke. Introduced by Peggy Lee in the animated film Lady and the Tramp.
• "A Sleepin' Bee"     w. Truman Capote & Harold Arlen m. Harold Arlen. Introduced in the musical House of Flowers by Diahann Carroll, Ada Moore, Dolores Harper and Enid Mosier
• "Smokey Joe's Café"     w.m. Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
• "Softly, Softly"     Pierre Dudan, Paddy Roberts & Mark Paul
• "Something's Gotta Give"     w.m. Johnny Mercer. Introduced by Fred Astaire in the musical film Daddy Long Legs.
• "Speedoo"     w.m. Esther Navarro
• "Stereophonic Sound"     w.m. Cole Porter from the musical Silk Stockings
• "A Story Untold"     Leroy Griffin
• "Suddenly There's A Valley"     w.m. Chuck Meyer & Biff Jones
• "The Tender Trap"     w. Sammy Cahn m. James Van Heusen. Introduced by Frank Sinatra in the film The Tender Trap.
• "Theme From "East Of Eden""     m. Leonard Rosenman
• "Tina Marie"     w.m. Bob Merrill
• "Tutti Frutti"     w.m. Richard Penniman, D. La Bostrie & Joe Lubin
• "Two Lost Souls"     w.m. Richard Adler & Jerry Ross. Introduced by Gwen Verdon and Stephen Douglass in the musical Damn Yankees
• "Unchained Melody"     w. Hy Zaret m. Alex North
• "Wake The Town And Tell The People"     w. Sammy Gallop m. Jerry Livingston
• "The Wallflower" (aka "Dance With Me Henry")     w.m. Johnny Otis, Hank Ballard & Etta James
• "Whatever Lola Wants"     w.m. Richard Adler & Jerry Ross. Introduced by Gwen Verdon in the musical Damn Yankees. Gwen also performed the song in the 1958 film version.
• "Why Do Fools Fall In Love?"     w.m. Frankie Lymon & George Goldner
• "A Woman In Love"     w.m. Frank Loesser
• "You Don't Know Me"     w.m. Cindy Walker & Eddy Arnold
• "You're Sensational"     w.m. Cole Porter. Introduced by Frank Sinatra in the musical film High Society

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(Love Is) the Tender Trap is a popular song. ... Sammy Cahn (June 18, 1913 - January 15, 1993) was a songwriter and musician, playing the piano and violin. ... James Van Heusen (January 26, 1913 - February 7, 1990), often credited as Jimmy Van Heusen, was an American composer. ... Sinatra redirects here. ... Tina Marie is a popular song. ... Bob (Robert) Merrill (born Henry Lavan May 17, 1921? or ? 1923?- February 17, 1998) was a Jewish-American composer and lyricist. ... Tutti Frutti is an early rock and roll song by Little Richard. ... Little Richard (born Richard Wayne Penniman, December 5, 1932 in Macon, Georgia) is a pioneer of rock and roll though he says (quoted in Hamm 1979, p. ... Richard Adler was born on 23rd August 1923 in New York, NY, USA. He is a lyricist, composer and producer of several Broadway shows. ... Jerry Ross (March 9, 1926 – November 11, 1955) was a Jewish-American lyricist and composer whose works for the musical theater include Damn Yankees and The Pajama Game, both of which achieved major success during the Golden Age of Broadway. ... Gwen Evelyn Verdon (January 13, 1925 in Culver City, California – October 18, 2000 in Woodstock, Vermont) was an acclaimed Tony Award winning American dancer and actress. ... Stephen Douglass (1921- ) Stephen Douglass was born as Stephen Fitch in Mount Vernon, Ohio, USA on 27 September 1921. ... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... Damn Yankees is a musical comedy, a modern retelling of the Faust legend set in Washington, D.C., with book by Douglass Wallop and George Abbott and music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. ... Unchained Melody is one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, by some counts having spawned over 500 versions. ... Hy Zaret is the pen name for William Albert Stirrat (November 5, 1919—July 2, 2004). ... Alex North (December 4, 1910 - September 8, 1991) was an American composer responsible for the first jazz based film score (A Streetcar Named Desire) and the first truly modernist film score (Viva Zapata!). Born in Chester, Pennsylvania, Alex North was an original composer probably even by the classical music standards... This article needs to be wikified. ... The Wallflower (also known as Dance with Me, Henry) is a popular song. ... Johnny Otis Johnny Otis (born Ioannis (Yannis) Veliotes on December 28, 1921 in Vallejo, California) is an American blues and rhythm and blues pianist, vibraphonist, drummer, singer, bandleader, and impresario. ... Hank Ballard (November 18, 1927 - March 2, 2003) was an American R&B singer and a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... Etta James (born Jamesetta Hawkins January 25, 1938 in Los Angeles, California) is an American Blues, R&B and Gospel singer. ... Whatever Lola Wants is a popular song (sometimes rendered as Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets.) The music and words were written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross for the musical play Damn Yankees. ... Richard Adler was born on 23rd August 1923 in New York, NY, USA. He is a lyricist, composer and producer of several Broadway shows. ... Jerry Ross (March 9, 1926 – November 11, 1955) was a Jewish-American lyricist and composer whose works for the musical theater include Damn Yankees and The Pajama Game, both of which achieved major success during the Golden Age of Broadway. ... Gwen Evelyn Verdon (January 13, 1925 in Culver City, California – October 18, 2000 in Woodstock, Vermont) was an acclaimed Tony Award winning American dancer and actress. ... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... 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Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter from Indiana. ... Sinatra redirects here. ... The musical film is a film genre in which several songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative. ... High Society is a 1956 musical film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in VistaVision with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. ...

Classical music

• Arthur Bliss - Violin Concerto
• Henry Cowell - Symphony No. 12
• George Crumb - Diptych for orchestra
• George Crumb - Sonata for solo cello
• Mario Davidovsky - Quintet for Clarinet and Strings
• Mario Davidovsky - Suite Sinfonica Para "El Payaso" for orchestra
• Einar Englund - Piano Concerto No. 1
• Ferenc Farkas - Bukki Varlatok
• Hans Werner Henze - Symphony No. 4
• Alan Hovhaness - Symphony No. 2 Mysterious Mountain
• Witold Lutosławski - Dance Preludes (2nd version for clarinet and chamber group)
• Bohuslav Martinů - The Epic of Gilgamesh
• Bohuslav Martinů - Oboe Concerto
• Darius Milhaud - Symphony No. 5
• Darius Milhaud - Symphony No. 6
• Luigi Nono - Il Canto Sospeso, for soli, chorus, and orchestra
• Luigi Nono - Incontri, for 24 instruments
• Walter Piston - Symphony No. 6
• Edmund Rubbra - Piano Concerto
• John Serry, Sr. - American Rhapsody
• Alexandre Tansman - Concerto for Orchestra
• Alexandre Tansman - Capriccio for Orchestra
• Michael Tippett - Sonata for Four Horns
• Ernst Toch - Symphony No. 3
• Ralph Vaughan Williams - Symphony No. 8
• William Walton - Johannesburg Festival Overture
• Franz Waxman - Sinfonietta for Strings and Timpani
• Iannis Xenakis - Pithoprakta for orchestra

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Opera

• Carlisle Floyd - Susannah
• Dmitri Kabalevsky - Nikita Vershinin

The Teatro alla Scala in Milan. ... Carlisle Floyd (born 1926 in Latta, South Carolina) is an American opera composer. ... Dmitrij Borisovič Kabalevskij (Russian Дмитрий Борисович Кабалевский, commonly transliterated in English as Dmitri Borisovich Kabalevsky) (1904 - 1987) His Life Dmitri Kabalevsky Kabalevsky was a celebrated...

Musical theater

• The Amazing Adele     Philadelphia production
• Ankles Aweigh     Broadway production
• Catch A Star     Broadway production
• Damn Yankees (Richard Adler and Jerry Ross) - Broadway production
• Kismet     London production opened at the Stoll Theatre on April 20 and ran for 648 performances
• The Pajama Game (Richard Adler and Jerry Ross) - London production opened at the Coliseum on October 13 and ran for 501 performances
• Phoenix '55     Broadway production
• Pipe Dream (Rodgers & Hammerstein) - Broadway production
• Plain And Fancy     Broadway production
• Romance in Candlelight London production opened at the Piccadilly Theatre on September 15 and ran for 53 performances
• Seventh Heaven     Broadway production opened at the ANTA Playhouse on May 26 and ran for 44 performances
• Shoestring Revue     Broadway production
• Silk Stockings     Broadway production
• Wonderful Town (Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden and Adolph Green) - London production opened at the Princes Theatre on February 24 and ran for 207 performances

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Musical films

• Artists And Models released November 7 starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
• The Benny Goodman Story
• Daddy Long Legs
• Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
• The Girl Rush starring Rosalind Russell, Fernando Lamas, Eddie Albert and Gloria DeHaven.
• It's Always Fair Weather

• King's Rhapsody starring Anna Neagle and Erroll Flynn

• Kismet
• Lady and the Tramp     Animated feature
• Love Me Or Leave Me
• Oklahoma!
• Pete Kelly's Blues
• Seven Little Foys
• A Star Is Born

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Musical television

• Heidi     television production
• Our Town     television production
• Together With Music     television production

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Births

• January 3 - Helen O'Hara, British musician
• January 8 - Mike Reno, Loverboy
• January 13 - Fred White, Earth Wind and Fire
• January 13 - Trevor Rabin, Yes
• January 17 - Steve Earle
• January 19 - Simon Rattle, conductor
• January 26 - Eddie Van Halen, musician
• January 27 - Richard Young, Kentucky Headhunters
• February 18 - Riff Regan, real name Miles Tredinnick, lead singer in London.
• February 23 - Howard Jones
• March 2 - Jay Osmond, The Osmonds
• March 10 - Bunny DeBarge, DeBarge
• March 15 - Dee Snider, Twisted Sister
• March 31 - Angus Young, AC/DC
• April 13 - Louis Johnson, The Brothers Johnson
• April 17 - Pete Shelley Buzzcocks
• April 21 - Ebiet G. Ade
• May 9 - Anne Sofie von Otter
• May 12 - Kix Brooks, Country singer Brooks & Dunn
• May 20 - Steve George, Mr. Mister
• May 20 - Zbigniew Preisner, composer
• May 21 - Stan Lynch, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
• May 28 - John McGeoch, Magazine, PiL, and Siouxsie & the Banshees, (d. 2004)
• May 29 - Pascal Dusapin, French composer
• May 30 - Nicky Headon, The Clash
• June 7 - Joey Scarbury
• June 23 - Glenn Danzig, lead singer for Danzig
• June 26 - Mick Jones, The Clash
• July 4 - John Waite
• July 18 - Terry Chambers, XTC
• July 21 - Howie Epstein, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
• August 9 - Benjamin Orr, The Cars
• August 17 - Colin Moulding, XTC
• August 29 - Diamanda Galás
• September 3 - Steve Jones, The Sex Pistols
• September 9 - Ivan Smirnov
• September 13 - Andreas Staier, classical harpsichordist and fortepianist
• October 2 - Philip Oakey, Human League
• October 7 - Yo-Yo Ma, cellist
• October 16 - Leonid Desyatnikov, composer
• October 21:
  • Fred Hersch, American jazz pianist
  • Rich Mullins (+ 1997)
• October 25 - Matthias Jabs, The Scorpions
• October 29 - Kevin Dubrow, Quiet Riot
• November 21 - Kyle Gann, composer, teacher and critic
• November 23 - Ludovico Einaudi, Italian composer and pianist
• November 30 - Billy Idol
• December 6 - Bright Sheng, composer
• December 15 - Paul Simonon, The Clash

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Earth, Wind & Fire was a legendary American funk band, formed in Chicago in 1969. ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Trevor Rabin onstage with Yes, 1995 Trevor Rabin (born Trevor Charles Rabin on January 13, 1954) is a South African guitarist and film composer, best known for being the guitarist and songwriter for the progressive rock band Yes from 1983 - 1995, and since then, as a film composer. ... Yes are an English progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. ... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Earle performing at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco, CA, October 2, 2005. ... January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Simon Rattle recording Porgy and Bess with the London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road in 1988 Sir Simon Denis Rattle, CBE OL (born January 19, 1955) is an English conductor. ... January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Kentucky Headhunters are an influential country rock group whose early albums were embraced by both country and rock fans, and maintain a cult following among alt-country fans to this day. ... February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Riff Regan (real name Miles Tredinnick. ... In a varied career in the entertainment industry Miles Tredinnick (born February 18, 1955) has been a rock singer, TV comedy scriptwriter, songwriter, playwright, novelist and tour guide. ... London were a four piece punk band formed in London in 1976 and were best known for their wild stage act. ... February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Howard Jones (born John Howard Jones on February 23, 1955) is an English singer and songwriter. ... March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ... The Osmonds are an American family pop group who achieved enormous worldwide success as teenybopper idols in the 1970s. ... The Osmonds are an American family pop group who achieved enormous worldwide success as teenybopper idols in the 1970s. ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in leap years). ... Ethelene Bunny Debarge, born March 15, 1955 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is a female soprano who was a member of the 1980s Motown group DeBarge. ... DeBarge was an American singing group that specialized in R&B and soul music. ... March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... Dee Snider (on right) Dee Snider in his Twisted Sister persona Daniel Dee Snider (born March 15, 1955 in Massapequa, New York, United States). ... Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal band from New York City. ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... Angus McKinnon Young, born March 31, 1955 in Glasgow, Scotland, is a guitarist and songwriter who has been the lead guitarist of Australian hard rock band AC/DC since the group was formed in 1973. ... This article is about the band. ... April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... There are two articles in Wikipedia about people named Louis Johnson. ... The Brothers Johnson is a band consisting of the musicians George Johnson (Lightnin Licks) and Louis Johnson (Thunder Thumbs). After touring with various artists like Bobby Womack and Billy Preston, Quincy Jones hired them for a tour in Japan and produced their debut LP Look out for Number 1, released... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... Pete Shelley was born as Peter McNeish on April 17, 1955 in Leigh. ... 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PIL could mean Python Imaging Library PlantageNet Internet Limited In India, Public interest litigation Public Image Limited - a band Portland Interscholastic League This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Siouxsie and the Banshees were a British rock band that formed in 1976. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... Pascal Dusapin (29th May, 1955), is a French composer born in Nancy. ... May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... The Clash were an English rock band active from 1976 to 1986. ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... 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For the United States holiday, the Fourth of July, see Independence Day (United States). ... Missing You record cover John Charles Waite, born on July 4, 1955, in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, is a rock singer. ... July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... Terry Chambers was born in Swindon, Wiltshire, UK on July 18th, 1955. ... XTC are an influential new wave band from Swindon, England. ... July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... Howard Norman Epstein (1955-2003), was one of the most noted bass guitarists in rock music. ... Tom Petty Thomas Earl Petty (born October 20, 1953 in Gainesville, Florida) is an American musician. ... August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... Benjamin Orr (1947-2000) was the bass guitar player and one of the lead writers and vocalists for the New Wave band The Cars. ... The Cars were a popular American New Wave band, fronted by Ric Ocasek, that emerged out of the early punk scene in the late 1970s. ... August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Colin Moulding (born August 17, 1955, in Swindon, Wiltshire, England) is a founding member of the new wave rock/pop group XTC, its second songwriter, vocalist, and bassist. ... XTC are an influential new wave band from Swindon, England. ... August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... Diamanda Galás, pictured in the early 2000s. ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Steve Jones Steven Phillip Jones (born September 3, 1955) is a British rock and roll guitarist and singer, best known as a guitarist for the punk band Sex Pistols. ... The Sex Pistols in 1977. ... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... Ivan Nikolaevitch Smirnov (Russian: born September 9, 1955) — a Russian guitarist. ... September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... Andreas Staier (born September 13, 1955 in Göttingen) is a German pianist and harpsichordist. ... October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... Philip Oakey (b. ... The Human League are an English synthpop band formed in 1977, who, after several changes in line up, achieved great popularity in the 1980s and a limited comeback in the mid-1990s. ... October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Yo-Yo Ma (Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: MÇŽ YÇ’uyÇ’u) (born October 7, 1955) is a French-born Chinese American virtuoso cellist, considered one of the finest in the world. ... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years). ... Leonid Desyatnikov Leonid Arkadievich Desyatnikov (Russian: Леони́д Арка́дьевич Деся́тников, born: October 16, 1955, Kharkiv) is a Russian composer. ... October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining. ... Fred Hersch (born October 21, 1955 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a contemporary American jazz pianist who has become a consistent and highly demanded performer on the international jazz scene. ... now. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Matthias Jabs (born October 25, 1955) is a German guitarist and songwriter. ... The Scorpions were a beat goup, originally from Manchester in Engeland, but they have become popular notably in the Netherlands. ... October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band, whose 1983 & 1984 success contributed to launching the 1980s glam metal scene. ... November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Kyle Gann (born November 21 1955) is a composer and music critic born in Dallas, Texas. ... November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... Ludovico Einaudi Ludovico Einaudi (Born in Turin, 1955) is a modern-day italian composer and pianist particularly noted for the use of developing melodious phrases in his piano compositions. ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days remaining. ... Billy Idol (born William Michael Albert Broad, 30 November 1955 in Middlesex) is an English hard rock/new wave musician. ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Bright Sheng (surname Sheng, born Sheng Liang, Shanghai, China, December 6, 1955) is a Chinese composer of contemporary classical music. ... December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Paul Simonon Paul Gustave Simonon (born December 15, 1955 in Brixton, England) is best known as the bass guitar player for punk rock band The Clash. ... The Clash were an English rock band active from 1976 to 1986. ...

Deaths

• February 14 - Charles Cuvillier, composer of operettas
• March 12 - Charlie Parker, Jazz saxophonist, heart failure
• May 4 - George Enescu, composer
• July 25 - Isaak Dunayevsky, conductor and composer
• August 5 - Carmen Miranda, singer
• November 11 - Jerry Ross, songwriter
• November 22 - Joseph Guy Ropartz, composer and conductor
• November 27 - Arthur Honegger, composer
• date unknown - Oskar Adler, violinist and music critic
• date unknown - Bessie Brown, blues singer
• date unknown - Willy Burkhard, composer
• date unknown - Harry Parr Davies, composer and songwriter
• date unknown - Vernon Isley, original Isley brother, killed in an accident aged 13
• date unknown - Annette Mills, partner of "Muffin the Mule"

February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Charles Cuvillier (24 April 1877 - 14 February 1955) was a French composer of operetta. ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in leap years). ... Charlie Parker Charles Bird Parker, Jr. ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... George Enescu George Enescu (pronunciation in Romanian: ; known in France as Georges Enesco) (August 19, 1881, Liveni – May 4, 1955, Paris) was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher, preeminent Romanian musician of the 20th century, one of the greatest performers of his time. ... July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... Isaak Dunayevsky Isaak Osipovich Dunayevsky also Dunaevsky or Dunaevski (Russian: ; 30 January [O.S. 18 January] 1900 Lokhvitsa, Poltava - 25 July 1955, Moscow) was a Soviet composer and conductor, who specialized in light music for operetta and film comedies, frequently working with the film director Grigory Aleksandrov. ... August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... Carmen Miranda (February 9, 1909 – August 5, 1955); birth name Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha, GCIH) was a Portuguese-Brazilian samba singer and motion picture star most active in the 1940s. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... Jerry Ross (March 9, 1926 – November 11, 1955) was a Jewish-American lyricist and composer whose works for the musical theater include Damn Yankees and The Pajama Game, both of which achieved major success during the Golden Age of Broadway. ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Joseph Guy Ropartz (1864 - 1955) was a French composer and conductor. ... November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Arthur Honegger in 1921. ... Adler, Oskar (1875-1955), Austrian violinist, physician and esoteric savant, a close friend of Arnold Schoenberg from their schooldays, taught him the rudiments of music, gave him his first grounding in philosophy, and played chamber music with him. ... Bessie Brown (Cleveland, Ohio 1895 - ?), also known as The Original Bessie Brown, was a blues and classic jazz singer. ... Willy Burkhard (1900 - 1955) was a Swiss composer. ... Harry Parr Davies (1914-1955) was a Welsh composer and songwriter. ... Vernon Isley (1942-1955) was a singer and one of the original members of the family band The Isley Brothers during the time the group began their career as a gospel quartet where Vernon shared co-lead singing duties with older brother Ronald. ... The Isley Brothers are an American pop, R&B, funk and soul group who began their musical career in Cincinnati in the early 1950s. ... Annette Mills was a British dancer, actress and broadcaster. ...

External Charts

• Pop Culture Madness 1955 Pop Music Chart