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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1958. ==Events== * February - 45,000 people in one week watch performances of "rokabirī" music by Japanese singers at the first Nichigeki Western Carnival. * February 14 – The Iranian government bans rock & roll, claiming that this form of music is against the concepts of Islam and is a health hazard. Iranian doctors warn of the risk of injuries to the hips from the "extreme gyrations" of rock & roll dances. * March 12 * * Billie Holiday is given a year's probation by a Philadelphia court following her arrest and guilty plea on narcotics possession charges in 1956. * * In Hilversum, Netherlands, ''"Dors, mon amour"'' sung by André Claveau (music by Pierre Delanoë, text by Hubert Giraud) wins the third annual Eurovision Song Contest for France. Domenico Modugno places third for Italy with ''"Nel blu, dipinto di blu"'', retitled ''"Volare"'', which will reach No. 1 in the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and will win two Grammy Awards next year for Record of the Year and Song of the Year for 1958. * April 10 - Cleo Laine marries John Dankworth. * March 24 – Elvis Presley enters the U.S. Army. * May 30 – Béla Bartók's ''Violin Concerto No. 1'' is premiered in Basel, 50 years after it was composed * August 4 – Billboard magazine launches its "Hot 100" singles chart, with Ricky Nelson's "Poor Little Fool" as the #1 record. * September 24 – Italian singers Natalino Otto and Flo Sandon's scout the young, talented Mina * The Festival dei Due Mondi is founded by Gian Carlo Menotti. * Marvin Gaye begins recording with his first group. * Otis Williams & the Distants begin their musical career. They will later join with The Primes and become The Temptations. * Phil Spector begins his recording career. * Dalida receives the Music Hall "Bravos" along with Yves Montand. * RCA introduces its first stereo LPs. * The major record labels begin to cease production of 78 rpm records. * Kenny Rogers signs his first recording contract with a major record label and makes his first national TV performance on American Bandstand. * Fred Foster opens Monument Records in Hendersonville, Tennessee. * Ernesto Bonino leaves the USA and returns to Italy. * Bob Bogle and Don Wilson founds the surf instrumental group The Ventures. * The Country Music Association (CMA) is founded as the first trade association dedicated to a single music genre. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1958 in music」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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