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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1960. ==Events== *January 14 – Elvis Presley is promoted to Sergeant in the United States Army. *January 25 – The National Association of Broadcasters in the United States reacts to the payola scandal by threatening fines for any disc jockeys accepting money for playing particular records. *February 6 – Songwriter Jesse Belvin dies in an automobile accident in Los Angeles; he is co-author of "Earth Angel", The Penguins' classic from 1954. *March 5 – Elvis Presley returns home from serving in the U.S. Army in Germany, having stopped off on March 2 at Glasgow Prestwick Airport, his only time in the U.K.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://digital.nls.uk/scotlandspages/timeline/1960.html )〕 *March 15 – Jussi Björling suffers a heart attack before a performance at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. He goes on to perform, but dies six months later in Sweden. *March 29 – The 5th Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Royal Festival Hall, London, is won by France with the song "Tom Pillibi", sung by Jacqueline Boyer. *Spring – "Skokiaan" by Bill Haley & His Comets becomes the band's final single to make it onto the American sales charts (with the exception of a 1974 reissue of "Rock Around the Clock"). *April 1 – Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Elvis Presley, Dean Martin and Mitch Miller film ''Sinatra's Timex Special'' for ABC at Miami, Florida's Fountainbleu Hotel. *April 2 – The National Association of Recording Merchandisers presents its first annual awards in Las Vegas, Nevada. *April 4 – RCA Victor Records announces that it will release all pop singles in mono and stereo simultaneously, the first record company to do so. Elvis Presley's single "Stuck on You" is RCA's first mono/stereo release. *April 17 – Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent and Cochran's girlfriend Sharon Sheeley are injured in a car accident near Chippenham in England. Cochran dies in a hospital in Bath, Somerset, from severe brain injuries. *April 20 – Elvis Presley returns to Hollywood for the first time since coming home from Germany to film ''G.I. Blues''. *May 2 – The Drifters' Ben E. King leaves the group and signs a solo record contract with ATCO Records. *May 20–28 – The Beatles, as the Silver Beetles (uncredited), play their first ever tour, as a backing group for Johnny Gentle on a tour of Scotland. The lineup comprises John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stuart Sutcliffe and Tommy Moore. *June 30 – Opening of Lionel Bart's ''Oliver!'' in London's West End. *July – The Shadows' instrumental ''Apache'' is released in the U.K. *July 30 – "Battle of Beaulieu": At an English jazz festival at Beaulieu, Hampshire, fans of trad jazz come to blows with progressives. *August 17 – The Beatles make their debut under this name in Hamburg, Germany. The band at the time comprises John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stu Sutcliffe on bass and Pete Best on drums. *August 27 – The Louisiana Hayride put on its final radio show. *October – Dion DiMucci splits from Dion and The Belmonts. *October 16 – A single concert at the Donaueschingen Festival premieres Penderecki's ''Anaklasis'' and Messiaen's ''Chronochromie''. *November 13 – Sammy Davis, Jr. marries May Britt. *December – Édith Piaf's recording of "Non, je ne regrette rien" is released in France. *The last 78 rpm records are released in the U.S. and the U.K. *English rock musician Ritchie Blackmore's musical career begins. *Renato Carosone announces his retirement, at the height of his popularity. *Dalida and Charles Aznavour share the Grand Prix Award for best Italian song. *Ian Lake launches the ''Music of our Time Festival'' in London for hitherto unknown composers. *Indian santoor player Shivkumar Sharma records his first solo album. *14-year-old Neil Young founds The Jades with Ken Koblun. 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「1960 in music」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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