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    Beverly Sills in 1956

    This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1956.

    Specific locations[edit]

    Specific genres[edit]

    Events[edit]

    Albums released[edit]

    Biggest hit singles[edit]

    Hitmaker Fats Domino in 1956

    The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1956.[5]

    # Artist Title Year Country Chart entries
    1 Doris Day Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) 1956 US UK 1 – Jun 1956 (22 weeks), Flanders 1 – Dec 1956 (6 months), Radio Luxembourg sheet music 1 for 5 weeks – Sep 1956, Record Mirror 1 for 6 weeks – Aug 1956, Australia 1 for 8 weeks – Sep 1956, France 1 for 1 week – Jan 1957, Oscar in 1956 (film 'The Man Who Knew Too Much'), US Billboard 2 – Jun 1956 (27 weeks), US CashBox 3 – Jun 1956 (25 weeks), Italy 4 of 1957, US CashBox 5 of 1956, Your Hit Parade 5 of 1956, Brazil 16 of 1957, US BB 23 of 1956, RYM 23 of 1956, POP 23 of 1956, Europe 27 of the 1950s (1956), UKMIX 34, AFI 48, RIAA 165
    2 Fats Domino Blueberry Hill 1956 US Belgium 1 – Jun 1976 (10 weeks), Grammy Hall of Fame in 1987 (1956), US BB 2 of 1957, Holland 2 – Jun 1976 (10 weeks), POP 2 of 1957, Europe 3 of the 1950s (1956), US Billboard 4 – Sep 1956 (27 weeks), US CashBox 4 – Oct 1956 (13 weeks), RYM 5 of 1956, UK 6 – Dec 1956 (15 weeks), Flanders 7 – Mar 1957 (5 months), DDD 8 of 1956, France 10 – May 1976 (1 week), D.Marsh 17 of 1956, RIAA 18, nuTsie 31 of 1950s, US CashBox 39 of 1956, DMDB 55 (1956), Brazil 74 of 1957, Rolling Stone 81, Acclaimed 153 (1956), one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500
    3 Elvis Presley Hound Dog 1956 US US Billboard 1 – Aug 1956 (28 weeks), US CashBox 1 – Jul 1956 (21 weeks), Grammy Hall of Fame in 1988 (1956), RYM 1 of 1956, DDD 1 of 1956, US 4 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Jul 1999), UK 2 – Sep 1956 (25 weeks), US BB 2 of 1956, POP 2 of 1956, nuTsie 8 of 1950s, D.Marsh 11 of 1956, Flanders 13 – Nov 1956 (2 months), US CashBox 15 of 1956, UKMIX 15, Brazil 17 of 1956, Rolling Stone 19, DMDB 20 (1956), Acclaimed 52 (1956), Europe 57 of the 1950s (1956), Scrobulate 60 of oldies, RIAA 68, Italy 72 of 1956, WXPN 692, Global 7 (10 M sold) – 1956, Party 281 of 1999
    4 Elvis Presley Heartbreak Hotel 1956 US US Billboard 1 – Mar 1956 (27 weeks), US CashBox 1 – Mar 1956 (21 weeks), Grammy Hall of Fame in 1995 (1956), D.Marsh 1 of 1956, US 2 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Jul 1999), UK 2 – May 1956 (22 weeks), RYM 2 of 1956, 4 in 2FM list, US CashBox 6 of 1956, Your Hit Parade 6 of 1956, Europe 7 of the 1950s (1956), Scrobulate 13 of rock & roll, DDD 15 of 1956, Acclaimed 19 (1956), US BB 22 of 1956, UKMIX 22, POP 22 of 1956, DMDB 26 (1956), Brazil 37 of 1956, Rolling Stone 45, nuTsie 45 of 1950s, Italy 49 of 1956, RIAA 87, WXPN 730, one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500
    5 Elvis Presley Don't Be Cruel 1956 US US Billboard 1 – Aug 1956 (27 weeks), US CashBox 1 – Aug 1956 (21 weeks), US CashBox 1 of 1956, Your Hit Parade 1 of 1956, Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002 (1956), RYM 1 of 1956, DDD 4 of 1956, D.Marsh 11 of 1956, DMDB 12 (1956), Europe 14 of the 1950s (1956), nuTsie 15 of 1950s, Belgium 17 – Sep 1977 (2 weeks), US BB 19 of 1956, Brazil 19 of 1956, POP 19 of 1956, UK 24 – Jun 1978 (12 weeks), RIAA 68, Acclaimed 74 (1956), Italy 92 of 1958, Rolling Stone 197, WXPN 543

    US No. 1 hit singles[edit]

    These singles reached the top of US Billboard magazine's charts in 1956.

    First week Number of weeks Title Artist
    January 14, 1956 5 "Memories Are Made of This" Dean Martin
    February 18, 1956 1 "Rock and Roll Waltz" Kay Starr
    February 25, 1956 4 "Lisbon Antigua" Nelson Riddle
    March 24, 1956 4 "The Poor People of Paris" Les Baxter
    April 21, 1956 8 "Heartbreak Hotel" Elvis Presley
    June 16, 1956 6 "The Wayward Wind" Gogi Grant
    July 28, 1956 1 "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" Elvis Presley
    August 4, 1956 2 "My Prayer" The Platters
    August 18, 1956 11 "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog" Elvis Presley
    November 3, 1956 5 "Love Me Tender" Elvis Presley
    December 8, 1956 9 "Singing the Blues" Guy Mitchell

    Top hits on record[edit]

  • "Ain't Got No Home" – Clarence "Frogman" Henry
  • "Allegheny Moon" – Patti Page
  • "And This Is My Beloved" – Mario Lanza
  • "Any Way You Want Me" – Elvis Presley
  • "Are You Satisfied?" – Rusty Draper
  • "Bambino" – Dalida
  • "Be-Bop-A-Lula" – Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps
  • "Blue Suede Shoes" – Carl Perkins
  • "Blueberry Hill" – Fats Domino
  • "Canadian Sunset" – Andy Williams
  • "Chain Gang" – Bobby Scott
  • "Che bambola" – Fred Buscaglione (Italy)
  • "Church Bells May Ring" recorded by
  • "Confidential" – Sonny Knight
  • "Don't Be Cruel" – Elvis Presley
  • "Don't Forbid Me" – Pat Boone
  • "The Fool" – Sanford Clark
  • "Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love)" – Pat Boone
  • "Fujiyama Mama" – Wanda Jackson
  • "Glad Rag Doll" – Kay Starr
  • "Gonna Get Along Without You Now" – Patience and Prudence
  • "The Great Pretender" – The Platters
  • "The Green Door" – Jim Lowe
  • "Happiness is a Thing Called Joe" – Georgia Gibbs
  • "Happiness Street" recorded by
  • "The Happy Whistler" – Don Robertson
  • "Heartbreak Hotel" – Elvis Presley
  • "Hell Hath No Fury" – Frankie Laine
  • "Hot Dog ! That Made Him Mad" – Wanda Jackson
  • "Hound Dog" – Elvis Presley
  • "(How Little It Matters) How Little We Know" – Frank Sinatra
  • "I Almost Lost My Mind" – Pat Boone
  • "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)" – Georgia Gibbs
  • "I Gotta Get Myself a Woman" - The Drifters
  • "I Promise to Remember" – Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers
  • "I Remember You" – Doris Day
  • "I Walk the Line" – Johnny Cash
  • "I Want to Be Loved" – Johnnie Ray
  • "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" – Elvis Presley
  • "I Want You to Be My Girl" – The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon
  • "I Was the One" – Elvis Presley
  • "I'll Be Home" – Pat Boone
  • "Innamorata" – Dean Martin
  • "It's Almost Tomorrow" – The Dream Weavers
  • "I've Got You Under My Skin" – Frank Sinatra
  • "Ivory Tower" – Cathy Carr
  • "Just Walkin' in the Rain" – Johnnie Ray
  • "Lonesome Road" – Georgia Gibbs
  • "Long Tall Sally" – Little Richard
  • "Love Me Tender" – Elvis Presley
  • "Mama from the Train" – Patti Page
  • "The Man That Got Away" – Georgia Gibbs
  • "Memories Are Made Of This" – Dean Martin
  • "Miracle of Love" – Eileen Rodgers
  • "My Blue Heaven" – Fats Domino
  • "My Prayer" – The Platters
  • "No, Not Much" – The Four Lads
  • "On the Road to Mandalay" – Frankie Laine
  • "On the Street Where You Live" – Vic Damone
  • "Picnic" – The McGuire Sisters
  • "Roll Over Beethoven" – Chuck Berry
  • "See You Later Alligator" – Bill Haley and His Comets
  • "Shake a Hand" – Johnnie Ray
  • "Singing the Blues" – Guy Mitchell
  • "Soft Summer Breeze" – Eddie Heywood
  • "Song for a Summer Night" – Mitch Miller and His Orchestra and Chorus
  • "Standing on the Corner" – The Four Lads
  • "Suddenly There's a Valley" – Gogi Grant
  • "A Tear Fell" – Teresa Brewer
  • "That's All There Is to That" – Nat King Cole
  • "(Themes from) The Man with the Golden Arm" – Richard Maltby & His Orchestra
  • "Tonight You Belong to Me" – Patience and Prudence
  • "True Love" Grace Kelly and Bing Crosby
  • "Tutti-Frutti" – Little Richard
  • "Twenty Flight Rock" – Eddie Cochran
  • "Walk Hand in Hand" – Tony Martin
  • "The Wayward Wind" – Gogi Grant
  • "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)" – Doris Day
  • "Who Can Explain?" – Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers
  • "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" – The Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon
  • "Without Him" – Frankie Laine
  • "You Don't Know Me" – Jerry Vale
  • Top R&B and country hits on record[edit]

    Published popular music[edit]

    Classical music[edit]

    Premieres[edit]

    Composer Composition Date Location Performers
    Arnold, Malcolm A Grand, Grand Overture, Op. 57 1956-11-13 London, Hoffnung Music Festival Morley College SymphonyArnold[6]
    Baird, Tadeusz Cassazione 1956-10-21 Warsaw Autumn Warsaw PhilharmonicRowicki[7]
    Barber, Samuel Summer Music 1956-03-20 Detroit, Chamber Music Society of Detroit Members of the Detroit Symphony[8]
    Barraqué, Jean Séquence 1956-03-10 Paris Semser / Domaine musicalAlbert[9]
    Berio, Luciano Variazione sull'aria di Papageno[a] 1956-10-21 Donaueschingen Festival, Germany Lemser, Meiser / SWF Radio SymphonyRosbaud[10]
    Bliss, Arthur Edinburgh Overture 1956-08-20 Edinburgh International Festival Royal PhilharmonicBliss[11][12]
    Cage, John Radio Music 1956-05-30 New York City Ajemain, Cage, Sultan, Tudor, Juilliard Quartet[13]
    Cowell, Henry Lines from the Dead Sea Scrolls 1956-07-07 Lenox, Massachusetts Yale Glee Club, Boston SymphonyBoss[14]
    Cowell, Henry String Quartet No. 5 1956-10-05 Cleveland Juilliard Quartet[15]
    Cowell, Henry Variations for Orchestra 1956-11-23 Cincinnati Cincinnati SymphonyJohnson[15]
    Dallapiccola, Luigi Cinque canti per baritono e alcuni strumenti 1956-11-30 Washington DC Fuller / [unknown ensemble and conductor][16]
    Guridi, Jesús Homenaje a Walt Disney 1956-10-03 Alicante, Spain Bayona / Barcelona Municipal OrchestraToldrà[17]
    Henze, Hans Werner Concerto per il Marigny 1956-03-10 Paris Loriod / Domaine MusicalAlbert, Rudolf[18]
    Henze, Hans Werner Symphonic Studies 1956-02-14 Hamburg NDR SymphonyMartinon[19]
    Hovhaness, Alan Symphony No. 3 1956-10-14 New York City Symphony of the AirStokowski[20]
    Ives, Charles Robert Browning Overture 1956-10-14 New York City Symphony of the AirStokowski[21]
    Jacob, Gordon Oboe Concerto No. 2 1956-04-25 Leningrad Goossens / [unknown orchestra] – Raybould[22][23]
    Khachaturian, Aram Spartacus 1956-12-27 Leningrad[24]
    Leimer, Kurt Piano Concerto No. 4 1956-10-14 New York City Symphony of the AirStokowski[25]
    Martin, Frank Etudes for Strings 1956-11-23 Basel Basel Chamber OrchestraSacher[26]
    Martinů, Bohuslav Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra 1956-08-08 Melbourne, Cultural Olympiad[27] Tancibudek / Sydney SymphonySchmidt-Isserstedt[28]
    Martinů, Bohuslav Piano Concerto No. 4, Incantation 1956-10-04 New York City Firkusny / Symphony of the AirStokowski[29]
    Martinů, Bohuslav The Frescoes of Piero della Francesca 1956-08-26 Salzburg Festival Vienna PhilharmonicKubelik[30]
    Messiaen, Olivier Oiseaux exotiques 1956-03-10 Paris Loriod / Domaine MusicalAlbert[31][32]
    Nono, Luigi Il canto sospeso 1956-10-24 Cologne, WDR Musik der Zeit Cologne Radio SymphonyScherchen[33]
    Pettersson, Allan Symphony No. 3 1956-11-19 Gothenburg, Sweden Gothenburg SymphonyMann[34]
    Piston, Walter Symphony No. 5 1956-02-24 New York City Juilliard OrchestraMorel[35]
    Rainier, Priaulx Requiem 1956-04-15 London Pears / Purcell SingersHolst[36]
    Rodrigo, Joaquín Concierto serenata for harp and orchestra 1956-09-11 Madrid Zabaleta / Spanish National OrchestraKletzki[37]
    Rubbra, Edmund Piano Concerto 1956-03-21 London Matthews / BBC SymphonySargent[38]
    Schoenberg, Arnold O Du mein Gott, alle Völker preisen Dich (Modern Psalm, Op. 50c) 1956-05-30 Cologne, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Musik der Zeit WDR Choir – [conductor not known][39]
    Sessions, Roger Idyll of Theocritus 1956-01-14 Louisville, Kentucky Nossaman / Louisville OrchestraWhitney[40]
    Sessions, Roger Piano Concerto 1956-02-10 New York City Webster / Juilliard OrchestraMorel[41]
    Shebalin, Vissarion Viola Sonata 1956-10-26 Moscow D. Shebalin, Edlina[42]
    Shostakovich, Dmitri String Quartet No. 6 1956-10-07 Leningrad Beethoven Quartet[43]
    Stockhausen, Karlheinz Gesang der Jünglinge 1956-05-30 Cologne, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Musik der Zeit electronic music[39]
    Stockhausen, Karlheinz Zeitmaße for 5 woodwinds (revised version) 1956-12-15 Paris Domaine musicalBoulez[44]
    Tippett, Michael Piano Concerto 1956-10-30 Birmingham, UK Kentner / City of Birmingham SymphonySchwarz[45]
    Vaughan Williams, Ralph Symphony No. 8 1956-05-02 Manchester, UK Hallé OrchestraBarbirolli[46]
    Villa-Lobos, Heitor Guitar Concerto 1956-02-06 Houston Segovia / Houston SymphonyVilla-Lobos[47]
    Walton, William Johannesburg Festival Overture 1956-09-25 Johannesburg SABC SymphonySargent[48]
    1. ^ Variazione sull'aria di Papageno was part of Divertimento für Mozart, an omnibus composition by 12 different composers.

    Compositions[edit]

    Opera[edit]

    Film[edit]

    Jazz[edit]

    Musical theatre[edit]

    Musical films[edit]

    Births[edit]

    Deaths[edit]

    Awards[edit]

    Eurovision Song Contest[edit]

    References[edit]

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