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1 Specific locations  





2 Specific genres  





3 Events  





4 Albums released (in alphabetical order)  





5 Biggest hit singles  





6 Top hits on record (in alphabetical order)  





7 Published popular music  





8 Other notable songs  





9 Classical music  



9.1  Premieres  





9.2  Compositions  







10 Opera  





11 Film  





12 Jazz  





13 Musical theater  





14 Musical films  





15 Births  





16 Deaths  





17 Awards  



17.1  Eurovision Song Contest  





17.2  Grammy Awards  





17.3  Pulitzer Prize for Music  







18 References  














1959 in music






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List of years in music (table)
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  • In radio
    1956
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    This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1959.

    Specific locations

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    Specific genres

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    Events

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    Albums released (in alphabetical order)

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    Biggest hit singles

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    The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1959.

    # Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries
    1 Bobby Darin Mack the Knife 1959 US UK 1 – Sep 1959, US BB 1 – Sep 1959, US BB 1 of 1959, US CashBox 1 of 1959, Canada 1 – Aug 1959, Grammy in 1959, POP 1 of 1959, DDD 3 of 1959, Norway 9 – Nov 1959, South Africa 13 of 1959, RYM 15 of 1959, RIAA 15, Italy 38 of 1960, Europe 88 of the 1950s, Party 226 of 1999, Rolling Stone 251, Acclaimed 407, WXPN 518
    2 Johnny Horton The Battle of New Orleans 1959 US US BB 1 – May 1959, Canada 1 – May 1959, Australia 1 for 5 weeks Dec 1958, US CashBox 2 of 1959, Australia 9 of 1959, UK 16 – Jun 1959, South Africa 17 of 1959, RYM 19 of 1959, US BB 38 of 1959, POP 38 of 1959, DDD 47 of 1959, RIAA 333, Acclaimed 821
    3 Lloyd Price Personality 1959 US Australia 1 for 4 weeks Nov 1958, US BB 2 – May 1959, Canada 2 – May 1959, Australia 5 of 1959, US CashBox 6 of 1959, Norway 6 – Jul 1959, South Africa 12 of 1959, UK 25 – Aug 1959, US BB 33 of 1959, POP 33 of 1959, Europe 36 of the 1950s, DDD 56 of 1959, RYM 85 of 1959, Acclaimed 2027
    4 Lloyd Price Stagger Lee 1959 US US BB 1 – Jan 1959, Canada 3 – Dec 1958, South Africa 5 of 1959, UK 7 – Feb 1959, Norway 8 – Apr 1959, US CashBox 11 of 1959, DDD 23 of 1958, US BB 28 of 1959, POP 28 of 1959, RYM 31 of 1958, Europe 86 of the 1950s, Rolling Stone 456, Acclaimed 1013
    5 Frankie Avalon Venus 1959 US US BB 1 – Feb 1959, Canada 1 – Feb 1959, Australia 1 for 2 weeks Oct 1958, US CashBox 3 of 1959, RYM 4 of 1959, Italy 6 of 1959, South Africa 6 of 1959, Australia 15 of 1959, UK 16 – Apr 1959

    Top hits on record (in alphabetical order)

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  • "A Boy Without a Girl" – Frankie Avalon
  • "All for the Love of a Girl" – Johnny Horton
  • "(All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings" – Paul Anka
  • "Among My Souvenirs" – Connie Francis
  • "The Battle of New Orleans" – Johnny Horton
  • "Beachcomber" – Jo Ann Campbell
  • "Beyond the Sea" – Bobby Darin
  • "The Big Hurt" – Toni Fisher
  • "Billy Bayou" – Jim Reeves
  • "Bobby Sox to Stockings" – Frankie Avalon
  • "Ciao, Ciao Bambina" – Dalida
  • "C'mon Everybody" – Eddie Cochran
  • "Come Softly to Me" – The Fleetwoods
  • "Crying, Waiting, Hoping" – Buddy Holly
  • "Don't You Know?" – Della Reese
  • "Donna" – Ritchie Valens
  • "Dream Lover" – Bobby Darin
  • "Driftin" – The Drifters (B-side to "Jet Black")
  • "Dynamite" – Cliff Richard and The Shadows
  • "El Paso" – Marty Robbins
  • "Enchanted" – The Platters
  • "Expresso Bongo" (EP) – Cliff Richard and The Shadows
  • "First Name Initial" – Annette
  • "(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I" – Elvis Presley
  • "Feelin' Fine" – The Drifters
  • "Forty Miles of Bad Road" – Duane Eddy
  • "Goodbye Baby" – Jack Scott
  • "Goodbye Jimmy, Goodbye" – Kathy Linden
  • "Gotta Travel On" – Billy Grammer
  • "The Happy Organ" – Dave "Baby" Cortez
  • "Heartaches by the Number" – Guy Mitchell
  • "He'll Have to Go" – Jim Reeves
  • "Hey Little Girl" - Dee Clark
  • "High Hopes" – Frank Sinatra
  • "How About That" - Dee Clark
  • "I'm Blue Again" – Patsy Cline
  • "I Only Have Eyes for You" – The Flamingos
  • "I Really Really Love You" – Jo Ann Campbell
  • "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" – Buddy Holly
  • "It Was I" – Skip & Flip
  • "It's All in the Game" – Tommy Edwards
  • "It's Just a Matter of Time" – Brook Benton
  • "It's Only The Good Times" – Tommy Edwards
  • "I've Had It" – The Bell Notes
  • "I Wanna Be Loved" – Ricky Nelson
  • "J'ai rêvé" – Dalida
  • "Jet Black" – The Drifters
  • "Just Ask Your Heart" – Frankie Avalon
  • "Just a Little Too Much" – Ricky Nelson
  • "Just Keep It Up" - Dee Clark
  • "Kansas City" – Wilbert Harrison
  • "Kissin' Time" – Bobby Rydell
  • "Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb)" – Edward Byrnes and Connie Stevens
  • "La Bamba" – Ritchie Valens
  • "Let's Jump the Broomstick" – Brenda Lee
  • "Lipstick on Your Collar" – Connie Francis
  • "Livin' Lovin' Doll" – Cliff Richard and The Drifters
  • "Living Doll" – Cliff Richard and The Drifters
  • "Lonely Boy" – Paul Anka
  • "Lonely Street" – Andy Williams
  • "Lonesome Fella" – The Shadows (B-side to "Saturday Dance")
  • "Lonesome Town" – Ricky Nelson
  • "Love in Portofino (A San Cristina)" – Dalida
  • "Love Potion Number Nine" – The Clovers
  • "M.T.A." – The Kingston Trio
  • "Mack the Knife" – Bobby Darin
  • "Manhattan Spiritual" – Reg Owen Orchestra
  • "Mean Streak" – Cliff Richard and The Drifters
  • "Mr. Blue" – The Fleetwoods
  • "Misty" – Johnny Mathis
  • "My Happiness" – Connie Francis (released in 1958).
  • "Morgen" – Ivo Robic
  • "My Heart Is an Open Book" – Carl Dobkins Jr.
  • "Never Be Anyone Else But You" – Ricky Nelson
  • "Never Mind" – Cliff Richard and The Drifters (B-side to "Mean Streak")
  • "Non Dimenticar" – Nat King Cole
  • "Peggy Sue Got Married" – Buddy Holly
  • "Personality" – Lloyd Price
  • "Peter Gunn" – Duane Eddy, Ray Anthony and His Orchestra
  • "Pillow Talk" – Doris Day
  • "Pink Shoe LacesDodie Stevens
  • "Poison Ivy" – The Coasters
  • "Poor Jenny" – The Everly Brothers
  • "Plenty Good Lovin" – Connie Francis
  • "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" – Paul Anka
  • "Raining in My Heart" – Buddy Holly
  • "Roberta" – Frankie Ford
  • "Rockin' Mother" – Frankie Laine
  • "Rocks and Gravel" – Frankie Laine
  • "Rummy Polka" – Matys Brothers
  • "Running Bear" – Johnny Preston
  • "Saturday Dance" – The Shadows
  • "Sea Cruise" – Frankie Ford
  • "Sea of Love" – Phil Phillips
  • "Since I Don't Have You" – The Skyliners
  • "Sleep Walk" – Santo & Johnny
  • "Small World" – Johnny Mathis
  • "So Fine" – The Fiestas
  • "So Many Ways" – Brook Benton
  • "Some Kind-A Earthquake" – Duane Eddy
  • "Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)" – The Impalas
  • "Stagger Lee" – Lloyd Price
  • "Sweeter Than You" – Ricky Nelson
  • "Sweet Nothin's" – Brenda Lee
  • "Take a Message to Mary"– The Everly Brothers
  • "Tall Oak Tree" – Dorsey Burnette
  • "Tallahassee Lassie" – Freddy Cannon
  • "A Teenager in Love" – Dion and the Belmonts
  • "That's Why (I Love You So)" – Jackie Wilson
  • "The Three Bells" – The Browns
  • "There Goes My Baby" – The Drifters
  • "The Tijuana Jail" – The Kingston Trio
  • "(Till) I Kissed You" – The Everly Brothers
  • "Till There Was You" – Anita Bryant
  • "Travellin' LightCliff Richard and The Shadows (B-side to "Dynamite")
  • "(If You Cry) True Love, True Love"/"Dance with Me" – The Drifters
  • "The Twist" – Hank Ballard
  • "Venus" – Frankie Avalon
  • "The Village of St. Bernadette" – Andy Williams
  • "What About Us" – The Coasters
  • "What a Difference a Day Makes" – Dinah Washington
  • "What Am I Living For" – Ernest Tubb
  • "What'd I Say" – Ray Charles
  • "Where the Boys Are" – Connie Francis
  • "Why" – Frankie Avalon
  • "A Worried Man" – The Kingston Trio
  • "Yep!" – Duane Eddy
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    Other notable songs

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    Classical music

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    Premieres

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    Sortable table
    Composer Composition Date Location Performers
    Berio, Luciano String Quartet No. 1 1959-05-12 Vienna Quartett Die Reihe[3]
    Lilburn, Douglas Symphony No. 2 1959-06-?? Wellington, New Zealand, Town Hall New Zealand SymphonyHopkins[4]
    Prokofiev, Sergei Sonata for Solo Violin (1947) 1959-07-10 Moscow, Russia Ricci[5]
    Stockhausen, Karlheinz Refrain 1959-10-02 Berlin (Festwochen) Tudor, Cardew, Rockstroh[6]
    Stockhausen, Karlheinz Zyklus 1959-08-25 Darmstadt, Germany (Ferienkurse) Caskel[7]

    Compositions

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    Opera

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    Film

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    Births

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    Deaths

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    Awards

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    Grammy Awards

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    References

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    1. ^ Nicola Adelfi, "Per le dolci canzoni d'amore un pandemonio da codice penale", La Stampa, no. 140 (13 June 1959).
  • ^ Boyes, Georgina (1993). The Imagined Village: Culture, Ideology, and the English Folk Revival. Manchester University Press. p. 231. ISBN 0-7190-2914-7.
  • ^ "Quartetto – Centro Studi Luciano Berio – Luciano Berio's Official Website".
  • ^ "SOUNZ – Symphony No. 2 – Douglas Lilburn".
  • ^ A Historical Analysis and Performer's Guide to Sergei Prokofiev's Sonata for Solo or Unison Violins, Op. 115
  • ^ Kurtz, Michael (1992). Stockhausen: A Biography. Translated by Richard Toop. London and Boston: Faber and Faber. p. 98. ISBN 0-571-14323-7.
  • ^ Kurtz 1992, p. 96.
  • ^ "George Perle's Site:Quintets". Archived from the original on January 29, 2009. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
  • ^ Notes to cpo recordings of Pettersson's symphonies, which contain a chronology.
  • ^ a b c Jason Carucci and Louis Karchin, "Wuorinen, Charles (Peter)", The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London: Macmillan, 2001).
  • ^ "Archive of Newsmakers Interview with Charles Wuorinen". UXL Newsmakers. 2005. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2009.

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