1962 in music
See also: 1961 in music, other events of 1962, 1963 in music, 1960s in music and the list of 'years in music'| Table of contents |
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2 Albums released 3 Top hits on record 4 Published popular songs 5 Musical theater 6 Musical films 7 Births 8 Deaths 9 Awards |
Events
- January 24 - Brian Epstein signs to manage The Beatles
- January 24 - Teenage star Danny Peppermint is nearly killed when he is electrocuted by a microphone stand at the Thunderbird Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Peppermint is rushed to a hospital where he recovers.
- April 7 - Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Mick Taylor meet Brian Jones at the Ealing Club, a blues club in London
- April 10 - Former Beatle Stuart Sutcliffe dies from cerebral paralysis caused by a brain hemorrhage in Hamburg, Germany.
- April 12 - A recording is made of Bob Dylan's concert at the Town Hall, in New York City by Columbia Records. Columbia would eventually release the recording of "Tomorrow Is a Long Time" from this concert
- August 16 - The Beatles fire Pete Best and replace him with Ringo Starr.
- August 23 - John Lennon marries Cynthia Powell
- Decca Records rejects a demo tape of The Beatles. The Tremeloes are signed to the label instead of the Beatles.
- Release of first Beatles recording: the single "Love Me Do"/"P.S. I Love You" on October 5 in the United Kingdom
- Stevie Wonder's musical career begins
- Otis Redding's musical career begins
- Wilson Pickett's musical career begins
- Harry Nilsson's musical career begins
- Booker T. & the MG's' musical career begins
- Isaac Hayes' musical career begins
Albums released
- Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan
- Let's Face the Music - Shirley Bassey
- Only Love Can Break a Heart - Gene Pitney
- Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits - Roy Orbison
- Sincerely, Brenda Lee - Brenda Lee
- Surfer's Choice - Dick Dale's debut LP
Top hits on record
- "Peppermint Twist" - Joey Dee & the Starlighters
- "The Twist" - Chubby Checker
- "Soldier Boy" - The Shirelles
- "V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N" - Connie Francis
- "Hey Baby" - Bruce Channel
- "The Loco-Motion" - Little Eva
- "Sherry" - The Four Seasons
- "Only Love Can Break a Heart" - Gene Pitney
- "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" - Gene Pitney
- "Break It To Me Gently" - Brenda Lee
- "All Alone Am I" - Brenda Lee
- "He's A Rebel" - The Crystals
- "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" - Neil Sedaka
- "Any Day Now" - Chuck Jackson
- "Leah" - Roy Orbison
- "Dream Baby" - Roy Orbison
- "Fortune Teller" - Bobby Curtola
- "Duke Of Earl" - Gene Chandler
- "Telstar" - The Tornadoes
- "Johnny Angel" - Shelly Fabares
- "Go Away Little Girl" - Steve Lawrence
- "What's Now My Love" - Shirley Bassey
- "Old Rivers" - Walter Brennan
- "Sheila" - Tommy Roe
- "Don't Make Me Over" - Dionne Warwick
Published popular songs
- "Comedy Tonight" w.m. Stephen Sondheim
- "Everybody Ought To Have A Maid" w.m. Stephen Sondheim
- "Free" w.m. Stephen Sondheim
- "Have A Dream" w.Lee Adams m. Charles Strouse
- "He's A Rebel" w.m. Gene Pitney
- "Her Royal Majesty" w.m. Gerry Goffin & Carole King
- "I'm Calm" w.m. Stephen Sondheim
- "I've Got Your Number" w. Carolyn Leigh m. Cy Coleman
- "Impossible" w.m. Stephen Sondheim
- "Love I Hear" w.m. Stephen Sondheim
- "Lovely" w.m. Stephen Sondheim
- "Pretty Little Picture" w.m. Stephen Sondheim
- "The Sweetest Sounds" w.m. Richard Rodgers
Musical theater
- All American Broadway production
- Blitz London production
- A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum Broadway production
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes London production
- The Golden Apple Broadway revival
- I Can Get It For You Wholesale Broadway production
- Little Mary Sunshine London production
- Little Me Broadway production
- Stop The World - I Want To Get Off Broadway production
Musical films
- Blue Hawaii
- State Fair
Births
- January 16 - Paul Webb, Talk Talk
- January 28 - Leslie Phillips/Sam Phillips, singer
- February 6 - Axl Rose, Guns N'Roses
- February 7 - David Bryan, Bon Jovi
- February 7 - Garth Brooks, country singer
- February 11 - Sheryl Crow, American singer
- February 22 - Michael Wilton, Queensryche
- March 2 - Jon Bon Jovi
- March 5 - Craig Reid, The Proclaimers
- March 5 - Charlie Reid, The Proclaimers
- March 7 - Taylor Dayne
- March 30 - M.C. Hammer
- April 3 - Mike Ness, Social Distortion
- April 16 - Ian MacKaye, lead singer of Minor Threat and Fugazi
- May 9 - David Gahan, Depeche Mode
- May 28 - Roland Gift, Fine Young Cannibals
- May 31 - Corey Hart
- June 8 - Nick Rhodes, Duran Duran
- June 19 - Paula Abdul, pop vocalist
- July 7 - Mark White, Spin Doctors
- July 27 - Karl Mueller, Soul Asylum
- August 25 - Vivian Campbell, Def Leppard
- October 15 - Mark Reznicek, The Toadies
- October 25 - Chad Smith, Red Hot Chili Peppers
- November 1 - Anthony Kiedis, lead singer of Red Hot Chili Peppers
- November 21 - Steven Curtis Chapman
- November 27 - Charlie Benante, Anthrax
- November 28 - Matt Cameron, Soundgarden
- November 27 - Mike Bordin, Faith No More
- December 4 - Vinnie Dombroski, Sponge
- December 8 - Marty Friedman, Megadeath
Deaths
- April 10 - Stuart Sutcliffe, former member of The Beatles, cerebral paralysis caused by a brain hemorrhage
- July 25 - Christie MacDonald, actress and singer
