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1 giorno fa · 1959 in music, 1959 in British music, 1959 in Norwegian music. Notable events: 1st Grammy Awards are awarded; Motown Records is founded, with their first hit being Barrett Strong's "Money (That's What I Want)". The musical Gypsy first performed; The musical The Sound of Music first performed; Deaths of: Billie Holiday; Ritchie Valens ...
3 giorni fa · Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed " Lady Day " by her friend and music partner, Lester Young , Holiday made a significant contribution to jazz music and pop singing.
2 giorni fa · That year, he scored more hit success with songs such as "Jenny, Jenny" and "Keep A-Knockin'", the latter becoming his first top ten single on the Billboard Top 100. By the time he left Specialty in 1959, Richard had scored a total of nine top-40 pop singles, as well as seventeen top-40 R&B singles. [57] [58]
1 giorno fa · In the 1959 film The Five Pennies, Armstrong played himself, sang, and played several classic numbers. He performed a duet of "When the Saints Go Marching In" with Danny Kaye, during which Kaye impersonated Armstrong.
5 giorni fa · Year By Year: Five Essential Albums of 1959. by Matt Micucci. Jazz may not have an official yearbook, but it does have a vast and well-documented discography. ‘Year by Year’ is our attempt to bring you the most noteworthy albums of each year, complete with audio samples and fascinating backstories.
2 giorni fa · Ritchie Valens was an American singer and songwriter and the first Latino rock and roll star. His short career ended when he died at age 17 in the 1959 plane crash in which Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper also perished. Valens grew up in suburban Los Angeles in a family of Mexican and possibly.
3 giorni fa · In 1959, Sinatra released Come Dance with Me!, a highly successful, critically acclaimed album that stayed on Billboard ' s Pop album chart for 140 weeks, peaking at No. 2. It won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, as well as Best Vocal Performance, Male and Best Arrangement for Billy May. [214]
