1959 in British music
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This is a summary of 1959 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.
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[edit] Summary
[edit] The Official UK Singles Chart
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[edit] Charts
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[edit] Classical music: new works
- Arnold Bax - Symphony No. 4
- Francis Jackson - Diversion for Mixtures
- Grace Williams - All Seasons shall be Sweet
[edit] Musical theatre
- Sandy Wilson - Pieces of Eight
[edit] Events
- June 1 - The first edition of Juke Box Jury, presented by David Jacobs, is broadcast on BBC television. The first panel consists of Pete Murray, Alma Cogan, Gary Miller and Susan Stranks.
[edit] Births
- January 1 - Alison Limerick, singer
- January 14 - Chas Smash (Madness)
- January 28 - Dave Sharp (The Alarm)
- February 25 - Mike Peters, singer/songwriter (The Alarm)
- March 17 - Mike Lindup, singer/keyboard player (Level 42)
- April 10 - Brian Setzer, singer/guitarist (The Stray Cats)
- April 21 - Robert Smith, singer (The Cure)
- June 24 - Andy McCluskey (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)
- October 4 - Chris Lowe, keyboard player (Pet Shop Boys)
- November 27 - Charlie Burchill (Simple Minds)
- December 30 - Tracey Ullman, actress and singer
[edit] Deaths
- June 9 - Sonnie Hale, actor and singer (b. 1902)
- September 6 - Kay Kendall, musical comedy actress (b. 1926) (leukaemia)
- September 21 - Agnes Nicholls, operatic soprano (b. 1877)
- September 28 - Gerard Hoffnung, German-born artist, musician and humorist (b. 1925) (cerebral haemorrhage)
- November 26 - Albert Ketèlbey, pianist, conductor and composer (b. 1875)
- December 30 - G. W. Briggs, hymn-writer (b. 1875)
