1960 in British music
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This is a summary of 1960 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year.
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[edit] Summary
A major event of the year was the West End première of Lionel Bart's musical Oliver!, an immediate success which made stars of Ron Moody and Georgia Brown.
[edit] The Official UK Singles Chart
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[edit] Charts
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[edit] Classical music: new works
- William Alwyn - Piano Concerto No. 2
- Malcolm Arnold - Symphony No. 4
- Alun Hoddinott - Concerto no. 2
- William Walton - Symphony No. 2
[edit] Opera
- Arwel Hughes - Serch yw’r Doctor
[edit] Musical theatre
- Lionel Bart - Oliver! (first performance at the New Theatre, London, June 30)
[edit] Events
[edit] Births
- February 19 - William Holly Johnson, singer (Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
- April 26 - Roger Taylor (Duran Duran)
- April 29 - Phil King, bassist
- June 1 - Simon Gallup, bassist (The Cure)
- June 2 - Tony Hadley, singer (Spandau Ballet)
- June 8 - Mick Hucknall, singer and songwriter (Simply Red)
- June 10 - Mark-Anthony Turnage, composer
- June 20 - John Taylor (Duran Duran)
- July 3 - Vince Clarke, songwriter (Depeche Mode, Yazoo, and Erasure)
- August 14 - Sarah Brightman, soprano singer and actress
- September 8 - David Steele (Fine Young Cannibals)
- November 18 - Kim Wilde, singer
- December 2 - Rick Savage, bassist (Def Leppard)
[edit] Deaths
- January 25 - Rutland Boughton, composer (b. 1878)
- May 7 - Mai Jones, songwriter (b. 1899)
- May 12 - Cecil Armstrong Gibbs, composer (b. 1889)
- date unknown - Leila Megane, operatic mezzo-soprano (b. 1891)
