1943 in music

Events

• Miles Davis' musical career begins
• Carter Family disbands

Albums Released

Top Hit Records

• "There Are Such Things" by Tommy Dorsey
• "Paper Doll" by Mills Brothers[?]
• "Sunday, Monday or Always" by Bing Crosby
• "When the Lights Go On Again" by Vaughn Monroe[?]
• "Pistol Packin' Mama" by Al Dexter[?]
• "I've Heard That Song Before" by Harry James
• "Taking a Chance On Love" by Benny Goodman
• "You'll Never Know" by Dick Haymes[?]
• "As Time Goes By" by Rudy Vallee
• "In the Blue of the Evening" by Tommy Dorsey

Births

• January 7 - Leona Williams[?], Helton Family Band, Loretta Lynn's band
• January 10 - Jim Croce
• January 11 - Tony Kaye[?], Yes
• January 18 - Dave Greenslade[?], Thunderbird, Colisseum, Greenslade
• January 19 - Janis Joplin, blues singer
• February 3 - Dennis Edwards[?], The Temptations
• February 3 - Shawn Phillips[?]
• February 5 - Charles Winfield[?], Blood, Sweat & Tears
• February 6 - Fabian Forte[?]
• February 7 - Harvey Hershkowitz[?], The Quotations[?]
• February 9 - Barbara Lewis[?]
• February 14 - Eric Andersen[?]
• February 19 - Lou Christie[?]
• February 21 - David Geffen[?], record executive
• February 24 - George Harrison, musician, member of The Beatles
• February 26 - Paul Cotton[?], Poco[?]
• March 2 - George Benson
• March 7 - Chris Taylor White[?], The Zombies
• March 22 - Keith Relf[?], The Yardbirds
• April 2 - Larry Coryell[?]
• April 2 - Glen Dale[?], The Fortunes[?]
• April 3 - Richard Manuel[?], The Band
• April 3 - Joe Vann[?], The Duprees[?]
• April 7 - Mick Abrahams[?], Jethro Tull, Blodwyn Pig
• April 9 - Terry Knight[?]
• April 11 - Tony Victor[?], The Classics[?]
• April 26 - Gary Wright[?], Spooky Tooth[?]
• April 28 - Fantastic Johnny C[?]
• April 30 - Bobby Vee[?]
• May 7 - Rick West[?], The Tremeloes[?]
• May 8 - Paul Samwell-Smith[?], The Yardbirds, Renaissance
• May 8 - Toni Tennille[?], The Captain & Tennille[?]
• May 9 - Tommy Roe[?]
• May 9 - Bruce Milner[?], Every Mother's Son[?]
• May 11 - Les Chadwick[?], Gerry and the Pacemakers
• May 11 - Arnie Satin[?], The Dovells[?]
• May 13 - Mary Wells[?]
• May 14 - Derek Leckenby[?], Herman's Hermits
• May 14 - Jack Bruce, Cream
• May 26 - Levon Helm[?], The Band
• May 27 - Cilla Black
• May 28 - Tony Mansfield[?], Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas[?]
• June 2 - Jimmy Castor[?]
• June 3 - Mike Dennis[?], The Dovells[?]
• June 12 - Reg Presley[?], The Troggs
• June 14 - Muff Winwood[?], Spencer Davis Group[?]
• June 15 - Johnny Hallyday
• June 28 - Bobby Harrison[?], Procol Harum
• June 30 - Florence Ballard, The Supremes
• July 3 - Judith Durham, The Seekers
• July 4 - Alan Wilson[?], Canned Heat
• July 12 - Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac
• July 18 - Robin MacDonald[?], Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas[?]
• July 18 - Bobby Sherman[?]
• July 25 - Jim McCarty[?], The Yardbirds, Renaissance
• July 26 - Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones
• July 27 - Al Ramsey[?], Gary Lewis & The Playboys[?]
• August 1 Jerry Garcia, The Grateful Dead
• August 4 - David Carr[?], The Fortunes[?]
• August 10 - Ronnie Spector[?]
• August 11 - Denis Payton[?], The Dave Clark Five
• August 11 - Michael James Kale[?], The Guess Who[?]
• August 19 - Billy J. Kramer, Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas[?]
• August 24 - John Cipollina[?], Quicksilver Messenger Service
• August 28 - Honey Lantree[?], The Honeycombs[?]
• August 28 - David Soul[?]
• August 29 - Dick Halligan[?], Blood Sweat & Tears
• September 2 - Rosalind Ashford[?], Martha and the Vandellas
• September 2 - Joe Simon[?]
• September 5 - Joe Speedo Frazier[?], The Impalas[?]
• September 16 - Joe Butler[?], Lovin' Spoonful
• September 23 - Steve Boone[?], Lovin' Spoonful
• September 23 - Julio Iglesias
• September 25 - John Locke, Spirit
• September 25 - Gary Alexander[?], The Association[?]
• September 26 - Georgie Fame[?]
• September 27 - Randy Bachman, The Guess Who[?], Bachman-Turner Overdrive[?]
• September 28 - Nick St. Nicholas[?] (Steppenwolf)
• October 1 - Jerry Martini[?], Sly & The Family Stone[?]
• October 5 - Steve Miller[?],
• October 7 - Dino Valenti[?], Quicksilver Messenger Service
• October 10 - Denis D'Ell[?], The Honeycombs[?]
• October 16 - Fred Turner[?], Bachman-Turner Overdrive[?]
• October 21 - Ron Elliott[?], Beau Brummels[?]
• October 23 - Barbara Ann Hawkins[?], The Dixie Cups[?]
• November 7 - Joni Mitchell, musician
• November 12 - Brian Hyland[?]
• November 12 - Jimmy Hayes[?], The Persuasions[?]
• November 12 - John Maus[?], Walker Brothers[?]
• November 16 - Winifred Lovett[?], The Manhattans[?]
• November 28 - Randy Newman
• November 30 - Leo Lyons[?], Ten Years After[?]
• December 6 - Mike Smith[?], The Dave Clark Five
• December 8 - Jim Morrison, The Doors
• December 9 - Rick Danko[?], The Band
• December 10 - Chad Stuart[?], Chad & Jeremy[?]
• December 12 - Dickey Betts[?], The Allman Brothers Band
• December 12 - Dave Munden[?] The Tremeloes[?]
• December 12 - Grover Washington Jr.[?]
• December 18 - Keith Richards, The Rolling Stones
• December 23 - Harry Shearer, actor, musician (Spinal Tap)
• December 31 - John Denver
• December 31 - Peter Quaife[?], The Kinks

Deaths

• February 17 - Armand J. Piron