1952 in music

Events

• March 27 - Sun Records begins operations
• August 29 - David Tudor gives the premiere of John Cage's 4' 33" in Woodstock, New York[?]
• Hank Ballard's musical career begins
• Johnny Ace[?]'s musical career begins

Albums Released

Top Hits

• "Hound Dog" - Big Mama Thornton[?]
• "Night Train" - Jimmy Forrest[?]
• "Wimoweh" - Weavers[?]
• "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" - Lloyd Price
• "Jambalaya (On The Bayou)" - Hank Williams
• "Midnight Special" - Weavers[?]

Births

• January 15 - Melvyn Gale[?], Electric Light Orchestra
• January 20 - Paul Stanley, Kiss
• January 20 - Ian Hill, Judas Priest
• January 22 - Teddy Gentry[?], Alabama
• January 23 - Robin Zander, Cheap Trick
• January 29 - Tommy Ramone[?], The Ramones
• January 30 - Steve Bartek[?], Oingo Boingo
• February 4 - Jerry Shirley[?], Humble Pie
• February 13 - Edward John Gagliardi[?], Foreigner
• February 17 - James Ingram[?]
• February 18 - Juice Newton[?]
• February 23 - Brad Whitford[?], Aerosmith
• March 19 - Derek Longmuir[?], Bay City Rollers
• April 2 - Leon Wilkerson[?], Lynryd Skynyrd[?]
• April 4 - Dave Hill[?], Slade
• April 4 - Gary Moore[?], Skid Row, Thin Lizzy
• May 14 - David Byrne, Talking Heads
• May 19 - Barbara Joyce Lomas[?], B.T. Express[?]
• May 19 - Joey Ramone, The Ramones
• June 12 - Junior Brown
• June 14 - Jim Lea[?], Slade
• June 16 - Gino Vannelli[?]
• June 25 - Tim Finn[?], Split Enz, Crowded House
• July 1 - Dan Aykroyd, The Blues Brothers
• July 2 - Johnny Colla[?], Huey Lewis & The News[?]
• July 16 - Stewart Copeland[?], The Police
• July 17 - Phoebe Snow[?]
• July 17 - Nicolette Larson[?]
• August 6 - Pat McDonald, Timbuk 3[?]
• August 20 - John Hiatt[?]
• August 26 - Billy Rush[?], Asbury Jukes[?]
• September 4 - Martin Chambers[?], The Pretenders
• September 9 - Dave Stewart[?], Eurythmics
• September 12 - Neil Peart, Rush
• September 12 - Gerry Beckley[?], America
• September 13 - Randy Jones[?], The Village People
• September 18 - Dee Dee Ramone, The Ramones
• September 19 - Nile Rogers[?], The Honeydrippers[?]
• September 30 - John Lombardo[?], 10,000 Maniacs
• October 18 - Keith Knudsen[?], The Doobie Brothers, Southern Pacific[?]
• November 2 - Maxine Nightingale[?]
• November 11 - Paul Cowsill[?], The Cowsills[?]
• December 2 - Michael McDonald, The Doobie Brothers
• December 27 - David Knopfler[?], Dire Straits
• Burleigh Drummond[?] - Ambrosia[?], The Lost Dogs

Deaths