1957 in music

Events

• January 6 - Elvis Presley makes final appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show.
• January 8 - Elvis Presley takes the army pre-induction exam in Memphis, Tennessee and passes
• January 16 - The Cavern Club opens in Liverpool, England
• Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel name themselves Tom and Jerry and begin their recording career, signing with Sid Prosen of Big Records[?]. Their first single, "Hey, Schoolgirl," backed with "Dancin' Wild," hit #49 on the Billboard pop charts. Garfunkel was Tom Graph (so called because he like to write the pop charts out on graph paper) and Simon was Jerry Landis, a pseudonym he used during his early 1960s solo recordings. They toured for eighteen months before retiring to become college students and then reforming in 1963 as Simon and Garfunkel.
• March 19 - Elvis Presley purchases a mansion in Memphis, Tennesse[?] and calls it Graceland
• July 6 - John Lennon and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) first meet.
• Leonard Bernstein completes work on West Side Story.
• 17 year old John Lennon meets 15 year old Paul McCartney at St. Peter's Church garden fete in Liverpool, England.
• American Bandstand premieres on television.
• Jerry Lee Lewis' musical career begins
• Jerry Butler[?]'s musical career begins

Albums Released

• Blue Train[?] - John Coltrane

Top Hits

• "Diana" - Paul Anka
• "Sugartime" - McGuire Sisters[?]
• "Hey, Schoolgirl" - Tom and Jerry
• "Peggy Sue" - Buddy Holly
• "That'll Be The Day" - Buddy Holly
• "Everyday" - Buddy Holly
• "Oh Boy" - Buddy Holly
• "Not Fade Away" - Buddy Holly
• "That'll Be The Day" - The Crickets, Buddy Holly's group
• "Rumble" -- Link Wray, early feedback, only instrumental ever banned
• "Wake Up Little Susie" - The Everly Brothers
• "Blueberry Hill" - Fats Domino
• "You Send Me" - Sam Cooke
• "Dark Moon" - Gale Storm
• "Rock And Roll Music" - Chuck Berry
• "Lucille" - Little Richard
• "Rock-A-Bye Baby Blues" - Brenda Lee
• "Young Love" - Tab Hunter[?]
• "Searchin'" - The Coasters
• "Young Blood" - The Coasters, a two-sided hit with "Searchin'"
• "Little Darlin'" - Diamonds, a parody cover of a rhythm and blues hit
• "Come Go With Me" - Dell-Vikings[?], one of the first integrated groups
• "Black Slacks" - Joe Bennett[?]

Births

• January - Grandmaster Flash
• January 4 - Patty Loveless[?]
• January 17 - Susanna Hoffs[?], The Bangles
• January 18 - Tom Bailey[?], Thompson Twins[?]
• January 19 - Mickey Virtue[?], UB40
• January 23 - Earl Falconer[?], bassist
• January 26 - Eddie Van Halen, Van Halen
• January 26 - Norman Hassan[?], UB40
• February 2 - Tony Butler[?], Big Country
• February 27 - Adrain Smith[?], Iron Maiden
• February 28 - Cindy Wilson[?], The B52's[?]
• March 12 - Steve Harris[?], musician, Iron Maiden
• March 12 - Marlon Jackson[?], The Jackson 5
• May 10 - Sid Vicious
• May 27 - Siouxsie Sioux[?], Siouxsie & the Banshees
• April 12 - Vince Gill[?]
• June 11 - Jamaaladeen Tacuma
• June 18 - Tom Bailey[?], Thompson Twins[?]
• June 22 - Gary Beers[?], INXS
• June 26 - Patty Smyth[?]
• July 3 - Laura Branigan[?]
• July 30 - Christopher Miller, known as Rat Scabies[?]
• August 18 - Ron Strykert[?], Men at Work
• August 31 - Glenn Tilbrook[?], Squeeze
• August 31 - Gina Schock[?], The Go Go's
• September 1 - Gloria Estefan, singer
• September 10 - Siobhan Fahey, Bananarama
• September 22 - Johnette Napolitano [?], Concrete Blond[?]
• September 22 - Nick Cave
• October 7 - Michael W. Smith
• October 19 - Karl Wallinger[?], World Party[?]
• October 21 - Steve Lukather[?], Toto[?]
• October 21 - Julian Cope[?]
• October 28 - Stephen Morris[?], New Order
• November 1 - Lyle Lovett[?]
• November 8 - Porl Thompson[?], The Cure
• November 24 - Chris Hayes[?], Huey Lewis & The News[?]
• December 9 - Donny Osmond[?], singer
• December 9 - Steve Taylor, singer, record producer
• December 12 - Sheila E.[?]
• December 20 - Billy Bragg, singer, song-writer
• December 20 - Anita Baker[?]
• December 23 - Victoria Williams, singer
• December 25 - Shane MacGowan[?], The Pogues

Deaths

• January 15 - Arturo Toscanini, conductor
• June 12 - Jimmy Dorsey, big band leader
• September 20 - Jean Sibelius, composer

Awards

Eurovision Song Contest

• Eurovision Song Contest 1957