1963 in music

Events

• January 1 - The Beatles start a 5 day tour in Scotland to support the release of their new single, "Love Me Do".
• January 7 - Gary U.S. Bonds[?] files a $100,000 lawsuit against Chubby Checker, claiming that Checker stole "Quarter to Three" and turned it into "Dancin' Party." The lawsuit is later settled out of court.
• January 11 - The Whiskey-a-Go-Go[?] night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened.
• January 12 - Bob Dylan portrays a folk singer in The Madhouse of Castle Street, a radio play for the BBC in London.
• February 16 - The Beatles receive their first #1 hit single, when "Please Please Me" tops the charts in the UK
• February 16 - Paul Anka marries Marie-Ann DeZogheb[?]
• February 22 - The Beatles form Northern Songs[?] Publishing Company.
• March 5 - Patsy Cline is killed in small plane crash near Camden, Tennessee, while on her way to Nashville, Tennessee from St. Louis, Missouri.
• April 29 - 19 year old Andrew Loog Oldh[?] signs a contract with The Rolling Stones, becoming their manager. Oldh had seen the band in concert the previous day at the Crawdaddy Club in London.
• The Beatles record their first album, Please Please Me
• The Righteous Brothers begin performing together;
• Lonnie Mack[?] begins his musical career;
• The Kinks form
• Herman's Hermits form
• Philips introduce the Musicassette at the Berlin Funkaustellung
• Coxsone Dodd opens the first black-owned recording studio in Jamaica
• Lord Shorty[?]'s "Clock and Dagger" is widely considered the first soca recording

Albums Released

• Please Please Me - The Beatles
• In Dreams[?] - Roy Orbison
• Follow The Boys[?] - Connie Francis

Top Hits

• "Please Please Me" - The Beatles
• "She Loves You" - The Beatles
• "Love Me Do" - The Beatles
• "I Want To Hold Your Hand" - The Beatles
• "From Me To You" - The Beatles
• "In Dreams" - Roy Orbison
• "Blue Bayou" - Roy Orbison
• "Pretty Paper" - Roy Orbison
• "He's So Fine" - The Chiffons[?]
• "Bo Diddley" - Buddy Holly
• "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" - Buddy Holly
• "Surf City" - Jan & Dean
• "It's My Party" - Leslie Gore
• "Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa" - Gene Pitney
• "Be My Baby" - The Ronettes
• "Wipe Out" - The Surfaris
• "If I Had A Hammer" - Trini Lopez[?]
• "Da Doo Ron Ron" - The Crystals
• "Pipeline" - The Chantays
• "Walk Like A Man" - The Four Seasons
• "Heat Wave" - Martha & the Vandellas
• "Up On The Roof" - The Drifters
• "I Can't Stay Mad At You" - Skeeter Davis[?]
• "Only In America" - Jay & the Americans[?]
• "Wonderful Summer" - Robin Ward[?]

Births

• January 4 - Robin Guthrie[?], Cocteau Twins
• January 26 - Jazzie B[?], Soul II Soul[?]
• January 26 - Andrew Ridgeley[?], Wham!
• January 28 - Dan Spitz[?], Anthrax
• February 2 - Eva Cassidy
• February 19 - Seal
• March 1 - Dan Michaels, The Choir, The Swirling Eddies, owner of Galaxy21 Music[?]
• March 4 - Jason Newsted, Metallica
• March 10 - Jeff Ament[?], Pearl Jam
• March 15 - Bret Michaels[?], Poison
• April 8 - Julian Lennon, son of John Lennon
• June 25 - George Michael
• June 30 - Yngwie J. Malmsteen, guitar preformer
• July 22 - Emily Saliers[?], Indigo Girls
• August 3 - James Hetfield[?], Metallica
• August 22 - Tori Amos
• August 22 - James DeBarge[?], DeBarge[?]
• October 26 - Natalie Merchant
• October 30 - Jerry DeBorg[?], Jesus Jones[?]
• November 1 - Rick Allen[?], Def Leppard
• November 2 - Bobby Dall[?], Poison
• December 26 - Lars Ulrich[?], Metallica
• December 31 - Scott Ian[?], Anthrax

Deaths

• March 5 - Patsy Cline, plane crash
• October 11 - Edith Piaf, French singing superstar

Awards

Grammy Awards

• Grammy Awards of 1963

Eurovision Song Contest

• Eurovision Song Contest 1963