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1. 762 relations: ? and the Mysterians, A Flock of Seagulls, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall, A Little Bitty Tear, A-ha, Aaron Copland, Abbey Road Studios, Acker Bilk, Adam Faith, Adelphi Theatre (New York City), Ahab the Arab, Al di là, Al Hirt, Alain Johannes, Albert Grossman, Album, Alfred Cortot, Alfred Newman, Alice Faye, All Aboard the Blue Train with Johnny Cash, All Alone (Frank Sinatra album), All American (musical), Allan Sherman, American Folk Blues Festival, André Jolivet, André Previn, Andrea Rost, Andy Williams, Angèle Dubeau, Anita O'Day, Ann-Margret, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Anthony Kiedis, Anthony Newley, Anthrax (American band), Aretha Franklin, Art Alexakis, Axl Rose, B. Bumble and the Stingers, Bachata (music), Bad Religion, Barbara Lynn, Barry Mann, Bésame Mucho, BBC Television, Ben Watt, Benjamin Britten, Bernard Cribbins, ... Expand index (712 more) »

? and the Mysterians

? and the Mysterians (or Question Mark and the Mysterians) are a Mexican-American garage rock band from Bay City and Saginaw in Michigan, initially active between 1962 and 1969.

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A Flock of Seagulls

A Flock of Seagulls are an English new wave band formed in Liverpool in 1979.

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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart.

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A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall

"A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" is a song written by American musician and Nobel Laureate Bob Dylan in the summer of 1962 and recorded later that year for his second studio album, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963).

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A Little Bitty Tear

"A Little Bitty Tear" is a song written by the American country songwriter Hank Cochran.

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A-ha

A-ha (often stylised as a-ha) is a Norwegian synth-pop band formed in Oslo in 1982.

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Aaron Copland

Aaron Copland (November 14, 1900December 2, 1990) was an American composer, critic, writer, teacher, pianist and later a conductor of his own and other American music.

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Abbey Road Studios

Abbey Road Studios (formerly EMI Recording Studios) is a music recording studio at 3 Abbey Road, St John's Wood, City of Westminster, London.

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Acker Bilk

Bernard Stanley "Acker" Bilk, (28 January 1929 – 2 November 2014) was an English clarinetist and vocalist known for his breathy, vibrato-rich, lower-register style, and distinctive appearance – of goatee, bowler hat and striped waistcoat.

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Adam Faith

Terence Nelhams Wright (23 June 1940 – 8 March 2003), known as Adam Faith, was an English singer, actor, and financial journalist.

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Adelphi Theatre (New York City)

The Adelphi Theatre (1934–1940 and 1944–1958), originally named the Craig Theatre, opened on December 24, 1928.

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Ahab the Arab

"Ahab the Arab" (also written "Ahab, the Arab") is a novelty song written and recorded by Ray Stevens in 1962.

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Al di là

"Al di là" ("Beyond") is a song written by Italian composer Carlo Donida and lyricist Mogol, and recorded by Betty Curtis.

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Al Hirt

Alois Maxwell "Al" Hirt (November 7, 1922 – April 27, 1999) was an American trumpeter and bandleader.

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Alain Johannes

Alain Johannes Mociulski (born May 2, 1962) is a Chilean-American multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, whose primary instruments are guitar and bass.

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Albert Grossman

Albert Bernard Grossman (May 21, 1926 – January 25, 1986) was an American entrepreneur and manager in the American folk music and rock and roll scene.

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Album

An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track or cassette), or digital.

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Alfred Cortot

Alfred Denis Cortot (26 September 187715 June 1962) was a French pianist, conductor, and teacher who was one of the most renowned classical musicians of the 20th century.

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Alfred Newman

Alfred Newman (March 17, 1900 – February 17, 1970) was an American composer, arranger, and conductor of film music.

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Alice Faye

Alice Faye (born Alice Jeanne Leppert; May 5, 1915 – May 9, 1998) was an American actress and singer.

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All Aboard the Blue Train with Johnny Cash

All Aboard the Blue Train is a compilation album by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash.

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All Alone (Frank Sinatra album)

All Alone is an album by Frank Sinatra, released in 1962.

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All American (musical)

All American is a musical with a book by Mel Brooks, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse.

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Allan Sherman

Allan Sherman (born Allan Copelon; or Allan Gerald Copelon; November 30, 1924 – November 20, 1973) was an American musician, satirist and television producer who became known as a song parodist in the early 1960s.

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American Folk Blues Festival

The American Folk Blues Festival was a music festival that toured Europe as an annual event for several years beginning in 1962.

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André Jolivet

André Jolivet (8 August 1905 – 20 December 1974) was a French composer.

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André Previn

André George Previn (born Andreas Ludwig Priwin; April 6, 1929 – February 28, 2019) was a German-American pianist, composer, and conductor.

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Andrea Rost

Andrea Rost (born 15 June 1962) is a Hungarian lyric soprano.

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Andy Williams

Howard Andrew Williams (December 3, 1927 – September 25, 2012) was an American singer.

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Angèle Dubeau

Angèle Dubeau, (born 24 March 1962) is a Canadian classical violinist.

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Anita O'Day

Anita Belle Colton (October 18, 1919 – November 23, 2006), known professionally as Anita O'Day, was an American jazz singer and self proclaimed “song stylist” widely admired for her sense of rhythm and dynamics, and her early big band appearances that shattered the traditional image of the "girl singer".

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Ann-Margret

Ann-Margret Olsson (born April 28, 1941), credited as Ann-Margret, is a Swedish actress, singer, and dancer with a career spanning seven decades.

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Anna Maria Alberghetti

Anna Maria Alberghetti (born May 15, 1936) is an Italian-American actress and soprano.

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Antônio Carlos Jobim

Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (25 January 1927 – 8 December 1994), also known as Tom Jobim, was a Brazilian composer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and singer.

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Anthony Kiedis

Anthony Kiedis (born November 1, 1962) is an American musician and a founding member and lead vocalist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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Anthony Newley

Anthony Newley (24 September 1931 – 14 April 1999) was an English actor, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker.

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Anthrax (American band)

Anthrax is an American thrash metal band from New York City, formed in 1981 by rhythm guitarist Scott Ian and bassist Dan Lilker.

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Aretha Franklin

Aretha Louise Franklin (March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist.

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Art Alexakis

Arthur Paul Alexakis (born April 12, 1962) is an American musician best known as the singer-songwriter and guitarist of the rock band Everclear.

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Axl Rose

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B. Bumble and the Stingers

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Bachata (music)

Bachata is a genre of music that originated in the Dominican Republic in the 20th century.

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Bad Religion

Bad Religion is an American punk rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1980.

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Barbara Lynn

Barbara Lynn (born Barbara Lynn Ozen, later Barbara Lynn Cumby, January 16, 1942) is an American rhythm and blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter.

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Barry Mann

Barry Mann (born Barry Imberman; February 9, 1939) is an American songwriter and musician, and was part of a successful songwriting partnership with his wife, Cynthia Weil.

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Bésame Mucho

"Bésame Mucho" ("Kiss Me A Lot") is a bolero song written in 1932 by Mexican songwriter Consuelo Velázquez.

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BBC Television

BBC Television is a service of the BBC.

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Ben Watt

Benjamin Brian Thomas Watt (born 6 December 1962) is a British musician, singer, songwriter, author, DJ, and radio presenter, best known as a member of the duo Everything but the Girl.

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Benjamin Britten

Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976, aged 63) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist.

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Bernard Cribbins

Bernard Joseph Cribbins (29 December 1928 – 27 July 2022) was an English actor and singer whose career spanned over eight decades.

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Bernard Herrmann

Bernard Herrmann (born Maximillian Herman; June 29, 1911December 24, 1975) was an American composer and conductor best known for his work in composing for films.

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Bert Kaempfert

Bert Kaempfert (born Berthold Heinrich Kämpfert; 16 October 1923 – 21 June 1980) was a German orchestra leader, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, arranger, and composer.

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Big Girls Don't Cry (The Four Seasons song)

"Big Girls Don't Cry" is a song written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio and originally recorded by the Four Seasons.

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Bill Evans

William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio.

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Bill Haley & His Comets

Bill Haley & His Comets was an American rock and roll band formed in 1947 and continuing until Haley's death in 1981.

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Billy Eckstine

William Clarence Eckstine (July 8, 1914 – March 8, 1993) was an American jazz and pop singer and a bandleader during the swing and bebop eras.

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Billy Fury

Ronald Wycherley (17 April 1940 – 28 January 1983), better known by his stage name Billy Fury, was an English musician.

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Billy Rose's Jumbo

Billy Rose's Jumbo is a 1962 American musical film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Doris Day, Stephen Boyd, Jimmy Durante, and Martha Raye.

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Billy Rose's Jumbo (soundtrack)

'Billy Rose's Jumbo' is the soundtrack album to the 1962 film of the same name: featuring Doris Day, Stephen Boyd, Jimmy Durante, and Martha Raye.

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Bing Crosby

Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, actor, television producer, television and radio personality, and businessman.

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Biswajit Chatterjee

Biswajit Chatterjee (born 14 December 1936), known mononymously as Biswajit, is a veteran Indian actor, producer, director, singer and politician known for his work in Bengali cinema and Hindi cinema.

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Blitz!

Blitz! is a musical by Lionel Bart.

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Blowin' in the Wind

"Blowin' in the Wind" is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1962.

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Blues Cross Country

Blues Cross Country is a 1962 studio album by Peggy Lee, principally arranged by Quincy Jones, with some arrangements by Benny Carter.

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Bo Diddley

Ellas Otha Bates (December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), known professionally as Bo Diddley, was an American guitarist and singer who played a key role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll.

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Boøwy

Boøwy (stylized as BOØWY) was a Japanese rock band formed in Takasaki, Gunma in 1981.

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Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan; born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter.

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Bob Dylan (album)

Bob Dylan is the debut studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on March 19, 1962, by Columbia Records.

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Bob Hope

Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was a British-born American comedian, actor, entertainer and producer with a career that spanned nearly 80 years and achievements in vaudeville, network radio, television, and USO Tours.

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Bobby Darin

Bobby Darin (born Walden Robert Cassotto; May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973) was an American musician, songwriter, and actor.

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Bobby Gillespie

Robert Gillespie (born 22 June 1961) is a Scottish musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.

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Bobby Pickett

Robert George Pickett (February 11, 1938 – April 25, 2007), better known as Bobby "Boris" Pickett, was an American singer-songwriter and comedian.

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Bobby Short

Robert Waltrip Short (September 15, 1924 – March 21, 2005) was an American cabaret singer and pianist, who interpreted songs by popular composers from the first half of the 20th century such as Rodgers and Hart, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen, Richard A. Whiting, Vernon Duke, Noël Coward and George and Ira Gershwin.

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Bobby Vee

Robert Thomas Velline (April 30, 1943 – October 24, 2016), known professionally as Bobby Vee, was an American singer who was a teen idol in the early 1960s and also appeared in films.

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Bobby Vinton

Stanley Robert Vinton (born April 16, 1935) is an American singer, celebrity, and actor, who hosted his own self-titled TV show in the late 1970s.

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Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi is an American rock band formed in 1983 in Sayreville, New Jersey.

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Booker T. & the M.G.'s

Booker T. & the M.G.'s were an American instrumental R&B/funk band that was influential in shaping the sound of Southern soul and Memphis soul.

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Boys' Night Out (film)

Boys' Night Out is a 1962 American romantic comedy film starring Kim Novak, James Garner, and Tony Randall, and featuring Howard Duff, Janet Blair, Howard Morris, Patti Page, Anne Jeffreys, Jessie Royce Landis and Oscar Homolka.

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Brandon Cruz

Brandon Cruz (born Brandon Edwin Williams on May 28, 1962) is an American musician, actor, editor and consultant.

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Break It to Me Gently

"Break It to Me Gently" is a pop song written by blues musician Joe Seneca with lyrics by Diane Lampert.

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Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" is a song recorded by Neil Sedaka, co-written by Sedaka and Howard Greenfield.

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Brenda Lee

Brenda Mae Tarpley (born December 11, 1944), known professionally as Brenda Lee, is an American singer.

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Brett Gurewitz

Brett W. Gurewitz (born May 12, 1962), nicknamed Mr.

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Brian Epstein

Brian Samuel Epstein (19 September 1934 – 27 August 1967) was an English music entrepreneur who managed the Beatles from 1961 until his death in 1967.

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Brian Hyland

Brian Hyland (born November 12, 1943) is an American pop singer and instrumentalist who was particularly successful during the early 1960s.

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Brian Jones

Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones (28 February 1942 – 3 July 1969) was an English musician and founder of the Rolling Stones.

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Brix Smith

Brix Smith (born Laura Elisse Salenger; November 12, 1962) is an American singer and guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist and a major songwriter for the English post-punk band the Fall during two stints in the band (1983–1989, and 1994–1996).

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Bronisław Kaper

Bronisław Kaper (February 5, 1902 – April 26, 1983) was a Polish film composer who scored films and musical theater in Germany, France, and the USA.

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Brownie McGhee

Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee (November 30, 1915 – February 16, 1996) was an American folk and Piedmont blues singer and guitarist, best known for his collaboration with the harmonica player Sonny Terry.

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Bruce Channel

Bruce Channel (born November 28, 1940) is an American singer-songwriter best known for his 1962 number-one hit record "Hey! Baby".

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Bruno Maderna

Bruno Maderna (born Bruno Grossato, 21 April 1920 – 13 November 1973) was an Italian composer, conductor and academic teacher.

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Bruno Walter

Bruno Walter (born Bruno Schlesinger, September 15, 1876February 17, 1962) was a German-born conductor, pianist, and composer.

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Buddy Greco

Armando Joseph "Buddy" Greco (August 14, 1926 – January 10, 2017) was an American jazz and pop singer and pianist who had a long career in the US and UK.

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Buddy Holly

Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer, songwriter and musician who was a central and pioneering figure of mid-1950s rock and roll.

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Burl Ives

Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives (June 14, 1909 – April 14, 1995) was an American musician, singer and actor with a career that spanned more than six decades.

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Burt Bacharach

Burt Freeman Bacharach (May 12, 1928 – February 8, 2023) was an American composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist who is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential figures of 20th-century popular music.

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By Request (Perry Como album)

By Request is Perry Como's Ninth RCA Victor 12" long-play album.

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C.C. DeVille

Bruce Anthony Johannesson (born May 14, 1962), known professionally as C.C. DeVille, is an American guitarist who is a member of rock band Poison.

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Cal Tjader

Callen Radcliffe Tjader Jr. (July 16, 1925 – May 5, 1982) was an American Latin Jazz musician, often described as the most successful non-Latino Latin musician.

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Camargo Guarnieri

Mozart Camargo Guarnieri (February 1, 1907 – January 13, 1993) was a Brazilian composer.

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Can't Get Used to Losing You

"Can't Get Used to Losing You" is a song written by Jerome "Doc" Pomus and Mort Shuman, first made popular by Andy Williams in a 1963 record release, which was a number-two hit in both the US and the UK.

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Can't Help Falling in Love

"Can't Help Falling in Love" is a song recorded by American singer and actor Elvis Presley for his fourth soundtrack album, Blue Hawaii (1961).

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Cannonball Adderley

Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley (September 15, 1928August 8, 1975) was an American jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s.

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Cape Fear (1962 film)

Cape Fear is a 1962 American psychological thriller directed by J. Lee Thompson, from a screenplay by James R. Webb, adapting the 1957 novel The Executioners by John D. MacDonald.

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Carl Sigman

Carl Sigman (September 24, 1909 – September 26, 2000) was an American songwriter.

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Carlisle Floyd

Carlisle Sessions Floyd (June 11, 1926September 30, 2021) was an American composer primarily known for his operas.

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Carlos Chávez

Carlos Antonio de Padua Chávez y Ramírez (13 June 1899 – 2 August 1978) was a Mexican composer, conductor, music theorist, educator, journalist, and founder and director of the Mexican Symphonic Orchestra.

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Carmen McRae

Carmen Mercedes McRae (April 8, 1920 – November 10, 1994) was an American jazz singer.

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Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.

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Carole King

Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter and musician who has been active since 1958.

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Carolyn Leigh

Carolyn Leigh (August 21, 1926 – November 19, 1983) was an American lyricist for Broadway, film, and popular songs.

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Cha Cha de Amor

Cha Cha de Amor is an album consisting of the last tracks recorded by Dean Martin for Capitol Records, released in 1962.

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Chad Smith

Chad Gaylord Smith (born October 25, 1961) is an American musician who has been the drummer of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers since 1988.

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Charles Mingus

Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) was an American jazz upright bassist, composer, bandleader, pianist, and author.

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Charles Strouse

Charles Strouse (born June 7, 1928) is an American composer and lyricist best known for writing the music to such Broadway musicals as Bye Bye Birdie, Applause, and Annie.

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Charles Tobias

Charles Tobias (August 15, 1898 – July 7, 1970) was an American songwriter.

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Charlie Benante

Charles Lee Benante is an American musician, best known as the drummer for thrash metal band Anthrax and crossover thrash band Stormtroopers of Death.

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Charlie Byrd

Charlie Lee Byrd (September 16, 1925 – December 2, 1999) was an American jazz guitarist.

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Chicago

Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.

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Chris Barber

Donald Christopher Barber (17 April 1930 – 2 March 2021) was an English jazz musician, best known as a bandleader and trombonist.

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Chris Botti

Christopher Stephen Botti (born October 12, 1962) is an American trumpeter and composer.

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Chris Connor

Mary Jean Loutsenhizer, known professionally as Chris Connor (November 8, 1927 – August 29, 2009), was an American jazz singer.

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Chris Marion

Chris Marion (born January 8, 1962) is an American musician best known as a member of the Little River Band and for his contribution to the rock and gospel music industries.

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Chris Montez

Chris Montez (born Ezekiel Christopher Montañez; January 17, 1943) is an American guitarist and vocalist, whose stylistic approach has ranged from rock & roll to pop standards and Latin music.

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Chubby Checker

Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans; October 3, 1941) is an American singer and dancer.

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Chuck Berry

Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, guitarist and songwriter who pioneered rock and roll.

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Chuck Berry Twist

Chuck Berry Twist is the first compilation album by Chuck Berry, released by Chess Records in February 1962, during Berry's imprisonment.

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Chuck Billy

Charles Billy (born June 23, 1962) is an American singer who is best known as the lead vocalist for thrash metal band Testament.

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Cindy Walker

Cindy Walker (July 20, 1917 – March 23, 2006) was an American songwriter, as well as a country music singer and dancer.

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City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) is a British orchestra based in Birmingham, England.

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Clare Fischer

Douglas Clare Fischer (October 22, 1928 – January 26, 2012) was an American keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader.

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Clare Grogan

Claire Patricia Grogan (born 17 March 1962), known professionally as Clare Grogan or sometimes as C. P. Grogan, is a Scottish actress and singer.

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Clarinet Sonata (Poulenc)

The Sonate pour clarinette et piano (Clarinet Sonata), FP 184, for clarinet in B-flat and piano by Francis Poulenc dates from 1962 and is one of the last pieces he completed.

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Claude King

Claude King (February 5, 1923 – March 7, 2013) was an American country music singer and songwriter, best known for his 1962 million-selling hit, "Wolverton Mountain".

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Claudine Clark

Claudine Clark (born April 26, 1941) is an American R&B musician, best known as the singer and composer of the 1962 hit "Party Lights", which reached No.

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Cliff Burton

Clifford Lee Burton (February 10, 1962 – September 27, 1986) was an American musician who served as the bassist for the heavy metal band Metallica from 1982 until his death in 1986.

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Cliff Richard

Sir Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940) is a British singer and actor.

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Clint Black

Clint Patrick Black (born February 4, 1962) is an American country music singer, songwriter, musician, actor, and record producer.

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Clinton Ford (singer)

Clinton Ford (born Ian George Stopford Harrison; 4 November 1931 – 21 October 2009) was an English popular singer of the 1950s and 1960s.

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Cloe Elmo

Cloe (or Cloë) Elmo (April 9, 1910 – May 24, 1962) was an Italian operatic dramatic mezzo-soprano, particularly associated with the Italian repertory.

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Clyde McPhatter

Clyde Lensley McPhatter (November 15, 1932 – June 13, 1972) was an American rhythm and blues, soul, and rock and roll singer.

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Cocteau Twins

Cocteau Twins were a Scottish rock band active from 1979 to 1997.

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Columbia Records

Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the American division of multinational conglomerate Sony.

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Connie Francis

Connie Francis (born Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero; December 12, 1937).

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Connotations (Copland)

Connotations is a classical music composition for symphony orchestra written by American composer Aaron Copland.

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Corey Hart (singer)

Corey Mitchell Hart (born May 31, 1962) is a Canadian singer, musician and songwriter known for his hit singles "Sunglasses at Night", "Never Surrender" and "It Ain't Enough".

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Count Basie

William James "Count" Basie (August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer.

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Coventry Cathedral

The Cathedral Church of Saint Michael, commonly known as Coventry Cathedral, is the seat of the Bishop of Coventry and the Diocese of Coventry within the Church of England.

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Craig Douglas

Terence Perkins (born 13 August 1941) known professionally as Craig Douglas, is an English pop singer, who was popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

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Crying (album)

Crying is the third album by Roy Orbison, released in 1962.

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Cy Coleman

Cy Coleman (born Seymour Kaufman; June 14, 1929 – November 18, 2004) was an American composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist.

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Cynthia Lennon

Cynthia Lennon (Powell; 10 September 1939 – 1 April 2015) was a British artist and author, and the first wife of John Lennon.

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Dalida

Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti (17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), professionally known as Dalida (داليدا), was a French singer and actress, born in Egypt to Italian parents.

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Damita Jo DeBlanc

Damita Jo DeBlanc (August 5, 1930 – December 25, 1998), known professionally as Damita Jo, was an American actress, comedian, and singer.

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Danke Schoen

"Danke Schoen" is a pop song of German origin.

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Danny Williams (singer)

Danny Williams (7 January 1942 – 6 December 2005) was a South African-born British pop singer who earned the nickname "Britain's Johnny Mathis", for his smooth and stylish way with a ballad.

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Darius Milhaud

Darius Milhaud (4 September 1892 – 22 June 1974) was a French composer, conductor, and teacher.

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Dave "Baby" Cortez

David Cortez Clowney (born August 13, 1938), known by the stage name Dave "Baby" Cortez, is an American pop and R&B organist and pianist, best known for his 1959 hit, "The Happy Organ".

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Dave Brubeck

David Warren Brubeck (December 6, 1920 – December 5, 2012) was an American jazz pianist and composer.

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Dave Gahan

David Gahan (born Callcott; 9 May 1962) is an English singer, best known as the lead singer of electronic band Depeche Mode since their formation in 1980.

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David Amram

David Werner Amram III (born November 17, 1930) is an American composer, arranger, and conductor of orchestral, chamber, and choral works, many with jazz flavorings.

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David Bryan

David Bryan Rashbaum (born February 7, 1962) is an American musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the keyboard player for the rock band Bon Jovi, with which he also co-wrote songs and performed backing vocals.

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David Geffen Hall

David Geffen Hall is a concert hall in New York City's Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts complex on Manhattan's Upper West Side.

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David McComb

David Richard McComb (17 February 19622 February 1999) was an Australian musician.

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David Rose (songwriter)

David Daniel Rose (June 15, 1910 – August 23, 1990) was a British-born American songwriter, composer, arranger, pianist, and orchestra leader.

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Days of Wine and Roses (film)

Days of Wine and Roses is a 1962 American romantic drama film directed by Blake Edwards with a screenplay by JP Miller adapted from his own 1958 Playhouse 90 teleplay of the same name.

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Days of Wine and Roses (song)

"Days of Wine and Roses" is a popular song, from the 1962 film of the same name.

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Dean Martin

Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an American singer, actor and comedian.

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Decca Records

Decca Records is a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis.

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December 31

It is known by a collection of names including: Saint Sylvester's Day, New Year's Eve or Old Year’s Day/Night, as the following day is New Year's Day.

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Dee Dee Sharp

Dee Dee Sharp (born Dione LaRue; September 9, 1945, in Philadelphia) is an American R&B singer, who began her career recording as a backing vocalist in 1961.

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Deep in the Heart of Texas

"Deep in the Heart of Texas" is an American popular song about Texas.

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Def Leppard

Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1976 in Sheffield.

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Del Shannon

Charles Weedon Westover (December 30, 1934 – February 8, 1990), better known by his stage name Del Shannon, was an American musician, singer and songwriter, best known for his 1961 number-one Billboard hit "Runaway".

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Della Reese

Delloreese Patricia Early (July 6, 1931 – November 19, 2017), known professionally as Della Reese, was an American jazz and gospel singer, actress, and ordained minister whose career spanned seven decades.

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Delta Goodrem

Delta Lea Goodrem AM (born 9 November, 1984) is an Australian singer, songwriter, television personality and actress.

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Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in Basildon, Essex in 1980.

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Desafinado

"Desafinado" (a Portuguese word, usually rendered into English as "Out of Tune", or as "Off Key") is a 1959 bossa nova song and jazz standard composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim with lyrics (in Portuguese) by Newton Mendonça.

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Dexter Gordon

Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and bandleader.

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Diahann Carroll

Diahann Carroll (born Carol Diann Johnson; July 17, 1935 – October 4, 2019) was an American actress, singer, model, and activist.

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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (28 May 1925 – 18 May 2012) was a German lyric baritone and conductor of classical music.

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Dinah Shore

Dinah Shore (born Frances Rose Shore; February 29, 1916 – February 24, 1994) was an American singer, actress, television personality, and the chart-topping female vocalist of the 1940s.

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Dinah Washington

Dinah Washington (born Ruth Lee Jones; August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963) was an American singer and pianist, one of the most popular black female recording artists of the 1950s.

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Dino: Italian Love Songs

Dino: Italian Love Songs is an album by Dean Martin for Capitol Records, released in 1962.

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Dion DiMucci

Dion Francis DiMucci (born July 18, 1939), better known mononymously as Dion, is an American singer and songwriter.

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Dizzy Gillespie

John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer.

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Dmitri Shostakovich

Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (9 August 1975) was a Soviet-era Russian composer and pianist who became internationally known after the premiere of his First Symphony in 1926 and thereafter was regarded as a major composer.

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Do You Want to Dance

"Do You Want to Dance" is a song written by American singer Bobby Freeman and recorded by him in 1958.

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Don and Juan

Don and Juan were an American R&B vocal duo from Long Beach, New York, United States, consisting of Roland "Don" Trone (July 2, 1936 – May 1982) and Claude "Juan" (aka "Sonny") Johnson (November 24, 1934 – October 31, 2002).

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Don't Break the Heart That Loves You

"Don't Break the Heart That Loves You" is an American song written by Benny Davis and Murray Mencher (using the pseudonym Ted Murry).

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Don't Make Me Over (song)

"Don't Make Me Over" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, originally recorded by American singer Dionne Warwick in August 1962 and released in October 1962 as her lead solo single from her debut album, Presenting Dionne Warwick (1963), issued under Sceptor Records.

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Doris Day

Doris Day (born Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019) was an American actress and singer.

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Dorothy Lamour

Dorothy Lamour (born Mary Leta Dorothy Slaton; December 10, 1914 – September 22, 1996) was an American actress and singer.

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Dorothy Provine

Dorothy Michelle Provine (January 20, 1935 – April 25, 2010) was an American singer, dancer and actress.

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Dr. No (film)

Dr.

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Duane Eddy

Duane Eddy (April 26, 1938 – April 30, 2024) was an American rock and roll guitarist.

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Dublin Death Patrol

Dublin Death Patrol (DDP) is an American thrash metal band formed in 2006 by Testament singer Chuck Billy and Exodus singer Steve Souza.

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Duet (Doris Day and André Previn album)

Duet is a collaborative album by Doris Day and the André Previn trio, with songs arranged by Previn.

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Duke of Earl

"Duke of Earl" is a 1962 US number-one song, originally recorded by Gene Chandler.

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Duran Duran

Duran Duran are an English pop rock band formed in Birmingham in 1978 by singer Stephen Duffy, keyboardist Nick Rhodes and guitarist/bassist John Taylor.

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Ealing Jazz Club

Ealing Jazz Club was a music venue in Ealing, west London, England, which opened in 1959.

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Ed Vulliamy

Edward Sebastian Vulliamy (born 1 August 1954) is a British-born, Irish-Welsh journalist and writer.

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Eddie Hodges

Samuel "Eddie" Hodges (born March 5, 1947) is an American former child actor and recording artist (his 1961 cover of The Isley Brothers' “I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door” reached #1 in Canada, the Netherlands, Sweden and Australia, and #12 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100), who left show business as an adult.

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Eden Kane

Richard Graham Sarstedt (born 29 March 1940),Some sources, including his own website, give 1942 as his birth year; but official sources give 1940.

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Egon Petri

Egon Petri (23 March 188127 May 1962) was a Dutch-American pianist.

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Eileen Herlie

Eileen Herlie (March 8, 1918 – October 8, 2008) was a Scottish-American actress.

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Eleven (band)

Eleven was an American alternative rock group from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1990 by Alain Johannes (vocals, guitar, sitar, horns), Natasha Shneider (vocals, keyboards, bass), and Jack Irons (drums).

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Elis Regina

Elis Regina Carvalho Costa (March 17, 1945 – January 19, 1982), known professionally as Elis Regina, was a Brazilian singer of Bossa nova, MPB and jazz music.

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Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella".

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Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson

Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson is a 1962 studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, accompanied by an orchestra arranged by Nelson Riddle.

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Ella Swings Gently with Nelson

Ella Swings Gently with Nelson is a 1962 studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, with an orchestra arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle.

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Elmer Bernstein

Elmer Bernstein (April 4, 1922August 18, 2004) was an American composer and conductor.

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Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), known mononymously as Elvis, was an American singer and actor.

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Ernie Maresca

Ernest Peter Maresca (August 21, 1938 – July 8, 2015) was an American singer, songwriter and record company executive, best known for writing or co-writing some of Dion's biggest hits, including "Runaround Sue" and "The Wanderer".

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Erroll Garner

Erroll Louis Garner (June 15, 1921 – January 2, 1977) was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his swing playing and ballads.

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Etta James

Jamesetta Hawkins (January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012), known professionally as Etta James, was an American singer and songwriter who performed in various genres, including gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, rock and roll, and soul.

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Eugene Aynsley Goossens

Sir Eugene Aynsley Goossens (26 May 189313 June 1962) was an English conductor and composer.

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Europe (band)

Europe is a Swedish rock band formed in Upplands Väsby in 1979, by lead vocalist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum, bassist Peter Olsson, and drummer Tony Reno.

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European Broadcasting Union

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU; Union européenne de radio-télévision, UER) is an alliance of public service media organisations whose countries are within the European Broadcasting Area or who are members of the Council of Europe.

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Eurovision Song Contest 1962

The Eurovision Song Contest 1962 was the 7th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest.

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Everclear (band)

Everclear is an American rock band formed in Portland, Oregon, in 1991.

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Everything but the Girl

Everything but the Girl are an English musical duo formed in Kingston upon Hull in 1982, consisting of lead singer, songwriter, composer and occasional guitarist Tracey Thorn and guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter, composer, producer and singer Ben Watt.

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Experiment in Terror

Experiment in Terror is a 1962 American neo-noir thriller film released by Columbia Pictures.

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Eydie Gormé

Eydie Gormé (born Edith Gormezano; August 16, 1928 – August 10, 2013) was an American singer who achieved notable success in pop, Latin, and jazz genres.

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Ezra Sims

Ezra Sims (January 16, 1928 in Birmingham, Alabama — January 30, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts) was one of the pioneers in the field of microtonal composition.

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Faith No More

Faith No More is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1979.

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Femi Kuti

Olufela Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti (born 16 June 1962), popularly known as Femi Kuti, is a Nigerian musician born in London and raised in Lagos.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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Frances Faye

Frances Faye (November 4, 1912 – November 8, 1991) was an American cabaret and show tune singer and pianist.

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Francis Dunnery

Francis Dunnery (born 25 December 1962) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, record producer and record label owner.

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Francis Jackson (composer)

Francis Alan Jackson (2 October 1917 – 10 January 2022) was a British organist and composer who served as Director of Music at York Minster for 36 years, from 1946 to 1982., York Minster. Retrieved 12 January 2022., The York Press, 11 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

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Francis Poulenc

Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc (7 January 189930 January 1963) was a French composer and pianist.

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Frank Sinatra

Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor.

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Frankie Avalon

Francis Thomas Avallone (born September 18, 1940), better known as Frankie Avalon, is an American actor, singer, and former teen idol.

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Frankie Vaughan

Frankie Vaughan (born Frank Fruim Abelson; 3 February 1928 – 17 September 1999) was an English singer and actor who recorded more than 80 easy listening and traditional pop singles in his lifetime.

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Franky Gee

Francisco Alejandro Gutierrez (February 19, 1962 – October 22, 2005), known professionally as Franky Gee, was a Cuban-American singer, disc jockey, rapper and soldier.

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Franz Waxman

Franz Waxman (né Wachsmann; December 24, 1906February 24, 1967) was a German-born composer and conductor of Jewish descent, known primarily for his work in the film music genre.

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Freddy Cannon

Frederick Anthony Picariello, Jr. (born December 4, 1936), better known by his stage name Freddy Cannon, is an American rock and roll singer.

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Frederic Rzewski

Frederic Anthony Rzewski (April 13, 1938 – June 26, 2021) was an American composer and pianist, considered to be one of the most important American composer-pianists of his time.

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Free Trade Hall

The Free Trade Hall on Peter Street, Manchester, England, was constructed in 1853–56 on St Peter's Fields, the site of the Peterloo Massacre.

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Fritz Kreisler

Friedrich "Fritz" Kreisler (February 2, 1875 – January 29, 1962) was an Austrian-born American violinist and composer.

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Fugazi

Fugazi was an American post-hardcore band formed in Washington, D.C., in 1986.

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Full House (Wes Montgomery album)

Full House is an album by the jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery, released in 1962.

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Funny Way of Laughin'

"Funny Way of Laughin'" is a song written by Hank Cochran and performed by Burl Ives.

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Garth Brooks

Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962) is an American country singer and songwriter.

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Gary U.S. Bonds

Gary U.S. Bonds (born Gary Levone Anderson, June 6, 1939) is an American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, known for his hits "New Orleans" and "Quarter to Three".

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Gene Chandler

Gene Chandler (born Eugene Drake Dixon; July 6, 1937) is an American singer, songwriter, music producer, and record-label executive.

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Gene McDaniels

Eugene Booker McDaniels (February 12, 1935 – July 29, 2011) was an American singer, producer and songwriter.

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Gene Pitney

Gene Francis Alan Pitney (February 17, 1940 – April 5, 2006) was an American singer, songwriter and musician.

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (musical)

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a musical with a book by Joseph Fields and Anita Loos, lyrics by Leo Robin, and music by Jule Styne, based on the best-selling 1925 novel of the same name by Loos.

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George Crumb

George Henry Crumb Jr. (24 October 1929 – 6 February 2022) was an American composer of avant-garde contemporary classical music.

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George David Weiss

George David Weiss (April 9, 1921 – August 23, 2010) was an American songwriter and arranger, who was a president of the Songwriters Guild of America.

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George Harrison

George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician, singer and songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles.

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George Mitchell (Scottish musician)

George Mitchell (27 February 1917 – 27 August 2002) was a Scottish musician, best known for having devised the long-running The Black and White Minstrel Show.

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George Shearing

Sir George Albert Shearing (13 August 191914 February 2011) was a British jazz pianist who for many years led a popular jazz group that recorded for Discovery Records, MGM Records and Capitol Records.

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Georges Auric

Georges Auric (15 February 1899 – 23 July 1983) was a French composer, born in Lodève, Hérault, France.

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Georges Delerue

Georges Delerue (12 March 1925 – 20 March 1992) was a French composer who composed over 350 scores for cinema and television.

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Gerry Goffin

Gerald Goffin (February 11, 1939 – June 19, 2014) was an American lyricist.

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Gianfrancesco Guarnieri

Gianfrancesco Sigfrido Benedetto Marinenghi de Guarnieri (August 6, 1934 – July 22, 2006) was an Italian–Brazilian actor, lyricist, poet and playwright.

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Gilbert Bécaud

François Gilbert Léopold Silly (24 October 1927 – 18 December 2001), known professionally as Gilbert Bécaud, was a French singer, composer, pianist and actor, known as "Monsieur 100,000 Volts" for his energetic performances.

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Gilby Clarke

Gilbert J. Clarke (born August 17, 1962) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer.

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Girls! Girls! Girls!

Girls! Girls! Girls! is a 1962 American musical comedy film starring Elvis Presley as a penniless Hawaii-based fisherman who loves his life on the sea and dreams of owning his own boat.

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Glenn Gould

Glenn Herbert Gould (né Gold; 25 September 19324 October 1982) was a Canadian classical pianist.

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Go (Dexter Gordon album)

Go! is a studio album by jazz musician Dexter Gordon featuring Sonny Clark, Butch Warren and Billy Higgins, recorded on August 27, 1962 and released in the same year on Blue Note.

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Go Away Little Girl

"Go Away Little Girl" is a popular song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King.

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Goodbye Cruel World (James Darren song)

"Goodbye Cruel World" is a song written by Gloria Shayne, which was most famously recorded by James Darren in 1961.

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Gordon MacRae

Albert Gordon MacRae (March 12, 1921 – January 24, 1986) was an American actor, singer, and television and radio host.

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Grammy Award for Album of the Year

The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is an award presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales, chart position, or critical reception." Commonly known as "The Big Award", Album of the Year is the most prestigious award category at the Grammy Awards, and is one of the four general field categories alongside Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year that have been presented annually since the 1st Annual Grammy Awards in 1959.

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Grammy Award for Best New Artist

The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since the 2nd Annual Grammy Awards in 1960, but was not presented in 1967.

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Grammy Award for Record of the Year

The Grammy Award for Record of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to sales or chart position." The Record of the Year award is one of the four "General Field" categories at the awards (alongside Best New Artist, Song of the Year and Album of the Year) presented annually since the 1st Annual Grammy Awards in 1959.

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Grammy Award for Song of the Year

The Grammy Award for Song of the Year is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards.

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Guns N' Roses

Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in March 1985 when local bands Hollywood Rose and L.A. Guns merged.

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György Ligeti

György Sándor Ligeti (28 May 1923 – 12 June 2006) was a Hungarian-Austrian composer of contemporary classical music.

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Gypsy (1962 film)

Gypsy is a 1962 American musical film produced and directed by Mervyn LeRoy.

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Hal David

Harold Lane David (May 25, 1921 – September 1, 2012) was an American lyricist.

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Hamburg

Hamburg (Hamborg), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,.

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Hank Locklin

Hank Locklin (born Lawrence Hankins Locklin; February 15, 1918 – March 8, 2009) was an American country music singer-songwriter.

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Hanns Eisler

Hanns Eisler (6 July 1898 – 6 September 1962) was a German-Austrian composer.

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Harold C. Schonberg

Harold Charles Schonberg (29 November 1915 – 26 July 2003) was an American music critic and author.

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Harry Barris

Harry Barris (November 24, 1905 – December 13, 1962) was an American popular singer and songwriter.

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Harry Secombe

Sir Harry Donald Secombe (8 September 1921 – 11 April 2001) was a Welsh actor, comedian, singer and television presenter.

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Harry Simeone

Harry Moses Simeone (May 9, 1910 – February 22, 2005) was an American music arranger, conductor and composer who popularized the Christmas song "The Little Drummer Boy", for which he received co-writing credit.

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Hatari!

Hatari! (Swahili for "Danger!") is a 1962 American adventure romantic comedy film starring John Wayne as the leader of a group of professional game catchers in Africa.

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Heather Harper

Heather Mary Harper (8 May 1930 – 22 April 2019) was a Northern Irish operatic soprano.

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Helen Shapiro

Helen Kate Shapiro (born 28 September 1946) is a British pop and jazz singer and actress.

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Henry Mancini

Henry Mancini (born Enrico Nicola Mancini; April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and flutist.

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Herbie Hancock

Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer.

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Herman's Hermits

Herman's Hermits are an English rock and pop group formed in 1963 in Manchester and fronted by singer Peter Noone.

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Hermione Gingold

Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold (9 December 189724 May 1987) was an English actress known for her sharp-tongued, eccentric character.

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Hey! Baby

"Hey! Baby" is a song written by Margaret Cobb and Bruce Channel, first recorded at Clifford Herring Studios in Ft.

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Hillel Slovak

Hillel Slovak (הלל סלובק; April 13, 1962 – June 25, 1988) was an Israeli-American musician, best known as the founding guitarist of the Los Angeles rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, with whom he recorded two albums.

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Hootenanny

A hootenanny is a freewheeling, improvisatory musical event in the United States, often incorporating audience members in performances.

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How the West Was Won (film)

How the West Was Won is a 1962 American epic Western film directed by Henry Hathaway (who directs three out of the five chapters involving the same family), John Ford and George Marshall, produced by Bernard Smith, written by James R. Webb, and narrated by Spencer Tracy.

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Howard Greenfield

Howard Greenfield (March 15, 1936 – March 4, 1986) was an American lyricist and songwriter, who for several years in the 1960s worked out of the famous Brill Building.

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Howlin' Wolf

Chester Arthur Burnett (June 10, 1910January 10, 1976), better known by his stage name Howlin' Wolf, was an American blues singer and guitarist.

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Howlin' Wolf (album)

Howlin' Wolf is the second album from the Chicago blues singer/guitarist/harmonicist, Howlin' Wolf. It is a collection of twelve singles previously released by the Chess label from 1960 through 1962. Because of the illustration on its sleeve (by Don S. Bronstein), the album is often called The Rockin' Chair Album, a nickname even added to the cover on some reissue pressings of the LP.

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Hugo Peretti

Hugo E. Peretti (December 6, 1916 – May 1, 1986) was an American songwriter, trumpeter, and record producer.

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Hymns from the Heart

Hymns from the Heart is the seventh studio album and the second gospel album by American singer Johnny Cash, released on April 2, 1962.

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I Can Get It for You Wholesale

I Can Get It for You Wholesale is a musical, produced by David Merrick, music and lyrics by Harold Rome, and book by Jerome Weidman, based on his 1937 novel of the same title.

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I Can't Stop Loving You

"I Can't Stop Loving You" is a popular song written and composed by country singer, songwriter, and musician Don Gibson, who first recorded it on December 3, 1957, for RCA Victor Records.

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I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself

"I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and lyricist Hal David.

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I Remember You (1941 song)

"I Remember You" is a popular song, published in 1941.

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Ian Astbury

Ian Robert Astbury (born 14 May 1962) is an English singer, best known as the lead vocalist, frontman and a founding member of the rock band the Cult.

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Ian MacKaye

Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye (born April 16, 1962) is an American musician.

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If I Had a Hammer

"If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)" is a protest song written by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays.

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Ike & Tina Turner

Ike & Tina Turner were an American musical duo consisting of husband and wife Ike Turner and Tina Turner.

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Isabelle Aubret

Isabelle Aubret (born Thérèse Coquerelle; 27 July 1938) is a French singer best known for winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1962 with the song "Un premier amour".

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It Bites

It Bites are an English progressive rock and pop fusion band, formed in Egremont, Cumbria, in 1982 and best known for their 1986 single "Calling All the Heroes", which gained them a Top 10 UK Singles Chart hit.

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It's Trad, Dad!

It's Trad, Dad! (known in the United States as Ring-A-Ding Rhythm) is a 1962 British musical comedy film directed by Richard Lester in his feature directorial debut.

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ITV Granada

ITV Granada, formerly known as Granada Television, is the ITV franchisee for the North West of England and Isle of Man.

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Ivor Novello Awards

The Ivor Novello Awards, named after the entertainer Ivor Novello, are awards for songwriting and composing.

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Izzy Stradlin

Jeffrey Dean Isbell (born April 8, 1962), best known as Izzy Stradlin, is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter.

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Jack Jones (American singer)

John Allan Jones (born January 14, 1938) is an American singer and actor.

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Jackie Paris

Carlo Jackie Paris (September 20, 1924 – June 17, 2004) was an American jazz singer and guitarist.

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Jacques Ibert

Jacques François Antoine Marie Ibert (15 August 1890 – 5 February 1962) was a French composer of classical music.

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James Bond Theme

The "James Bond Theme" is the main signature theme music of the James Bond films and has been used in every Bond film since Dr. No in 1962.

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James Darren

James William Ercolani (born June 8, 1936), known by his stage name James Darren, is an American television and film actor, television director, and singer.

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James Morrison (jazz musician)

James Lloyd Morrison AM (born 11 November 1962) is an Australian jazz musician.

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January 1

January 1 is the first day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar; 364 days remain until the end of the year (365 in leap years).

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Jazz Samba

Jazz Samba is a bossa nova album by Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd released by Verve Records in 1962.

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Jean Barraqué

Jean-Henri-Alphonse Barraqué (17 January 1928 – 17 August 1973) was a French composer and music writer.

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Jean Goldkette

John Jean Goldkette (March 18, 1893 – March 24, 1962) was a jazz pianist and bandleader.

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Jennifer Higdon

Jennifer Elaine Higdon (born December 31, 1962) is an American composer of contemporary classical music.

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Jerry Goldsmith

Jerrald King Goldsmith (February 10, 1929July 21, 2004) was an American composer, with a career in film and television scoring that spanned nearly 50 years and over 200 productions, between 1954 and 2003.

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Jerry Lee Lewis

Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935October 28, 2022) was an American pianist, singer and songwriter.

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Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

Leiber and Stoller were an American Grammy award-winning songwriting and record production duo, consisting of lyricist Jerome Leiber (April 25, 1933 – August 22, 2011) and composer Michael Stoller (born March 13, 1933).

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Jet Harris

Terence "Jet" Harris (6 July 1939 – 18 March 2011) was an English rock and roll musician.

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Jezebel (Frankie Laine song)

"Jezebel" is a 1951 popular song written by American songwriter Wayne Shanklin.

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Jim Reeves

James Travis Reeves (August 20, 1923July 31, 1964) was an American country and popular music singer and songwriter.

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Jimmie Rodgers (pop singer)

James Frederick Rodgers (September 18, 1933 – January 18, 2021) was an American pop singer.

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Jimmy Dean

Jimmy Ray Dean (August 10, 1928 – June 13, 2010) was an American country music singer, television host, actor and businessman.

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Jimmy Durante

James Francis Durante (February 10, 1893 – January 29, 1980) was an American comedian, actor, singer, and pianist.

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Jimmy Herring

Jimmy Herring (born January 22, 1962) is an American guitarist, known as the lead guitarist for the band Widespread Panic since 2006.

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Jimmy Page

James Patrick Page (born 9 January 1944) is an English musician and producer who achieved international success as the guitarist and founder of the rock band Led Zeppelin.

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Jimmy Smith (musician)

James Oscar Smith (December 8, 1928 – February 8, 2005) was an American jazz musician who helped popularize the Hammond B-3 organ, creating a link between jazz and 1960s soul music.

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Jimmy Van Heusen

James Van Heusen (born Edward Chester Babcock; January 26, 1913 – February 6, 1990) was an American composer.

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Jo Ann Campbell

Jo Ann Campbell (born July 20, 1938 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American singer who was one of the pioneers of rockabilly.

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Jo Stafford

Jo Elizabeth Stafford (November 12, 1917July 16, 2008) was an American traditional pop singer, whose career spanned five decades from the late 1930s to the early 1980s.

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Joan Baez

Joan Chandos Baez (born January 9, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and activist.

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Joan Baez in Concert

Joan Baez in Concert (later reissued as Joan Baez in Concert, Part 1) is a live album taken from Joan Baez's 1962 concert tours.

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Joan Collins

Dame Joan Henrietta Collins (born 23 May 1933) is an English actress, author and columnist.

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Joan Osborne

Joan Elizabeth Osborne (born July 8, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, and interpreter of music, having recorded and performed in various popular American musical genres including rock, pop, soul, R&B, blues, and country.

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Joanie Sommers

Joanie Sommers (born Joan Drost, February 24, 1941) is an American singer and actress with a career concentrating on jazz, standards and popular material and show-business credits.

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Joe Brown (musician)

Joseph Roger Brown, MBE (born 13 May 1941) is an English musician.

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Joe Loss

Joshua Alexander "Joe" Loss (22 June 1909 – 6 June 1990) was a British dance band leader and musician who founded his own eponymous orchestra.

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Joe Meek

Robert George "Joe" Meek (5 April 1929 – 3 February 1967) was an English record producer, sound engineer and songwriter who pioneered space age and experimental pop music.

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Joey Dee and the Starliters

Joey Dee and the Starliters (also credited as Joey Dee and the Starlighters) is an American popular music group.

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Johannes Brahms

Johannes Brahms (7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor of the mid-Romantic period.

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John Barry (composer)

John Barry Prendergast (3 November 1933 – 30 January 2011) was an English composer and conductor of film music.

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John Browning (pianist)

John Browning (May 23, 1933 – January 26, 2003) Boston Globe, obituary, by Richard Dyer, January 30, 2003, pg.

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John Cage

John Milton Cage Jr. (September 5, 1912 – August 12, 1992) was an American composer and music theorist.

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John Coltrane

John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer.

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John D. Loudermilk

John Dee Loudermilk Jr. (March 31, 1934 – September 21, 2016) was an American singer and songwriter.

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John Ireland (composer)

John Nicholson Ireland (13 August 187912 June 1962) was an English composer and teacher of music.

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John Lennon

John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter and musician.

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John Leyton

John Dudley Leyton (born 17 February 1936) is an English retired actor and singer.

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John Mayall

John Brumwell Mayall (29 November 1933 – 22 July 2024) was an English blues and rock musician, songwriter and producer.

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Johnny Angel (song)

"Johnny Angel" is a song written and composed by Lyn Duddy and Lee Pockriss.

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Johnny Burnette

John Joseph Burnette (March 25, 1934 – August 14, 1964) was an American singer and songwriter of rockabilly and pop music.

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Johnny Crawford

John Ernest Crawford (March 26, 1946 – April 29, 2021) was an American actor and singer.

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Johnny Hallyday

Jean-Philippe Léo Smet (15 June 1943 – 5 December 2017), better known by his stage name Johnny Hallyday, was a French rock and roll and pop singer and actor, credited with having brought rock and roll to France.

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Johnny Mathis

John Royce Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American singer of popular music.

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Johnny Mercer

John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Glenn E. Wallichs.

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Johnny Tillotson

Johnny Tillotson (born April 20, 1938) is an American singer-songwriter.

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Jon Bon Jovi

John Francis Bongiovi Jr. (born March 2, 1962), known professionally as Jon Bon Jovi, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor.

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Jon Hendricks

John Carl Hendricks (September 16, 1921 – November 22, 2017), known professionally as Jon Hendricks, was an American jazz lyricist and singer.

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Joni James

Giovanna Carmella Babbo (September 22, 1930 – February 20, 2022), known professionally as Joni James, was an American singer of traditional pop.

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Jorge Cafrune

Jorge Antonio Cafrune (Perico Del Carmen, Jujuy, August 8, 1937 – Buenos Aires, February 1, 1978) was one of the most popular Argentine folklorist singers of his time, as well as an unflagging researcher, compiler, and diffuser of the native culture.

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José Cura

José Luis Victor Cura Gómez (born 5 December 1962) is an Argentine operatic tenor, conductor, director, scenographer and photographer known for intense and original interpretations of opera characters, notably Otello in Verdi’s Otello, Samson in Saint-Saëns’ Samson et Dalila, Canio in Ruggero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, Stiffelio in Giuseppe Verdi's Stiffelio and many others.

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Jouni Kaipainen

Jouni Ilari Kaipainen (24 November 1956 – 23 November 2015) was a Finnish composer.

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Judy at Carnegie Hall

Judy at Carnegie Hall is a double-LP (re-released decades later as an extended, two-disc CD) live recording of a concert by Judy Garland at Carnegie Hall in New York City, with backing orchestra conducted by Mort Lindsey.

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Judy Garland

Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922June 22, 1969) was an American actress, singer, and dancer.

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Jules and Jim

Jules and Jim (Jules et Jim) is a 1962 French New Wave romantic drama film directed, produced and co-written by François Truffaut.

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Julie Andrews

Dame Julie Andrews (born Julia Elizabeth Wells; 1 October 1935) is an English actress, singer, and author.

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Julie London

Julie London (née Peck; September 26, 1926 – October 18, 2000) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned more than 40 years.

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June Christy

June Christy (born Shirley Luster; November 20, 1925 – June 21, 1990) was an American singer, known for her work in the cool jazz genre and for her silky smooth vocals.

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Karl Denver

Karl Denver (16 December 1931 – 21 December 1998) was a Scottish singer, who, with his trio had a series of UK hit singles in the early 1960s.

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Karl Malden

Karl Malden (born Mladen George Sekulovich; March 22, 1912 – July 1, 2009) was an American stage, movie and television actor who first achieved acclaim in the original Broadway productions of Arthur Miller's All My Sons and Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire in 1946 and 1947.

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Karl Mueller (rock musician)

Karl Mueller (July 27, 1963 – June 17, 2005) - accessed February 2011 was an American rock musician.

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Karlheinz Stockhausen

Karlheinz Stockhausen (22 August 1928 – 5 December 2007) was a German composer, widely acknowledged by critics as one of the most important but also controversial composers of the 20th and early 21st centuries.

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Kay Starr

Kay Starr (born Catherine Laverne Starks; July 21, 1922 – November 3, 2016) was an American singer who enjoyed considerable success in the late 1940s and 1950s.

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Kaye Ballard

Kaye Ballard (November 20, 1925 – January 21, 2019) was an American actress, comedian, and singer.

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Keely Smith

Dorothy Jacqueline Keely (March 9, 1928The reference work The Encyclopedia of Native Music: More Than a Century of Recordings from Wax Cylinder to the Internet gives Smith's date of birth as March 9, 1932. – December 16, 2017), professionally known as Keely Smith, was an American jazz and popular music singer, who performed and recorded extensively in the 1950s with then-husband Louis Prima, and throughout the 1960s as a solo artist.

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Keith Richards

Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943) is an English musician, songwriter, singer and record producer who is an original member, guitarist, secondary vocalist, and co-principal songwriter of the Rolling Stones.

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Ken Dodd

Sir Kenneth Arthur Dodd (8 November 1927 – 11 March 2018) was an English comedian, singer, and occasional actor.

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Ken Russell

Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell (3 July 1927 – 27 November 2011) was a British film director, known for his pioneering work in television and film and for his flamboyant and controversial style.

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Kenny Ball

Kenneth Daniel Ball (22 May 1930Larkin C., Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music. (Muze UK Ltd, 1997), p. 29) – 7 March 2013) was an English jazz musician, best known as the bandleader, lead trumpet player and vocalist in Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen.

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Kenny Lynch

Kenneth Lynch, OBE (18 March 1938 – 18 December 2019) was an English singer, songwriter, entertainer, and actor.

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Ketty Lester

Ketty Lester (born Revoyda Frierson; August 16, 1934) is an American singer and actress known for her 1961 hit single "Love Letters", which reached the top 5 of the charts in the U.S. and the UK.

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King Curtis

Curtis Ousley (born Curtis Montgomery; February 7, 1934 – August 13, 1971), known professionally as King Curtis, was an American saxophonist who played rhythm and blues, jazz, and rock and roll.

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King Priam

King Priam is an opera by Michael Tippett, to his own libretto.

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Kings of Rhythm

Kings of Rhythm are an American music group formed in the late 1940s in Clarksdale, Mississippi and led by Ike Turner through to his death in 2007.

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Kirk Hammett

Kirk Lee Hammett (born November 18, 1962) is an American musician who has been the lead guitarist of heavy metal band Metallica since 1983.

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Kirsten Flagstad

Kirsten Malfrid Flagstad (12 July 1895 – 7 December 1962) was a Norwegian opera singer, who was the outstanding Wagnerian soprano of her era.

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Knife in the Water

Knife in the Water (Nóż w wodzie) is a 1962 Polish psychological thriller film co-written and directed by Roman Polanski in his feature debut, and starring Leon Niemczyk, Jolanta Umecka, and Zygmunt Malanowicz.

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Krzysztof Komeda

Krzysztof Trzciński (27 April 1931 – 23 April 1969), known professionally as Krzysztof Komeda, was a Polish film music composer and jazz pianist.

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Krzysztof Penderecki

Krzysztof Eugeniusz Penderecki (23 November 1933 – 29 March 2020) was a Polish composer and conductor.

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La Monte Young

La Monte Thornton Young (born October 14, 1935) is an American composer, musician, and performance artist recognized as one of the first American minimalist composers and a central figure in Fluxus and post-war avant-garde music.

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Lambert, Hendricks & Ross

Lambert, Hendricks & Ross were an American vocalese trio formed by jazz vocalists Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks and Annie Ross.

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LaVern Baker

Delores LaVern Baker (born Delores Evans; November 11, 1929 – March 10, 1997) was an American rhythm and blues singer who had several hit records on the pop charts in the 1950s and early 1960s.

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Lawrence of Arabia (film)

Lawrence of Arabia is a 1962 epic biographical adventure drama film based on the life of T. E. Lawrence and his 1926 book Seven Pillars of Wisdom (also known as Revolt in the Desert).

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Lee Aaron

Lee Aaron (born Karen Lynn Greening; July 21, 1962) is a Canadian rock singer.

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Lee Adams

Lee Richard Adams (born August 14, 1924) is an American lyricist best known for his musical theatre collaboration with Charles Strouse.

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Lemon Tree (Will Holt song)

"Lemon Tree" is a folk song written by Will Holt in the late 1950s.

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Lena Horne

Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an American singer, actress, dancer, and civil rights activist.

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Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein (born Louis Bernstein; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian.

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Leroy Van Dyke

Leroy Frank Van Dyke (born October 4, 1929) is an American country music and honky-tonk singer and guitarist, best known for his hits "The Auctioneer" (1956) and "Walk on By" (1961).

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Les Paul

Lester William Polsfuss (June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009), known as Les Paul, was an American jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and inventor.

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Leslie Bricusse

Leslie Bricusse OBE (29 January 1931 – 19 October 2021) was a British composer, lyricist, and playwright who worked on theatre musicals and wrote theme music for films.

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Lincoln Center

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (also simply known as Lincoln Center) is a complex of buildings in the Lincoln Square neighborhood on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

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Linda Scott

Linda Scott (born Linda Joy Sampson; June 1, 1945) is an American pop singer and actress who was active from the late 1950s to the early 1970s.

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Lionel Bart

Lionel Bart (1 August 1930 – 3 April 1999) was an English writer and composer of pop music and musicals.

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Lisa Ono

Lisa Ono (小野リサ; born 29 July 1962) is a Brazilian Japanese bossa nova singer.

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List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1962

These are the Billboard Hot 100 number one hits of 1962.

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Little Boxes

"Little Boxes" is a song written and composed by Malvina Reynolds in 1962.

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Little Eva

Eva Narcissus Boyd (June 29, 1943 – April 10, 2003), known by the stage name of Little Eva, was an American singer, well known for her 1962 hit "The Loco-Motion".

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Little Mary Sunshine

Little Mary Sunshine is a musical that parodies old-fashioned operettas and musicals.

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Little Richard

Richard Wayne Penniman (December 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020), known professionally as Little Richard, was an American singer, pianist, and songwriter.

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Little River Band

Little River Band (LRB) are a rock band formed in Melbourne, Australia, in March 1975.

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Liverpool

Liverpool is a cathedral, port city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Lonnie Donegan

Anthony James Donegan (29 April 1931 – 3 November 2002), known as Lonnie Donegan, was a Scottish skiffle singer, songwriter and musician, referred to as the "King of Skiffle", who influenced 1960s British pop and rock musicians.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.

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Lou Harrison

Lou Silver Harrison (May 14, 1917 – February 2, 2003) was an American composer, music critic, music theorist, painter, and creator of unique musical instruments.

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Louis Armstrong

Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter and vocalist.

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Love Letters (song)

"Love Letters" is a 1945 popular song with lyrics by Edward Heyman and music by Victor Young.

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Love Me Do

"Love Me Do" is the debut single by the English rock band the Beatles, backed by "P.S. I Love You".

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Love Me Tender (song)

"Love Me Tender" is a 1956 ballad song recorded by Elvis Presley and published by "Elvis Presley Music" from the 20th Century Fox film of the same name.

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Lovesick Blues

"Lovesick Blues" is a Tin Pan Alley song, composed by Cliff Friend, with lyrics by Irving Mills.

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Luigi Creatore

Luigi Federico Creatore (December 21, 1921 – December 13, 2015) was an American songwriter and record producer.

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Luigi Tenco

Luigi Tenco (21 March 1938 – 27 January 1967) was a popular Italian singer-songwriter.

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Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

The Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, originally the Globe Theatre, is a Broadway theater at 205 West 46th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City.

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Luxembourg City

Luxembourg (Lëtzebuerg; Luxembourg; Luxemburg), also known as Luxembourg City (Stad Lëtzebuerg or d'Stad; Ville de Luxembourg; Stadt Luxemburg or Luxemburg-Stadt), is the capital city of Luxembourg and the country's most populous commune.

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Mack David

Mack David (July 5, 1912 – December 30, 1993) was an American lyricist and songwriter, best known for his work in film and television, with a career spanning the period between the early 1940s and the early 1970s.

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Magne Furuholmen

Magne Furuholmen (born 1 November 1962) is a Norwegian musician and visual artist.

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Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh

Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (born 26 July 1959) is an Irish fiddler and the lead vocalist for the Irish folk music band Altan, which she co-founded with her husband Frankie Kennedy in 1987.

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Make It Easy on Yourself

"Make It Easy on Yourself" is a popular song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David which was initially a hit for Jerry Butler in 1962.

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Malvina Reynolds

Malvina Reynolds (August 23, 1900 – March 17, 1978) was an American folk/blues singer-songwriter and political activist, best known for her songwriting, particularly the songs "Little Boxes", "What Have They Done to the Rain" and "Morningtown Ride".

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Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, which had a population of 552,000 at the 2021 census.

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Marcie Blane

Marcia Blank (born May 21, 1944) known as Marcie Blane, is a former American pop singer from 1962 to 1965.

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Margaret Whiting

Margaret Eleanor Whiting (July 22, 1924 – January 10, 2011) was an American popular music and country music singer who gained popularity in the 1940s and 1950s.

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Marilyn (singer)

Peter Antony Robinson (born 3 November 1962), better known as Marilyn, is an English singer known for his androgynous appearance.

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Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 August 4, 1962) was an American actress and model.

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Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (3 April 1895 – 16 March 1968) was an Italian composer, pianist and writer.

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Mario Davidovsky

Mario Davidovsky (March 4, 1934 – August 23, 2019) was an Argentine-American composer.

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Marion Montgomery

Marion Montgomery (November 17, 1934 – July 22, 2002), The Guardian, July 23, 2002.

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Mark Adamo

Mark Adamo (born 1962) is an American composer, librettist, and professor of music composition at New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

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Mark Arm

Mark Arm (born Mark Thomas McLaughlin; February 21, 1962) is an American singer and songwriter, best known as the vocalist for the grunge band Mudhoney.

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Mark Degli Antoni

Mark degli Antoni (sometimes credited as Mark De Gli Antoni) is an American composer, known for his work as co-founder and keyboard sampler for the band Soul Coughing from 1992 to 2000.

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Mark Twain

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, and essayist.

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Mark Wynter

Mark Wynter (born Terence Sidney Lewis; 29 January 1943) is an English singer and actor, who had four Top 20 singles in the 1960s, including "Venus in Blue Jeans" and "Go Away Little Girl".

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Martha Raye

Martha Raye (born Margy Reed; August 27, 1916 – October 19, 1994), nicknamed The Big Mouth, was an American comic actress and singer who performed in movies, and later on television.

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Martina Arroyo

Martina Arroyo (born February 2, 1937) is an American operatic soprano who had a major international opera career from the 1960s through the 1980s.

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Martine St. Clair

Martine St.

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Marty Friedman

(born December 8, 1962) is an American guitarist, best known for his tenure as the lead guitarist of thrash metal band Megadeth from 1990 to 2000.

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Marty Robbins

Martin David Robinson (September 26, 1925 – December 8, 1982), known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and NASCAR racing driver.

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Marty Wilde

Marty Wilde, (born Reginald Leonard Smith; 15 April 1939) is a British singer and actor.

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Mary Ford

Mary Ford (born Iris Colleen Summers; July 7, 1924 – September 30, 1977) was an American guitarist and vocalist, comprising half of the husband-and-wife musical team Les Paul and Mary Ford.

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Mashed Potato (dance)

The Mashed Potato is a dance move which was a popular dance craze of 1962.

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Matt Cameron

Matthew David Cameron (born November 28, 1962) is an American musician who is the drummer for the rock band Pearl Jam.

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Matt Monro

Matt Monro (born Terence Edward Parsons, 1 December 1930 – 7 February 1985) was an English singer.

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Maurice Jarre

Maurice-Alexis Jarre (13 September 1924 – 28 March 2009) was a French composer and conductor.

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Mötley Crüe

Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Hollywood, California, in 1981 by bassist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, with guitarist Mick Mars and lead vocalist Vince Neil joining right after.

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MC Hammer

Stanley Kirk Burrell (born March 30, 1962), better known by his stage name MC Hammer (or simply Hammer), is an American rapper, dancer, record producer and entrepreneur; known for hit songs such as "U Can't Touch This", "2 Legit 2 Quit" and "Pumps and a Bump", flashy dance movements, extravagant choreography and his eponymous Hammer pants.

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Megadeth

Megadeth is an American thrash metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1983 by vocalist/guitarist Dave Mustaine.

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Mel Tormé

Melvin Howard Tormé (September 13, 1925 – June 5, 1999), nicknamed "the Velvet Fog", was an American musician, singer, composer, arranger, drummer, actor, and author.

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Merle Kilgore

Wyatt Merle Kilgore (August 9, 1934 – February 6, 2005) was an American singer, songwriter, and manager.

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Mervyn LeRoy

Mervyn LeRoy (October 15, 1900 – September 13, 1987) was an American film director, producer and actor.

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Metallica is an American heavy metal band.

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Mic Michaeli

Gunnar Mathias "Mic" Michaeli (born 11 November 1962) is a Swedish musician best known as the keyboardist for the rock band Europe.

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Michael Ball

Michael Ashley Ball (born 27 June 1962) is an English singer, presenter and actor.

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Michael English (American singer)

Michael English (born April 12, 1962) is an American Christian singer and record producer.

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Michael Tippett

Sir Michael Kemp Tippett (2 January 1905 – 8 January 1998) was an English composer who rose to prominence during and immediately after the Second World War.

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Michael Wilton

Michael F. Wilton (born February 23, 1962) also known as The Whip, for how fast his fingers "whip" around the guitar fretboard, is an American musician, best known for being a guitarist and songwriter in the progressive metal band Queensrÿche, which he co-founded in 1982.

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Michel Petrucciani

Michel Petrucciani (28 December 1962 – 6 January 1999) was a French jazz pianist.

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Michelle Shocked

Michelle Shocked (born Karen Michelle Johnston; February 24, 1962) is an American singer-songwriter.

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Mick Jagger

Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English singer.

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Mike Bordin

Michael Andrew Bordin (born November 27, 1962) is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the rock band Faith No More.

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Mike Ness

Michael James Ness (born April 3, 1962) is an American musician who is the lead guitarist, lead vocalist and songwriter for the punk rock band Social Distortion, which was formed in 1979.

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Mike Sarne

Michael Sarne (born Michael Scheuer; 6 August 1940) is a British actor, singer, writer, producer and director, who also had a brief career as a pop singer in the 1960s.

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Miles Davis

Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer.

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Milt Gabler

Milton Gabler (May 20, 1911 – July 20, 2001) was an American record producer, responsible for many innovations in the recording industry of the 20th century.

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Minor Threat

Minor Threat was an American hardcore punk band, formed in 1980 in Washington, D.C., by vocalist Ian MacKaye and drummer Jeff Nelson.

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Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music is a studio album by American singer and pianist Ray Charles.

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Momente

Momente (Moments) is a work by the German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, written between 1962 and 1969, scored for solo soprano, four mixed choirs, and thirteen instrumentalists (four trumpets, four trombones, three percussionists, and two electric keyboards).

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Monster Mash

"Monster Mash" is a 1962 novelty song by Bobby "Boris" Pickett.

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Monty Norman

Monty Norman (Noserovitch; 4 April 1928 – 11 July 2022) was a British film score composer and singer.

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Moon River

"Moon River" is a song composed by Henry Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer.

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Mudhoney

Mudhoney is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, on January 1, 1988, following the demise of Green River.

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Mutiny on the Bounty (1962 film)

Mutiny on the Bounty is a 1962 American Technicolor epic historical drama film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard, Richard Harris, Hugh Griffith, Richard Haydn and Tarita in her only role.

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My Bonnie

My Bonnie is a 1962 album by English rock and roll singer-songwriter and musician Tony Sheridan.

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Nancy Wilson (jazz singer)

Nancy Sue Wilson (February 20, 1937 – December 13, 2018) was an American singer whose career spanned over five decades, from the mid-1950s until her retirement in the early 2010s.

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Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley

Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley is a studio album by Nancy Wilson and Cannonball Adderley issued in February 1962 by Capitol Records.

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Nat King Cole

Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally by his stage name Nat King Cole, was an American singer, jazz pianist, and actor.

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Natalie Wood

Natalie Wood (née Zacharenko; July 20, 1938 – November 29, 1981) was an American actress who began her career in film as a child and successfully transitioned to young adult roles.

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Nathaniel Mayer

Nathaniel Mayer (February 10, 1944 – November 1, 2008) was an American rhythm and blues singer, who started his career in the early 1960s at Fortune Records in his birthplace of Detroit, Michigan.

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NBC

The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast.

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Neil Sedaka

Neil Sedaka (born March 13, 1939) is an American singer, songwriter and pianist.

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Nelson Riddle

Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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New York Philharmonic

The New York Philharmonic is an American symphony orchestra based in New York City.

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New York Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of the State of New York is the trial-level court of general jurisdiction in the judiciary of New York.

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Nick Rhodes

Nick Rhodes (born Nicholas James Bates, 8 June 1962) is an English keyboardist and producer, best known as a founding member and the keyboardist of the band Duran Duran.

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Nina at the Village Gate

Nina Simone at the Village Gate is a live album by singer Nina Simone.

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Nina Simone

Nina Simone (born Eunice Kathleen Waymon; February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, composer, arranger and civil rights activist.

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Nina Simone Sings Ellington

Nina Simone Sings Ellington is the fourth studio album by American singer and pianist Nina Simone.

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NME

New Musical Express (NME) is a British music, film, gaming, and culture website and brand.

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No Strings

No Strings is a musical drama with book by Samuel A. Taylor and words and music by Richard Rodgers.

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Norman Edward Vaughan (10 April 1923 – 17 May 2002) was an English comedian who led a long and successful career in the television and theatre, appearing occasionally in films.

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Norrie Paramor

Norman William Paramor (15 May 1914 – 9 September 1979), known professionally as Norrie Paramor, was a British record producer, composer, arranger, pianist, bandleader, and orchestral conductor.

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Nut Rocker

"Nut Rocker" is an instrumental rock single recorded by American instrumental ensemble B. Bumble and the Stingers that reached number 23 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in March 1962 and went to number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1962.

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Oboe Sonata (Poulenc)

The Sonate pour houtbois et piano, FP 185, is an oboe sonata by Francis Poulenc dating from 1962.

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Olivier Latry

Olivier Jean-Claude Latry (born 22 February 1962) is a French organist, improviser, and composer.

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Once Upon a Time (Charles Strouse and Lee Adams song)

"Once Upon a Time" is a song composed by Charles Strouse, with lyrics by Lee Adams, from the 1962 musical All American.

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Onward, Christian Soldiers

"Onward, Christian Soldiers" is a 19th-century English hymn.

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Oscar Peterson

Oscar Emmanuel Peterson (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer.

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P.S. I Love You (Beatles song)

"P.S. I Love You" is a song recorded by English rock band the Beatles in 1962.

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Paavo Heininen

Paavo Johannes Heininen (13 January 1938 – 18 January 2022) was a Finnish composer and pianist.

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Palestrina (opera)

Palestrina is an opera by the German composer Hans Pfitzner, first performed in 1917.

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Palisades Park (Freddy Cannon song)

"Palisades Park" is a song written by Chuck Barris and recorded by Freddy Cannon.

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Paris Opera

The Paris Opera is the primary opera and ballet company of France.

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Parlophone

Parlophone Records Limited (also known as Parlophone Records and Parlophone) is a record label founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company as Parlophon.

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Pat Boone

Patrick Charles Eugene Boone (born June 1, 1934) is an American singer, actor, television personality, and composer.

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Patsy Cline

Patsy Cline (born Virginia Patterson Hensley; September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963) was an American singer from the state of Virginia.

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Patti Page

Clara Ann Fowler (November 8, 1927 – January 1, 2013), better known by her stage name Patti Page, was an American singer.

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Paul & Paula

Paul & Paula, consisting of Raymond Glenn "Ray" Hildebrand (November 21, 1940 – August 18, 2023) and Jill Jackson (born May 20, 1942), were an American pop singing duo, best known for their 1962 million-selling, number-one hit record, "Hey Paula".

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Paul Anka

Paul Albert Anka (born July 30, 1941) is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter and actor.

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Paul Jones (singer)

Paul Jones (born Paul Adrian Pond, 24 February 1942) is an English singer, actor, harmonicist, radio personality and television presenter.

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Paul Reynolds (musician)

Paul Daniel Bud Reynolds (born 4 August 1962) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame as the lead guitarist of the new wave band A Flock of Seagulls.

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Paul Webb

Paul Douglas Webb (born 16 January 1962), also known by the stage name Rustin Man, is an English musician.

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Paula Abdul

Paula Julie Abdul (born June 19, 1962) is an American singer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality.

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Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990.

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Peggy Lee

Norma Deloris Egstrom (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, and actress whose career spanned seven decades.

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Peppermint Twist

"Peppermint Twist" is a song written by Joey Dee and Henry Glover, recorded and released by Joey Dee and the Starliters in 1961.

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Perry Como

Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como (May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an American singer, actor, and television personality.

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Pete Best

Randolph Peter Best (né Scanland; born 24 November 1941) is an English musician who was the drummer for the Beatles from 1960 to 1962.

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Pete Seeger

Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer and social activist.

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Peter Nero

Peter Nero (born Bernard Nierow; May 22, 1934 – July 6, 2023) was an American pianist and pops conductor.

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Peter Pears

Sir Peter Neville Luard Pears (22 June 19103 April 1986) was an English tenor.

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Peter Steele

Peter Thomas Ratajczyk (January 4, 1962 – April 14, 2010), known professionally as Peter Steele, was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, bassist and composer of the gothic metal band Type O Negative.

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Peter, Paul and Mary

Peter, Paul and Mary were an American folk group formed in New York City in 1961 during the American folk music revival phenomenon.

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Peter, Paul and Mary (album)

Peter, Paul and Mary is the debut studio album by American folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, released in May 1962 on Warner Bros. Records.

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Petula Clark

Petula Clark CBE (born 15 November 1932) is a British singer, actress, and songwriter.

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Phil Leadbetter

Phil Leadbetter (March 31, 1962 – October 14, 2021) was an American resonator guitar player.

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Piano Concerto (Barber)

The Piano Concerto, Op.

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Piano Concerto No. 1 (Brahms)

The Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15, is a work for piano and orchestra completed by Johannes Brahms in 1858.

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Pierre Delanoë

Pierre Delanoë (born Pierre Charles Marcel Napoléon Leroyer; 16 December 1918 – 27 December 2006) was a French lyricist who wrote thousands of songs for dozens of singers, including Dalida, Edith Piaf, Charles Aznavour, Petula Clark, Johnny Hallyday, Joe Dassin, Michel Sardou and Mireille Mathieu.

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Poème symphonique

Poème symphonique is a 1962 composition by György Ligeti for one hundred mechanical metronomes.

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Point of No Return (Frank Sinatra album)

Point of No Return is the twenty-fifth studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra, released in March 1962 by Capitol Records.

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Poison (band)

Poison is an American glam metal band formed in 1983 in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.

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Polydor Records

Polydor Limited, also known as Polydor Records, is a German-British record label that operates as part of Universal Music Group.

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Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess is an English-language opera by American composer George Gershwin, with a libretto written by author DuBose Heyward and lyricist Ira Gershwin.

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Pot Luck (Elvis Presley album)

Pot Luck with Elvis is the seventh studio album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released on RCA Victor in mono and stereo, LPM/LSP 2523, in May 18, 1962.

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Primal Scream

Primal Scream are a Scottish rock band originally formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie (vocals) and Jim Beattie (guitar).

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Quando quando quando

"Quando quando quando" (or "Quando, Quando, Quando",; "When, When, When") is an Italian pop song from 1962, in the bossa nova style, with music written by Tony Renis and lyrics by Alberto Testa.

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Queens of the Stone Age

Queens of the Stone Age (commonly abbreviated as QOTSA) is an American rock band formed in 1996 in Seattle, Washington. The band was founded by vocalist and guitarist Josh Homme, who has been the only constant member throughout multiple lineup changes.

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Queensrÿche

Queensrÿche is an American progressive metal band.

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Ramblin' Rose

"Ramblin' Rose" is a 1962 popular torch song written by brothers Noel Sherman (words) and Joe Sherman (music) and popularized by Nat King Cole.

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Ravi Shankar

Ravi Shankar (born Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury, sometimes spelled as Rabindra Shankar Chowdhury; 7 April 1920 – 11 December 2012) was an Indian sitarist and composer.

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Ray Bolger

Raymond Wallace Bolger (January 10, 1904 – January 15, 1987) was an American actor, dancer, singer, vaudevillian, and stage performer (particularly musical theater) who started his movie career in the silent-film era.

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Ray Charles

Ray Charles Robinson Sr. (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist.

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Ray Conniff

Joseph Raymond Conniff (November 6, 1916 – October 12, 2002) was an American bandleader and arranger best known for his Ray Conniff Singers during the 1960s.

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Ray Stevens

Harold Ray Ragsdale (born January 24, 1939), --> known professionally as Ray Stevens, is an American country and pop singer-songwriter and comedian.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1982, comprising vocalist Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea, drummer Chad Smith, and guitarist John Frusciante.

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Register office (United Kingdom)

A register office or The General Register Office, much more commonly but erroneously registry office (except in official use), is a British government office where births, deaths, marriages, civil partnership, stillbirths and adoptions in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are registered.

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Renee Rosnes

Irene Louise Rosnes (born 24 March 1962), known professionally as Renee Rosnes, is a Canadian jazz pianist, composer, and arranger.

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Return to Sender (song)

"Return to Sender" is a song recorded by American singer Elvis Presley and featured in the film Girls! Girls! Girls!.

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Rhonda Vincent

Rhonda Lea Vincent (born July 13, 1962) is an American bluegrass singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.

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Rhythm and blues

Rhythm and blues, frequently abbreviated as R&B or R'n'B, is a genre of popular music that originated within African-American communities in the 1940s.

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Rhythm Is My Business

Rhythm Is My Business is a 1962 studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald.

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Richard Chamberlain

George Richard Chamberlain (born March 31, 1934) is an American actor and singer who became a teen idol in the title role of the television show Dr. Kildare (1961–1966).

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Richard Kiley

Richard Paul Kiley (March 31, 1922 – March 5, 1999) was an American stage, film, and television actor and singer.

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Richard Rodgers

Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was an American composer who worked primarily in musical theater.

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Ricky Nelson

Eric Hilliard Nelson (May 8, 1940 – December 31, 1985) was an American musician and actor.

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Ringo Starr

Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles.

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Rita (Israeli singer)

Rita Jahan-Farouz, known mononymously as Rita, is an Iranian-Israeli singer and actress.

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Robert Goulet

Robert Gérard Goulet (November 26, 1933 October 30, 2007) was an American and Canadian singer and actor of French-Canadian ancestry.

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Robert Preston (actor)

Robert Preston Meservey (June 8, 1918 – March 21, 1987) was an American stage and film actor and singer.

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Robin Guthrie

Robin Andrew Guthrie (born 4 January 1962) is a Scottish musician, songwriter, composer, record producer and audio engineer, best known as the co-founder of the alternative rock band Cocteau Twins.

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Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree

"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" is a Christmas song written by Johnny Marks and recorded by Brenda Lee in 1958; it has since been recorded by numerous other music artists.

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Roger Wolfe Kahn

Roger Wolfe Kahn (October 19, 1907 – July 12, 1962) was an American jazz and popular musician, composer, bandleader (Roger Wolfe Kahn and His Orchestra) and an aviator.

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Rolf Harris

Rolf Harris (30 March 1930 – 10 May 2023) was an Australian musician, television personality, painter, and actor.

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Ron McGovney

Ronald J. McGovney (born November 2, 1963) is an American semi-retired musician, best known as the original bass guitarist in the thrash metal band Metallica from October 1981 to December 1982.

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Ronnie Carroll

Ronnie Carroll (born Ronald Cleghorn; 18 August 1934 – 13 April 2015) was a Northern Irish singer, entertainer and political candidate.

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Rosalind Russell

Catherine Rosalind Russell (June 4, 1907November 28, 1976) was an American actress, model, comedian, screenwriter, and singer,Obituary Variety, December 1, 1976, p. 79.

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Roy Atwell

John Leroy "Roy" Atwell (May 2, 1878 – February 6, 1962) was an American actor, comedian and composer, known for playing characters that mis-deliver their lines or stammer, most notably Doc from Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

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Roy Orbison

Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist known for his distinctive and powerful voice, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads.

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Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits

Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits is a Roy Orbison record album from Monument Records recorded at the RCA Studio B in Nashville and released in 1962.

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Roy Palmer (musician)

Roy Palmer (April 2, 1887 – December 22, 1963) was an American jazz trombonist.

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Russ Conway

Russ Conway, DSM (born Trevor Herbert Stanford; 2 September 1925 – 16 November 2000) was an English popular music pianist and composer.

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Ruth Brown

Ruth Alston Brown (January 12, 1928 – November 17, 2006) was an American singer-songwriter and actress, sometimes referred to as the "Queen of R&B".

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Sacha Distel

Alexandre "Sacha" Distel (29 January 1933 – 22 July 2004) was a French singer, guitarist, songwriter and actor who had hits with a cover version of "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" in 1970, which reached No 10 in the UK Charts, "Scoubidou", and "The Good Life".

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Sam Cooke

Samuel Cooke (January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964), known professionally as Sam Cooke, was an American singer and songwriter.

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Sam Phillips (musician)

Leslie Ann Phillips (born January 28, 1962), better known by her stage name Sam Phillips, is an American singer and songwriter.

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Sammy Cahn

Samuel Cohen (June 18, 1913 – January 15, 1993), known professionally as Sammy Cahn, was an American lyricist, songwriter, and musician.

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Sammy Davis Jr.

Samuel George Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American singer, actor, comedian and dancer.

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Samuel Barber

Samuel Osmond Barber II (March 9, 1910 – January 23, 1981) was an American composer, pianist, conductor, baritone, and music educator, and one of the most celebrated composers of the mid-20th century.

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Sandler and Young

Sandler and Young were an American musical duo from the 1960s through the 1980s, composed of Belgian singer Tony Sandler and native New Yorker Ralph Young.

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Sandy Nelson

Sander Lloyd Nelson (December 1, 1938 – February 14, 2022) was an American drummer.

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Sarah Vaughan

Sarah Lois Vaughan (March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer and pianist.

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Sealed with a Kiss

"Sealed with a Kiss" is a song written and composed by Peter Udell and Gary Geld.

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Sentimentally Yours

Sentimentally Yours is the third studio album by American country music singer Patsy Cline, released August 6, 1962.

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Sergio Franchi

Sergio Franchi (born Sergio Franci Galli; April 6, 1926 – May 1, 1990) was an Italian-American tenor and actor who enjoyed success in the United States and internationally after gaining notice in Britain in the early 1960s.

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She's Got You

"She's Got You" is a country song written by Hank Cochran and first recorded (in December 1961) and released (in 1962) as a single by Patsy Cline.

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Shelley Fabares

Michele Ann Marie "Shelley" Fabares (born January 19, 1944) is a retired American actress and singer.

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Sherman Edwards

Sherman Edwards (April 3, 1919 – March 30, 1981) was an American composer, jazz pianist, and songwriter, best known for his songs from the 1969 Broadway musical 1776 and the 1972 film adaptation.

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Sherry (song)

"Sherry" is a song written by Bob Gaudio and recorded by The Four Seasons.

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Sheryl Crow

Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American singer, musician, songwriter, and actress.

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Shirley Bassey

Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey (born 8 January 1937) is a Welsh singer.

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Shirley Jones

Shirley Mae Jones (born March 31, 1934) is an American actress and singer.

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Sid Caesar

Isaac Sidney Caesar (September 8, 1922 – February 12, 2014) was an American actor, comedian and writer.

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Sinatra and Strings

Sinatra and Strings is the twenty-fourth studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra consisting of standard ballads.

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Sinatra and Swingin' Brass

Sinatra And Swingin' Brass is the twenty-sixth studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra.

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Sinatra Sings Great Songs from Great Britain

Sinatra Sings Great Songs From Great Britain is an album by Frank Sinatra, arranged by Robert Farnon, recorded in London in June 1962 at CTS Studios by Eric Tomlinson, a renowned recording and film industry dubbing engineer, who would go on to record the soundtracks to dozens of feature films including Oliver! (1968), Fiddler on the Roof (1971), and the original Star Wars trilogy (1977; 1980; 1983).

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Sinatra Sings of Love and Things

Sinatra Sings...

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Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First

Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First (a.k.a. Sinatra-Basie) is a 1962 studio album by Frank Sinatra, arranged by Neal Hefti.

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Single (music)

In music, a single is a type of release of a song recording of fewer tracks than an album or LP record, typically one or two tracks.

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Skeeter Davis

Skeeter Davis (born Mary Frances Penick; December 30, 1931September 19, 2004) was an American country music singer and songwriter who sang crossover pop music songs including 1962's "The End of the World".

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Social Distortion is an American punk rock band formed in 1978 in Fullerton, California.

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Softly, as I Leave You (song)

"Softly, as I Leave You" is a popular Italian song, originally titled Piano, composed by Tony De Vita with Italian lyrics by Giorgio Calabrese, and English lyrics by Hal Shaper.

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Sol Hurok

Sol Hurok (Solomon Israilevich Hurok; born Solomon Izrailevich Gurkov, Russian Соломон Израилевич Гурков; April 9, 1888March 5, 1974) was a 20th-century American impresario.

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Soldier Boy (The Shirelles song)

"Soldier Boy" is a song written by Luther Dixon and Florence Greenberg and made famous by the girl group the Shirelles.

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Solomon Linda

Solomon Popoli Linda OIG (19098 September 1962), also known as Solomon Ntsele ("Linda" was his clan name),Gilmore, Inigo,, The Telegraph (UK), 11 June 2000.

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Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth was an American rock band based in New York City and formed in 1981.

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Sonny Rollins

Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930) is an American retired jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians.

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Sonny Terry

Saunders Terrell (October 24, 1911 – March 11, 1986), known as Sonny Terry, was an American Piedmont blues and folk musician, who was known for his energetic blues harmonica style, which frequently included vocal whoops and hollers and occasionally imitations of trains and fox hunts.

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Sophie Muller

Sophie Luise Elisabeth Muller (born 31 January 1962) is a British music video director who has directed over 300 music videos.

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Soul Asylum

Soul Asylum is an American rock band formed in 1981 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Soul Coughing

Soul Coughing is an American alternative rock band composed of vocalist/guitarist Mike Doughty (also known as M. Doughty), keyboardist/sampler Mark Degli Antoni, bassist Sebastian Steinberg, and drummer Yuval Gabay.

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Soundgarden

Soundgarden was an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1984 by singer and drummer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto.

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Spanish Harlem (song)

"Spanish Harlem" is a song recorded by Ben E. King in 1960 for Atco Records.

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Spin Doctors

Spin Doctors are an American alternative rock band from New York City, best known for their early 1990s hits "Two Princes" and "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong", which peaked on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart at No. 7 and No. 17, respectively.

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Spokane Symphony

The Spokane Symphony is a 70-piece professional orchestra based in Spokane, WA that performs more than 65 concerts per year for more than 150,000 listeners.

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Sponge (band)

Sponge is an American rock band formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1992 by vocalist Vinnie Dombroski, guitarist Mike Cross, bassist Tim Cross, drummer Jimmy Paluzzi, and guitarist Joey Mazzola.

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Stan Getz

Stan Getz (born Stanley Gayetski, February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist.

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Stephen Boyd

Stephen Boyd (born William Millar; 4 July 1931 – 2 June 1977) was a Northern Irish actor of Ulster Scottish descent.

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Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Joshua Sondheim (March22, 1930November26, 2021) was an American composer and lyricist.

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Steve "Silk" Hurley

Steve W. "Silk" Hurley (born November 9, 1962), also known as J. M. Silk (for "Jack Master Silk"), is an American club DJ, house music producer, and songwriter.

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Steve Albini

Steven Frank Albini (July 22, 1962 – May 7, 2024) was an American musician and audio engineer.

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Steve Lawrence

Steve Lawrence (born Sidney Liebowitz; July 8, 1935 – March 7, 2024) was an American singer, comedian, and actor.

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Steve Shelley

Steven Jay Shelley (born June 23, 1962) is an American drummer.

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Steven Curtis Chapman

Steven Curtis Chapman (born November 21, 1962) is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, author, and social activist.

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Stop the World – I Want to Get Off

Stop the World – I Want to Get Off is a 1961 musical with a book, music, and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley.

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Stranger on the Shore

"Stranger on the Shore" is a piece for clarinet written by Acker Bilk for his young daughter and originally named "Jenny" after her.

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Stuart Sutcliffe

Stuart Fergusson Victor Sutcliffe (23 June 1940 – 10 April 1962) was a British painter and musician best known as the original bass guitarist of the Beatles.

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Sue Thompson

Sue Thompson (born Eva Sue McKee; July 19, 1925 – September 23, 2021) was an American pop and country music singer.

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Sugar 'n' Spice (Peggy Lee album)

Sugar 'n' Spice is a 1962 album by Peggy Lee.

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Surfin' Safari

Surfin' Safari is the debut studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released October 1, 1962 on Capitol Records.

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Surfin' Safari (song)

"Surfin' Safari" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys, written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love.

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Susan Maughan

Susan Maughan (born Marian Maughan, 1 July 1938) is an English singer who released successful singles in the 1960s.

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Sweet Little Sixteen

"Sweet Little Sixteen" is a rock and roll song written and first recorded by Chuck Berry, who released it as a single in January 1958.

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Symphony No. 13 (Shostakovich)

The Symphony No.

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T-Bone Walker

Aaron Thibeaux "T-Bone" Walker (May 28, 1910 – March 16, 1975) was an American blues musician, composer, songwriter and bandleader, who was a pioneer and innovator of the jump blues, West Coast blues, and electric blues sounds.

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Talk Talk

Talk Talk were an English band formed in 1981, led by Mark Hollis (vocals, guitar, piano), Lee Harris (drums), and Paul Webb (bass).

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Taras Bulba (1962 film)

Taras Bulba is a 1962 American Color by Deluxe in Eastmancolor historical adventure drama film loosely based on Nikolai Gogol's novel Taras Bulba, starring Tony Curtis and Yul Brynner.

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Taylor Dayne

Taylor Dayne (born Leslie Wunderman; March 7, 1962) is an American singer.

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Ted Heath (bandleader)

George Edward Heath (30 March 1902 – 18 November 1969) was a British musician and big band leader.

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Telstar (instrumental)

"Telstar" is a 1962 instrumental by the English band the Tornados, written and produced by Joe Meek.

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Ten Little Indians (The Beach Boys song)

"Ten Little Indians" is a song recorded by American rock band the Beach Boys.

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Terence Trent D'Arby

Sananda Francesco Maitreya (born Terence Trent Howard; March 15, 1962), who started his career with the stage name Terence Trent D'Arby, is an American singer and songwriter who came to fame with his debut studio album, Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby (1987).

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Teresa Brewer

Teresa Brewer (born Theresa Veronica Breuer; May 7, 1931 – October 17, 2007) was an American singer whose style incorporated pop, country, jazz, R&B, musicals, and novelty songs.

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Testament (band)

Testament is an American heavy metal band from Berkeley, California.

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The Adult Net

The Adult Net were a British indie pop band formed by British-based American singer and guitarist Brix Smith in 1984, while she was a member of The Fall.

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The Allisons

The Allisons were an English pop duo consisting of Bob Day (born Bernard Colin Day; 2 February 1941 – 25 November 2013) and John Alford (born Brian Henry John Alford, 31 December 1939).

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The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys are an American rock band formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961.

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The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960, comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.

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The Best of Irving Berlin's Songs from Mr. President

The Best of Irving Berlin's Songs from Mr.

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The Blackeyed Susans

For the American band with a similar name, see Blackeyed Susan. The Blackeyed Susans are an Australian rock band, which formed in Perth in 1989.

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The Castells

The Castells were a male vocal quartet from Santa Rosa, California best remembered for their hits "Sacred" (No. 20 in 1961) and "So This Is Love" (No. 21 in 1962), both released on Era Records.

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The Crickets

The Crickets were an American rock and roll band from Lubbock, Texas, formed by singer-songwriter Buddy Holly in January 1957.

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The Crucifucks

The Crucifucks were an American punk band formed in 1981 in Lansing, Michigan.

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The Crystals

The Crystals are an American vocal group that originated in New York City.

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The Cult

The Cult are an English rock band formed in Bradford in 1983.

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The Drifters

The Drifters are an American pop and R&B/soul vocal group.

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The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American television variety show that ran on CBS from June 20, 1948, to March 28, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan.

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The End of the World (Skeeter Davis song)

"The End of the World" is a pop song written by composer Arthur Kent and lyricist Sylvia Dee, who often worked as a team.

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The Everly Brothers

The Everly Brothers were an American rock duo, known for steel-string acoustic guitar playing and close harmony singing.

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The Fall (band)

The Fall were an English post-punk group, formed in 1976 in Prestwich, Greater Manchester.

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The First Family (album)

The First Family is a 1962 comedy album featuring comedian and impressionist Vaughn Meader.

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The Four Seasons (band)

The Four Seasons is an American vocal quartet formed in 1960 in Newark, New Jersey.

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The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan is the second studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on May 27, 1963, by Columbia Records.

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The Girl from Ipanema

"Garota de Ipanema", "The Girl from Ipanema", is a Brazilian bossa nova and jazz song.

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The Golden Apple (musical)

The Golden Apple is a musical adaptation of parts of the Iliad and Odyssey with music by Jerome Moross and lyrics by John Treville Latouche.

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The Independent

The Independent is a British online newspaper.

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The Kingston Trio

The Kingston Trio is an American folk and pop music group that helped launch the folk revival of the late 1950s to the late 1960s.

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The Lion Sleeps Tonight

"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is a song originally written and first recorded in 1939 by Solomon Linda under the title "Mbube", through South African Gallo Record Company.

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The Loco-Motion

"The Loco-Motion" (or "Locomotion") is a 1962 pop song written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King.

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The Manchurian Candidate (1962 film)

The Manchurian Candidate is a 1962 American neo-noir psychological political thriller film directed and produced by John Frankenheimer.

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The Music Man (1962 film)

The Music Man is a 1962 American musical film directed and produced by Morton DaCosta, based on Meredith Willson's 1957 Broadway musical of the same name, which DaCosta also directed.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The Next Time

"The Next Time" backed with "Bachelor Boy" was the first of three number one hit singles from the Cliff Richard musical, Summer Holiday.

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The Orlons

The Orlons are an American R&B group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that formed in 1960.

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The Party's Over (1956 song)

"The Party's Over" is a popular song composed by Jule Styne with lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green.

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The Proclaimers

The Proclaimers are a Scottish rock duo formed in 1983 by twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid (born 5 March 1962).

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The Road to Hong Kong

The Road to Hong Kong is a 1962 British semi-musical comedy film directed by Norman Panama and starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope, as well as Joan Collins, with an extended cameo featuring Dorothy Lamour in the setting of Hong Kong under British Rule.

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The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962.

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The Rooftop Singers

The Rooftop Singers were an American country folk-singing trio in the early 1960s, best known for the hit "Walk Right In".

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The Routers

The Routers were an American instrumental group in the early 1960s.

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The Shadows

The Shadows (originally known as the Drifters between 1958 and 1959) were an English instrumental rock group, who dominated the British popular music charts in the pre-Beatles era from the late 1950s to the early 1960s.

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The Shirelles

The Shirelles were an American girl group formed in Passaic, New Jersey in 1957.

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The Sound of Johnny Cash

The Sound of Johnny Cash is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash, released on June 4, 1962.

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The Spotnicks

The Spotnicks were an instrumental rock group from Sweden that formed in 1961.

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The Stripper

"The Stripper" is an instrumental composed by David Rose, recorded in 1958 and released four years later.

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The Tornados

The Tornados (the Tornadoes in North America) were an English instrumental rock group of the 1960s that acted as backing group for many of record producer Joe Meek's productions and also for singer Billy Fury.

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The Trashmen

The Trashmen were an American rock band formed in Minneapolis in 1962 and are best known for their biggest hit, 1963's "Surfin' Bird", which reached No.

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The Tremeloes

The Tremeloes (formerly Brian Poole and The Tremeloes) are an English beat group founded in 1958 in Dagenham, England.

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The Triffids

The Triffids were an Australian alternative rock and pop band, formed in Perth in Western Australia in May 1978 with David McComb as singer-songwriter, guitarist, bass guitarist and keyboardist.

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The Twist (song)

"The Twist" is an American pop song written and originally released in 1958 by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters as a B-side to "Teardrops on Your Letter".

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The Vernons Girls

The Vernons Girls were an English musical ensemble of female vocalists.

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The Veronicas

The Veronicas is an Australian pop duo from Brisbane.

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The Wanderer (Dion song)

"The Wanderer" is a song written by Ernie Maresca and originally recorded by Dion, released on his 1961 album, Runaround Sue.

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Theme from Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight)

"Theme From Dr.

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This Is Anita

This is Anita is a reissue of Anita, a 1956 album by Anita O'Day that was re-released in 1962.

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Tijuana Moods

Tijuana Moods is an album by Charles Mingus, recorded in 1957 but not released until June 1962.

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Timi Yuro

Rosemary Victoria Yuro (August 4, 1940 – March 30, 2004), known professionally as Timi Yuro, was an American singer.

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To Kill a Mockingbird (film)

To Kill a Mockingbird is a 1962 American coming-of-age legal drama crime film directed by Robert Mulligan starring Gregory Peck and Mary Badham, with Phillip Alford, John Megna, Frank Overton, James Anderson, and Brock Peters in supporting roles.

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Toadies

Toadies are an American rock band formed in 1989 in Fort Worth, Texas, best known for the song "Possum Kingdom".

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Tommy Lee

Thomas "Tommy" Lee (born Thomas Lee Bass; October 3, 1962) is an American musician who co-founded and plays drums for the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe.

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Tommy Roe

Thomas David Roe (born May 9, 1942) is an American rock and pop singer-songwriter.

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Tomoyasu Hotei

, also known simply as Hotei, is a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter, composer, record producer and actor.

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Tonight (West Side Story song)

"Tonight" is a song from the 1957 musical West Side Story with music written by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.

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Tony Bennett

Anthony Dominick Benedetto (August 3, 1926 – July 21, 2023), known professionally as Tony Bennett, was an American jazz and traditional pop singer.

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Tony Hancock

Anthony John Hancock (12 May 1924 – 25 June 1968) was an English comedian and actor.

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Tony Sheridan

Anthony Esmond Sheridan McGinnity (21 May 1940 – 16 February 2013), known professionally as Tony Sheridan, was an English rock and roll guitarist who spent much of his adult life in Germany.

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Trace Adkins

Tracy Darrell Adkins (born January 13, 1962) is an American country music singer and actor.

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Tracey Thorn

Tracey Thorn (born 26 September 1962) is an English singer and songwriter.

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Twistin' the Night Away

"Twistin' the Night Away" is a song written and recorded by Sam Cooke.

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Type O Negative

Type O Negative was an American gothic/doom metal band formed in Brooklyn, New York City in 1989 by Peter Steele (bass, lead vocals), Kenny Hickey (guitar, co-lead vocals), Josh Silver (keyboards, backing vocals), and Sal Abruscato (drums, percussion), who was later replaced by Johnny Kelly.

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Un premier amour

"Un premier amour" ("A First Love") is a song recorded by French singer Isabelle Aubret with music composed by and French lyrics written by Roland Valade.

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Unsquare Dance

"Unsquare Dance" is a composition by jazz pianist Dave Brubeck that was released as a single in 1961.

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Vaughn Meader

Abbott Vaughn Meader (March 20, 1936 – October 29, 2004) was an American comedian, impersonator, musician, and film actor.

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Vic Damone

Vic Damone (born Vito Rocco Farinola; June 12, 1928 – February 11, 2018) was an American traditional pop and big band singer and actor.

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Viktor Tsoi

Viktor Robertovich Tsoi (Виктор Робертович Цой;; 21 June 1962 – 15 August 1990) was a Soviet singer-songwriter and actor who co-founded Kino, one of the most popular and musically influential bands in the history of Russian music.

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Vinicius de Moraes

Marcus Vinícius da Cruz e Mello Moraes (19 October 1913 – 9 July 1980), better known as Vinícius de Moraes and nicknamed O Poetinha ("The little poet"), was a Brazilian poet, diplomat, lyricist, essayist, musician, singer, and playwright.

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Vivian Campbell

Vivian Patrick Campbell (born 25 August 1962) is a British guitarist from Northern Ireland.

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Walk on the Wild Side (David and Bernstein song)

"Walk on the Wild Side" originated as the title song of the 1962 film of the same name as performed by Brook Benton over the film's coda and closing credits.

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Walk Right In

"Walk Right In" is a country blues song written by musician Gus Cannon and originally recorded by Cannon's Jug Stompers in 1929 by RCA Victor.

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Walter Brennan

Walter Andrew Brennan (July 25, 1894 – September 21, 1974) was an American actor and singer.

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War Requiem

The War Requiem, Op. 66, is a choral and orchestral composition by Benjamin Britten, composed mostly in 1961 and completed in January 1962.

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WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne

The WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne (German: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln) is a German radio orchestra based in Cologne, where the orchestra mainly performs at two concert halls: the WDR Funkhaus Wallrafplatz and the Kölner Philharmonie.

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Wendy Richard

Wendy Richard (born Wendy Emerton; 20 July 1943 – 26 February 2009) was an English actress, best known for her television roles as Miss Shirley Brahms on the BBC sitcom Are You Being Served? from 1972 to 1985, and Pauline Fowler on the soap opera EastEnders from 1985 to 2006.

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Wes Montgomery

John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery (March 6, 1923 – June 15, 1968) was an American jazz guitarist.

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West Side Story (Oscar Peterson Trio album)

West Side Story is a 1962 studio album by Oscar Peterson and his trio.

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What Kind of Fool Am I?

"What Kind of Fool Am I?" is a popular song written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley and published in 1962.

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What Now My Love (song)

"What Now, My Love?" is the English title of a popular song whose original French version, "Et maintenant" (English: "And Now") was written in 1961 by composer Gilbert Bécaud and lyricist Pierre Delanoë.

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Where Have All the Flowers Gone?

"Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" is a folk song written by American singer-songwriter Pete Seeger in 1955.

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Wild Guitar

Wild Guitar is a 1962 American comedy-drama musical film directed by Ray Dennis Steckler and starring Arch Hall Jr., Arch Hall Sr. (credited as William Watters), Ray Dennis Steckler (credited as Cash Flagg), and Nancy Czar.

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William Colvig

William (Bill) Colvig (March 13, 1917 – March 1, 2000) was an electrician and amateur musician who was the partner for 33 years of composer Lou Harrison, whom he met in San Francisco in 1967.

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William Schuman

William Howard Schuman (August 4, 1910February 15, 1992) was an American composer and arts administrator.

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Wirral Peninsula

The Wirral Peninsula, known locally as the Wirral, is a peninsula in North West England.

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Wojciech Kilar

Wojciech Kilar (17 July 1932 – 29 December 2013) was a Polish classical and film music composer.

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Wong Ka Kui

Wong Ka Kui (10 June 1962 – 30 June 1993) was a Hong Kong musician, singer and songwriter and the leader and co-founder of the rock band Beyond, where he was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and primary songwriter.

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Wynn Stewart

Winford Lindsey "Wynn" Stewart (June 7, 1934 – July 17, 1985) was an American country music singer and songwriter.

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You Don't Know Me (Cindy Walker song)

"You Don't Know Me" is a song written by Eddy Arnold and Cindy Walker in 1955.

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You'll Never Walk Alone (Doris Day album)

You'll Never Walk Alone is an album recorded by Doris Day with Jim Harbert's Orchestra.

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You're Mine You

You're Mine You is a 1962 studio album by the American jazz singer Sarah Vaughan, orchestrated and conducted by Quincy Jones.

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Your Cheatin' Heart

"Your Cheatin' Heart" is a song written and recorded by country music singer-songwriter Hank Williams in 1952.

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1962 in country music

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 1962.

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1990 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1990. 1962 in music and 1990 in music are 20th century in music and music by year.

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1993 in music

This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993. 1962 in music and 1993 in music are 20th century in music and music by year.

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409 (song)

"409" is a song written by Brian Wilson, Mike Love, and Gary Usher for the American rock and roll band the Beach Boys.

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4th Annual Grammy Awards

The 4th Annual Grammy Awards were held on May 29, 1962, at Chicago, Los Angeles and New York.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_in_music

Also known as List of 1962 albums.

, Bernard Herrmann, Bert Kaempfert, Big Girls Don't Cry (The Four Seasons song), Bill Evans, Bill Haley & His Comets, Billy Eckstine, Billy Fury, Billy Rose's Jumbo, Billy Rose's Jumbo (soundtrack), Bing Crosby, Biswajit Chatterjee, Blitz!, Blowin' in the Wind, Blues Cross Country, Bo Diddley, Boøwy, Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan (album), Bob Hope, Bobby Darin, Bobby Gillespie, Bobby Pickett, Bobby Short, Bobby Vee, Bobby Vinton, Bon Jovi, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Boys' Night Out (film), Brandon Cruz, Break It to Me Gently, Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, Brenda Lee, Brett Gurewitz, Brian Epstein, Brian Hyland, Brian Jones, Brix Smith, Bronisław Kaper, Brownie McGhee, Bruce Channel, Bruno Maderna, Bruno Walter, Buddy Greco, Buddy Holly, Burl Ives, Burt Bacharach, By Request (Perry Como album), C.C. DeVille, Cal Tjader, Camargo Guarnieri, Can't Get Used to Losing You, Can't Help Falling in Love, Cannonball Adderley, Cape Fear (1962 film), Carl Sigman, Carlisle Floyd, Carlos Chávez, Carmen McRae, Carnegie Hall, Carole King, Carolyn Leigh, Cha Cha de Amor, Chad Smith, Charles Mingus, Charles Strouse, Charles Tobias, Charlie Benante, Charlie Byrd, Chicago, Chris Barber, Chris Botti, Chris Connor, Chris Marion, Chris Montez, Chubby Checker, Chuck Berry, Chuck Berry Twist, Chuck Billy, Cindy Walker, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Clare Fischer, Clare Grogan, Clarinet Sonata (Poulenc), Claude King, Claudine Clark, Cliff Burton, Cliff Richard, Clint Black, Clinton Ford (singer), Cloe Elmo, Clyde McPhatter, Cocteau Twins, Columbia Records, Connie Francis, Connotations (Copland), Corey Hart (singer), Count Basie, Coventry Cathedral, Craig Douglas, Crying (album), Cy Coleman, Cynthia Lennon, Dalida, Damita Jo DeBlanc, Danke Schoen, Danny Williams (singer), Darius Milhaud, Dave "Baby" Cortez, Dave Brubeck, Dave Gahan, David Amram, David Bryan, David Geffen Hall, David McComb, David Rose (songwriter), Days of Wine and Roses (film), Days of Wine and Roses (song), Dean Martin, Decca Records, December 31, Dee Dee Sharp, Deep in the Heart of Texas, Def Leppard, Del Shannon, Della Reese, Delta Goodrem, Depeche Mode, Desafinado, Dexter Gordon, Diahann Carroll, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Dinah Shore, Dinah Washington, Dino: Italian Love Songs, Dion DiMucci, Dizzy Gillespie, Dmitri Shostakovich, Do You Want to Dance, Don and Juan, Don't Break the Heart That Loves You, Don't Make Me Over (song), Doris Day, Dorothy Lamour, Dorothy Provine, Dr. No (film), Duane Eddy, Dublin Death Patrol, Duet (Doris Day and André Previn album), Duke of Earl, Duran Duran, Ealing Jazz Club, Ed Vulliamy, Eddie Hodges, Eden Kane, Egon Petri, Eileen Herlie, Eleven (band), Elis Regina, Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson, Ella Swings Gently with Nelson, Elmer Bernstein, Elvis Presley, Ernie Maresca, Erroll Garner, Etta James, Eugene Aynsley Goossens, Europe (band), European Broadcasting Union, Eurovision Song Contest 1962, Everclear (band), Everything but the Girl, Experiment in Terror, Eydie Gormé, Ezra Sims, Faith No More, Femi Kuti, France, Frances Faye, Francis Dunnery, Francis Jackson (composer), Francis Poulenc, Frank Sinatra, Frankie Avalon, Frankie Vaughan, Franky Gee, Franz Waxman, Freddy Cannon, Frederic Rzewski, Free Trade Hall, Fritz Kreisler, Fugazi, Full House (Wes Montgomery album), Funny Way of Laughin', Garth Brooks, Gary U.S. Bonds, Gene Chandler, Gene McDaniels, Gene Pitney, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (musical), George Crumb, George David Weiss, George Harrison, George Mitchell (Scottish musician), George Shearing, Georges Auric, Georges Delerue, Gerry Goffin, Gianfrancesco Guarnieri, Gilbert Bécaud, Gilby Clarke, Girls! Girls! Girls!, Glenn Gould, Go (Dexter Gordon album), Go Away Little Girl, Goodbye Cruel World (James Darren song), Gordon MacRae, Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Guns N' Roses, György Ligeti, Gypsy (1962 film), Hal David, Hamburg, Hank Locklin, Hanns Eisler, Harold C. Schonberg, Harry Barris, Harry Secombe, Harry Simeone, Hatari!, Heather Harper, Helen Shapiro, Henry Mancini, Herbie Hancock, Herman's Hermits, Hermione Gingold, Hey! Baby, Hillel Slovak, Hootenanny, How the West Was Won (film), Howard Greenfield, Howlin' Wolf, Howlin' Wolf (album), Hugo Peretti, Hymns from the Heart, I Can Get It for You Wholesale, I Can't Stop Loving You, I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself, I Remember You (1941 song), Ian Astbury, Ian MacKaye, If I Had a Hammer, Ike & Tina Turner, Isabelle Aubret, It Bites, It's Trad, Dad!, ITV Granada, Ivor Novello Awards, Izzy Stradlin, Jack Jones (American singer), Jackie Paris, Jacques Ibert, James Bond Theme, James Darren, James Morrison (jazz musician), January 1, Jazz Samba, Jean Barraqué, Jean Goldkette, Jennifer Higdon, Jerry Goldsmith, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Jet Harris, Jezebel (Frankie Laine song), Jim Reeves, Jimmie Rodgers (pop singer), Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Durante, Jimmy Herring, Jimmy Page, Jimmy Smith (musician), Jimmy Van Heusen, Jo Ann Campbell, Jo Stafford, Joan Baez, Joan Baez in Concert, Joan Collins, Joan Osborne, Joanie Sommers, Joe Brown (musician), Joe Loss, Joe Meek, Joey Dee and the Starliters, Johannes Brahms, John Barry (composer), John Browning (pianist), John Cage, John Coltrane, John D. Loudermilk, John Ireland (composer), John Lennon, John Leyton, John Mayall, Johnny Angel (song), Johnny Burnette, Johnny Crawford, Johnny Hallyday, Johnny Mathis, Johnny Mercer, Johnny Tillotson, Jon Bon Jovi, Jon Hendricks, Joni James, Jorge Cafrune, José Cura, Jouni Kaipainen, Judy at Carnegie Hall, Judy Garland, Jules and Jim, Julie Andrews, Julie London, June Christy, Karl Denver, Karl Malden, Karl Mueller (rock musician), Karlheinz Stockhausen, Kay Starr, Kaye Ballard, Keely Smith, Keith Richards, Ken Dodd, Ken Russell, Kenny Ball, Kenny Lynch, Ketty Lester, King Curtis, King Priam, Kings of Rhythm, Kirk Hammett, Kirsten Flagstad, Knife in the Water, Krzysztof Komeda, Krzysztof Penderecki, La Monte Young, Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, LaVern Baker, Lawrence of Arabia (film), Lee Aaron, Lee Adams, Lemon Tree (Will Holt song), Lena Horne, Leonard Bernstein, Leroy Van Dyke, Les Paul, Leslie Bricusse, Lincoln Center, Linda Scott, Lionel Bart, Lisa Ono, List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1962, Little Boxes, Little Eva, Little Mary Sunshine, Little Richard, Little River Band, Liverpool, London, Lonnie Donegan, Los Angeles, Lou Harrison, Louis Armstrong, Love Letters (song), Love Me Do, Love Me Tender (song), Lovesick Blues, Luigi Creatore, Luigi Tenco, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Luxembourg City, Mack David, Magne Furuholmen, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Make It Easy on Yourself, Malvina Reynolds, Manchester, Marcie Blane, Margaret Whiting, Marilyn (singer), Marilyn Monroe, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Mario Davidovsky, Marion Montgomery, Mark Adamo, Mark Arm, Mark Degli Antoni, Mark Twain, Mark Wynter, Martha Raye, Martina Arroyo, Martine St. Clair, Marty Friedman, Marty Robbins, Marty Wilde, Mary Ford, Mashed Potato (dance), Matt Cameron, Matt Monro, Maurice Jarre, Mötley Crüe, MC Hammer, Megadeth, Mel Tormé, Merle Kilgore, Mervyn LeRoy, Metallica, Mic Michaeli, Michael Ball, Michael English (American singer), Michael Tippett, Michael Wilton, Michel Petrucciani, Michelle Shocked, Mick Jagger, Mike Bordin, Mike Ness, Mike Sarne, Miles Davis, Milt Gabler, Minor Threat, Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Momente, Monster Mash, Monty Norman, Moon River, Mudhoney, Mutiny on the Bounty (1962 film), My Bonnie, Nancy Wilson (jazz singer), Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley, Nat King Cole, Natalie Wood, Nathaniel Mayer, NBC, Neil Sedaka, Nelson Riddle, New York City, New York Philharmonic, New York Supreme Court, Nick Rhodes, Nina at the Village Gate, Nina Simone, Nina Simone Sings Ellington, NME, No Strings, Norman Vaughan (comedian), Norrie Paramor, Nut Rocker, Oboe Sonata (Poulenc), Olivier Latry, Once Upon a Time (Charles Strouse and Lee Adams song), Onward, Christian Soldiers, Oscar Peterson, P.S. I Love You (Beatles song), Paavo Heininen, Palestrina (opera), Palisades Park (Freddy Cannon song), Paris Opera, Parlophone, Pat Boone, Patsy Cline, Patti Page, Paul & Paula, Paul Anka, Paul Jones (singer), Paul Reynolds (musician), Paul Webb, Paula Abdul, Pearl Jam, Peggy Lee, Peppermint Twist, Perry Como, Pete Best, Pete Seeger, Peter Nero, Peter Pears, Peter Steele, Peter, Paul and Mary, Peter, Paul and Mary (album), Petula Clark, Phil Leadbetter, Piano Concerto (Barber), Piano Concerto No. 1 (Brahms), Pierre Delanoë, Poème symphonique, Point of No Return (Frank Sinatra album), Poison (band), Polydor Records, Porgy and Bess, Pot Luck (Elvis Presley album), Primal Scream, Quando quando quando, Queens of the Stone Age, Queensrÿche, Ramblin' Rose, Ravi Shankar, Ray Bolger, Ray Charles, Ray Conniff, Ray Stevens, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Register office (United Kingdom), Renee Rosnes, Return to Sender (song), Rhonda Vincent, Rhythm and blues, Rhythm Is My Business, Richard Chamberlain, Richard Kiley, Richard Rodgers, Ricky Nelson, Ringo Starr, Rita (Israeli singer), Robert Goulet, Robert Preston (actor), Robin Guthrie, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree, Roger Wolfe Kahn, Rolf Harris, Ron McGovney, Ronnie Carroll, Rosalind Russell, Roy Atwell, Roy Orbison, Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits, Roy Palmer (musician), Russ Conway, Ruth Brown, Sacha Distel, Sam Cooke, Sam Phillips (musician), Sammy Cahn, Sammy Davis Jr., Samuel Barber, Sandler and Young, Sandy Nelson, Sarah Vaughan, Sealed with a Kiss, Sentimentally Yours, Sergio Franchi, She's Got You, Shelley Fabares, Sherman Edwards, Sherry (song), Sheryl Crow, Shirley Bassey, Shirley Jones, Sid Caesar, Sinatra and Strings, Sinatra and Swingin' Brass, Sinatra Sings Great Songs from Great Britain, Sinatra Sings of Love and Things, Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First, Single (music), Skeeter Davis, Social Distortion, Softly, as I Leave You (song), Sol Hurok, Soldier Boy (The Shirelles song), Solomon Linda, Sonic Youth, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Terry, Sophie Muller, Soul Asylum, Soul Coughing, Soundgarden, Spanish Harlem (song), Spin Doctors, Spokane Symphony, Sponge (band), Stan Getz, Stephen Boyd, Stephen Sondheim, Steve "Silk" Hurley, Steve Albini, Steve Lawrence, Steve Shelley, Steven Curtis Chapman, Stop the World – I Want to Get Off, Stranger on the Shore, Stuart Sutcliffe, Sue Thompson, Sugar 'n' Spice (Peggy Lee album), Surfin' Safari, Surfin' Safari (song), Susan Maughan, Sweet Little Sixteen, Symphony No. 13 (Shostakovich), T-Bone Walker, Talk Talk, Taras Bulba (1962 film), Taylor Dayne, Ted Heath (bandleader), Telstar (instrumental), Ten Little Indians (The Beach Boys song), Terence Trent D'Arby, Teresa Brewer, Testament (band), The Adult Net, The Allisons, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Best of Irving Berlin's Songs from Mr. President, The Blackeyed Susans, The Castells, The Crickets, The Crucifucks, The Crystals, The Cult, The Drifters, The Ed Sullivan Show, The End of the World (Skeeter Davis song), The Everly Brothers, The Fall (band), The First Family (album), The Four Seasons (band), The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, The Girl from Ipanema, The Golden Apple (musical), The Independent, The Kingston Trio, The Lion Sleeps Tonight, The Loco-Motion, The Manchurian Candidate (1962 film), The Music Man (1962 film), The New York Times, The Next Time, The Orlons, The Party's Over (1956 song), The Proclaimers, The Road to Hong Kong, The Rolling Stones, The Rooftop Singers, The Routers, The Shadows, The Shirelles, The Sound of Johnny Cash, The Spotnicks, The Stripper, The Tornados, The Trashmen, The Tremeloes, The Triffids, The Twist (song), The Vernons Girls, The Veronicas, The Wanderer (Dion song), Theme from Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight), This Is Anita, Tijuana Moods, Timi Yuro, To Kill a Mockingbird (film), Toadies, Tommy Lee, Tommy Roe, Tomoyasu Hotei, Tonight (West Side Story song), Tony Bennett, Tony Hancock, Tony Sheridan, Trace Adkins, Tracey Thorn, Twistin' the Night Away, Type O Negative, Un premier amour, Unsquare Dance, Vaughn Meader, Vic Damone, Viktor Tsoi, Vinicius de Moraes, Vivian Campbell, Walk on the Wild Side (David and Bernstein song), Walk Right In, Walter Brennan, War Requiem, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, Wendy Richard, Wes Montgomery, West Side Story (Oscar Peterson Trio album), What Kind of Fool Am I?, What Now My Love (song), Where Have All the Flowers Gone?, Wild Guitar, William Colvig, William Schuman, Wirral Peninsula, Wojciech Kilar, Wong Ka Kui, Wynn Stewart, You Don't Know Me (Cindy Walker song), You'll Never Walk Alone (Doris Day album), You're Mine You, Your Cheatin' Heart, 1962 in country music, 1990 in music, 1993 in music, 409 (song), 4th Annual Grammy Awards.