1951 in music

Table of contents

1 Events
2 Records released
3 Published popular songs
4 Musical theater
5 Musical films
6 Births
7 Deaths

Events

September 11 - The Rake's Progress, an opera by Igor Stravinsky with libretto by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman, premieres in Venice, conducted by the composer
Disc jockey Alan Freed uses the term rock and roll to describe R&B, in an effort to introduce the music to a broader white audience.
The release of Rocket 88, a song by Jackie Brenston and the Delta Cats. Some music historians consider this record to be the first rock and roll recording.
Ray Charles' musical career begins
Charlie Rich's musical career begins
Big Mama Thornton's musical career begins
Bobby Blue Bland's musical career begins

Records released

"Rocket 88" - Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats
"Sixty-Minute Man" - Dominoes
"Cry" - Johnnie Ray
"It's All In the Game" - Tommy Edwards
"The Glory Of Love" - Five Keys

Published popular songs

"Alice In Wonderland" w. Bob Hilliard m. Sammy Fain

"All In The Golden Afternoon" w. Bob Hilliard m. Sammy Fain

"Allentown Jail" w.m. Irving Gordon

"Anywhere I Wander" w.m. Frank Loesser
"A-Round The Corner" trad arr. Josef Marais
"Asia Minor" w.m. Roger King Mozian
"A-Sleepin' At The Foot Of The Bed" Happy Wilson, Luther Patrick
"Be My Life's Companion" w.m. Bob Hilliard & Milton De Lugg
"Beautiful Brown Eyes" trad arr. Arthur Smith & Alton Delmore
"Because of You" w.m. Arthur Hammerstein & Dudley Wilkinson
"Belle, Belle, My Liberty Belle" w.m. Bob Merrill
"Bermuda" w.m. Cynthia Strother & Eugene R. Strother
"The Blacksmith Blues" w.m. Jack Holmes
"Blue Velvet" w.m. Bernie Wayne & Lee Morris
"Christopher Columbus" w.m. Terry Gilkyson
"Come On-A My House" w.m. Ross Bagdasarian & William Saroyan
"Cry" w.m. Churchill Kohlman
"Dance Me Loose" w. Mel Howard m. Lee Erwin
"Domino" w. (Eng) Don Raye (Fr) Jacques Plante m. Louis Ferrari
"Getting To Know You" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers
"Good Morning Mister Echo" B. Putman, B. Putman
"Half As Much" w.m. Curly Williams
"He Had Refinement" w. Dorothy Fields m. Arthur Schwartz
"Hello, Young Lovers" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers
"Hey, Good Lookin"' w.m. Hank Williams
"How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Love You When You Know I've Been A Liar All My Life?" w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Burton Lane
"I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)" w.m. Hank Williams
"I Get Ideas" w. Dorcas Cochran m. Lenny Sanders
"I Have Dreamed" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers
"I Love The Sunshine Of Your Smile" w. Jack Hoffman m. Jimmy MacDonald
"I Still See Elisa" w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe
"I Talk To The Trees" w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe
"I Whistle A Happy Tune" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers
"I Wish I Wuz" w.m. Sid Kuller & Lyn Murray
"I Won't Cry Anymore" w. Fred Wise m. Al Frisch
"I'm A Fool To Want You" w.m. Jack Wolf, Joel Herron & Frank Sinatra
"I'm Late" w. Bob Hilliard m. Sammy Fain
"In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening" w. Johnny Mercer m. Hoagy Carmichael
"It's All In The Game" w. Carl Sigman m. Charles Gates Dawes Based on "Melody" by Dawes 1912.
"It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas" w.m. Meredith Willson
"Jezebel" w.m. Wayne Shanklin
"A Kiss To Build A Dream On" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Harry Ruby
"Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" w. Paul Campbell m. Joel Newman
"The Little White Cloud That Cried" w.m. Johnnie Ray
"The March Of The Siamese Children" m. Richard Rodgers
"Mister And Mississippi" w.m. Irving Gordon
"Misto Cristofo Columbo" w.m. Jay Livingston & Ray Evans
"Mockin' Bird Hill" w.m. Vaughn Horton
"The Morningside Of The Mountain" w.m. Dick Manning & Larry Stock
"My Truly, Truly Fair" w.m. Bob Merrill
"No Two People" w.m. Frank Loesser
"Sail Away" w.m. No�l Coward
"Shall We Dance?" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers
"Shanghai" w.m. Bob Hilliard & Milton De Lugg
"Shrimp Boats" w.m. Paul Mason Howard & Paul Weston
"(It�s No) Sin" w. Chester R. Shull m. George Hoven
"Slow Poke" w.m. Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart & Chilton Price
"Something Wonderful" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers
"Sound Off" w.m. Willie Lee Duckworth, B. Lentz
"Sparrow In The Tree Top" w.m. Bob Merrill
"Suzy Snowflake" w.m. Sid Tepper & Roy Brodsky
"Sweet Violets" arr. Cy Coben & Charles Grean
"Tell Me Why" w. Al Alberts m. Marty Gold
"They Call The Wind Maria" w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe
"Thumbelina" w.m. Frank Loesser
"Too Young" w. Sylvia Dee m. Sidney Lippman
"The Typewriter" m. Leroy Anderson
"Unforgettable" w.m. Irving Gordon
"Very Good Advice" w. Bob Hilliard m. Sammy Fain
"A Very Merry Un-Birthday To You" w.m. Mack David, Al Hoffman & Jerry Livingston
"Wand'rin' Star" w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Frederick Loewe
"We Kiss In A Shadow" w. Oscar Hammerstein II m. Richard Rodgers
"When The World Was Young" w. (Eng) Johnny Mercer (Fr) Angela Vannier m. M. Philippe-Gerard
"Wonderful Copenhagen" w.m. Frank Loesser
"Would I Love You (Love You, Love You)" w. Bob Russell m. Harold Spina

Musical theater

And So To Bed London production

Borscht Capades

Flahooley Broadway production

Gay's The Word London production

It's About Time Broadway production

The King And I Broadway production

Kiss Me, Kate London production
The Lyric Revue London production
Make A Wish Broadway production
A Month Of Sundays Broadway production
Paint Your Wagon Broadway production
Penny Plain London production
See You Later
Seventeen
South Pacific London production
Top Banana Broadway production
A Tree Grows In Brooklyn Broadway production
Two On The Aisle Broadway production
Zip Goes A Million London production

Musical films

Alice In Wonderland
The Belle Of New York
Call Me Mister
The Great Caruso
Lullaby Of Broadway
On Moonlight Bay
Royal Wedding
Show Boat
Two Weeks With Love

Births

January 6 - Kim Wilson, The Fabulous Thunderbirds
January 9 - Crystal Gayle
January 15 - Martha Davis, The Motels
January 19 - Dewey Bunnell, America
January 27 - Brian Downey, Thin Lizzy
January 27 - Seth Justman, J. Geils Band
January 30 - Phil Collins
January 31 - Phil Manzanera, Roxy Music
January 31 - K.C. (Harry Wayne Casey), K.C. and the Sunshine Band
February 9 - Dennis Thomas, Kool and the Gang
February 12 - Gil Moore, Triumph
February 15 - Melissa Manchester
March 4 - Chris Rea
March 17 - Scott Gorham, Thin Lizzy
March 20 - Jimmy Vaughan, The Fabulous Thunderbirds
March 21 - Russell Thompkins Jr, The Stylistics
March 21 - Conrad Lozano, Los Lobos
March 23 - Phil Keaggy, guitarist, singer
April 3 - Mel Schacher, ? and the Mysterians, Grand Funk Railroad
April 7 - Janis Ian
April 12 - Alex Briley, The Village People
April 13 - Peabo Bryson
April 13 - Max Weinberg, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, E Street Band
April 20 - Luther Vandross
April 22 - Paul Carrack, Ace, Squeeze, Mike & the Mechanics
April 27 - Ace Frehley, Kiss
May 3 - Christopher Cross
May 4 - Jackie Jackson, The Jackson Five
May 8 - Philip Bailey, Earth Wind and Fire
May 10 - Ronald Banks, The Dramatics
May 16 - Jonathan Richman
June 3 - Deniece Williams
June 10 - Ed McTaggart, Daniel Amos, The Road Home
June 12 - Brad Delp, Boston
June 12 - Bun E. Carlos, Cheap Trick
June 15 - Steve Walsh, Kansas
July 1 - Fred Schneider, The B52's
July 5 - Huey Lewis
July 11 - Bonnie Pointer, The Pointer Sisters
August 2 - Andrew Gold
August 3 - John Graham, Earth, Wind and Fire
August 13 - Dan Fogelberg
August 19 - John Deacon, Queen
August 20 - Phil Lynott, Thin Lizzy
August 23 - Mark Hudson, The Hudson Brothers
August 25 - Rob Halford, Judas Priest
August 28 - Wayne Osmond, The Osmonds
September 2 - Mik Kaminski, Electric Light Orchestra
September 7 - Chrissie Hynde, The Pretenders
September 19 - Daneil Lanois
September 22 - David Coverdale, Deep Purple, Whitesnake
October 2 - Sting
October 6 - Kevin Cronin, REO Speedwagon
October 7 - John Cougar Mellencamp
October 8 - Johnny Ramone, The Ramones
October 13 - John Ford Coley, England Dan & John Ford Coley
October 20 - Alan Greenwood, Foreigner
October 26 - Maggie Roche, The Roches
October 27 - K.K. Downing, Judas Priest
November 1 - Ronald Bell, Kool and the Gang
November 13 - Bill Gibson, Huey Lewis & The News
November 27 - Kevin Kavanaugh, Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes
November 29 - Barry Goudreau, Boston
December 4 - Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rossington-Collins Band
December 10 - Johnny Rodriguez
December 16 - Robben Ford
December 21 - Nick Gilder
December 23 - Johnny Contardo, Sha Na Na
December 26 - Paul Anthony Quinn, Saxon
December 26 - John Scofield
December 29 - Yvonne Elliman
December 31 - Tom Hamilton, Aerosmith
December 31 - George Thorogood
Mark Heard, American singer, songwriter

Deaths

July 13 - Arnold Schoenberg, Austrian composer
August 15 - Artur Schnabel, pianist
November 9 - Sigmund Romberg, composer