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September 20 – Jean Sibelius dies aged 91 at Ainola, his home in Finland, having completed no significant compositions for thirty years; at the time of his death, a performance of his Symphony No. 5 is being given in Helsinki under the baton of Sir Malcolm Sargent.
1957 record charts (14 P) Record labels disestablished in 1957 (6 P) Record labels established in 1957 (27 P)
Elvis Presley had four songs on the year-end top 50, the most of any artist in 1957, including "All Shook Up", the number one song of the year. Fats Domino had three songs on the year-end top 50. This is a list of Billboard magazine's top 50 singles of 1957 according to retail sales.
November. December. 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1950s decade. Millennium : 2nd millennium.
Jimmie Hugh Loden (May 1, 1928 – February 22, 2016), known professionally as Sonny James, was an American country music singer and songwriter best known for his 1957 hit, "Young Love", topping both the Billboard Hot Country and Billboard's Disk Jockey singles charts.
John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Born and raised in North Carolina, Coltrane moved to Philadelphia after graduating from high school, where he studied music.
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Apr 3, 2017 · Longest No. 1 Single: “All Shook Up” by Elvis Presley. Groups Formed: The Everly Brothers, The Kingston Trio, Simon & Garfunkel. Deaths: Humphrey Bogart, Senator Joseph McCarthy, Christian Dior, Diego Rivera. Top-Grossing Film: The Bridge on the River Kwai. Best-Selling Book: By Love Possessed by James Gould Cozzens.
