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Premieres. Compositions. Opera. Jazz. Musical theater. Musical films. Births. Deaths. Awards. Grammy Awards. Eurovision Song Contest. References. 1961 in music. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1961. Specific locations. 1961 in British music. 1961 in Norwegian music. Specific genres. 1961 in country music.
This is a list of Billboard magazine's top Hot 100 songs of 1961. The Top 100, as revealed in the edition of Billboard dated January 6, 1962, is based on Hot 100 charts from the issue dates of January through November 1961.
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Feb 18, 2021 · 1961: The Year That You Didn’t Know Changed Music. From January to December of 1961, events here and abroad would shape popular music forever. Troy Brownfield
This category has the following 18 subcategories, out of 18 total. 1961 in music by country (7 C)
From a classical point of view, the 1960s were also an important decade as they saw the development of electronic, experimental, jazz and contemporary classical music, notably minimalism and free improvisation. [9] In Asia, various trends marked the popular music of the 1960s. In Japan, the decade saw the rise in popularity of several Western ...
1961 ( MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1961st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 961st year of the 2nd millennium, the 61st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1960s decade.
November 17 – Michael Rockefeller, son of New York Governor, and later Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, disappears in the jungles of New Guinea. November 18 – U.S. President John F. Kennedy sends 18,000 military advisors to South Vietnam. November 20 – The funeral of longtime House Speaker Sam Rayburn is held in Washington, D.C.
