1945 in British music

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This is a summary of 1945 in music in the United Kingdom.

Events[]

7 June – First performance of Peter Grimes in Sadler's Wells, London.
29 June – William Walton opposes a proposal that the British Council should support a complete recording of Peter Grimes, suggesting that this should be discussed "at a calmer moment when the wildly hysterical & uncritical eulogies & general 'ballyhoo' have somewhat abated, & the true merits of the work can be properly assessed."^[1]
July – Benjamin Britten and Yehudi Menuhin tour Germany to perform concerts in liberated concentration camps, including Belsen.
26 July – Composer Ernest John Moeran marries cellist Peers Coetmore.
Unknown date – Walter Legge founds the Philharmonia Orchestra.

Noël Coward – "Matelot", "Nina (from Argentina)", from Coward's musical Sigh No More^[2]
Dorothy Squires – "The Gypsy" (Billy Reid)

21 April – Perchance To Dream (Music, Lyrics and Book: Ivor Novello) – London production opens at the London Hippodrome and runs for 1022 performances.
28 August – Noël Coward's revue Sigh No More opens at the Piccadilly Theatre.

Flight from Folly, directed by Herbert Mason, starring Patricia Kirkwood and Hugh Sinclair.^[3] The Daily Mirror described the film as a "neatly made and tuneful comedy" with praise for Kirkwood's "vivacious personality and talent".
Home Sweet Home, directed by John E. Blakeley, starring Frank Randle, with music by Percival Mackey.^[4]
I'll Be Your Sweetheart – directed by Val Guest, starring Margaret Lockwood, Vic Oliver and Michael Rennie.
Waltz Time, directed by Paul L. Stein, starring Carol Raye, Peter Graves and Patricia Medina, with music by Hans May.^[5]

10 January – Rod Stewart, singer and songwriter
19 January – Trevor Williams, English singer-songwriter and bass player (Audience and The Nashville Teens)
25 January – Dave Walker, English singer and guitarist (Savoy Brown and Fleetwood Mac)
26 January – Jacqueline du Pré, cellist (died 1987)
30 March – Eric Clapton, guitarist, singer and songwriter
25 February – Elkie Brooks, singer
14 April – Ritchie Blackmore, guitarist
19 May – Pete Townshend (The Who)
29 May – Gary Brooker (Procol Harum)
24 June – Colin Blunstone, singer
25 June – Labi Siffre, singer-songwriter
28 June – David Knights, bass player and producer (Procol Harum)
19 August – Ian Gillan, singer
5 September – Al Stewart, singer-songwriter
7 September – Max Boyce, singer-songwriter
8 September – Kelly Groucutt, British bassist (died 2009)
24 September – John Rutter, composer
26 September – Bryan Ferry, singer and songwriter
5 October – Brian Connolly, vocalist (Sweet) (died 1997)
28 October
- Elton Dean, saxophonist and keyboard player (died 2006)
- Wayne Fontana, singer (died 2020)^[6]
30 November – Stan Sulzmann, saxophonist and educator
3 December – Paul Nicholas, actor and singer
24 December – Lemmy, singer and bassist (Motörhead, Hawkwind) (died 2015)
30 December – Davy Jones, singer and actor (died 2012)

^ Lloyd, Stephen (2001). William Walton: Muse of Fire. Woodbridge, Boydell & Brewer: p. 201
^ Morley, Sheridan. Coward, pp. 91–93, London: Haus, 2004. ISBN 1-904341-94-2
^ "Flight From Folly / BFI Most Wanted". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | HOME SWEET HOME (1945)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2009-04-16. Archived from the original on 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | WALTZ TIME (1945)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2009-04-16. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
^ Jef Tamarkin (6 August 2020). "Wayne Fontana, 'Game of Love' British Invasion Singer, Dead at 74". Best Classic Bands. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
^ Margaret Frazer. "Frederic Lord". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2010-01-16.