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Overview of the events of 1959 in British music
List of years in British music
This is a summary of 1959 in music in the United Kingdom , including the official charts from that year.
Summary [ ]
Events [ ]
Charts [ ]
The Official UK Singles Chart [ ]
See List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1950s
Classical music: new works [ ]
Film and Incidental music [ ]
Musical theatre [ ]
Musical films [ ]
Births [ ]
14 January – Chas Smash (Madness )
15 January – Pete Trewavas , bass player and songwriter[8]
28 January – Dave Sharp (The Alarm )
3 February – Lol Tolhurst , drummer (The Cure , Presence , Easy Cure , and Levinhurst )
25 February – Mike Peters , singer/songwriter (The Alarm )
17 March – Mike Lindup , singer/keyboard player (Level 42 )
10 April – Brian Setzer , singer/guitarist (The Stray Cats )
21 April – Robert Smith , singer (The Cure )
27 April – Sheena Easton , singer
22 May – Morrissey , singer (The Smiths , solo)
28 May – Steve Strange , singer (died 2015)
5 June – Robert Lloyd , English singer
24 June – Andy McCluskey (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark )
28 June – Clint Boon , singer and keyboard player (Inspiral Carpets and The Clint Boon Experience )
30 June – Brendan Perry , singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Dead Can Dance and The Scavengers )
9 July – Jim Kerr , singer
29 August – Eddi Reader , singer
4 October – Chris Lowe , keyboard player (Pet Shop Boys )
10 October – Kirsty MacColl , singer/songwriter (d. 2000)
7 November – Richard Barrett , composer
27 November – Charlie Burchill (Simple Minds )
1 December – Billy Childish , artist and musician
30 December – Tracey Ullman , actress and singer
Deaths [ ]
11 March – Haydn Wood , violinist and composer (born 1882)
25 March – Billy Mayerl , pianist and composer (born 1902)
9 June – Sonnie Hale , actor and singer (born 1902)
6 September – Kay Kendall , musical comedy actress (born 1926) (leukaemia)
11 September – Ann Drummond-Grant , operatic contralto (born 1905)
21 September – Agnes Nicholls , operatic soprano (born 1877)
28 September – Gerard Hoffnung , German-born artist, musician and humorist (born 1925) (cerebral haemorrhage)
19 October – Stanley Bate , pianist and composer (born 1911) (suicide)
26 November – Albert Ketèlbey , pianist, conductor and composer (born 1875)
29 December – Robin Milford , composer (born 1903)
30 December – G. W. Briggs , hymn-writer (born 1875)
See also [ ]
References [ ]
Music of the United Kingdom
Art music History of popular music Traditional genres Contemporary popular genres Ethnic music Media and performance
Music awards Music charts Music festivals Music media National anthem
Regional music
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