- Music Of Afghanistan
- ---The beginning of Radio Broadcasting leads to the beginning of Afghan Popular Music
- Music Of Argentina
- --- Astor Piazzolla begins to fuse traditional Tango Music with Jazz and Classical Music
- Music Of Algeria
- --- Rai singers like Bellemou Messaoud add Violin , Accordion and other western influences
- Music Of China
- ---The Chinese government begins recording and documenting the music of minorities in China
- Music Of Colombia
- ---The Golden Age Of Cumbia begins
- Music Of Cuba
- --- Son and Rumba , among other influences, combine to form new genres like Salsa
- Music Of Japan
- --- Latin Music becomes very popular in Japan, especially tango music (see Dodompa )
- Music Of Mexico
- --- Polka and Corridos combine, with other influences, and form Norteño music (known as '' Tex-Mex '' in the United States)
- Music Of Papua New Guinea
- --- String Band s, featuring acoustic Guitar s and Ukulele s are popular in Papua New Guinea
- Music Of Peru
- --- Huayno spreads from the inland to coastal areas, supplanting fusions of multiple Western genres called Musica Criolla
- Music Of Trinidad And Tobago
- ---The Trinidad All Steel Percussion Orchestra tours Europe , marking the beginning of the dominance for newly-invented Steelband orchestras
- Music Of The United States
- --- Israel "Cachao" López popularizes Cuban Mambo in the US
- ---The peak of Chicago Blues , exemplified by musicians like Sonny Boy Williamson , Big Bill Broonzy and Tampa Red
- International trends
- --- Karlheinz Stockhausen begins recording " Elektronische Musik "
- Music Of Japan
- --- Daihachi Oguchi adds Jazz influences to traditional Taiko music, and turns the small groups of drummers into large ensembles
- Music Of The Lesser Antilles
- --- Haiti an Compas and Cadence Rampa take over the music scene in Martinique , Guadeloupe and elsewhere in the Lesser Antilles , displacing Biguine and similar native genres, which continue to thrive in rural villages
- Music Of Trinidad And Tobago
- ---Calypso's mainstream popularity outside of Trinidad begins with artists like Lord Melody , Lord Kitchener , and, most especially, Mighty Spoiler 's "Bed Bug".
- Music Of The United Kingdom
- --- Jeannie Robertson 's performance at the People's Festival in Edinburgh marks the beginning of the Scottish Folk revival
- Music Of The United States
- ---The Bakersfield Sound in Country Music develops in Bakersfield, California as a reaction against the dominant Nashville Sound - artists like Buck Owens and Wynn Stewart begin their career
- --- Piano Red ("The Wrong Yo Yo", "Just Right Bounce", "Laying the Boogie") is the first Blues singer in history to appear on the pop charts
- --- Cool Jazz is formed as a fusion of Jazz and Bossa Nova
- --- Ray Boley sets up Canyon Records to record Navajo singer Ed Lee Natay ; Canyon Records goes on to become the most influential label in Native American Music
- --- Alan Freed begins broadcsting black R&B to white teenagers on his radio show, '' Moondog Rock'n'Roll Party ''
- --- Howlin' Wolf and Joe Turner begin popularizing a "shouting" style of blues singing
- --- Doo Wop has many of its earliest hits, including "My Reverie" by The Larks , "I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night" by The Mello-Moods , "Glory of Love" by The Five Keys , "Shouldn't I Know" by The Cardinals and "It Ain't the Meat" by The Swallows
- Music Of Algeria
- --- Cheikha Remitti records "Charrag Gatta" (''Tear, Lacerate''), an extremely controversial exhortation for young girls to lose their Virginity
- Music Of The Bahamas
- ---Bahamanian Junkanoo parades, annual celebrations of music and dance, begin to become more organized, eventually helping solidify the sound of junkanoo and move it towards popularization
- Music Of Cameroon
- --- Anne-Marie Nzie begins recording Hawaiian-styled Guitar music; she will go on to help innovate a more popular version of folk Bikutsi music
- Music Of Jamaica
- ---The rise of the first Sound System s dominated by future Record Producer s like Sir Coxsone Dodd , King Edwards and Duke Reid ; these parties are playing Jump Blues , R&B and other, mostly American, musicians
- Music Of Nigeria
- --- Ghana ian Highlife becomes extremely popular among the Igbo
- Music Of South Africa
- --- Spokes Mashiyane 's "Ace Blues" is the biggest African hit of the year and launches the Pennywhistle Jive as the first major form of South African popular music
- Music Of Spain
- --- Hispavox , a Spanish record label, releases '' Antología Del Cantte Flamenco '', a popular collection of recordings from the early flamenco masters
- Music Of The United States
- --- Bill Haley And His Comets release " Rock Around The Clock ", beginning the first Rock And Roll craze among mainstream listeners; many consider this the end of Tin Pan Alley 's dominance of pop music, as well as the first use of pop in a film Soundtrack
- --- Boozoo Chavis records "Paper in My Shoe", the first modern Zydeco recording
- --- Doo Wop is at its peak of popularity, while hits like The Crows ' "Gee" emblematic of a new style, Uptempo Doo Wop
- --- Chachachá becomes an American craze, bringing Charanga bands to New York City
- Music Of Australia
- --- Festival Records releases Bill Haley & His Comets ' " Rock Around The Clock ", which becomes the most popular single in Australian history
- Music Of China
- --- Turdu Ahun , a traditional Uyghur performer, records the 12 Muqam s; this is an important recording in the history of Chinese folk music
- Music Of Colombia
- ---Rock and roll begins its popularity in Colombia, and is soon dominated by Mexican performers like Enrique Guzmán and Cesar Costa
- Music Of France
- --- Dalida 's career and success begins with her third single and isntant hit, "Bambino".
- Music Of Jamaica
- --- Ska emerges
- Music Of Portugal
- --- José Afonso 's career begins with '' Fados De Coimbra '', recorded with Luís Góis , setting the stage for Nova Canção 's development
- Music Of Spain
- ---The first national contest of Cante Jondo is held in Cordoba
- Music Of Trinidad And Tobago
- --- Mighty Sparrow 's "Jean and Dinah" is the last hit for classical Calypso . The song became a hit and led to a new interest in pop-calypso, heralded by another major hit, Harry Belafonte 's "Banana Boat Song", which came from the album '' Calypso '', the first of any kind to sell more than a million copies
- Music Of The United Kingdom
- --- Ewan MacColl 's '' Scottish Popular Ballads '' is an inspiration for the next generation of Roots Revival ists
- Music Of The United States
- --- Hard Bop Jazz 's mainstream success begins with Max Roach ('' Max Roach Plus Four ''), Sonny Rollins ('' Saxophone Colossus ''), Clifford Brown ('' At Basin Street ''), Jimmy Smith ('' The Champ '') and Horace Silver ("Senor Blue")
- --- Elvis Presley 's " Heartbreak Hotel " begins his period as the most famous American musician and Teen Idol , and begins the peak of popularity for Rockabilly
- --- Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers ' "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" marks the beginning of white Teen Pop sensations singing Doo Wop
- Music Of Vietnam
- ---The founding of the Hanoi Conservatoire Of Music leads to more formality and modernization in Vietnam ese Folk Music and the development of Nhac Dan Toc Cai Bien
- Music Of Antigua And Barbuda
- ---The Antiguan Carnival , and the Antiguan Calypso King competition, begins
- Music Of Australia
- --- Slim Dusty 's "A Pub With No Beer" becomes a major hit for Australian Country Music
- Music Of Brazil
- --- Bossa Nova emerges from Brazil with artists like João Gilberto ("Bim Bom"), and Antonio Carlos Jobim ("Desafinado" -- the first bossa nova record)
- Music Of Greece
- --- Éntekhno becomes popular in Greece
- Music Of Iceland
- --- Tony Crombie & His Rockets , an English band, popularizes Rock And Roll in Iceland with a series of thirteen concerts; authorities don't approve and try to offer non-rock related activities for Icelandic youth
- Music Of Nigeria
- --- IK Dairo & The Morning Star Orchestra begin performing, soon becoming the biggest band in Jùjú Music and adding Electric Guitar s and Accordion to the style
- Music Of Switzerland
- ---Bands like the Hula Hawaiians begin incorporating Rockabilly influences into their music
- Music Of The United Kingdom
- --- Skiffle begins its peak of mainstream popularity, as British rock and roll continues to develop into a distinct form
- Music Of The United States
- ---The chart success of Johnny Cash ("Home of the Blues", "There You Go"), Ferlin Husky ("Gone", "A Falling Star"), George Hamilton IV ("Only One Love") and Marty Robbins ("Knee Deep in the Blues", "A White Sport Coat (And a Pink Carnation)") mark the beginning of the Nashville Sound 's domination of Country Music
- --- Link Wray 's "Rumble" is the first record using the " Fuzz Tone " sound
- --- Cuba n Bolero becomes popular, leaving a lasting influence on the Nashville Sound with its slow meter (2/4)
- Music Of Iceland
- ---Native Rock And Roll musicians begin an Icelandic rock scene. Record companies require lyrics to be in Icelandic , though the youthful listeners prefer English Language acts.
- Music Of Jamaica
- --- Coxsone Dodd and Duke Reid , among others, found Jamaica n Ska -oriented labels, setting the foundation for a distinctively Jamaican music scene
- Music Of Mali
- --- Allata Brulaye Sidibí develops music for a type of harp that he invented, Kamalengoni
- Music Of Peru
- ---A revolution helps bring native music, especially the Charango (a String Instrument ) to middle-class and urban Peru vians
- Music Of South Africa
- --- John Mehegan , an American pianist, organizes a recording session that results in the first two LPs by African jazzmen
- Music Of Spain
- ---The Festival De La Canción De Benidorm is founded in Benidorm; it will inspire a wave of similar Music Festival s across the country, and the beginning of the Spanish Pop industry
- Music Of The United States
- ---Recordings by Ornette Coleman ('' The Shape Of Jazz To Come ''), Sun Ra ('' The Nubians Of Plutonia ''), John Coltrane ('' Giant Steps ''), Cecil Taylor ('' Stereo Drive '', '' Love For Sale '') and Eric Dolphy ('' Hot & Cool Latin '') mark a mainstream resurgence in Jazz , which has morphed into Hard Bop , Avant-garde Jazz and Fusion -- the most well known is '' Kind Of Blue '' by Miles Davis
- --- The Drifters ' "There Goes My Baby" is one of the first American pop songs with a Latin rhythm
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